Regional Job Fair Set for October 5

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) and SC Works/Upper Savannah are hosting a Job Fair on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Medford Family Event Center in Greenwood. 

13 PTC Auto Tech Students Receive EPA Section 609 Certification

Thirteen automotive technology students at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) recently completed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Section 609 Technician Training and Certification Program. Each passed with a score of 84% or higher and received a wallet ID card and wall certificate. 

Summer Nursing Graduates Receive Pins

Graduates of Piedmont Technical College's nursing programs were recognized recently at a summer semester pinning ceremony. Here they appear by county:

PTC Summer Graduates Recognized for Academic Excellence

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

PTC Summer Graduation Scheduled for August 3

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) will hold two summer term commencement exercises on Thursday, August 3, 2023, in the James Medford Family Event Center on PTC’s Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood. 

Piedmont Tech: There is such a thing as a free lunch — even free tuition

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) wants folks to know that there is such a thing as a free lunch. And free tuition, too — guaranteed — at least through this fall. The college’s upcoming showcase will have all the details.

Fall semester ‘last call’ for no-cost tuition at PTC

This fall likely will be the “last call” to pay zero dollars for tuition at Piedmont Technical College (PTC). College officials worked diligently to tap various funding sources to extend the no-cost option through the 2023 fall semester and are urging students to take advantage of the benefit while they can. 

Power:Ed Grant to Provide GAP Scholarships to Underserved and Nontraditional PTC Students

Power:Ed, a Columbia-based philanthropy of South Carolina Student Loan Corporation, has awarded $30,000 to Piedmont Technical College (PTC) to support scholarships covering tuition and educational expenses for underserved and nontraditional students, with an emphasis on African American and Hispanic students. 

PTC 2024 featured trips include Caribbean, South Africa, Normandy

Ready to get back to traveling and seeing the world? Piedmont Technical College’s Workforce Innovation Division is excited to offer amazing and diverse trips to the community for 2024. Bookings are being made now for 2024 adventures.

Greenwell receives FFA Honorary State Degree

At its annual state convention on June 7, the SC Future Farmers of America (FFA) presented its highest administrator, teacher, or community member award — the FFA Honorary State Degree — to Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Horticulture and Agriculture Department Head Daniel Greenwell. Greenwell was among 17 individual FFA state members recognized with the honor at a gala ceremony in Greenville. 

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