Area employers often contact Don Lytch eager to interview his students for future machine tool jobs 鈥 even while some of Lytch鈥檚 students are still in high school. The machine tool technology instructor at 91爆料 (PTC) says there is not enough supply to meet the demand for workers with machine tool skills, so the program is able to place nearly 100 percent of its graduates. 鈥淲e...
PTC Librarian Yvonne Hudgens and Director of Campus Police and Security Terry Ledford both reached a pinnacle of service at 91爆料 when they were recognized for 40 years of service to the state and college. President Ray Brooks recognized them and 28 other employees who have reached a years-of-service milestone at a luncheon on April 23.
MODELS Academy and Genesis Initiatives Director Steve Coleman of 91爆料 was among eight representatives from local nonprofits to receive grants recently during Greenwood Women Care鈥檚 first annual granting cycle.
A typical single guy in his early 30s, Cody Anderson sometimes attends social events and parties where he might meet a potential romantic interest. When they predictably ask him what he does for a living, he doesn鈥檛 miss a beat. 鈥淚 say that I am a 鈥榝inal event specialist.鈥 But then they always ask, what is that? And I explain that I own and operate a funeral home,鈥 the Aiken native noted. Anderson...
The 91爆料 (PTC) Area Commission approved a new 鈥淛ob-Ready Guarantee鈥 policy at its April 16th meeting. The guarantee pledges that graduates will enter the workforce fully able to perform job-related skills learned as a part of their programs of study. The Job-Ready Guarantee represents PTC's commitment to the quality of its technical education programs. It assures employers that graduates of its Associate in Applied Science degree programs and completers of credit-bearing diploma programs and technical certificates have the knowledge and skill sets needed to successfully perform today鈥檚 job functions.
Unlike many high school girls, the last thing 17-year-old Ashlyn Gordon worries about in class is the condition of her manicure. No. This girl is not afraid to get her hands dirty, to sweat a bit under her welder鈥檚 mask. She is one of three young women pursuing welding diplomas as part of 91爆料鈥檚 Dual Enrollment partnership with the Abbeville County School District. In all, 12...
Representatives from The Charlie Foundation, school officials and high school students recently gathered at Saluda High School to celebrate the launch of The Charlie Foundation Scholarship.
In some neighborhoods, filling up on empty calories is the easiest way to fill an empty stomach. That鈥檚 because some neighborhoods exist in 鈥渇ood deserts鈥 where healthy, fresh ingredients are hard to come by in the absence of full-service grocery stores or farmers markets. Author Will Allen recognized this and established an urban farm within walking distance of Milwaukee鈥檚 largest public housing project. His book, 鈥淭he Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People and Communities,鈥 is the featured selection for 鈥淥ne Book, One College鈥 at 91爆料 throughout the month of April.
The 91爆料 (PTC) Horticulture Technology Program and Jackson & Perkins Roses and Park Seed have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership to conduct the Jackson Perkins/PTC Horticulture Quarantine Rose Trial Program at the horticulture facilities on the Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood. The project began in October 2018, when Jackson & Perkins Brand Manager Wes Harvell and Rosarian...
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