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  • Alewine Elected to State Board for Respiratory Care

    Jerry Alewine, dean of Health Sciences at Piedmont Technical College, has been elected to serve on the board of the South Carolina Society of Respiratory Care. SCSRC is a chartered affiliate of the American Association for Respiratory Care and is recogni...
  • Annual Fall Kick-off and Club Fair Welcomes Students

    Students at Piedmont Technical College were treated to a Fall Kick-off and Club Fair recently. Organizations and clubs on campus provided information to students during the fall kick-off. The annual event welcomes students back to class and introduces the...
  • Saluda County Center Sees Increased Enrollment

    Enrollment at the Piedmont Technical College Saluda County Center reached an all-time high this fall semester, surpassing the 180-student mark. “Our enrollment at the county center has increased by 28 percent,” said Pat McGehee, dean of Abbeville, Ed...
  • PTC Library Celebrates Eudora Welty

    Beginning October 6, the Piedmont Technical College library will be celebrating Eudora Welty in Focus. As a part of the college’s second annual One Book, One College series, the library will host weekly programs addressing the themes of Welty’s Pulitz...
  • Sherard Named to Area Commission

    Rufus Sherard has been named to represent Abbeville County on the Piedmont Technical College Area Commission. Members of the governing board are recommended by their legislative delegation and appointed by the governor for four-year terms. Sherard replace...
  • Piedmont Tech and Lander Honor Teacher Education Students

    Officials from Piedmont Technical College and Lander University came together recently to celebrate the success of a collaboration that began last fall. With support from the US Department of Education and the University of South Carolina, Lander and PTC...
  • New Program Gains Experienced Instructor

    Hugh Bland spent 33 years of his life teaching agriculture to high school students in Edgefield and Aiken counties. But, rather than retiring, Bland has taken on a new challenge. He is the instructor for the new diversified agriculture program at the Pied...
  • Funeral Service Pinning Brings National Presidents to PTC

    A gathering of funeral service students at Piedmont Technical College brought together two influential members of the profession: the presidents of two national associations. John Reed, president of the National Funeral Directors Association, was the key...
  • Students Named to PTC President’s, Dean’s & Merit Lists

    Piedmont Technical College students who had outstanding academic accomplishments during the 2009 spring semester have earned inclusion on the President’s List. To be named to the list, students must be full-time and earn a term GPA of 4.00. Students wil...
  • Wheels of Thunder Coming to PTC

    Piedmont Technical College, in association with several area car clubs, will be sponsoring the first annual Wheels of Thunder Supershow Saturday, September 12 in the multi-purpose and automotive technology parking lots at the Lex Walters Campus in Greenwo...
  • Machine Tool Student Wins at National SkillsUSA Championships

    Rex Reece proved that he is the best machinist in the state and now he can say he is one of the best in the nation. Reece, a Piedmont Technical College machine tool student from Hodges, took gold in the Precision Machining Technology category, college/po...
  • BCT Makes Strong Showing at Nationals

    Students in the Building Construction Technology (BCT) program at Piedmont Technical College recently finished 6th in the TeamWorks competition for SkillsUSA at the national competition in Kansas City. Team members were, from left, coach Chad Teague, BCT ...
  • Piedmont Tech Students Head Back to Class

    Students at Piedmont Technical College recently headed back to class. Interested students still have time to enroll for Late Term, which begins October 1.     Ware Shoals resident Jennifer Wilcox, a human services student, left, receives assistance f...
  • Nursing Graduates Honored at Pinning Ceremony

    Recent graduates of Piedmont Technical College’s practical nursing and associate degree nursing programs at the Lex Walters campus were recognized in a pinning ceremony in August.     The practical nursing students and their hometowns are, front fr...
  • County Award Winners Recognized at Summer Commencement

    At Piedmont Technical College’s recent summer commencement exercises, outstanding students from each of the college’s seven supporting counties were honored for academic achievement.     Abbeville County student Joshua Johnson was honored for mai...
  • Presidential Medallions Awarded at Summer Commencement

    Piedmont Technical College president Dr. Ray Brooks, back left, honored five community leaders and college associates with the Presidential Medallion, the institution’s most prestigious award, at PTC’s recent summer commencement exercises. Pictured wi...