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  • Piedmont Tech Graduate Makes Family History

    To hear the name Lucio Villalobos and to watch him walk across the stage to get his degree at Piedmont Technical College’s summer graduation meant a lot to the group of people cheering and holding flowers, balloons, and gifts. That group of people was j...
  • Academic Honor Students Recognized

    Piedmont Technical College President Lex D. Walters has announced the President’s List for summer semester 2007. The President’s List recognizes full-time students who have earned a term GPA of 4.00. Students will receive a certificate of achievement ...
  • Funeral Services Program Hosts State Board Meeting

    The South Carolina Board of Funeral Services recently held its bimonthly meeting in the James C. Self Conference Center at Piedmont Technical College. This was the fulfillment of a longtime goal for the Funeral Services department. “We have wanted to b...
  • PTC Engineering Leads the Way

    Piedmont Technical College is working with hundreds of colleges and universities across the country in the push to produce more engineers. They are part of Project Lead the Way (PLTW), a national non-profit program that provides engineering and technology...
  • Massage Therapists Workshop Offered at Piedmont Technical College

    “Bring the Feet to Life with Integrative Reflexology” will be the theme of a weekend workshop at Piedmont Technical College November 16-18. The workshop is aimed at massage therapists and others interested in foot, hand and ear reflexology techniques....
  • Pharmacology Made Insanely Easy

    “Pharmacology Made Insanely Easy” was literally made easy for about 140 nursing students and others who attended an all-day workshop presented by Loretta Manning of I CAN Publishing Inc. recently at Piedmont Technical College. The “I CAN” workshop...
  • BCT Is Building the Future

    It’s not everyday that you get dirty when attending classes at Piedmont Technical College. Unless you are enrolled in the Building Construction Technology program. Students in the BCT program are not only learning about construction, they are putting i...
  • Students Need Preparation for Medical Fields

    Sometimes being on a waiting list is not a bad thing. Take for example the nursing and the health sciences programs at Piedmont Technical College. “Being on the waiting list at Piedmont Tech means the student has met all of their prerequisites,” said...
  • Nursing Program Undergoes a Redesign

    Piedmont Technical College is taking on the nursing shortage. The curriculums for the practical nursing (PN) and associate degree in nursing (ADN) programs have been revised to better accommodate the changes in the healthcare system. The new curriculum ha...
  • New Veterinary Tech Program Begins

    Piedmont Technical College is going to the dogs…and cats. PTC is now offering a Veterinary Technician certificate program. “We are terribly excited about this program,” said Sylvia MacFarlane, veterinary technology instructor. “We are expecting ...
  • Gunsmithing Guru Comes to PTC

    Most people who know guns in the Greenwood area also know Jack Hamrick. He is a true gunsmith.  He states his passion for his profession very simply on his Web site at http://msnusers.com/JWHamrickfiles: “I do Gunsmithing, that's it, just Gunsmithing....
  • Ebony Club Sponsors Street Festival at PTC

    The Ebony Club at Piedmont Technical College recently sponsored its annual Street Festival. The event provides students, employees and visitors the opportunity to browse goods and services from minority-owned businesses and community organizations. Demetr...
  • National Healthcare of Greenwood is Major Benefactor to Piedmont Tech

    Piedmont Technical College’s Foundation recently recognized NHC HealthCare of Greenwood for their cumulative contributions in support of the nursing and healthcare programs. Their recent contributions resulted in the company moving up on the Foundation...
  • Presidential Ambassadors Share Their Pride for Piedmont Tech

    As Piedmont Technical College launches into a busy fall semester, one group of students is geared up to go above and beyond the work they have to do in the classroom. Every year students are selected to serve as the college’s Presidential Ambassadors an...
  • Funeral Service Conference Held in Charleston

    Piedmont Technical College took its second annual Funeral Service Conference on the road to Charleston this year and attracted funeral service directors and associates from three states – North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.  David Martin, depa...
  • Piedmont Tech Industrial Maintenance Lab Attracts Visitors

    Piedmont Technical College continues to play a very important role in the “blended learning” process involving the training of industrial maintenance technicians associated with all major aspects of industry from petroleum to chemical to automation, a...
  • Senior Nursing Students Sponsor 5K Run

    Piedmont Technical College's fall 2007 senior associate degree nursing class is sponsoring the inaugural "Run, Walk and Play to a Healthier Way!" event Saturday, October 27 at the Lex Walters Campus in Greenwood.  The event includes a 5K run starting an...