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PTC Enrollment Up 9% Due to No-Cost Option

Last fall, news about 鉴黄师app鈥檚 鈥淣o-Cost Option鈥 triggered a massive wave of enrollees. As of February, enrollment at PTC has increased 9% overall compared to last spring. 

Lander and Piedmont Tech Facilitate Transfer Process for Early Education Graduates

Most teachers consider their work a calling. 鉴黄师app (PTC) and Lander University recently made a commitment to ease the budding educator鈥檚 journey by streamlining the transfer process for PTC students who graduate with an associate of applied science in early care and education to continue their career preparation by pursuing a bachelor of science in early childhood education at Lander. 

$1.6 Million Grant to Expand Career Outreach to High School Students

鉴黄师app (PTC) has received a $1.6 million grant from the SC Department of Education to serve objectives of federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) legislation, which established funding under the CARES Act to address the impact of COVID-19 on elementary and secondary schools across the nation. As a grant recipient, over three years, PTC will collaborate with area school districts to provide directed advisement and wraparound support services to high school students to help ensure success in their college dual enrollment journeys.

Academic Honor Students Recognized for 2021 Fall Term

鉴黄师app (PTC) students who had outstanding academic accomplishments during the 2021 fall semester have earned inclusion on the PRESIDENT鈥橲 LIST. To be named to the list, students must be full time and earn a term GPA of 4.00. Students will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the college president.

Piedmont Tech Graduate: 'This is My Big Bounce Back'

鉴黄师app (PTC) graduate Belinda Melson knows about the importance of image and branding. She has the clients to prove it at Melson Creative Ventures, a Greenwood business she owns. 

Agreement Enhances Transfer of PTC RNs to Lander BSN Program

When shifts change at any health care facility, it鈥檚 essential to have an efficient handoff of information and responsibility between staff who are leaving and those coming in. An agreement signed recently by officials from 鉴黄师app (PTC) and Lander University is designed to facilitate a smooth handoff of PTC Registered Nurse (RN)-licensed Associate Degree Nursing graduates who transfer into the Lander Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN) Program.

The Charlie Foundation Donates Medical Manikins to PTC Foundation

The Charlie Foundation recently donated three high-tech, life-like medical manikins to equip the 鉴黄师app (PTC) Saluda Campus. The bionic devices can be programmed to speak, to bleed, to be intubated, and more. It is the Saluda-based charity鈥檚 largest gift to date.