The fear of loss was a common theme in the winning essays of Piedmont Technical College’s annual English Department Writing Contest. Awards were presented in two categories: Nonfiction Essay and Writing About Literature. This year’s winner in the Nonfiction Essay category is Melissa Billey for her piece “Matters of the Heart.” Billey is an online student majoring in General Technology Commercial Art from the town of Donalds in Abbeville County. The winner in the Writing About Literature category is Brandon Martinez of Greenwood for his analysis of the poem “Bilingual/Bilingue” by Rhina P. Espaillat.
If you could earn college credit while still in high school—tuition-free—why wouldn’t you? That is exactly what Piedmont Technical College’s Dual Enrollment students will be able to do starting this fall.
It’s that time of year when people plan road trips to all sorts of appealing destinations. Piedmont Technical College’s newest Test Drive series ― scheduled for July 15-16 in Greenwood ― can help transport participants to the largest range of featured career destinations yet, and it’s free.
Those who may feel under-employed or want to upgrade their professional skills can take two semesters (or less) ― tuition-free ― and earn a certificate that can place them in a good, entry-level job with no waiting.
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) will hold two summer commencement exercises on Thursday, August 1, 2019. An afternoon ceremony for Health Care graduates will take place at 3 p.m. An evening ceremony for Agriculture, Arts & Sciences, Business, Computer Technology and Engineering/Industrial Technology graduates will be held at 7 p.m. Both commencements will take place in the James Medford Family Event Center on PTC’s Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood.
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) President Dr. Ray Brooks honored five college associates and community leaders with the Presidential Medallion, the college’s most prestigious award, at PTC’s recent summer commencement exercises. Instituted in 1991 during the college’s silver anniversary celebration, the medallions recognize individuals who have made significant contributions toward excellence in education.
Ever the military man, Abbeville Mayor and PTC alum Santana Delano Freeman is a mission-focused workhorse intent on cultivating an effective team to serve the city where he grew up.
More than 250 graduates turned their tassels at the event. The day’s other commencement speakers were: Alayjah Davis, who received an associate degree in radiologic technology; Roman Mulkey, who received an associate in arts degree; and Reginald White, who received an associate degree in human services.
