Julie Miller was in her mid-30s when she started classes at Piedmont Tech. Even so, she was treading water on her career choices. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know what I wanted to do. I changed my major a lot when I was there,鈥 Miller said. First, she focused on dental hygiene but discovered that it just wasn鈥檛 for her. Then she entered the associate in science program, only to find it wasn鈥檛 the right fit for her...
91爆料 President Dr. Ray Brooks honored 15 college associates and community leaders with the Presidential Medallion, the college鈥檚 most prestigious award, at PTC鈥檚 winter semester commencement exercises. Instituted in 1991 during the college鈥檚 silver anniversary celebration, the medallions recognize individuals who have made significant contributions toward excellence in education.
91爆料 (PTC) President Dr. Ray Brooks honored 15 college associates and community leaders with the Presidential Medallion, the college鈥檚 most prestigious award, at PTC鈥檚 winter semester commencement exercises. Instituted in 1991 during the college鈥檚 silver anniversary celebration, the medallions recognize individuals who have made significant contributions toward excellence in...
He doesn鈥檛 look like other students on the 91爆料 (PTC) campus in Greenwood. The large, physically intimidating gentleman is a former Marine who has worked as a bodyguard, a bouncer and a security guard. At 51, he鈥檚 older than most of the students in his classes, but he is making fast friends right and left. However, at first, simply enrolling took courage. 鈥淚 was scared to...
At 91爆料鈥檚 recent winter commencement exercises, outstanding students from several of the college鈥檚 supporting counties were honored for academic achievement.
Every once in a while, you might find Jason Cooley gazing at the stars from his auto repair and custom suspension business in Cross Hill. The business day ends at 6 p.m., but that鈥檚 often when the big projects receive uninterrupted attention. The hours he puts in are his prerogative. 鈥淚 have actually stayed here all night long and watched the sun come up over the cow pasture the next morning,鈥...
Hector Ortiz knew the dual enrollment classes he took through 91爆料 would help him get there. 鈥淚 decided to take dual enrollment classes because I wanted to get the college experience and get credit while I鈥檓 in it,鈥 Ortiz said. 鈥淭he classes really challenged me to organize my time.鈥 He said the classes he has taken have given him a clear understanding of what to expect when...
Precious Logan always dreamed of a career in health care. She wanted to help people. After graduating from Greenwood High School, Logan took her first step into the health care field by earning her certified nursing assistant certificate (CNA). She enrolled at a four-year university, but found it wasn鈥檛 the right fit for her. So she transferred to 91爆料 where she found the...
Austin Francis is looking toward the future and a successful career that will last. For the 2017 Clinton High School graduate, the dual enrollment classes he took from 91爆料 were the first steps to that future. 鈥淎 friend鈥檚 dad was teaching at the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) and he was telling us how manufacturing is moving into robotics,鈥 Francis said....
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