Before Lynn Rogers got home from her job interview with ZF Transmissions in Gray Court, an email offering her the position already had landed in her in-box. A 2020 graduate of Piedmont Technical College’s Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) Certificate Program, Rogers has been working full time at ZF for about a year now and is proud to be among the female faces in a profession where they once were scarce.
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) will hold an “Instant Admission Day” for the spring semester on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at the Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood Enrollment Center. Participants can get accepted on the spot and begin moving closer to their career goals.
When Elizabeth Crocker prepared to spend her first day at Prysmian Power Cables & Systems this summer, she did not expect to be awed — literally awed — by the global impact of a local company in the quiet, pastoral enclave of Abbeville County. “What I thought was most valuable about the experience was to realize what all Greenwood, Newberry, Abbeville, and Laurens produce for the world. That was...
This month, Piedmont Technical College (PTC) and the Western Piedmont Education Consortium (WPEC) began a partnership to strengthen the linkage between high school students, employers, and postsecondary pathways—ultimately to help students better connect with a career path earlier in their studies and with good jobs after graduation.
There are a lot of great jobs available in the region. Many of these opportunities require a college education or advanced training. For that reason, Piedmont Technical College (PTC) is fully removing the tuition cost barrier for current and future students who enroll through summer 2022.
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Financial Aid Director Missy Perry was honored at the recent annual conference of the South Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SCASFAA) with the organization’s 2022 Achiever Award.
Abbeville, SC – Stoll Industries is well-known for the phrase “From the heart of a craftsman.” It’s lived out daily at their facility, as Stoll’s employees work to provide exceptional products, exceptional craftsmanship and a high level of quality and service to customers—as they have been doing for over 50 years. Now, Stoll is putting those words into action by introducing registered...
Before there were public rumblings about a shortage of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), Laurens County School District 55 Superintendent Dr. Ameca Thomas was reaching out to potential partners to help recruit and groom future EMTs while they are still in high school. Now those efforts are seeing fruition with the upcoming launch of the Dual Enrollment EMT Program, a partnership between Laurens 55 and Piedmont Technical College (PTC).
As a career first responder, Steve Hudson often feels invisible, noting that people generally don’t think of first responders until there’s an emergency. He’s OK with that. Just glad to help. But someone has been thinking of Steve Hudson. Someone has been watching. And someone nominated Hudson recently for recognition with the Daily Point of Light Award, sponsored by the national Points of Light...
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