When ex-offenders are released from incarceration and have officially paid their debt to society, many go from ālocked upā to ālocked outā of any means for supporting themselves in society. If they have any kind of criminal record, their employment applications often are automatically flagged for rejection. Do they deserve a life sentence for their mistakes? A thriving partnership between Piedmont...
Economist Klaus Schwab in 2016 described the āFourth Industrial Revolutionā as a fusing of technologies, āblurring the lines between the physical, digital and biological spheres.ā It is the inevitable result of the previous three industrial revolutions characterized by the use of: 1) steam and water to power production; 2) the progression to electricity and assembly line manufacturing for mass...
Dot Holmes will trade safety goggles for business attire when she embarks on the next stage of her professional career. The 56-year-old veteran of some 27 years on the factory floor anticipates moving into the office suite when she receives her associate degree in Administrative Office Technology (AOT) from 91±¬ĮĻ (PTC) next spring.
91±¬ĮĻ (PTC) President Dr. Ray Brooks honored five college associates and community leaders with the Presidential Medallion, the collegeās most prestigious award, at PTCās recent summer commencement exercises. Instituted in 1991 during the collegeās silver anniversary celebration, the medallions recognize individuals who have made significant contributions toward excellence in education.
Construction is gradually taking shape on the site of the forthcoming William H. āBillyā OāDell Upstate Center for Manufacturing Excellence on the 91±¬ĮĻ (PTC) Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood. To the untrained eye, the site may still look relatively undeveloped. Make no mistake, though. Important work has taken place.
91±¬ĮĻ (PTC) will hold two summer commencement exercises on Thursday, August 1, 2019. An afternoon ceremony for Health Care graduates will take place at 3 p.m. An evening ceremony for Agriculture, Arts & Sciences, Business, Computer Technology and Engineering/Industrial Technology graduates will be held at 7 p.m. Both commencements will take place in the James Medford Family Event Center on PTCās Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood.
Nine years after graduating from 91±¬ĮĻ (PTC) with an associate in veterinary technology, Elizabeth Stevens found herself back at her alma mater on the Newberry campus training current students to use a blood coagulation analyzer manufactured by the global company she now works for, IDEXX. It has turned out to be a dream job with a company she hopes to make a career with.
Working as a veterinary technician involves far more than the fun stuff like cuddling puppies and kittens. Most of 91±¬ĮĻ (PTC) Veterinary Technology Program Director Dr. Ruthie Buistās students enter the program understanding this. Others, not so much. āI actually had a student say to me once, āI didnāt know there would be so much science!āā Buist said. āThe biggest thing is...
Valerie Yarbough-Jones is on the road a lot around graduation season. All 16 of her students ā 100 percent ā graduated this spring with associate degrees from 91±¬ĮĻ (PTC). In fact, McCormick Middle College (MMC) has logged a near-perfect completion record since it started in August 2011. She keeps tabs on nearly every one of her students, and sheās seen many go on to graduate...
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