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Lambda Chi Nu Project Wins State Award

Lambda Chi Nu, the nursing honor society at Piedmont Technical College, was recently recognized with the Student Community Involvement Project award sponsored by the South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA).

Piedmont Tech Students Celebrate National Engineers Week

As part of its continuing efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the engineering technology program and Tau Alpha Pi, the engineering technology honor society at Piedmont Technical College, recently celebrated National Engineers Week.

Newberry Workforce Opportunity Summit Being Held at PTC

Piedmont Technical College, Newberry County Career Center and Newberry County Economic Development are coming together to sponsor the Newberry Workforce Opportunity Summit Wednesday, March 5 beginning at 8 a.m. at the Newberry County Campus.

New State-of-the-Art Lab Added for Criminal Justice

Legal, law enforcement and corrections jobs are hot commodities in today’s job market. The criminal justice program at Piedmont Technical College provides students with the training they need to get started in these exciting careers and now they have raised the bar with the addition of state-of-the-art training equipment.

Piedmont Technical College Signs Agreement with Webster University

Piedmont Technical College and Webster University recently signed an articulation agreement that will allow students to begin their studies at PTC, and then transfer to Webster.

Newberry County Mechatronics Technology Advisory Board Created

As Piedmont Technical College prepares to add the Mechatronics Technology associate degree at the Newberry County Campus in the fall, the program is seeking guidance from area businesses that will benefit from the training the graduates will receive.

Inclement Weather Late Term Calendar Changes

As a result of the inclement weather-related college closing during the week of February 10, Piedmont Technical College is making the following adjustments to the student calendar. These changes are intended to give students who planned to attend Late term classes time to complete the registration process.

Inclement Weather Announcement

Due to projected temperatures below freezing tonight and anticipated icy conditions on the roads tomorrow, all Piedmont Technical College campus locations will be closed tomorrow, Feb. 14.

PTC Continues Partnership with ZF Group and ApprenticeshipSC

readySC recently gained international recognition for their work with PTC on the Laurens County Center for Advanced Manufacturing. PTC continues to work closely with ZF Group and ApprenticehipSC to meet the county's growing demand for high skilled workers.

PTC Receives State-of-the-Art ZF Transmission

Piedmont Technical College’s automotive technology program is continuing to lead the way in preparing its graduates for the workforce. To maintain that level of readiness, the program’s cache of tools is growing with the addition of a new nine-speed transmission from ZF in Laurens.