The students have named him “Keanu,” which seems somehow appropriate for the brand-new catheterization simulator that has been used to train its first cohort this spring semester at Piedmont Technical College (PTC). Contained in the body of a high-tech mannequin, the simulator enables students to conduct procedures as closely as can be approximated to the real clinical setting as possible. It’s a...
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) recently honored the achievements of more than 50 conscientious student leaders at its 45th Annual Student Awards and Recognition Program.
Students who register for fall classes at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) by July 15 not only can waive the standard $25 registration fee but also receive a voucher worth $300 for textbooks and related materials.
He wasn’t even born when lean operating practices came into vogue, but Henry Ecker has led several successful lean initiatives at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) and distinguished himself among his colleagues as a game-changer and problem-solver. His achievements in the brief few years the computer technology instructor has been with the college have earned him the title of Innovator of the Year...
In an encouraging sign of a slow and gradual return back to normal, Piedmont Technical College (PTC) on May 6 conducted two in-person graduation ceremonies. Nearly 140 spring term graduates made their time-honored walk across the stage and shifted their tassels from right to left at the Medford Family Event Center in Greenwood. That evening, in a separate ceremony, about 50 graduates from the entire 2020 academic year who wished to participate in person did the same. They already had officially graduated via virtual ceremonies last year.
Sometimes it’s good to look a gift horse in the mouth. Piedmont Technical College (PTC) is offering an exciting slate of summer camps, including a brand-new horseback-riding camp conducted in partnership with Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries! Other programs teach writing, painting, insect studies, and more. In addition, several scouting merit badge programs are in the works, including first aid and fire safety.
In spite of the challenges felt across all sectors of education last year due to Covid, the Abbeville Promise continues to provide students and families in Abbeville County with the assurance that a quality college education is within reach.
The Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Continuing Education Division once again is offering one of its newest QuickSkills courses, Contact Tracing. Introduced in February, interest in the program has been strong. The latest Contact Tracing course will begin on June 1, 2021.
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