Piedmont Technical College (PTC) student welders quietly sparked notice last month at the 38th Annual SC Technical College Welding Skills Competition held at Tri-County Technical College. Ryan Long placed second in “Category 1,” which comprises three position steel and aluminum welds. Connor Sample placed second in “Category 6,” which comprises tasks related to stainless steel pipe welding.
The Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Area Commission recognized Radiologic Technology Program Director Lee Balentine with its 2022 Innovator of the Year at its meeting on April 19. At the first inkling that the college might shut down because of COVID-19 in spring 2020, Balentine’s first thought was that the Radiologic Technology Program would need to suspend operations indefinitely, putting students way off course for graduation.
Billy Ray Morgan is a high-touch kind of guy. On any given day, he has hummingbirds eating right out of his hand. And humans like him, too. That’s because the Piedmont Technical College (PTC) alumnus cultivates relationships with kindness and positivity. It’s downright catching. As the new (since December) economic development project manager for Greenwood County, Morgan (an extrovert) has been...
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) is seeking professional faculty and staff for a variety of positions across seven campuses. Accordingly, college officials are prepared to interview employment prospects at its upcoming Career Fair on Thursday, June 16, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Medford Family Event Center on the Greenwood campus.
At Piedmont Technical College’s recent spring commencement exercises, outstanding students were honored for academic achievement as County Award Winners.
Sibling motivation, a can-do attitude, the occasional pep talk – and Dual Enrollment at Piedmont Technical College – combined to give Ashley Smith a money-saving head start on her future. “It’s not something to take lightly or think is easy,” she says, “but I’d have to say it’s the best decision I made in high school.” Dual Enrollment is an advanced-credit program for high school juniors and...
They are there day in and day out, so loyal you barely notice them. However, long-serving employees should never be taken for granted. Accordingly, Piedmont Technical College (PTC) recently held a luncheon to recognize 13 dedicated professionals who have served the college with consistency and distinction over the years.
Two hundred fifty-one go-getters, risk-takers, empaths, dreamers, and leaders graduated from Piedmont Technical College (PTC) on May 5. Among them was a sous chef who had enrolled and dropped out of college multiple times over two decades as work, marriage, and parenting three children took center stage. Not only did he finally earn his degree but, in addition to serving as a PTC Presidential Ambassador, he was invited to serve as a commencement speaker.
Gavin Truelove loved his family and his church. He loved the beach. And he loved his girlfriend, Payton Hughes. The promising radiologic technology student at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) had big plans at the time he passed away tragically in an automobile accident on Jan. 8. He had been on course to receive his degree this spring. “We met in the Rad Tech program. At the end of the first...
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