Educational Talent Search (ETS) is a free, federally-funded program housed at Piedmont Technical College since 1984.
The Educational Talent Search (ETS) program has been helping low-income and potential first-generation students successfully graduate from secondary school and enroll in post-secondary education.  Targeting fifteen high schools in a seven county area, ETS advisors guide students in their search for higher-education enrollment and career possibilities. College tours, career planning, and scholarship and financial aid resources are among the many things ETS offers for both students and parents of the target schools.

Our Goal:

To promote college enrollment to students whose parents are not college graduates and to ensure that these students advance to the next grade, complete high school and enroll in college.  We want to help teachers, counselors, parents, and administrators by guiding students to succeed.

View the below for a better understanding of Educational Talent Search:

• Services Provided
  Counselors are at the high school sites once a month to assist students but can be contacted by phone or email.

• Requirements
  Learn about who is eligible to participate in the Educational Talent Search Program

• Application
  There are four parts that MUST BE COMPLETED. They are below:
  Student Application
  Parent's Application (this must be printed and sign and faxed or mailed to PTC)
  Individual Needs Assessment
  Expectations Form

• ACT/SAT Testing Schedule
  Educational Talent Search students please contact your ETS counselor to see if you qualify for a fee waiver for the ACT and/or SAT test.

Contact Us

Phone: 864.941.8383
Fax: 864.941. 8598