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PTC Student Completes Machine Tool Program and High School Simultaneously

Caleb Boatwright looks like your typical teenager. He’s a soft-spoken guy who has the typical friends that he hangs out with each day. He will graduate in the spring from Greenwood High School. He doesn’t seem to be extraordinary. Until you realize he will also be a 2017 graduate of ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app.

AnMed Health Visits PTC Campus

Representatives from AnMed Health recently provided a special lunch for the students in the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app medical assistant and surgical technology programs.

Math Department Hosts State Conference

The South Carolina Affiliate of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (SOCAMATYC) recently held their annual conference at the Newberry campus of ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app.

Computer Technology Program Teaching the Future

Today, technology is used at home, at work, at school, on phones and nearly everywhere else in one form or another. It has become an indispensable part of everyday life. And in this rapidly-changing field, it’s important to have a wide-ranging skill set.

PTC Cardiovascular Technology Program Hosts Heart Health Event

¼ø»ÆÊ¦app’s cardiovascular technology program recently hosted Think Heart Smart, a community heart health event.

Piedmont Tech Celebrates Black History Month

Students, faculty and staff at ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app gathered for a campus-wide Unity Feast Wednesday.

¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Helps Workers, Industry Sharpen Skills through Apprenticeships

While the term sounds like something from centuries gone by, apprenticeships are a modern way to develop skills needed in today’s economy, as ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app students are finding out.

Haering Precision Makes Presentation at PTC

Representatives from Haering Precision USA recently made a presentation to students in the machine tool technology, mechatronics technology, electronic engineering technology and welding programs at ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app.

MODELS Academy Program Adopted at Piedmont Tech

Through a new program at ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app called MODELS Academy, the college is taking action to address a problem of national proportions.

Cybersecurity: Virtual Crime-Fighting, Real-World Rewards

This academic year, ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app launched a new cybersecurity program to fill a growing need for this skillset in information and computer technology professions.