Alvin Pressley, superintendent of the School District of Newberry County, last week visited the 91爆料 campus in Newberry to observe his district鈥檚 dual-enrolled students taking college classes to get a jump start on their career plans. He also enjoyed a tour of the campus led by Lisa Toland, PTC dean of off campus academic affairs.
91爆料 (PTC) this fall has seen a surge in high school students looking to get a head start on their career pathways. In total, PTC has nearly 900 dual-enrolled students in classes across its seven-county service area, a 5% increase over the past year. Through dual enrollment, students in high school take college courses and learn about careers as well as transfer opportunities...
A good electronic engineering technician can smell trouble. Literally. 鈥淓lectronic Engineering Technology (EET) is one of the few educational areas that has a specific smell. When you wire something wrong, it smells funny,鈥 said Jason White, EET instructor at 91爆料 (PTC). 鈥淭hey can see it, face it, smell it. That is part of what makes a good EET.鈥 Other qualities of a good EET...
The first day of classes Aug. 23 at 91爆料 (PTC) brought the college鈥檚 campuses alive with hundreds of determined individuals who in their own right are rock stars within their own circles. 鈥淚t is great to see students so engaged and positive and ready to go right out of the gate,鈥 said Amelia Shill Jackson, assistant director of enrollment advising at PTC. 鈥淥ur staff was out...
Nine automotive technology students at 91爆料 (PTC) recently completed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Section 609 Technician Training and Certification Program. Each passed the EPA鈥檚 certification test with a score of 84% or higher.
They are the engine of the modern medical office, the quiet frontline workers you see every time you visit the doctor. Chances are you鈥檒l see them more often during visits as the role of the medical assistant continues to expand. Students in 91爆料鈥檚 Medical Assistant (MA) Program are learning just how essential they are in a contemporary medical practice.
The presidents of 91爆料 (PTC) and Lander University today signed a series of articulation agreements that will enhance the transfer process for qualified PTC graduates from PTC to Lander. The agreements apply to PTC graduates with an associate in applied science (AAS) degree in business administration (with various concentrations) who wish to continue their studies toward a bachelor of applied science (BAS) or bachelor of science (BS) in business administration (with various concentrations) at Lander.
From a rough floor plan originally sketched on a 12-inch-by-12-inch piece of cardboard to 6,480,000 inches of steel, concrete, and glass structure housing state-of-the-art equipment used in advanced manufacturing, the William H. 鈥淏illy鈥 O鈥橠ell Upstate Center for Manufacturing Excellence emerged from a calculated journey over some 13 years 鈥 or 6,832,800 minutes 鈥 of measured leadership from Dr. L...
It鈥檚 true that auto shop work these days requires familiarity with computers, but today鈥檚 automotive technicians and mechanics still rely heavily on wrenches, pliers, socket adapters and other old-fashioned tools to get their work done. As much as things change, they also stay the same. 鈥淥ur Electude online simulation program is popular and effective with our students because it鈥檚 a familiar, game...
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