More than 350 91±¬ÁÏ students and alumni recently took advantage of the college’s 32nd annual Employers Day. Representatives from more than 50 businesses, industries and service agencies were on hand to offer information about current and future job opportunities.
91±¬ÁÏ is expanding partnership with the school districts in Laurens County through a new dual enrollment mechatronics offering for students at both high schools in Laurens County.
Meeting the workforce training needs of business and industry is a major part of 91±¬ÁÏ’s mission. PTC’s Continuing Education Division specializes in offering a wide range of customized training programs on a regular basis.
Lambda Chi Nu, the nursing honor society at 91±¬ÁÏ, was recently recognized with the Student Community Involvement Project award sponsored by the South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA).
As part of its continuing efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the engineering technology program and Tau Alpha Pi, the engineering technology honor society at 91±¬ÁÏ, recently celebrated National Engineers Week.
91±¬ÁÏ, Newberry County Career Center and Newberry County Economic Development are coming together to sponsor the Newberry Workforce Opportunity Summit Wednesday, March 5 beginning at 8 a.m. at the Newberry County Campus.
Legal, law enforcement and corrections jobs are hot commodities in today’s job market. The criminal justice program at 91±¬ÁÏ provides students with the training they need to get started in these exciting careers and now they have raised the bar with the addition of state-of-the-art training equipment.
91±¬ÁÏ and Webster University recently signed an articulation agreement that will allow students to begin their studies at PTC, and then transfer to Webster.
As 91±¬ÁÏ prepares to add the Mechatronics Technology associate degree at the Newberry County Campus in the fall, the program is seeking guidance from area businesses that will benefit from the training the graduates will receive.
As a result of the inclement weather-related college closing during the week of February 10, 91±¬ÁÏ is making the following adjustments to the student calendar. These changes are intended to give students who planned to attend Late term classes time to complete the registration process.
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