Laurens County

Officials at PTC are looking forward to a good turnout for the spring term as the VIP registration opens.

The South Carolina Technical College System recently won an International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Excellence in Economic Development Award for its work with ZF Transmissions and Piedmont Technical College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) in Laurens County.

Piedmont Technical College is offering information sessions about the new South Carolina Manufacturing Certified Training (SCMC) certificate.

Recent graduates of four of Piedmont Technical College’s health science programs have achieved the elusive mark of perfection.

Piedmont Technical College will once again be offering Instant Admission Days this fall to make enrolling in college easy.

Beginning spring 2014, PTC will offer an EMT curriculum leading to a certificate in Laurens. The EMT certificate in Laurens will be offered at the Laurens County Emergency Medical Services building.

Piedmont Technical College will be holding fall commencement exercises on December 12.

The James Medford Family Event Center at Piedmont Technical College welcomed more than 275 Piedmont Technical College graduates for commencement ceremonies to celebrate their accomplishments.

Piedmont Technical College and the University of South Carolina Upstate recently signed an articulation agreement that will create a bridge program for students who would like to begin their studies at PTC, and then transfer to USC Upstate.

Piedmont Technical College was recently chosen to join the Plus 50 Encore Completion Program, a national effort to train 10,000 baby boomers for new jobs in health care, education and social services. The program is sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).