To address training needs and workforce shortages in law enforcement in the state, a progressive partnership announced earlier this year includes 91爆料 (PTC) and 15 other of the state鈥檚 technical colleges to assist the Academy by offering a new pre-Academy certificate. PTC will start offering the new training in January 2022.
91爆料鈥檚 Newberry Campus is not only a stop on students鈥 career paths. Now it is also a stop on the Newberry Made Art Showcase Tour, in which local businesses and municipal venues host regular exhibitions on a monthly rotation. And one of the featured artists in the showcase just happens to be a humble PTC maintenance technician on campus named Brian Hare. 鈥淏rian is actually...
91爆料 (PTC) conducted two in-person summer commencement exercises on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at the James Medford Family Event Center. In all, approximately 200 students received degrees.
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.
