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HEALTHCARE SERVICES
EXPECT MORE Quality.
Flexibility. Affordability.
Visit www.ptc.edu or call (800) 868-5528
Greenwood School District 51 serves families in the Ware Shoals community, as well as students from Abbeville and Laurens counties. Two of the three schools are located
in the town limits of Ware
Shoals (Greenwood County) while the other school is located in Laurens County.
Greenwood School District 52 serves families in the Ninety Six community and has one pre-school, one elementary school, one middle school, and a high school.
Please see school chart for all district schools on page 40.
The G. Frank Russell
Technology Center
provides District 50, 51, and 52 students with quality instruction that allows them to succeed in a 21st century workforce. The Center’s faculty and staff are highly qualified and trained in a variety of career clusters and fully committed to helping students become college and career ready graduates. The Center is excited to launch a new Agriculture Education program for the 2021-2022 school year. The program will offer students an opportunity to learn more about fundamentals and essential concepts
in agriculture mechanics, technology, and horticulture. This hands-on program will give students an opportunity to gain real and relevant school-to-work experience
and participate in personal and community leadership development activities. The Center looks forward to continuing to offer programs that are authentic and challenging for students to become confident, motivated, and productive lifelong learners.
The Greenwood Promise is a place-based, last-dollar scholarship program designed to reach beyond the boundaries of economic need and academic ability. As such, the Promise awards funds to offset the remaining balance of postsecondary tuition and mandatory fees for eligible high school graduates whose primary residence is zoned for Districts 50, 51 or 52. Their mission is to provide a tuition-free path to ensure
Greenwood County students
obtain the post-secondary
education needed to develop
a highly skilled workforce,
improve the overall quality of
life and increase economic
vitality. The Greenwood
Promise is set up as a Limited
Liability Corporation (L.L.C.)
with an allied 501 (c) 3
foundation focused on improving the workforce and the quality of life of the Greenwood community. Specifically, The Greenwood Promise is an educational initiative aimed at increasing the economic growth of Greenwood
Students reinforce and refine their pathways to becoming career and life ready by attending the G. Frank Russell Technology Center.
Choosing the right college is an important decision. And we know you have certain expectations. You don’t need to lower those expectations to work toward the career you want at an affordable cost.
Maybe you’re paying for college out of your own pocket, and you want to save on the first two years of your bachelor’s degree. Maybe you’re interested in entering the workforce quickly, but you’re unsure of the direction you should take. Whatever questions you have, Piedmont Technical College can help you find the path to a successful future.
DON’T LET ANYTHING HOLD YOU BACK FROM FOLLOWING YOUR DREAMS. EXPECT MORE.
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