If you sometimes get confused by legal terms — say you think a docket is where your fishing boat is moored and an injunction is a grammatical term from Schoolhouse Rock — you just might benefit from Law School for Non-Lawyers, a seven-week virtual course offered through Piedmont Technical College’s Continuing Education Division in partnership with the South Carolina Bar.
A jarring experience with law enforcement when she was a young child resonated permanently with Piedmont Technical College (PTC) alumna and newly minted U.S. Marshal for the District of South Carolina Chrissie Latimore. The trauma of that night ultimately led her to be a change agent in police culture. Latimore shared her story with PTC fall graduates at last month’s commencement ceremonies.
Greenwood artist, business owner and art advocate Laura Bachinski will appear at the Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. to speak as part of the PTC Visiting Artist Lecture Series.
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) is proud to announce its recipients of the annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Awards. Honorees from PTC are Deborah Camak in the faculty division and Jenney Johns in the staff division.
While South Carolina residents are taking advantage of Piedmont Technical College’s No-Cost Option scholarship assistance (which has been extended through the Summer 2023 term), non-qualifying out-of-state students still may face the occasional hardship paying for some of their college costs out of pocket. Machine Tool Technology (MTT) majors have an indispensable resource in the form of back-to-back Gene Haas Foundation education grants, which provide assistance with tuition, books, tools, and other supply costs for PTC students working toward careers in advanced manufacturing.
While they may not express it outright or even be cognizant of it, young black boys are constantly looking for acceptance, guidance, and discipline. Those without consistent, positive role models in their lives can be at risk of stigma and marginalization later in life. They may miss opportunities for success or, worse, become grim statistics. Steve Coleman, director of MODELS Academy at Piedmont Technical College (PTC), is changing all that — one child at a time.
At Piedmont Technical College’s recent fall commencement exercises on Dec. 13, 2022, outstanding students were honored for academic achievement as Countywide Award Winners.
Last month, during the holiday season, officials from the Greenwood Corvette Club presented a check for $500 to the Piedmont Technical College Foundation to be applied toward Automotive Technology Program scholarships.
Attending Piedmont Technical College (PTC) was — quite literally — life-changing for Nicole Herbert. After overcoming a series of life challenges, she came to PTC unsure and vulnerable as an older student in search of a career. She wasn’t sure of anything or even whether she could succeed, but she persevered, graduating with an associate in applied science in administrative office technology/accounting concentration in 2020. The ardent support of her instructors and an unexpected internship opportunity morphed into a career that Herbert never imagined she could have.
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