Piedmont Technical College
| Motto | Porta ad successum |
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Motto in English
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Gateway to success |
| Type | Public, 2 Year |
| Established | 1966 |
| President | Dr. Rayburn Brooks |
| Address |
P.O. Box 1467 Greenwood, SC 29648, Greenwood, SC, USA |
| Website | www.ptc.edu |
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Piedmont Technical College is a comprehensive two-year community college that serves seven counties in the Lakelands region of South Carolina. The college's primary site is the Lex Walters Campus in Greenwood, South Carolina. Six additional County Centers also serve students in Abbeville County, Edgefield County, Laurens County, McCormick County, Newberry County, and Saluda County. Piedmont Technical College serves the largest geographic area of any institution in the South Carolina Technical College System. The college was founded in 1966. Dr. Lex Walters led the college from 1969 to 2008. On Dr. Walters' retirement, Dr. Rayburn Brooks was named college president, and he assumed leadership of the college in March 2008.
Piedmont Technical College offers academic degrees, diplomas, and certificates that are tied to the employment needs of the local community and area employers. The college's Continuing Education Division promotes local economic development with non-credit courses and training programs that serve individuals, businesses, and organizations. Piedmont Technical College has also received regional and state recognition for its distance learning programs.
Further location information is available at http://www.ptc.edu/locations.
ARTS & SCIENCE: Associate of Arts; Associate of Science; and General Studies Certificate.
AGRICULTURE: Associate in Agriculture (Major in Horticulture)and Horticulture Landscape Management Certificate.
BUSINESS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Associate in Business (Majors in General Business, concentrations in Accounting, Management, Office Management and Business Transfer); Associate in Business (Major in Funeral Service); Associate in Business (Major in Office Systems Technology; concentrations in Accounting, Legal, Medical, Spanish and Medical Coding); Associate in Computer Technology (Major in Computer Technology; concentrations in Programming, Networking and Internet); Automated Office Diploma; Accounting Certificate; Advertising Design Certificate; Cisco Computer Networking Certificate; Desktop Publishing Certificate; Entrepreneurship Certificate; Funeral Service Education Certificate; Illustration Certificate; Internet Certificate; PC Technician Certificate; Microcomputer Software Specialist Certificate; Office Technician Certificate; Photography Certificate; Professional Clay Certificate; and Word Processing Certificate.
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