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  • Experience teaches PTC grad a valuable lesson

    Created: Thursday, 20 November 2003 00:00
    There was a time when Tray Sivell thought making money was more important than education. In 1997, he was disillusioned with the public education system. “High school classes were converting to the block system. Police were often on campus because of u...

  • Presidential Ambassadors Selected at PTC

    Created: Thursday, 13 November 2003 00:00
    Their stories carry common threads, but the students who proudly wear “Presidential Ambassador” nametags at Piedmont Technical College are literally as different as day and night. Becky McIntosh, now vice president for student development at the coll...

  • No-nonsense approach works for PTC welding head

    Created: Thursday, 06 November 2003 00:00
    A slogan in Jim Fleming’s office reads: “My tastes are simple: I like the very best.” The welding coordinator/instructor at Piedmont Technical College doesn’t leave it at that: he also expects the best from his students. Fleming’s high expectat...

  • Halloween celebration at PTC

    Created: Thursday, 06 November 2003 00:00
    Things became a bit “ghoulish” at Piedmont Technical College as campus organizations had a little fun with Halloween celebrations.  Psi Beta Honor Society sponsored a pumpkin-carving competition, and Alpha Delta Omega Honor Society sponsored the cost...