PTC and Laurens school districts partner for GEAR UP Initiative

GEAR UP students in their first year of college are receiving academic tutoring and mentoring support from local college, Piedmont Technical College (PTC). Students have direct access to instructors and mentors to help them navigate an especially challenging first year of college. “Provisions of this grant include an instructor (Levine) to support the cohort, tutoring and at least four workshops a semester, as well as laptops, textbooks, access to graphing calculators and online learning for students in the Laurens partnership cohort,” said Eric Delgado, academic success coach at PTC. “These resources are designed to help connect students with academic, financial and personal advising.”