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As people around the globe observed the winter holidays with colorful decorations and candlelight, ����ʦapp (PTC) quietly welcomed two baby calves into the world at its Saluda County Campus. The births took place within a few days of one another ― right after Thanksgiving. And PTC’s diversified agriculture students got to witness it all. “The whole class was involved, from...

The promise of a good job in a rapidly changing economy is nearly as important as the enviable compensation that comes with the careers pursued by ����ʦapp students. In many cases, students find a strong pathway to their career through the many apprenticeship opportunities available through the college. Specifically, this option allows students to learn on the job and in the...

Julie Miller was in her mid-30s when she started classes at Piedmont Tech. Even so, she was treading water on her career choices. “I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I changed my major a lot when I was there,” Miller said. First, she focused on dental hygiene but discovered that it just wasn’t for her. Then she entered the associate in science program, only to find it wasn’t the right fit for her...

It’s a really great time to live and work in the seven-county region served by ����ʦapp. Names like Teijin, Samsung, Lonza, Fujifilm, JTEKT and Colgate Palmolive are making their presence known by creating hundreds of well-paying jobs in our part of the state. But how did they get here? The adage “If you build it, they will come” certainly applies in reference to industrial-based...

����ʦapp (PTC) President Dr. Ray Brooks honored 15 college associates and community leaders with the Presidential Medallion, the college’s most prestigious award, at PTC’s winter semester commencement exercises. Instituted in 1991 during the college’s silver anniversary celebration, the medallions recognize individuals who have made significant contributions toward excellence in...

He doesn’t look like other students on the ����ʦapp (PTC) campus in Greenwood. The large, physically intimidating gentleman is a former Marine who has worked as a bodyguard, a bouncer and a security guard. At 51, he’s older than most of the students in his classes, but he is making fast friends right and left. However, at first, simply enrolling took courage. “I was scared to...

Every once in a while, you might find Jason Cooley gazing at the stars from his auto repair and custom suspension business in Cross Hill. The business day ends at 6 p.m., but that’s often when the big projects receive uninterrupted attention. The hours he puts in are his prerogative. “I have actually stayed here all night long and watched the sun come up over the cow pasture the next morning,”...