At its Jan. 18, 2022, meeting, the Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Area Commission welcomed Dennis Lambries, Ph.D., as the college’s new area commissioner representing Saluda County. Dr. Lambries is an instructor of political science at Newberry College with ties to PTC dating back to his service on the Saluda County Council.
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) recently joined with Lonza and Apprenticeship Carolina™ on a proactive, multifaceted strategy to address the ongoing workplace need for maintenance technicians. As a result, newly registered apprenticeships at Lonza’s Greenwood facility provide a structured training program for critically important roles in maintenance, electronics, and a hybrid of mechanical and electrical disciplines.
Trish Buis, training coordinator in the Economic Development and Continuing Education Division at Piedmont Technical College (PTC), recently was honored with the college’s Staff Excellence Award.
Recent evidence suggests that there is genuine community interest in a profession where people voluntarily run — yes, run — into burning buildings. Interest has been so high, in fact, that Piedmont Technical College (PTC) will begin offering a Fire Science Program later this year.
At Piedmont Technical College’s recent fall commencement exercises, outstanding students were honored for academic achievement as County Award Winners.
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) conducted two in-person fall commencement exercises on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at the James Medford Family Event Center in Greenwood. In all, approximately 152 students received degrees.
Officials from the Greenwood Corvette Club on Dec. 14, 2021, presented a check for $500 to the Piedmont Technical College Foundation to be applied toward the Greenwood Corvette Club Automotive Scholarship, the fifth scholarship the group has funded to date. Pictured from left: PTC Automotive Technology Instructor Bill King, Tom Bickerton, Mac Francisco, Corvette Club President Doug Timmerman, PTC...
A coordinated, multi-campus food drive at Piedmont Technical College this fall collected hundreds of pounds of nonperishable items for donation to local food pantries. Donations were distributed as follows: • The Greenwood and Newberry campuses donated a combined 450 pounds of food to the Food Bank of Greenwood County. • The Laurens County campus donated 177 items to the First United Methodist...
Diana Pet Food North America, a global provider of products and services that improve pet food palatability, pet health, and pet food protection, continues to innovate in its approach to building and sustaining a high-performing workforce. Recently, the company has partnered with Piedmont Technical College and Apprenticeship Carolina™ to create and register several new apprenticeships with the US Department of Labor.
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