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A scholarship has been created honoring Briana Carruth, a Piedmont Technical College (PTC) graduate who died last year after a courageous battle against cancer. The Briana J. Carruth Memorial Scholarship is available to students in PTC’s Criminal Justice program. Selection is based on academic achievement and financial need. Brandi Carruth said she is gratified that the scholarship will enable her...

Ana Ramos knew she wanted to pursue a “hands-on” career by the time she was a senior at Emerald High School in Greenwood. She soon found an option at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) that sparked her interest. “I was interested in construction but then I saw the welding program at Piedmont, and I jumped right into it,” Ramos said. “And from the first day, I fell in love with it.” Her career choice...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo recently announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $11 million grant to Piedmont Technical College (PTC) to support healthcare workforce development. The grant, along with $2.8 million in local matching funds, will support construction of a state-of-the-art health sciences facility on the PTC campus in Greenwood...

In a meaningful accomplishment, the Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Paramedic Program has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. The college’s Paramedic Program, which was established in 2019, focuses on the complex medical knowledge and skills needed to care for and transport critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system...

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) and Hyundai Motor America (HMA) recently announced an innovative partnership that will provide tangible benefits for students in the college’s nationally recognized Automotive Technology program. The partnership with HMA presents PTC Automotive Technology students with a unique opportunity to access and complete training modules in Hyundai’s learning management...

Fifty-five young men taking part in the MODELS Academy program at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) will attend a University of South Carolina football game in Columbia this week, thanks to a generous donation from Lonza. MODELS Academy is an award-winning program that works to improve success rates of African American males in grades four through 12. MODELS is an acronym that stands for Men of...

A scholarship named in honor of Piedmont Technical College graduate Grey Hamlett will continue providing financial support for welding students, thanks to a $10,000 donation recently presented by Hamlett's mother, Cynthia Hamlett-Dorsey, and his stepfather, Terry Dorsey. About a year after completing the welding program at PTC in 2021, Grey Hamlett died at age 22 in a motor-vehicle accident. The...

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) had a total economic impact of $240.8 million in its seven-county service area during the 2022-23 fiscal year, according to a new report by Lightcast, a global leader in labor market analytics. This impact underscores PTC's role as a key economic driver within the region. “These figures quantify precisely how Piedmont Tech is fulfilling its mission to transform...

It’s an amazing comeback story. Nine years and 11 surgeries after being hit by a forklift at work, Princetta Richmond of Ware Shoals is close to earning an Associate in Applied Science degree with a major in Human Services from Piedmont Technical College (PTC). She proudly states that she will be 62 when she graduates next spring, quite a bit older than her classmates and even many of her...

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) has announced that Piedmont Technical College (PTC) President Dr. Hope Rivers is one of 25 innovative leaders selected from across the country to participate in the second cohort of the Aspen Presidents Fellowship, sponsored by JPMorgan Chase. The fellows will engage in a unique year-long professional development experience that will help them...