Stories

Injured Firefighter Finds New Career in Horticulture at PTC

Emily Galloway
A firefighter’s air supply is of vital importance, and Emily Galloway’s was running very low. Adding to that, she was trapped, wedged in by heavy steel and unable to move. Because she was horizontal on the ground with only her feet visible, her colleagues did not realize she was in trouble. “I couldn’t move my arm to reach my mask and didn’t know how much air was left, but I knew it was low,” she...

PTC Opens The Hope Pantry in Greenwood

Visitors tour the newly opened Hope Pantry
This semester, Piedmont Technical College is (quite literally) providing students with food for thought. Officials from the college, the Food Bank of Greenwood County, and the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of The Hope Pantry on September 6 on the Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood. “This day has been years in the making. We’ve long known there...

PTC Honors Program Inducts 10 Students

PTC Honors Program Students
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) inducted 10 students into its newly restored Honors Program at a special ceremony in August.

PTC Hosts Engineering Students From Italy

They traveled 4,657 miles to access high-technology educational resources that residents of the Lakelands have right at their fingertips. For the second time in five years, a school in Bergamo, Italy, has sent a group of young people majoring in engineering to study abroad — at Piedmont Technical College (PTC).

200 Walk Stage At PTC Summer Graduations

Chief Gene Shealy
Surgical Technology major Isabelle Casey was the student speaker for the morning ceremony, and Administrative Office Technology/Medical Concentration major Jael Rivera was the student speaker for the afternoon ceremony. Twenty-year veteran first responder and Newberry Fire Chief Gene Shealy delivered the public leader keynote address at both ceremonies. He focused on the upbeat sense of pride...

'Live Like Grey' golf tourney garners $10,000 for PTC scholarship

Family and friends remember Grey Hamlett for his gentle spirit and abundant love of life.

Regional Job Fair Set for October 5

Piedmont Technical College

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

Piedmont Technical College

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. 

PTC and Tri-County Tech Partner to Offer 10-Week Heavy Equipment Operator Training

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood area residents interested in becoming certified to work with large machinery on construction sites can make short work of heavy lifting by completing an accelerated 10-week course now available from partnering institutions Piedmont Technical College (PTC) and Tri-County Technical College (TCTC). 

Summer Nursing Graduates Receive Pins

Piedmont Technical College

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

"We believe that you deserve an education that's driven by your goals- an education designed from the ground up to prepare you for success."

Dr. Hope E. Rivers
President