Jeopardy challenge of the day 鈥 Answer: An educational opportunity that delivers four manufacturing certifications in one 鈥 a $995 value at no cost to qualified participants. Question: What is the ManuFirstSC Pre-Employment Workshop at 鉴黄师app (PTC)?
During a tour of the William H. 鈥淏illy鈥 O鈥橠ell Upstate Center for Manufacturing Excellence at 鉴黄师app (PTC) last month, officials from Eaton Corporation saw firsthand tangible results of their past and ongoing support for the college. But Eaton was not finished. The company presented a check for $50,000 to the PTC Foundation for continued support of the college鈥檚 engineering technology programs.
The 鉴黄师app (PTC) Area Commission at their April meeting voted for an extension of the college鈥檚 existing freeze on tuition, instituted last year, through the 2021-22 year.
As the world gratefully begins to open back up and travel returns to the minds of many, the 鉴黄师app (PTC) Continuing Education Division announces upcoming travel opportunities beginning this summer through the spring of 2022.
In an apprenticeship collaboration launched last year, 鉴黄师app (PTC) and the City of Abbeville are helping employees who drive any city vehicle to earn their Class B Commercial Driver鈥檚 Licenses. Full-time firefighter Chandler White is one of them. He believes the additional experience he鈥檚 receiving will help him grow in his career. 鈥淭he CDL program is a good way for us to...
鉴黄师app (PTC) is the lead organization in a multi-agency partnership to place local school teachers and counselors on the archetypal 鈥渇actory floor鈥 of participating technology-driven businesses in the region to the empower participating educators to fully inform students, through their firsthand experience, about entry-level positions in growing industries such as advanced manufacturing, biotechnology and computer technology.
The initiative has been made possible by a $15,000 Workforce Immersion Experiences for Educators grant from the SC Department of Commerce Office of Innovation. Participating companies are matching this commitment one-to-one, which brings the grant鈥檚 total value to $30,000.
Madalyn Harris of Greenwood, a student at 鉴黄师app, has been selected as a 2021 Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar. Harris will receive a $1,000 scholarship for the fall 2021 semester. She is a Dual Enrollment student participating in PTC鈥檚 Quick Start Program, concentrating on health care. She plans to pursue an associate degree in cardiovascular technology.
Like proud Olympic champions, a group of Greenwood kindergartners bowed their heads to receive a special medallion placed around their necks on a sunny fall day in a Greenwood High School athletic field. The Promise Day Celebration in 2016 officially introduced the Greenwood Promise to the community and reinforced the medallion鈥檚 inscribed message that 鈥淵ou can go to college. We promise.鈥 鈥淲e...
Shandra Aiken Martin was the kind of school bus driver most parents would want their children to ride with. If they sneezed, she said 鈥渂less you鈥 and offered a tissue. If they hung their head, she asked what was wrong and took the time to really listen. That kind and intuitive nature suited her well for work in the human services profession, so she took the plunge. Martin graduated from Piedmont...
Missy Perry, FAAC庐, director of financial aid at 鉴黄师app (PTC), has been elected president of the South Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SCASFAA). The organization made the announcement on Feb. 16.
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