The Heritage Classic Foundation is partnering with the SC Technical College System to invest $100,000 in a grant to expand training opportunities for skilled mechatronic workers across the state. The grant will be used to support Siemens Mechatronic System Certification Programs for faculty at South Carolina鈥檚 16 technical colleges. This certification will allow for training and preparing much-needed, skilled maintenance technicians for South Carolina鈥檚 growing manufacturing sector.
HVAC technicians must be super-sleuths in troubleshooting compressor problems. With so many components, just one malfunctioning part can throw the whole system off. Sherlock Holmes would be proud of the detective work demonstrated when the 鉴黄师app (PTC) HVAC Department recently hosted a Semi-Hermetic Compressor Tear-Down Seminar at its HVAC lab facility in Greenwood.
Long before children began writing this year鈥檚 enthusiastic holiday letters to Santa, the Horticulture Club students at 鉴黄师app (PTC) were busy cultivating and growing more than 1,000 poinsettia plants in their campus greenhouse. This Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., students will be selling the colorful results of their labors at the Horticulture Building and Greenhouse on the Greenwood campus.
Approximately 100 citizens, educators, public servants and other dignitaries turned out on November 15, 2018, to witness a groundbreaking ceremony for the O鈥橠ell Center.
Harry Truman astutely observed that a man can accomplish a lot if he doesn鈥檛 care who gets the credit. The same can be said of the late Sen. Billy O鈥橠ell. During his nearly 28 years of public service, O鈥橠ell was a staunch advocate for technical education and, particularly, for 鉴黄师app (PTC). He did not broadcast his advocacy but quietly made it a consistent practice. It is appropriate, therefore, that PTC name its planned state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility the William H 鈥淏illy鈥 O鈥橠ell Upstate Center for Manufacturing Excellence.
In traversing the world, it鈥檚 been said that the wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. Unquestionably, the savviest navigators use effective tools to help guide them along their way. And when it comes to financing college costs, the ablest navigators take advantage of the experience and wisdom of seasoned advisors. Piedmont Tech鈥檚 financial aid staff are there to...
In 2016, 鉴黄师app announced plans to build the William H. 鈥淏illy鈥 O鈥橠ell Upstate Center for Manufacturing Excellence, so named in honor of the late, long-serving state senator from the Lakelands. At long last, PTC will break ground on the O鈥橠ell Center on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 9:30 a.m. in front of the Medford Center on South Emerald Road.
So you鈥檝e decided to pursue an associate degree from 鉴黄师app (PTC) and hope later to take your education to the next level. Perhaps your dad wants you to graduate from his alma mater, the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Or maybe mom wants you to consider her favorite College of Charleston. Problem is, you鈥檙e not sure whether these institutions will accept your credits...
Each year, 鉴黄师app chooses some of its best and brightest students to serve as Presidential Ambassadors. These students represent the college at campus events, provide campus tours and speak about their experiences to various audiences, including potential students and civic organizations. This year鈥檚 13 ambassadors hail from a variety of backgrounds and represent many program areas, but they all have one thing in common 鈥 they share a deep gratitude for the impact Piedmont Tech has had on their lives.
"We believe that you deserve an education that's driven by your goals- an education designed from the ground up to prepare you for success."
