Meet the PTC 2022-23 Presidential Ambassadors

Each year, Piedmont Technical College (PTC) officials hand-pick some of the college’s most promising students to serve as Presidential Ambassadors to represent the college at campus events, provide campus tours, and speak about their experiences to various audiences. This year’s 17 Ambassadors hail from a variety of backgrounds and represent many program areas. 

Academic Honor Students Recognized for 2022 Summer Term

Piedmont Technical College students who had outstanding academic accomplishments during the 2022 summer term 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. These students will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the college president.

Summer Term Nursing Graduates Receive Pins

Summer term nursing graduates received their pins at an Aug. 5 ceremony in Greenwood.

PTC Names Summer Commencement County Award Winners

At Piedmont Technical College’s recent summer commencement exercises, outstanding students were honored for academic achievement as Countywide Award Winners. 

Self Regional Healthcare's Logan to Graduates: 'You Make a Difference'

It seemed that grief and failure had become permanent themes in Ebony Ellis’s young life. A survivor of domestic abuse, Ellis tried twice between 2013 and 2019 to complete classes at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) while recovering from trauma and grieving the tragic loss of three beloved family members. Each time, she dropped out to work full time and tend to more pressing responsibilities, providing financial support for her family and raising her daughter as a single mother. 

PTC to Hold Graduations on Aug. 4

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) will hold two in-person summer commencement exercises on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Greenwood. 

Agreement Supports Transfer of PTC Commercial Art Graduates to Francis Marion University

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) and Francis Marion University (FMU) recently formalized an agreement designed to expedite the transfer process for eligible PTC Commercial Art AAS graduates. The move establishes a pathway to a bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts for Graphic Design or Visual Arts for Photography at FMU. 

PTC Innovation Team of the Year Redefines Creative Collaboration

The Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Area Commission presented the college’s 2022 Innovation Team of the Year Award to the PTC Economic Development Team at a meeting earlier this year. Members of the team include: President Dr. Hope E. Rivers, Dean of Engineering and Industrial Technology Dr. Alvie Coes III, Associate Vice President for Economic Development and Continuing Education Rusty Denning, readySC™ Area Director Susan Heath, Mechatronics Technology Program Director Sam George, Machine Tool Technology Program Director Phillip Calhoun, Welding Program Director Jim Ladd, and Training Coordinator Trish Buis. 

AOT Student Following in Daughters' Footsteps

Like many nontraditional students at Piedmont Technical College (PTC), Angela Butler did not follow a direct path to her college degree. 

Ascend Cares Foundation Gift Will Light the Way for EMT Students

The Ascend Cares Foundation recently donated $4,000 to the Piedmont Technical College Foundation (PTC) to enable the purchase of three King Vision™ Video Laryngoscope Kits. The state-of-the-art kits will be used for training in the PTC Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic programs. 

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