Newcomb Named Chatt Tech President
\n(Acworth Patch © 02/03/2012)
Ron Newcomb was officially announced Thursday as the new president of Chattahoochee Technical College. The announcement was made by Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Ron Jackson after his choice was approved by the state board....\n
Fingerprinting goes high-tech at ATC
\n(Albany Herald © 02/03/2012)
ALBANY ? Living up to its promise to train students to join the modern workforce including law enforcement, instructors at Albany Technical College displayed the latest in fingerprint technology Thursday.\n\n?We have had many students hired by local law enforcement agencies,? said Kenn");
document.write("eth Singleton, chairman of the Law Enforcement Technology Department. ?We give them hands on training with the best ...\n
Technology sector has plenty of jobs to fill
\n(Atlanta Journal Constitution © 02/03/2012)
A case in point is a new one-year certificate to train technologists in the health information technology field. Gwinnett ");
document.write("Technical College and the Georgia Institute of Technology shared a $1.65 million federal grant to train more workers, including veterans, for this high-demand field...\n
Workplace Spanish to be Offered at SWGTC
\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 02/03/2012)
THOMASVILLE — \n \n\n\n\n Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) will be");
document.write(" offering a Workplace Spanish course starting in February. This course is offered through the Economic Development Department, along with the many other personal enrichment and training courses they offer. If you are a cashier, service representative, manager, assistant or other customer service related employee, then th...\n
ATC helps law enforcement agencies fight");
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\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 02/03/2012)
ALBANY, GA -\n \n\nAlbany Technical College is helping area law enforcement agencies fight crime. \n\nMany agencies don't have the money to buy the latest crime fighting technology.\n\nAlbany Tech used grant money to purchase new Crime Scene Investigation equipment to teach students in the law enforcement technology program.\n\nNow, the school is letting law enforcement agencies use it to solve re...\n
Albany Tech to find new partners in \"crime\"
\n(WFXL (Fox-31) Albany,GA © 02/03/2012)
ALBANY, GA -- \n\n\nAn advisory board meeting was held at Albany Technical College in the Law Enforcement Department.\n\nAgencies in attendance included the Dougherty County Police Department, Albany Police and several others.? They all came to see what the college is providing for its students and the technology they?re using.\n\nAlbany Tech showcased their newest piece");
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Faulk is NGTC's 2012 GOAL winner
\n(Access North Georgia © 02/02/2012)
Clarkesville- From across all three of North Georgia Technical College's campuses, 26 students representing 18 programs were nominated as candidates for the Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership (GOAL).\n\n\n\n\n\nGOAL, a stat");
document.write("ewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, was actually started at NGTC in the early 1970's. It is a program that honors excellence in academics and leadership ...\n
GE donates ultrasound to GNTC
\n(Rome News Tribune © 02/02/2012)
The medical program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College has been given a state-of-");
document.write("the-art tool that has already been integrated into the curriculum to give students a leg up in advanced education. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nRead more: RN-T.com - GE donates ultrasound to GNTC...\n
GNTC hopes to open a campus in Catoosa
\n(Rome News Tribune © 02/02/2012)
Georgia Northwestern Technical College dropped plans to open a Catoosa County, Ga");
document.write("., campus on 37 acres at Cloud Springs and Dietz roads because of traffic worries.\r\n\r\nNow, the college could wind up with a bigger campus near Interstate 75 in Ringgold, Ga....\n
High schoolers get early taste of college at GNTC
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 02/02/2012)
Leaning over a microscope, 17-year-old Armu?chee High School junior Au");
document.write("stin Adams inspected the threads of an illuminated counterfeit bill at an informational booth. He said it was easy to tell the note was a fake and is currently considering a career in criminal justice.\n\n?I think it?d be nifty to help out the community,? Adams said.\n\nMore than 700 county and city high school students toured vario...\n
Savannah Tech Takes Flight on N");
document.write("ew Aviation Training Center
\n(Savannah Tribune © 02/02/2012)
Comm. Ron Jackson, Savannah Tech?s President Dr. Kathy Love and honored guests celebrate groundbreaking Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Ron Jackson, Savannah Technical College?s President Dr. Kathy Love and honored guests celebrated the groundbreaking of STC?s new Aviation Training Center at the Crossroads Campus today.\n\nThe 29,152-square-foot building at STC?s Crossroads Campus w...\n
Albany Tech students setting their sights on GOAL award
\n(WFXL (Fox-31) Albany,GA © 02/02/2012)
ALBANY, GA -- \nAlbany Technical College selected the four finalists out of 13 nominees for its annual Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) for his year.\n\nThe final four include Rolanda Bailey (Business Logistics Management), Ivey Norton (Dental Assisting), Kayla Robinson (Computer Information Systems) and Reginald Sweet (E");
document.write("arly Childhood Care and Education).?\n\nAn Albany Area Chamber of C...\n
Sue Ferguson Lanier Technical College's GOAL Winner
\n(Access North Georgia © 02/01/2012)
Oakwood- Sue Ferguson, a Business Administrative Technology student at the Dawson campus in Dawsonville, has been named as the college?s winner of the Georgia Occupational A");
document.write("ward of Leadership (GOAL). The announcement was made at the Gainesville Lions Club luncheon on January 31. The Lions Club is a sponsor of the GOAL program along with the college?s Student Government Association.\n\n\n\n\n\nFerguson w...\n
ATC awards best of the best
\n(Albany Herald © 02/01/2012)
Wendy Howell\n\n \n Ivey Norton with ");
document.write("Albany Techinical College President Anthony Parker\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n Wendy Howell\n\n \n Linda Cauley and Albany Technical College President Anthony Parker\n \n \n\n\n\nALBANY, Ga. -- Chosen by two different panels, the top student and instructor at Albany Techni...\n
Goa");
document.write("l and Rick Perkins Awards Luncheon
\n(Coosa Valley News © 02/01/2012)
The Seven Hills Rotary Club, Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce, and Georgia Northwestern Technical College will host the GOAL and Rick Perkins Presentation Awards Luncheon to honor the top GOAL student and top instructor at Georgia Northwestern Technical College on Tuesday, February 7. The four GOAL finalists were interviewed by a selection committee chosen by the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce a...\n
Lanier Tech leadership award showcases adult students
\n(Dawson Community News © 02/01/2012)
Four women who returned to school years into their adulthood to give their careers a makeover vied for a spot as the student face of Lanier Technical College on Tuesday.\n\nTammy Baker, a 41-year-old stay-at-home mom, enrolled in Lanier Tech to study cosmetology — an educational experience she said would finally help her answe");
document.write("r the persistent question: \"What do I want to be when I grow up?\"\n\nJ...\n
Sue Ferguson is Chosen as Lanier Technical College?s GOAL Winner
\n(Dawson Times © 02/01/2012)
Oakwood, GA - Sue Ferguson, a Business Administrative Technology student at the Dawson Campus in Dawsonville, has been named as the college?s winner of the Georgia O");
document.write("ccupational Award of Leadership (GOAL).\n\n\nThe announcement was made at the Gainesville Lions Club luncheon on January 31st. The Lions Club is a sponsor of the GOAL program along with the college?s Student Government Association.\n\n\nFerg...\n
Lanier Tech leadership award showcases adult students
\n(Gainesville Times © 02/01/2012)
Four");
document.write(" women who returned to school years into their adulthood to give their careers a makeover vied for a spot as the student face of Lanier Technical College on Tuesday.\n\nTammy Baker, a 41-year-old stay-at-home mom, enrolled in Lanier Tech to study cosmetology — an educational experience she said would finally help her answer the persistent question: \"What do I want to be when I grow up?\"\n\nJ...\n
Moultrie Tech honors rad tech student
\n(Moultrie Observer © 02/01/2012)
MOULTRIE — \n A Sylvester woman has received Moultrie Technical College’s equivalent of the Student of the Year award.\n\n\n\n Amanda Price — a radiologic technology student — received MTC’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership at a luncheon Tuesday.\n\n\n\n All 25 of Georgia’s technical colleges, as well as one Board of Regents school with a technical division, pres...\n
Annual College Day at GNTC tomorrow
\n(Rome News Tribune © 02/01/2012)
It?s time once again for the Annual College Day at GNTC! College Day is always an exciting day for all of us and a great opportunity to showcase and promote GNTC?s programs of study. Last year we had over 700 Juniors and Seniors from our Floyd, Gordon and Polk county service areas visit our campus and discover the ");
document.write("great opportunities they have available at our college. We expect a similar number o...\n
Albany Tech announces GOAL winner
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 02/01/2012)
ALBANY (WALB) – Albany Tech honored its best and brightest Tuesday night.\n13 ATC students were nominated for the annual GOAL Award. \nDental Assistant student Ivey");
document.write(" Norton was named the winner. \nShe'll compete for the state award to become a spokesperson for Georgia's technical college system.\nPresident Dr. Anthony Parker says the ceremony highlights just some of the bright minds ...\n
Award nominees stand out in uncertain job market
\n(WFXL (Fox-31) Albany,GA © 02/01/2012)
ALBANY, GA");
document.write(" -- Albany Technical College announced its Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) award winner Tuesday night, but winning an award such as this is more than a certificate and plaque.\n\nLast year's Albany Tech GOAL Winner Patrick Jenkins says listing that award on his resume is beneficial.\n\n?When I?m actually looking for contracts and landscaping I?ll put that on my resume and tha...\n
Montezuma Police chief to speak at Law Enforcement Academy graduation
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 01/31/2012)
AMERICUS — \n Montezuma Police Chief Eric Finch will be guest speaker at the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement Academy’s eighth graduation ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Betty Deriso Pope Teleconference Room in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus.\n\n\n\n Finch earned a bachelor of science in police administration from Troy St...\n
SGTC announces GOAL semi-finalists at luncheon
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 01/31/2012)
AMERICUS — \n Four South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Cynthia Carter, coordinator for the South Georgia Tech GOAL program.");
document.write("\n\n\n\n Chosen as semifinalists are: Kerry Beaver of Americus, culinary arts; Merideth McCullough of Rochelle, marketing management; Reb...\n
SGTC Phi Beta Lambda members bring home awards from leadership conference
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 01/31/2012)
Cordele — \n South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) c");
document.write("lub officers recently attended the Georgia Fall Leadership Conference, held in Atlanta. At the conference, PBL officers had an opportunity to convene with various other student organizations to enhance their leadership skills and to learn from one another.\n\n\n\n Students also competed in various skill events against othe...\n
SGTC?s Jones presents at SACS-COC meeting");
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\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 01/31/2012)
Orlando, Fla. — \n South Georgia Technical College Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Deborah Jones and Mary Clare DiGiacomo, director of Online Learning at Athens Technical College made a presentation at the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) 2011 annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., recently.\n\n\n\n The presentation was titled, “Meet the...\n
Jones named the 2012 Instructor of the Year at Atlanta Technical College
\n(Cascade Patch © 01/31/2012)
Tamoura Jones, chair of the Culinary Arts and Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Management (HRT) department, has been named the 2012 Instructor of the Year for Atlanta Technical College. As Instructor of the Year, Jones receives the Atlanta Technical College Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Education and will proceed to regional prelimina");
document.write("ry judging for the state Rick Perkins Award, presen...\n
Chefs of the year recognized at Savannah Tech
\n(Savannah NOW © 01/31/2012)
The Low Country Chapter of the American Culinary Federation has recognized three area chefs for excellence.\n\nAnthony Gates, executive chef at Spring Island in Beaufort, S.C., won the award as the 2012 ");
document.write("chef of the year.\n\nChef Jean Yves Vendeville, who heads Savannah Technical College?s culinary department and is an instructor of culinary arts, was honored as the chef educator of the year.\n\nVendevil...\n
Story and video: Savannah Tech holds job fair
\n(WTOC-TV Savannah © 01/31/2012)
Savannah Tech is putting confidence and hope in S");
document.write("avannah tourism.\r\n\r\nThe school held a job fair on-campus Tuesday specifically for the tourism industry. Hotels, restaurants and several ancillary businesses, all with jobs to offer, were on hand to meet with perspective employees....\n
Gwinnett Tech, AARP offer free tax assistance
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 01/30/2012)
Gwinne");
document.write("tt Technical College and AARP will offer free income tax preparation and tax counseling for local residents and Gwinnett Tech students, faculty and staff beginning Thursday.\n\n\nVolunteers with AARP Tax-Aide will provide assistance from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays (except April 13) through April 17 in Room 2.102 of the Busbee Center, Buil...\n
Stars come out to help WGTC athletic program
\n(Douglas County Sentinel © 01/30/2012)
The stars were out in Douglasville Friday night, and it was for a great cause ? to help fund the fledgling athletic programs at West Georgia Technical College.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nRead more: Douglas County Sentinel - Stars come out to help WGTC athletic program...\n
Chatt Tech Honors EAGLE Student
\n(Kennesaw Patch.com © 01/30/2012)
Gidgetta Wilcher, a recent North Metro Campus GED graduate, has been chosen to represent Chattahoochee Technical College at the Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education Leadership Institute in Atlanta from Feb. 13 to 15. The Leadership Institute recognizes and honors those students who have demonstrated superior achievement in adult education classes and programs.
\n\n\nWhen Wilcher was 1...\n
Story and video: Ga. Democrats Call For HOPE Scholarship Changes
\n(WAGA-TV Atlanta © 01/30/2012)
Georgia Democrats are calling for more changes to the popular but financially-strapped HOPE scholarship program....\n
SWGTC sponsors manufacturing design contest
\n(WALB-TV Albany © 01/30/2012)
Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) is seeking entries from local students in the Annual Manufacturing Appreciation Week Design Contest for elementary through high school students. The contest includes three categories: \r\n\r\n? Elementary School Students ? Placemat Designs \r\n\r\n? Middle School Students ? Poster Designs \r\n\r\n? High School Students ? T-shirt Designs...\n
GOAL finalists identified
\n(Cordele Dispatch © 01/29/2012)
Americus — \n Four South Georgia Technical College students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Cynthia Carter, coordinator for the program.\n\n\n\n Chosen as semifinalists are Kerry Beaver of Americus, Culinary Arts; Merideth McC");
document.write("ullough of Rochelle, Marketing Management; Rebecca Rhodes of Abbeville, ...\n
MTC Tifton campus to host regional GOAL competition
\n(Tifton Gazette © 01/29/2012)
MOULTRIE — \n Moultrie Technical College (MTC) announced its 20 student nominees and four finalists for the 2012 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) on Jan");
document.write(". 19, according to Lisa Newton, MTC’s GOAL coordinator. Annual GOAL winners represent MTC as the Student of the Year.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Moultrie Tech’s finalists are surgical technology student Paul Arvizu, radiologic technol...\n
Chattanooga area students bearing cost of college
\n(WRCB TV3 NBC © 01/29/2012)
CHATTANOOGA -\n ");
document.write("\n\n(Times Free Press) -- In 2002, Chattanooga State Community College received nearly two-thirds of its financial support from the state, with student tuition and fees making up most of the remainder.\n\nTen years later, dwindling state support has turned that equation on its head.\n\nToday, students are paying more than twice as much for tuition and fees, accounting for 62 percent ...\n
Alford: How Georgia can improve schools
\n(Savannah NOW © 01/28/2012)
According to Complete College America, an organization funded by the Gates Foundation, of 100 Georgia ninth graders entering the ninth grade, 54 graduate. \n\nTwenty-seven go to our University System. Fourteen come back their sophomore year and six graduate. Fourteen go to the Technical College System or two-year schools. Seven come back for their second year and three graduate. \n\nLet me give you so...\n
Pinning ceremony held
\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 01/28/2012)
THOMASVILLE — \n Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) presented its 2011 Associate of Science in Nursing program students at a pinning ceremony on December 15, 2011. The ceremony commemorates the students’ successful completion of their nursing coursework and clinical rotations. This class of nursing students will part");
document.write("icipate in the June 7th graduation for SWGTC, pending the pass...\n
SWGTC Students Nominated for Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership
\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 01/28/2012)
THOMASVILLE — \n \n\n\n\n Six finalists have been selected from Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) students who were nominated by their inst");
document.write("ructors to compete for the 41st Annual Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). GOAL, which was established in 1971 by the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), is an award that focuses on student excellence in technical education throu...\n
Filling the void Panel describes need for more skilled workers in Georgia
\n(Marietta Daily");
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A panel of workforce and education experts said Thursday that there needs to be a collaborative effort among students, parents, educational leaders and businesses to create more employment in Georgia and fill the growing void of unskilled workers....\n
Columbus Tech to Host Mentor B?fast, State Teacher Conference
PRESS RELEASE\n\nThe end of January, 2012 will be a busy time for Columbus Technical\nCollege! On Saturday, January 28, the school will celebrate the soft opening of\nits new Student Success Center and will host a conference of some 250 middle\nand high school vocational-technical teachers from across Georgia. \n\n \n\nAt 9:00 a.m., the Student Success Center at Columbus Technical College (room\n173 in...\n
Albany Tech announces GOAL finalists
\n(Albany Herald © 01/26/2012)
ALBANY, Ga. ? Albany Technical College announced its four finalists Wednesday for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership, or GOAL, which recognizes technical college students for academic excellence and personal achievement.\n\nThe final four are Rolanda Bailey (business logistics management), Ivey Norton (dental assisting), Kayla Robinson (computer information systems) and Reginald Sweet (e");
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Lanier Technical College to Host GED Orientation at Winder-Barrow Campus
\n(Barrow Patch © 01/26/2012)
In addition to providing a wide variety of academic courses that run the gamut from accounting and business management to solar energy technology and welding, Lanier Technical College also offers an Adult Education Program ");
document.write("that features General Education Development and English literacy classes free of charge to students....\n
Growing opportunities: CTC president seeks funding to renovate Woodstock campus
\n(Cherokee Tribune © 01/26/2012)
CANTON ? Renovations and additions are in the near future for Chattahoochee Technical College, which has two Chero");
document.write("kee County campuses.\n\nPresident Ron Newcomb said one of his major goals for the year is securing money through legislation for the renovation of the Woodstock location at 8371 Main St. \n\nSchool officials have requested assistance with renovation costs from Gov. Nathan Deal, who has for...\n
South Hall literacy center off the radar for now
\n(Gai");
document.write("nesville Times © 01/26/2012)
Plans for a new adult literacy center in South Hall have been shelved indefinitely.\n\nOakwood and Lanier Technical College, which had teamed up in the effort, have decided \"the timing is not right to pursue\" the project, said Linda Barrow, vice president for academic affairs at Lanier Technical College.\n\nShe said she and City Manager Stan Brown \"have made the commitment to each other to review (the...\n
Deal releases Georgia Competitiveness Initiative report
\n(Governor Deal's Press Office © 01/26/2012)
Gov. Nathan Deal today released comprehensive recommendations to ensure the short- and long-term success of job creation and business growth in Georgia. The final report of the Georgia Competitiveness Initiative, which will help shape Deal?s economic development strategy for the state, outlines statewide opportunities, strategies and action steps as well as insights into the unique");
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Career Training Focus of Panel
\n(Holly Springs Patch.com © 01/26/2012)
1. Chattahoochee Technical College?will host a panel on the state of Georgia's workforce, and Canton-Sixes Patch will cover it live. Return to the site at 11:30 a.m. today as?representatives from Chatt Tech, Cobb Works, the Georgia Departme");
document.write("nt of Education, the Georgia Workforce Investment Board, the Department of Labor and the Technical College System of Georgia answer questions about the current ...\n
Georgia Workforce Panel: Collaboration is Key
\n(Kennesaw Patch.com © 01/26/2012)
Collaboration was the theme of a panel discussion today centered around workforce deve");
document.write("lopment.
\n\n\nDespite Georgia?s unemployment rate of 9.7 percent, there are employers looking for workers, and that?s where collaboration comes into play, Moderator Ron Banta said. The question is how to get workers into jobs, he said.
\n\n\nOne thing the state is doing is to offer its Work Ready program just ...\n
Gwinnett Technical College Names 2012 Instructo");
document.write("r of the Year
\n(Lawrenceville Patch.com © 01/26/2012)
Holly Sanders, an instructor in Gwinnett Technical College?s surgical technology program, has been honored with the college?s 2012 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Education.
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\n\n\nThe Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction honors technical education?s most outstanding instructors. The award has been an ongoing statewide program since 1991 and the recipi...\n
MTC announces GOAL finalists
\n(Moultrie Observer © 01/26/2012)
MOULTRIE — \n Moultrie Technical College (MTC) announced its 20 student nominees and four finalists for the 2012 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) on Jan. 19, according to Lisa Newton, MTC’s GOAL coordinator. Annual GOAL winners represent MTC as the Student of the Year.\n\n\n\n Moultrie Tech’s finalists are surgical technology student Paul Arvizu,");
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New CLICK board meets with state's literacy executive
\n(Newnan Times Herald © 01/26/2012)
Certified Literate is Coweta's Key (CLICK) board members met with Georgia Certified Literate Community Program executive director Billie Izard recently to hear an overview of the state's literacy programs....\n
Technical college officials planning ahead for looming test cost increase
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 01/26/2012)
WARNER ROBINS -- Local technical college officials are trying to plan ahead, hoping to pre-empt a proposed change to adult education testing costs.\n\nCareer Pathways, a Middle Georgia Technical College offering, applied for a ne");
document.write("arly $15,000 city-issued Community Development Block Grant to help offset the proposed cost increase for General Education Development tests.\n\nBrenda Brown, vice-president o...\n
Savannah Tech breaks ground on aviation training center
\n(Savannah NOW © 01/26/2012)
Savannah Technical College broke ground Wednesday for its new Aviatio");
document.write("n Training Center, designed to develop high-level technicians for area jobs in aircraft assembly and maintenance.\n\nTechnical College System of Georgia Commissioner Ron Jackson, Savannah Tech president Kathy Love and Ira Berman of Gulfstream Aerospace were among the dignitaries wielding shovels at the school?s Crossroads campus to...\n
Albany Tech hosts disability w");
document.write("orkshop for high school and college students
\n(WFXL (Fox-31) Albany,GA © 01/26/2012)
Related Links\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Coast Guard Tours Albany Technical College\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n ...\n
Savannah Tech Breaks Ground on New Aviation Training Center
\n(WSAV-TV Savannah © 01/26/2012)
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) --\n \n \n\nProviding valuable job training for local students is the goal of a new Savannah Technical College facility.\n\nLeaders from Savannah Tech, the Technical College System of Georgia, and Gulfstream were on hand to break ground on the school's new Aviation Training Center.\n\nSTC ");
document.write("Board of Directors Chairman Jimmy Burnsed, Technical College System of Georgia Commiss...\n
Training future workers: College and Career Academy teams with auto dealership
\n(Carrollton Times Georgian © 01/25/2012)
In one of many on-the-job learning opportunities offered by the Carroll County School System?s College and Career Academ");
document.write("y, recently popularized by the 12 for Life and Tanner Connections partnerships, students taking the charter school?s automotive program have, for several years, been learning from the experts on the ins and outs of professional auto maintenance and repair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nRead more: Times...\n
Georgia's 'Go Build' Program Aims To Boost Skilled Trades
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Surrounded by supporters wearing \"Go Build\" hardhats, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) on Jan. 17 announced the creation of Go Build Georgia, an initiative aimed at promoting careers in the skilled trades.\r\n\r\nThe governor even enlisted the assistance of Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel's \"Dirty Jobs,\" to promote the program. Rowe, who is involved with the original Go Build organization in Ala...\n
Gwinnett Tech Receives $75,000 Donation from Cisco
\n(Lawrenceville Patch.com © 01/25/2012)
The Gwinnett Tech ?Legacy of Lives Campaign? has received a donation of $75,000 from Cisco to will help launch the school?s new Health Information Technology program and support the new Life Sciences Center.
\n\n\nLast week, the beginning of fall semester at the college, Gwinnett Tech opened its doors to the first class of \"health informaticians\" in the school?s associate degree pro");
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Technical college officials planning ahead for looming test cost increase
\n(Macon Telegraph © 01/25/2012)
WARNER ROBINS -- Local technical college officials are trying to plan ahead, hoping to pre-empt a proposed change to adult education testing costs.Career Pathways, a Middle Georgia Technical College offering");
document.write(", applied for a nearly $15,000 city-issued Community Development Block Grant to help offset the proposed cost increase for General Education Development tests.Brenda Brown, vice-president of ad...\n
MTC: Love Your Library Month
\n(Moultrie Observer © 01/25/2012)
MOULTRIE — \n With three libraries serving a student body of over ");
document.write("2,300 and a faculty and staff of over 300 in Colquitt, Tift, Turner and Worth counties, Moultrie Technical College President Tina Anderson says it is of vital importance that the college provide the necessary materials to promote leisurely reading among its students and staff. The libraries’ resources are also available t...\n
Savannah Tech Offering Driving C");
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\n(Savannah Tribune © 01/25/2012)
Savannah Technical College is now offering its Commercial Truck Driving Certificate Course as a weekend class at the Liberty Campus in Hinesville, Ga. There will be an information session about the class at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at the Liberty Campus (100 Technology Drive, Hinesville, GA 31313, Room 113).\n\nAccording to the Georgia Department of Labor Bureau, the average salary for ...\n
Savannah Tech to Present Chef?s President Ball and Award Dinner
\n(Savannah Tribune © 01/25/2012)
Savannah Technical College?s Culinary Institute of Savannah proudly presents its premier 2012 Chef?s President Ball and Award Dinner on Friday, January 27, 2012. The awards dinner is hosted by the Chefs of the Low Country chapter of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) and will recognize the chapter?s Chef of the Year and Student Chef of the Year and o");
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Purification Cellutions adds to Augusta Tech fund
\n(True Citizen © 01/25/2012)
Purification Cellutions LLC, in Waynesboro has awarded a $6,000 grant to the Augusta Technical College Foundation. John Nichols, Site Manager, recently presented the check to Augusta Tech President Terry ");
document.write("Elam and Johnica Mitchell, the newly appointed Dean/Director of the Burke County Campus, during a college visit...\n
Albany Tech students setting their sights on GOAL award
\n(WFXL (Fox-31) Albany,GA © 01/25/2012)
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Savannah Tech meeting needs of local workforce
\n(WJCL ABC 2");
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Dr. Ken Boyd, the Vice President of Economic Development and Academic Affairs at Savannah Technical College stopped by Good Morning Savannah Wednesday morning (1/25). He talked about how Savannah Tech is working with the local business community to meet their workforce needs. Savannah Tech offers more than 70 programs at five locations across the Coastal Empire.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Copyright 2012 ...\n
STC names GOAL student semi-finalists
\n(Swainsboro Forest-Blade © 01/24/2012)
Four Southeastern Technical College students\nhave been selected as the college?s semi-finalists for the Georgia\nOccupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Charla Nail,\ncoordinator for STC?s GOAL program.\n \n \n?? Chosen as semifinalists are:? Chelsea Eubanks, Dental Hygiene\nmajor, Guyton; Brenda Leal, Dental Hygiene major, Pulaski; Grayson\nMendieta, Dental Hygiene major,...\n
Forehand named SWGTC recruiter
\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 01/24/2012)
Betsy Forehand, a graduate of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, has officially accepted the recruiter position at Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC). Forehand will start her employment with SWGTC on Feb. 1 and will serve in Thomas, Grady and Mi");
document.write("tchell counties.\n\n\n\n “We are very excited to have Betsy join our staff here at SWGTC. The recruiter position at the college is one o...\n
SWGTC sponsors Manufacturing Appreciation Week design contest
\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 01/24/2012)
THOMASVILLE — \n Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) is seeking entri");
document.write("es from local students in the Annual Manufacturing Appreciation Week Design Contest for elementary through high school students. The contest includes three categories:\n\n\n\n • Elementary School Students – Placemat Designs\n\n\n\n • Middle School Students – Poster Designs\n\n\n\n • High School Stud...\n
WGTC named military friendly school<");
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\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 01/24/2012)
Valdosta, Georgia -\n A south Georgia technical college has been named a top military friendly school for the second consecutive year. \n\nMilitary Advanced Education Magazine named Wiregrass Georgia Technical Collage one of America's top military friendly colleges. \n\nThe school says they're dedicated to make it easier for service men, women, and their dependents enhance their education....\n
Technical college getting a boost
\n(Brunswick News © 01/23/2012)
Altamaha Technical College is expecting to see a 7 percent increase in overall enrollment for spring semester.\r\n\r\nAltamaha Tech has campuses in Jesup, Baxley, Camden County, Hazlehurst and Glynn County....\n
MTC chooses Colquitt County?s Walker as EAGLE winner
\n(Moultrie Observer © 01/22/2012)
Tim Walker of Moultrie has been chosen to represent Moultrie Technical College (MTC) at the EAGLE Leadership Institute Feb. 13-15 in Atlanta. The Leadership Institute recognizes and honors those students who have demonstrated superior achievement in adult education classes and programs including GED test preparation....\n
Albany Tech graduates makes history
\n(WFXL-TV Albany © 01/22/2012)
Thursday marked a milestone for Albany Technical College because new graduates are the school?s first group of students to earn a degree under the semester system that was implemented back in August.\r\n\r\nAlbany Tech officials say this commencement was also special because the school graduated its oldest student....\n
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document.write("ATC First Graduation after Semester Change
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 01/21/2012)
Albany, Ga. -\n \n\nThe first January graduation Ceremony for Albany Tech is indeed a special one.\n\nPamela Heglar, President of student affairs at ATC says, \"Well we are very excited to have our first group of students graduating under the semester system.\"\n\nThe entire Georgia Technical College system switched f");
document.write("rom their quarterly classes to a semester long curriculum last year, and so far it...\n
Saudi officials visit GNTC
\n(Rome News Tribune © 01/20/2012)
Teachers and officials at Georgia Northwestern Technical College welcomed four representatives from Saudi Arabia?s King Faisal University as they toured several areas of the campus ");
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GNTC to host \"PINK Games\" on Jan. 10
\n(Walker County Messenger © 01/20/2012)
When Southern Crescent Tech rolls into the Winthrop-King Centre in Rome, Georgia Tuesday night, they?ll be battling a pair of Georgia Northwestern hardwood squads in a fight for their first-ever NJCAA Region XVII championships.\n\nHowever, it ");
document.write("will be another fight that all eyes will be on that night.\n\nJanuary 10 is the date for the Second Annual Bobcat ?PINK? Games for Georgia Northwestern. The game...\n
Top four students named in the GA Occupational Award of Leadership
\n(WLTZ (NBC-38) - Columbus,GA © 01/20/2012)
PRESS RELEASE\n\nColumbus\n Technical College\nwould like to ");
document.write("congratulate its top four students in the annual GOAL (Georgia\nOccupational Award of Leadership) competition! This is the highest student\nhonor in the Technical College System of Georgia. The Columbus Tech students will be\ninterviewed this Monday and a winner will be announced at a luncheon on\nFebruary 7th. Once a winner from Columbus is cho...\n
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document.write("e a Key Issue for Aviation Industry
\n(AIN Online © 01/19/2012)
Looking ahead to a continued recovery, Gulfstream has a number of partnerships with government programs and with local institutions to ensure a continuing pool of entry-level workers.\r\n\r\nIt is working with Georgia Quick Start, which delivers training in classrooms, mobile labs or on plant floors, to provide leadership training. The company has also made arrangements with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical...\n
Georgia's career academies are retooling high school education for 21st century
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 01/19/2012)
When Newton College and Career Academy (NCCA) opened last August, Akilah George and Kyle Wright were among the first 240 students to enroll. An innovative education model, the career academy aligns high school education with community economic development goals to better prepare students for the 21st-cent");
document.write("ury workforce.\n\n\nThe concept has been replicated in 26 Georgia communities, thanks to the Geor...\n
Deal announces initiative for skilled trade industries
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 01/19/2012)
Gov. Nathan Deal today announced the launch of a new skilled labor advancement initiative, Go Build Georgia. As a product of the Governor's Comp");
document.write("etitiveness Initiative, Go Build Georgia will address the skilled labor shortage in our state through public outreach designed to educate young people and the public at large about the wage, lifestyle and employment benefits in the skilled labor trades.\n\n\"...\n
OTCs Cartee honored
\n(Statesboro Herald © 01/19/2012)
Ogeechee Technica");
document.write("l College President Dr. Dawn Cartee was named the 2012 Business Leader of the Year Thursday night during the 90th Annual Statesboro-Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce meeting....\n
ATC recognizes 68 at Winter Honors Day
\n(Albany Herald © 01/18/2012)
ALBANY, Ga. ? Billy Taylor remembers the day more than 25 years ago when he told hi");
document.write("s mother he was joining the Navy.\n\n?She wasn?t happy about it, she wanted me to go to college,? Taylor said. ?I joined the Navy anyway and retired after 24 and a half years. But I always told here I would go to college.?\n\nOn Tuesday, Taylor and 67 of his peers picked up certificates of recognition during Albany Tech...\n
Program Targets Skilled Worker Shortage
\n(Atlanta - GPTV © 01/18/2012)
ATLANTA — \n Skilled trade supporters gathered at the State Capitol Tuesday to push ?Go Build Georgia.? It?s a new program created to educate students on the value of learning a skilled trade. (photo courtesy: Don A. Elbourne Jr.)Skilled trade supporters gathered at the State Capitol Tuesday to push ?Go Build Georgia.?\n\nIt?s a new program created to educate students on the valu...\n
Local Lanier Tech Student Selected as Semi-finalist for Award
\n(Barrow Patch © 01/18/2012)
A student at Lanier Technical College's Winder campus is one of the college?s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership.\r\n\r\nJennifer Whaley, who is in the medical assisting program at the Winder Campus, is one of four Lanier Tech students to be selected....\n
Harrison appointed to GPTC foundation board
\n(Covington News © 01/18/2012)
\n\nGeorgia Piedmont Technical College Foundation announced today the appointment of Roger Harrison to its board of trustees. The Foundation is the nonprofit resource development organization that supports the Georgia Piedmont Technical College Foundation is the fundraising and resource development body for GPTC, formerly known as DeKalb Technic");
document.write("al College.\n\nHarrison is senior vice president fo...\n
Deal, Mike Rowe team up to plug Ga.?s skills gap
\n(Gainesville Times © 01/18/2012)
Gov. Nathan Deal wants to end the skilled trades gap in Georgia's industries.\n\n\nHis solution is Go Build Georgia, an initiative to educate students on the value of learning a trade and in the lon");
document.write("g run, provide better opportunities for employers to hire an educated workforce.\n\n\nGo Build Georgia will address the state's skilled labor shortage through public outreach and education, according to a new...\n
Midstate college wants new $17M building
\n(Macon Telegraph © 01/18/2012)
ATLANTA -- Middle Georgia Technical College in Wa");
document.write("rner Robins wants to offer more diplomas to more students in health care fields.There’s a plan for new offerings in radiology, cardiovascular technology and practical nursing, among other areas. That much growth could use a new building, which will cost about $17 million.It’s not on the state shortlist for spending next fiscal year, but th...\n
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document.write("2 EAGLE Is Hellen Conally
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 01/18/2012)
The 2012 EAGLE selection committee is proud to announce that Hellen Conally, Walker County, has been chosen to represent Georgia Northwestern Technical College at this year?s EAGLE Leadership Institute in Atlanta. \n\nConally was chosen from a field of six other Exceptional Adult Georgians in Literacy Education (EAGLEs) to attend this year?s event. \n\nConally came to the Adult Education Center in Ros...\n
Children Development Center at STC?s Swainsboro Campus to close
\n(Swainsboro Forest-Blade © 01/18/2012)
Teachers and parents at the Southeastern Technical College?s\nChildren Development Center were recently notified by Dr. Cathryn\nT. Mitchell, President of STC, that the college would no longer\noperate its childcare lab after June 29. In a letter Dr. Mitchell\ncited financial constraints as well as a deviation from\nSoutheastern Tec");
document.write("hnical College?s core mission, as reasons for the\nfacilities closure. T...\n
Enrollment up as STC begins Spring semester
\n(Swainsboro Forest-Blade © 01/18/2012)
Students returned to Southeastern Technical College on\nMonday, Jan. 9, to begin the 2012 spring semester.\n \n \n?? Early enrollment numbers show 1,838 stude");
document.write("nts attending the\ntechnical college this semester, up from 1,813 last January.?\n \n\n?? ?Although this is only a one percent increase in initial\nenrollment, in light of the many recent changes Southeastern Tech\nhas undergon...\n
Wiregrass Tech recognized nationally
\n(WALB-TV Albany © 01/18/2012)
Wiregrass Georgia Technical Col");
document.write("lege is recognized nationally for it's literary magazine. \r\n\r\n\"The Wiregrass Reader: Rural Voices from Home\" won first place with special merit from the American Scholastic Press Association.\r\n\r\nWiregrass Tech competed at a higher level in 2011 against larger institutions and won....\n
Albany Tech hosts disability workshop for high school and college students
\n(WFXL-TV Albany © 01/18/2012)
Albany Technical College will hold a Disability Mini-Grant Transition Extreme Workshop Wednesday, January 18, 2012, beginning at 9:15 a.m. The day will end at 1 p.m. with words from motivational speaker, Mr. Joseph B. Washington....\n
Plenty of old fashioned skilled labor needed
\n(WXIA");
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ATLANTA - Ask almost any company that needs them and they'll tell you they are hurting for good old fashioned skilled laborers...people who are trained to work with their hands. \n\nThanks to a growing number of retiring baby boomers and a shrinking population coming along behind them, some estimates predict there could be as many as 16,500 skilled labor jobs opening up in Georgia over the next year...\n
SGTC GOAL screening committee announced
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 01/17/2012)
AMERICUS — \n Cynthia Carter, coordinator for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), has announced the members of the screening committee that will interview students who are nominated for the college’s annual GOAL title.\n\n\n\n GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academic...\n
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Lanier Technical College names its Instructor of the Year
\n(Appen Newspapers © 01/17/2012)
Interviews were recently conducted at Lanier Technical College for the College's Instructor of the Year and Rick Perkins Award nominee.\r\n\r\nChristie Lee, an accounting instructor at the Oakwood Campus, was chosen for the honors....\n
Athens Tech hosts free tax seminars
\n(Athens Banner Herald © 01/17/2012)
Athens Technical College will host two general information tax mini-seminars on Wednesday.\r\n\r\nTax Talks is sponsored by H&R Block and will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. and again from 5:30-7 p.m. in the conference room of Building N on the college?s Athens campus, 800 Highway");
document.write(" 29 N. The tax sessions are free and open to the public....\n
Deal announces initiative for skilled trade industries
\n(Governor Deal's Press Office © 01/17/2012)
Gov. Nathan Deal today announced the launch of a new skilled labor advancement initiative, Go Build Georgia. As a product of the Governor's Competitiveness Initiative, Go ");
document.write("Build Georgia will address the skilled labor shortage in our state through public outreach designed to educate young people and the public at large about the wage, lifestyle and employment benefits in the skilled labor trades....\n
Officials from Saudi Arabian university visiting GNTC
\n(Rome News Tribune © 01/17/2012)
Georgia North");
document.write("western Technical College (GNTC) will host a delegation of five officials from King Faisal University (KFU) in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, January 19. \r\n\r\nThe team - headed by KFU?s Vice President for Studies, Development and Community Services - will be visiting Georgia Northwestern to gather best practices strategies used at the college to aid in developing a new community college in...\n
Officials from Saudi Arabian university visiting GNTC
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 01/17/2012)
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will host a delegation of five officials from King Faisal University (KFU) in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, January 19. \n\nThe team - headed by KFU?s Vice President for Studies, Development and Community Services - will be visiting Georgia Northwestern to gather best practices strategies used at the college to aid in developing a new community college in Sa...\n
SWGTC Foundation awards $36,000 for spring semester scholarships
\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 01/17/2012)
THOMASVILLE — \n For spring semester 2012, which began on Jan. 4, the Southwest Georgia Technical College Foundation awarded over $36,000 in scholarships to 75 Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) students. The SWGTC Foundation has over 20 established schol");
document.write("arships and in spring semester, 17 were offered. These funds can range from helping with tuition, clinical scrubs, dissection kits,...\n
Honors Day underway at ATC
\n(WALB-TV Albany © 01/17/2012)
Albany Technical College is holding Honors Day for winter graduates this morning.\r\n\r\nAward categories represented for this Honors Day wil");
document.write("l include: Albany Technical College Chorus, Foundation Setters for Future Minds, Honors/High Honors/Highest Honors, National Technical Honors Society (NTHS), President's List, SkillsUSA, Student Government Association (SGA), and General Education Development (GE...\n
Gov. Deal launches skilled labor initiative
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Tuesday morning, Gov. Nathan Deal announced the launch of a skilled labor initiative at the Capitol.\r\n\r\nThe initiative, called \"Go Build Georgia,\" is designed to educate young people on the value of learning a skilled trade and the need for skilled trade workers in Georgia. The program is part of the Governor's Competitiveness...\n
12 SGTC students no");
document.write("minated for GOAL Award
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 01/15/2012)
AMERICUS — \n Instructors at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) have nominated 12 of their students for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition, according to Cynthia Carter, coordinator for the college’s GOAL program.\n\n\n\n GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s...\n
Tires Plus Makes Donation to Gwinnett Tech
\n(Lawrenceville Patch.com © 01/15/2012)
Gwinnett Technical College received a donation from Tires Plus Total Car Care in the amount of $3,000. This money will be used to buy more tools for the eight toolboxes the company donated to the college last year.
\n\n\nThe tools will help the 60 students enrolled in Gwinnett Tech's program to better learn how cars work and how to repair them");
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Speaker uses Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday to urge Augustans to break cycle of inequality
\n(Augusta Chronicle © 01/14/2012)
Decades after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.?s march on Washington, Sylvia Russell used the civil rights leader?s birthday celebration to remin");
document.write("d Augusta there is still work to do.\n\nIn 2012, an education gap is growing between minority and white students, she said. The black unemployment rate is almost double that of white workers, she added, and people of all colors are struggling in a war with p...\n
Need for old-school skilled laborers becoming a concern
\n(Rome News Tribune © ");
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All the jobs in bioscience, computers and the health care-related industries are important, but representatives of industry in Floyd County are worried about the supply of machinists, electricians and general contractors in the workforce.\r\n\r\nThe Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce Education and Workforce committee toured the Floyd County College and Career Academy on Friday. \r\n\r\nRead more: RN-T.com -...\n
Augusta colleges celebrate Dr. King's birthday
\n(WFXG Augusta (FOX-54) © 01/14/2012)
Four colleges of Augusta celebrated the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Friday afternoon in the Gilbert Lambuth Memorial Chapel at Paine College. \n\nThe presidents of Augusta State University, Georgia Health Sciences University, Paine College and Augusta Technical College were all in attendance. They joined the Augusta community to commemorate the life of Dr. King at a memorial service.\n\nIn 1...\n
Conyers resident Alford tapped for Board of Regents
\n(Rockdale - Citizen © 01/13/2012)
CONYERS -- Conyers resident Dean Alford has been named to the Board of Regents of the University Syst");
document.write("em of Georgia.\nAlford was sworn in on Monday by Gov. Nathan Deal. On Tuesday, he attended his first meeting on the Board of Regents, which voted in favor of merging eight colleges into four, bringing the number of colleges in the system from 35 to 31.\n\"That was a very important, strategic move,\" Al...\n
Georgia Northwestern Technical College holds graduation
\n(Rome News Tribune © 01/13/2012)
Georgia Northwestern Technical College graduates listen during their commencement ceremony Thursday in Dalton. (contributed photo...\n
SWGTC students receive award
\n(Thomasville Times Enterprise © 01/13/2012)
On Jan. 9, the Students of the Semester for fall 2011 were ");
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SWGTC students receive award
\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 01/13/2012)
THOMASVILLE — \n On Jan. 9, the Students of the Semester for fall 2011 were announced at the President’s Reception held at Southwest Georgia Technical Co");
document.write("llege.\n\n\n\n Those students who were awarded were:\n\n\n\n Miranda Moody, School of Health Sciences; Larry Willis, School of Business; Tabitha Tucker, School of Professional Services; and Thomas Collins, School of Industrial Techn...\n
New technology being taught in Tifton
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 01/13/2012)
Tifton, GA -\n \n\nT");
document.write("he machines in the mechanical lab at the Moultrie Tech campus in Tifton looks like something that you might see being built with an erector set. But it's actually an example of something called Mechatronics.\n\nUbaldo Gonzalez is an Industrial Systems Technology instructor at Moultrie Tech, \"they learn how to integrate a computer and machine together.\"\n\nIn the ne...\n
Deal Awards Education Innovation Grants
\n(Atlanta - GPTV © 01/12/2012)
ATLANTA — \n This grants Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday for education programs focused on science, technology, engineering and math are the second round of winners from the Innovation Fund Deal set up last year. (Photo Courtesy of ywell via stock.xchng.)Gov. Nathan Deal has announced 11 new winners of money from the state's Race to the Top federal grant.\n\nDeal launched th...\n
GNTC to hold graduation tonight
\n(Calhoun Times © 01/12/2012)
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, January 12, 2012, at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton, Georgia. The college will present approximately 295 awards at the ceremony for summer and fall 2011 graduates. The keynote speaker will be Joe W. Yarbrough, Senior Vi");
document.write("ce President, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering at Mohawk ...\n
Murray schools earn grant
\n(Dalton Daily Citizen © 01/12/2012)
In partnership with Georgia Northwestern Technical College, the Chatsworth-Murray County Chamber of Commerce and others, the school system will open a program focused on ?remediating? eighth-grade student");
document.write("s and developing their interest in STEM careers, the governor?s office said in a press release....\n
Gwinnett gets Race to the Top grant
\n(Gwinnett Daily Post © 01/12/2012)
The initiative works through a partnership with Gwinnett Technical College and the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce....\n
SGTC short-term payment plan option available for Spring semester
\n(WALB-TV Albany © 01/12/2012)
South Georgia Technical College has contracted with Nelnet Business Solutions to offer a convenient, affordable, and interest-free automatic payment plan that will allow students to pay tuition in two payments. Students interested in two-month payment plan must sign up before");
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Coast Guard Tours Albany Technical College
\n(WFXL (Fox-31) Albany,GA © 01/12/2012)
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Tift Co. Schools to receive Innovation Fund grant
\n(WFXL-TV Albany © 01/12/2012)
One of the grant winners is the Tift County Mechatronics Partnership. Ac");
document.write("cording to the Governor?s Office, ?Tift County Schools, in partnership with Moultrie Technical College, ConAgra Foods, Heatcraft Manufacturing and others, will develop a career pathway focused on Mechatronics, an interdisciplinary field of study involving control systems, electronic systems, computers and mechanical systems,...\n
Story and video: Retraining to Sta");
document.write("rt A New Career
\n(WSAV-TV Savannah © 01/12/2012)
Some of the best food and customer service can be found at the Daily Grind inside Savannah Technical College. The preparers Culinary students.\r\n\"Field stock here and 2 chicken stocks going so we're constantly reproducing our own food items here to go ahead and utilize within the class.\"\r\n48-year-old Greg Howard spent 21 years in manufacturing sales until his company took a hit from the economy....\n
SB&T donates to South Georgia Tech Foundation
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 01/11/2012)
AMERICUS — \n SB&T City President Barry Blount presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a donation to the SGTC Foundation TechForce 2011 annual fund raising campaign recently. SGTC President Sparky Reeves accepted the donation on behalf of the Foundation at the college’s Board of Directors meeting.\n\n\n\n “We would like");
document.write(" to thank Barry Blount and SB&T for ...\n
Judy Forte of the MLK, Jr. National Historic Site to speak at the Atlanta Tech MLK Celebration
\n(Cascade Patch © 01/11/2012)
Judy Forte, superintendent of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, will serve as the keynote speaker for the Annual Atlanta Technical College Mart");
document.write("in Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration. In her current role, Forte is responsible for the protection and preservation of the places where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born, worked, worshiped, and is buried. She will discuss Dr. King'...\n
Chatt Tech Enrollment Up
\n(Marietta Patch © 01/11/2012)
Chattahoochee Technical College ");
document.write("opened its second semester with an influx of new and returning students. As of the first day of classes, 12,115 students were on the rolls for the college?s more than 70 diploma, certificate and degree programs....\n
Coast Guard comes to Albany Tech
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 01/11/2012)
ALBANY, GA -\n \n\nOne of the highest rankin");
document.write("g women in the U.S. military was in Albany, hoping to build a partnership between the U.S. Coast Guard and Albany Technical College. \n\nRear Admiral Sandra Stosz is the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, the first woman to lead a U.S. military academy. \n\nShe believes Albany Tech can help prepare south Georgians for high tech ...\n
U.S. C");
document.write("oast Guard Officials Visit Albany Tech On Wednesday
\n(WFXL (Fox-31) Albany,GA © 01/11/2012)
The FOX 31 News Team covers Southwest Georgia 24/7read more ?\n \n \n \n Friend FOX 31\n Follow FOX 31\n Subscribe\n FOX 31's feed \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 0 \n \n Read more: Local, Education, Community, Military, News, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Coast Guard, Albany Tech, Albany Ga, Albany Georgia,...\n
Gov. Deal's State of the State Address
\n(WPBA-TV Atlanta © 01/11/2012)
Charting the course to prosperity \n \nLt. Governor, Mr. Speaker, President Pro Tem Williams, Speaker Pro Tem Jones, Members of the General Assembly, Constitutional Officers, Members of the Judiciary, my fellow Georgians: \n \nIn centuries long past in a world far removed from the one we know today the Age of Exploration capti");
document.write("vated the minds of brave, young men. These individuals traveled through...\n
Albany Tech President Parker: Plans must include dropout prevention
\n(Albany Herald © 01/10/2012)
An economic recovery that includes opportunities for each of us is a recovery that is more likely to sustain all of us. Any economic development strategy fo");
document.write("r Southwest Georgia must include a definable, predictable, dependable and repeatable dropout prevention plan including adult education opportunities for those over high school age....\n
Gwinnett Tech receives $75,000 for bioscience program
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 01/10/2012)
ACGO Corp. has given $75,000 to Gwinnett Techni");
document.write("cal College to help expand its bioscience technology program.\n\n\nThe money will be used to pay for a second full-time bioscience faculty member, allowing the college to increase enrollment in the program. The faculty member also will serve as a liaison to the region’s bioscience and environmental sustainability communities.\n\n\nFor more information...\n
AGCO Co");
document.write("rporation donates $75,000 to Gwinnett Technical College
\n(Gwinnett Business Journal © 01/10/2012)
AGCO Corporation has donated $75,000 to Gwinnett Tech?s Legacy of Lives Campaign to support expansion of the college?s Bioscience Technology program....\n
Brown: Community needs to 'get behind the technical college'
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document.write("\n(Newnan - Times Herald © 01/09/2012)
West Georgia Technical College could use a lot more support from the Coweta community than it's been getting so far, in the view of Coweta County Development Authority Chairman David Brown.\n\n\"I would like to see the community get behind the technical college,\" which has broken ground on a new Coweta campus on Turkey Creek Road south of Newnan.\n\n\"We are not giving this effort the community support ...\n
SWGTC Pharmacy Technology Students Have 100% Pass Rate on Exams
\n(Thomasville Times Enterprise © 01/09/2012)
In December 2011 another class of pharmacy technology students graduated from Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC). Graduates were honored in a pinning ceremony on December 15th and included Natalie Banks, Kimberly Hurst, Sarah Green, Samantha Phillips, Latrice Daniels, and Charshayla Henry. This graduating class experienced an exceptional honor by havin");
document.write("g 100% pass rate on their Pharmacy Te...\n
SWGTC?s Oldest Building Gets a Facelift
\n(Thomasville Times Enterprise © 01/09/2012)
The oldest building on the campus of Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) is getting a facelift. SWGTC decided to begin renovation on their E Building to give it a more updated look that would be c");
document.write("onsistent with other structures on campus. Not only will there be aesthetic improvements, but it will also be getting some structural and feature upgrades. Structurally the E Building will receive...\n
Mark your calendars for the Gathering of Eagles
\n(Valdosta Daily Times © 01/08/2012)
VALDOSTA — \n The lineup for this year&#");
document.write("8217;s Gathering of Eagles “Make It’ in South Georgia event at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College was just announced and sounds interesting, as always.\n\n\n\n The featured speaker this year is Bob Prosen, the bestselling author of “Kiss Theory GoodBye.” He will focus on leadership skills, retention of good employees, delegation, pe...\n
Savan");
document.write("nah Tech to offer GED testing info sessions
\n(WTOC-TV Savannah © 01/07/2012)
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) -\n \n\nSavannah Technical College will be offering one-hour information sessions about GED testing at the STC Savannah Campus located at 5717 White Bluff Rd.\n\nThe sessions will be offered at 10 a.m. both Jan. 9 and Feb. 8 and at 2 p.m. Jan. 25 and Feb. 22 in Room B126 of the Adademic Commons Building.\n\n\"The information sessions will help anyone thinking about testing, curren...\n
Story and video: Students rely on financial aid
\n(WALB-TV Albany © 01/06/2012)
Gwen Gonzalez is in her last semester at Southwest Georgia Technical college.\r\n\r\nShe says she needed three separate scholarships just to make ends meet. \"Without the scholarship itself I would never have gotten through on several occasions. Wouldn't have been able to make it to class or been able to receive my books,\" said Gonzalez...");
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GNTC to host \"PINK Games\" on Jan. 10
\n(Walker County Messenger © 01/06/2012)
When Southern Crescent Tech rolls into the Winthrop-King Centre in Rome, Georgia Tuesday night, they?ll be battling a pair of Georgia Northwestern hardwood squads in a fight for their first-ever NJCAA Region XVII championships.\n\nHowever, it will be an");
document.write("other fight that all eyes will be on that night.\n\nJanuary 10 is the date for the Second Annual Bobcat ?PINK? Games for Georgia Northwestern. The game...\n
Gwinnett Tech computer science programs offer job opportunities
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 01/05/2012)
Are you looking for a career with job security and opportunities for");
document.write(" growth?\n\n\n“Computer science jobs have longevity and flexibility in the marketplace,” said John Thacher, program director for the computer programming, web design and game development programs at Gwinnett Technical College.\n\n\nTechnology hiring is on the rise and so are salaries, according to Network World magazine. Com...\n
North Cobb Students Attend C");
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\n(Kennesaw Patch.com © 01/05/2012)
Students from North Cobb High School were among the 300 students who attended the Senior Day hosted by Chattahoochee Technical College (CTC) Friday at its North Metro Campus in Acworth. They got a chance to experience what it is like to be a student of Georgia's largest technical college.
\n\n\nAn early morning information session was held to help the seniors become more familiar with Chattaho...\n
Wiregrass receives federal grant
\n(Valdosta Daily Times © 01/05/2012)
VALDOSTA — \n \n\n\n\n VALDOSTA — Wiregrass Georgia Technical College received a half-million-dollar grant Wednesday for video-conferencing programs with South Georgia high schools.\n\n\n\n The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development presented Wiregrass with the $497,306 grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program.\n\n\n\n “It is ex");
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Pharmacy Technicians are in high demand
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 01/05/2012)
THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - While the unemployment rate remains high and the future of many jobs seem uncertain, south Georgia students are taking advantage of one career path that's rapidly growing.\n\nSouthw");
document.write("est Georgia Technical College in Thomasville offers a 2-year degree for Pharmacy Technicians with a 100 percent job placement rate.\n\nAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employmen...\n
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Wiregrass Tech gets huge grant
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 01/05/2012)
Valdosta, Georgia -\n \n\nWiregrass ");
document.write("Georgia Technical College gets a half-million dollar grant to reach out to more students. \n\nThe grant will allow the college to enhance its dual enrollment programs at south Georgia high schools and Valdosta State University through video conferencing.\n\n\"We're very excited to have this grant from the Department of Agriculture very appreciated of the confid...\n
USDA presents Wiregrass Ga. Tech. College with grant check
\n(WTXL 27TV ABC © 01/05/2012)
Slideshow\n \n \n\nVALDOSTA, Ga. -The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA RD) has selected Wiregrass Georgia Technical College for a $497,306 grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program (DLT). \n\nIn celebration, there was a check presentation and reception on January 4 at the Valdosta Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Tech. \n\n“It is exciting to see USDA Rural D...\n
SGTC student featured in UTU newsletter
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 01/03/2012)
CORDELE — \n George W. Brown, a culinary arts student at the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center, was featured in a write up in the United Transportation Union (UTU) newsletter recently. Brown, a UTU member and CSX conductor, has worked for the railroad for over 42 years and as he prepared f");
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THE GEORGIA JOBS OUTLOOK
\n(Georgia Trend © 01/03/2012)
Sharon Poitevint stands in a newly built and furnished classroom on the campus of Southwest Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Thomasville. Nestled in her arms is Juney, a 12-pound Jack Russ");
document.write("ell Terrier who seems to be fighting back a nap. Juney is a rescued dog, the survivor of a bad traffic accident that occurred eight years ago when the terrier was just a few weeks old. Poitevint is a veterinar...\n
SGTC holds celebration
\n(Cordele Dispatch © 01/02/2012)
South Georgia Technical College hosted a Faculty/ Staff Appre");
document.write("ciation and Commission on Colleges Celebration recently in the John M. Pope Center at South Georgia Technical College to recognize the outstanding faculty and staff in Americus and Cordele as well as celebrate the college?s recent accreditation through the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS-C...\n
Business program at W");
document.write("est Ga. Tech awarded accreditation
\n(Newnan - Times Herald © 01/01/2012)
West Georgia Technical College business program at its Douglasville campus were recently awarded initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Associate Degree Board of Commissioners.\n\nACBSP accreditation certifies that the teaching and learning processes within the business school at West Georgia Technical College meet the rigorous educational standa...\n
Georgia Northwestern Technical College 2011-2012 EAGLEs named
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 12/29/2011)
Six adults have been named as 2011-2012 Exceptional Adult Georgians in Literacy Education at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, having been nominated by their instructors. EAGLEs are selected to represent their county?s Adult Education program. \n\nThe criteria for EAGLE nominees include graduating with a General Educa");
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Companies struggling to fill skilled positions
\n(Covington News © 12/28/2011)
A local company is looking to hire 100 people in the coming weeks, welcome news in an uncertain economy. But the staffing company that is handling the hiring process may h");
document.write("ave trouble filling those 100 positions.\n\nWhile there are plenty of people out of work and looking for jobs, too few have the skills or experience for certain industrial positions, like those electrical, sheet metal and copper br...\n
Lewis named SGTC Student of Excellence for November
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 12/27/2011)
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document.write("CUS — \n South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) motorsports vehicle technology student Thomas Lewis of Hamilton was named Student of Excellence for the month of November during the college’s student recognition ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus recently.\n\n\n\n Lewis received a plaque of recognition and a financial award from SGTC fo...\n
Gwinnett Tech Graduates on the Path to Pursuing Their Passions
\n(Lawrenceville Patch.com © 12/27/2011)
?This graduation is different from any other graduation,? said Tai Le, at Gwinnett Technical College's commencement ceremony held Thursday evening, ?because everyone graduating chose to pursue the program that is their passion. Regardless of what parents, the economy or any salary may suggest, we all hold our own fate and create our own path.?
\n\n\nLe, a radiology technology program graduate, wa...\n
Gwinnett Tech's First Class of Nurses to Graduate
\n(Lawrenceville Patch.com © 12/27/2011)
The inaugural class of Gwinnett Technical College's nursing program will be receive their nursing pins in a special ceremony on Wednesday. The 31 graduates are the first to finish the school's registered nursing associate degree program, which began in September 2");
document.write("009. They will join more than 550 other Gwinnett Tech graduates at the college's commencement exercises on Thursday.?
\n\n\nAlthough th...\n
Savannah Technical College focused on training workforce
\n(Savannah Morning News © 12/27/2011)
Kathy Love counts her successes one student at a time.\r\n\r\n?It?s really what I?m most proud of ?");
document.write(" that our students leave us armed with the skills they need to either continue their education or go to work,? said Love, president of Savannah Technical College....\n
Department touts technical colleges
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 12/24/2011)
During a typical week, Sanford Chandler meets with leaders from Russia, Saudi Arabi");
document.write("a or India to promote Georgia’s expertise in higher education.\n\nPhil Skinner, pskinner@ajc.com\n\nKevin Southern (left) and Mike Perea practice performing a two man rivet job at Chattahoochee Technical College. \n\n\n\n\n\nChandler isn’t talking up the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech or any of the other coll...\n
Story and video: SWGTC's \"E\" building gets ");
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\n(WALB-TV Albany © 12/23/2011)
The oldest building at one south Georgia college is getting a facelift. The remodeling of Southwest Georgia Technical College's E building is underway in Thomasville....\n
South Georgia Tech tours Phoebe Sumter
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 12/22/2011)
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document.write("CUS — \n South Georgia Technical College President Sparky Reeves and other SGTC Senior Staff members recently toured the new Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Here, the group poses in the main lobby of the new hospital....\n
Gale Watkins retires from North Georgia Technical College
\n(Access North Georgia © 12/21/2011)
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document.write("E-Gale Watkins, Institutional Effectiveness Coordinator at North Georgia Technical College, retires on January 1, 2012, with more than 32 years of service.\n\n\n\n\n\n?I attended NGTC on the ?Senior Plan? through Habersham Central High School,? she said. ?It is a great place to learn and a great place to work.?\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough the years, faculty and staff have depended on Ms. Watkins for cleric...\n
Acworth Residents Appointed to State Boards
\n(Acworth Patch © 12/21/2011)
Another Acworth resident, Earl E. Smith, was appointed to the State Workforce Investment Board. Smith is the former Cobb County Commission chairman and the current chairman of the Cobb Galleria Exhibit Hall Authority. He is an Air Force veteran and a small business owner who has been in the heating and air conditioning industry for 50 years. Smith also serves on the Cobb-Marietta Water Authority a...\n
ASU, Albany Tech form partnership
\n(Albany Herald © 12/21/2011)
ALBANY, Ga. ? Some students at Albany Technical College in need of housing in January will be able to reside at Albany State University?s Wiley Hall or Gibson Hall, according to an agreement signed Tuesday.\n\nIn addition, residents will be able to participate in meal plans at the ASU campus.\n\nThe agreement, called the first ");
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Family gives $450,000 to Gwinnett Tech
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 12/21/2011)
The family of Gwinnett native Ione Huff Clarke has donated more than $450,000 to Gwinnett Technical College for scholarships.\n\n\nThe Clarke Family Nurse Scholarship End");
document.write("owment will award multiple scholarships each year. Earlier this month four Gwinnett Tech nursing students became the first recipients.\n\n\nThe endowment is funded by the estate of Elmer and Ione Clarke through their sons, Jim, Gary and...\n
16 to graduate from Basic Law Enforcement program at GNTC Gordon campus
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 12/21/2");
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Sixteen recruits will graduate from Georgia Northwestern Technical College on Thursday, Dec. 1. The ceremony will be conducted in the Raymond F. King Auditorium at GNTC?s Gordon County campus at 11 a.m.\n\nThe guest speaker at the ceremony will be Craig McDaniel, president of Georgia Northwestern Technical College. \n\nThe ceremony will honor one graduate with an award for academic distinction and th...\n
STC names 11 students nominated for GOAL Award
\n(Swainsboro Forest-Blade © 12/21/2011)
Instructors at Southeastern Technical College have\nnominated 11 of their students for the Georgia Occupational Award\nof Leadership (GOAL) competition, according to Charla Nail,\ncoordinator for the college?s GOAL program. ?\n \n \n?? GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of\nGeorgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the\nstate?s technical college ...\n
ASU opens doors for ATC
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 12/21/2011)
ALBANY, GA -\n \n\nA new agreement between two Albany colleges will give out of town students attending Albany Technical College a safe and secure place to live.\n\nStarting in January Albany Tech students who need housing can apply to live on Albany State's campus in Wiley or Gibso");
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STC students, staff attend leadership conference
\n(Swainsboro Forest-Blade © 12/20/2011)
Southeastern Technical College students and staff\ntraveled to Atlanta to attend the Georgia Fal");
document.write("l Leadership\nConference on November 18-20.\n \n \n?? Twenty-five students and 10 advisors made the trip to the\nRenaissance Waverly hotel in Atlanta. The conference, which is held\nevery year on the third weekend of November, gave members of all of\nGeorgia?s technical college student organiz...\n
Albany Tech and ASU enter housing agreement beginning i");
document.write("n January
\n(WFXL (Fox-31) Albany,GA © 12/20/2011)
The FOX 31 News Team covers Southwest Georgia 24/7read more ?\n \n \n \n Friend FOX 31\n Follow FOX 31\n Subscribe\n FOX 31's feed \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 0 \n \n Read more: Local, Education, Community, Albany Tech and ASU Enter Housing Agreement Beginning in January, ASU, ATC, Albany State University...\n
Nursing Students Earn $1000 total from Hartline, Klayder Scholarships
\n(WLTZ (NBC-38) - Columbus,GA © 12/20/2011)
PRESS RELEASE\n\nTwo freshmen Columbus Technical College nursing students will be adding\nsome much-needed money to their education fund thanks to special scholarships.\nTwenty-three-year-old Ashton Allen boasts a 4.0 grade point average and earned $500\nthanks to the Klayder Scholarship for\n2012. In her scholarship application, A");
document.write("llen remembered firsthand what it felt\nlike to be a child who lost loved ...\n
Paralegal Students Visit GA Supreme Court, Meet Governor
\n(WLTZ (NBC-38) - Columbus,GA © 12/20/2011)
PRESS RELEASE\n\nStudents enrolled in the paralegal program at Columbus Technical College were treated to a special trip on Tuesday as part of their real ");
document.write("world learning experience. Fourteen students, the program manager, and an adjunct instructor traveled to the Georgia Supreme Court in Atlanta where they toured the hallowed grounds of justice and presented oral arguments as part of a mock trial. Th...\n
Local college graduates leave classrooms for careers
\n(WTVM - Columbus © 12/20/2011)
COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) -\n \n\nWhile many in the Valley and in the state are struggling to find jobs, one local college says many of their graduates are walking straight from the classroom into careers. \n\nOn Monday, Columbus Technical College celebrated the largest commencement to date. \n\nAlmost 600 students have qualified to graduate from Columbus Technical College from summer and fall semes...\n
New program responds to demand for occupational therapy assistants
\n(Atlanta Journal Constitution © 12/19/2011)
The first 12 occupational therapy assistant students at Chattahoochee Technical College faced stiff competition to get into the new program and a challenging curriculum when they started classes earlier this month. However, the hard work should pay off w");
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State Sen. Josh McKoon speaker at Columbus Technical College commencement tonight
\n(Columbus Ledger-Enquirer © 12/19/2011)
Georgia State Sen. Josh McKoon said he is humbled and excited about being asked to give the Columbus Technical College commencemen");
document.write("t address tonight at the Columbus Convention & Trade Center.The Republican, who represents District 29, understands how important it is to have a good technical college system in the state.“These schools play a huge role,” McKoon said.The development of a stro...\n
GNTC team honors GSD
\n(Rome News Tribune © 12/19/2011)
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document.write("ormer Georgia School for the Deaf basketball star Brittney Daughtry, who now plays for Georgia Northwestern Technical College, had quite a following at Thursday?s game between the Lady Cats and West Georgia Tech at Shorter University?s Winthrop-King Centre. \r\n\r\nGSD students, faculty, staff and supporters attended the game, which paid tribute to the state?s only residential deaf school located in...\n
Historic agreement between Albany Tech and Albany State
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 12/19/2011)
Albany Technical College and Albany State University are signing an agreement that will make ASU housing and meal plans available to Albany Tech students.\n\nThe colleges will hold a news conference to announce the historic agreement tomorrow.\nBeginning in January, Albany Tech students who need housing will be able to live at Albany State's Wiley or Gibson Halls. \nATC students will also be ...\n
MGTC s J Building has new name The Glynn Greenway Building
\n(Warner Robins Patriot © 12/19/2011)
In a Friday morning outpouring of tribute, praise and remembrance, J Building became the ?Glynn Greenway Building? at Middle Georgia Technical College.\r\n\r\nGreenway, who died earlier in the year, was a staunch advocate for the college, serving on its board of direct");
document.write("ors and strongly advocating for its mission of workforce development.\r\n\r\n\r\nRead more: The Warner Robins Patriot - MGTC s J Building has...\n
Friends and colleagues remember Dustin Scott
\n(WRCB TV3 NBC © 12/19/2011)
LAFAYETTE, GA. (WRCB) -- Dustin Scott served as the program director and instructor of industrial t");
document.write("echnologies at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. \n\nSaturday afternoon Scott lost control of his motorcycle and crashed just yards away from his home on Warren Road in Lafayette. \n\nDustin Scott was just 30-year-old and had already been an instructor at GNTC ...\n
GNTC mourning the loss of longtime instructor
\n(WRCB TV3");
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LAFAYETTE, WALKER COUNTY (WRCB) -- A North Georgia community is in shock over the death of an instructor. \n\nDustin Scott was a longtime teacher at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Channel 3 has learned he was killed in motorcycle accident near his home. \n\nDetails of the accident are still limited, but we do know Scott lost control of his motorcycle just yards from his driveway af...\n
West Ga. Tech students place in events at annual leadership competition
\n(Newnan - Times Herald © 12/18/2011)
Seventeen West Georgia Technical College Phi Beta Lambda students competed in the Georgia Fall Leadership Conference with each student placing in at least one competitive event.\n\nThe Georgia Fall Leadership Conference is an annual conference that provides excellent leadership and networking opportunities for students who are members of the various student organizations that are a p");
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WGTC DECA members travel to New York for leadership academy
\n(Newnan - Times Herald © 12/18/2011)
Members of the West Georgia Technical College Distributive Education Clubs of America members recently traveled to New York with marketing instructor Dr. George Gannage to attend the Collegiate Leadership Academy");
document.write(" November 17 - 19.\n\nCollegiate DECA is a student-centered organization whose program of leadership and personal development is designed specifically for students enrolled in the Marketing ...\n
Castleberry wins SGTC cosmetology department?s hairstyling competition
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 12/17/2011)
AMERICUS — \n The Sout");
document.write("h Georgia Technical College (SGTC) cosmetology students competed in a hair styling competition in the cosmetology lab on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, SGTC cosmetology instructor, coordinated the competition for her students.\n\n\n\n The students styled models of their choice and got creative with innovative and interesting hairstyles. Judges f...\n
GOAL semi-finalists named
\n(Cordele Dispatch © 12/17/2011)
Americus — \n AMERICUS — Four South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Cynthia Carter, program coordinator.\n\n\n\n Semifinalists include Kerry J. Beaver of Americus, who is enrolled in the Culinary Arts department; Merideth McCullough of Rochelle, Marketing ...\n
Gwinnett Tech starts new nursing scholarship
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 12/16/2011)
The sons of a former nurse donated more than $450,000 to Gwinnett Technical College to create a new nursing scholarship.\n\n\nThe Clarke Family Nursing Scholarship Endowment will award multiple scholarships each year to academically strong first- and second-year nursing students. The college awarded the first round of scholarships ");
document.write("to four students earlier this month.\n\n\nThe scholarship was funded by t...\n
Funds for education
\n(Augusta Chronicle © 12/16/2011)
Augusta Technical College President Terry Elam (from left) and Stefanie Bowie, the college's director of adult education, accept a $5,000 check from Dave Olson, the president and project manager of Sava");
document.write("nnah River Remediation, the liquid waste contractor for Savannah River Site. The check will help the college's foundation fund GED scholarships, which help students acquire their high school equiv...\n
CTC Christmas Tree Decorating Contest
\n(Marietta Patch © 12/16/2011)
Chattahoochee Technical College had a Christmas Tree Decorati");
document.write("ng contest with its student organizations at both the Marietta and North Metro campuses....\n
CTC Grads Set Examples, Break Records
\n(WLTZ (NBC-38) - Columbus,GA © 12/16/2011)
PRESS RELEASE\n\nAttendees of this Monday's Columbus Technical College graduation\nceremony will be treated to the school's largest commencement yet! &");
document.write("nbsp;About 600 students met the requirements\nto qualify for graduation and nearly 400 of them will be walking across the\nTrade Center ballroom stage on December 19 at 7:30 p.m. These students\ncompleted their educational requirements either duri...\n
Athens Tech's Jane Brown: Giving heart knows no limits
\n(Athens Banner Herald © 12/15/2011");
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An Athens Technical College student had fallen on hard times. Through no fault of her own, she and her two children faced a critical situation. Their power had been turned off, and other crucial issues waited in the wings.\r\n\r\nBetween tears of despair and fears of doom, the mother and I racked our brains about how to raise money that day in order to have heat restored for the weekend. We got over t...\n
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document.write("font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt;\">Career Academy gets benefactors
\n(Brunswick News © 12/15/2011)
Career Academy gets benefactors\n 12/15/2011\n By MICHAEL HALL The Brunswick News\n\n\n\nThe Golden Isles Career Academy Foundation received $75,000 in donations from the private sector in Glynn County Wednesday to fund college scholarships, service learning projects and special academic endeavors.\n\nGeorgia Pacific, the Broadfield Foundation, a philanthropic...\n
Setting an example: Mother of two earns associate degree from Chatt Tech
\n(Cherokee Tribune © 12/15/2011)
CANTON ? For Tanya Price, pursuing higher education was something she wanted to do to set an example for her children.\n\nThe 37-year-old business management major will graduate from Chattahoochee Technical College today with an associate degree. She plans to get a master?s ");
document.write("degree in business administration from Kennesaw State University.\n\nA Florida native, Price started college at Florida A&M Unive...\n
Chatt Tech Honors 1,000 Grads
\n(Holly Springs Patch.com © 12/15/2011)
Around 1,000 Chattahoochee Technical College were honored in a ceremony at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The ceremony h");
document.write("onored those completing their programs of study during the summer term and fall semester.
\n\n\nState Sen. Chip Rogers was the commencement speaker at the event. Rogers was first elected in 2002 to the Georgia House of Representatives before being elected to the Georgia...\n
Ga. Piedmonts Law Enforcement Academy advances
\n(Rockdale - Citizen ");
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COVINGTON -- The Law Enforcement Academy at Georgia Piedmont Technical College has graduated from being a pilot program to one that can begin to offer advanced classes in addition to its Basic Mandate program.\nThe Law Enforcement Academy is one of the State's first P.O.S.T-certified Basic Mandate programs on a college campus with college credit. In addition to receiving P.O.S.T. Basic Law Enforcem...\n
Job fair attracts thousands
\n(Statesboro Herald © 12/15/2011)
A job fair expected to attract 1,500 people to Ogeechee Technical College Wednesday, had already processed that many applicants by noon. By 6 p.m., 3,500 people had filled out employment applications to be part of Great Dane?s initial workforce when its 450,000-square-foot manufacturing plant opens in Statesboro early next year....\n
Story and video: New APD program fast tracks students to force
\n(WALB-TV Albany © 12/15/2011)
Albany Police Chief John Proctor and leaders from Albany's three higher education institutions announced the new School To Work Police Academy Program, Wednesday.\r\n\r\nThe new program will allow final year criminal justice students to receive hands-on experience with APD and when they complete the program they'll go straight to the force. ");
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Thousands pack Great Dane job fair
\n(WTOC-TV Savannah © 12/15/2011)
STATESBORO, GA (WTOC) -\n \n\nThe line of job hopefuls stretched from one corner of Ogeechee Tech's campus to another...to another. Some were waiting at Ogeechee Technical College as early as 4");
document.write(" a.m., looking to work at the new Great Dane plant.\n\n\"I'm trying to better myself, looking for a better job than the one I'm holding right now,\" explained Darrell Hester of Oliver, as he waited...\n
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SGTC names GOAL Award semi-finalists
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 12/14/2011)
AMERICUS &mdas");
document.write("h; \n Four South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Cynthia Carter, coordinator for SGTC’s GOAL program.\n\n\n\n Chosen as semifinalists are: Kerry J. Beaver of Americus, culinary arts; Merideth McCullough of Rochelle, marketing management; Rebecca Rh...\n
NGTC receives special donation during ribbon-cutting ceremony
\n(Anderson (SC) Independent © 12/14/2011)
At the recent ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new welding building at North Georgia Technical College, Bosal North America made a contribution.\r\n\r\nBosal?s North America plant is on Ross Road in Lavonia. Plant manager Mike Morelli and human resources manager Whit Diggs presented a $1,000 check to the NGTC Foundation for welding scholarships. Bosal has committed $5,000 to the scholarship program ove...\n
Gwinnett Tech official provides update, goals for the new year
\n(North Fulton Neighbor © 12/14/2011)
Vice President of Economic Development for Gwinnett Technical College David McCulloch delivered news about the college?s future in north Fulton at last week?s Roswell Rotary Club meeting. \n\n\nLeading off with the answer to the question on many north Fulton minds");
document.write(", McCulloch said the school has not yet chosen a location for the campus. \n\n\n?The selection process is currently under review by the State ...\n
STC Foundation steps up to the plate for economic development
\n(Swainsboro Forest-Blade © 12/14/2011)
The Southeastern Technical College Foundation voted on\nWednesday, November 30, to sup");
document.write("ply additional funding to Commercial\nTruck Driving (CTD) students to offset the decreased award offered\nby the HOPE program.\n \n \n?? When changes were made to HOPE early this year, the CTD program\nwas hit particularly hard. The seven-week program?s total cost is\n$3,475, and before the changes, stu...\n
Albany Police to start new recruiting initiat");
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\n(WFXL (Fox-31) Albany,GA © 12/14/2011)
ALBANY, GA -- The Albany police department is announcing a partnership with Albany Technical College, Albany State University?and Darton College to begin an incentive program to attract more recruits. The program will be an internship for criminal justice students entering their final semester. After successful completion, students will be hired on with a three year commitment.\n\n\n\nStay connected t...\n
Thousands Turn Out for Great Dane Job Fair
\n(WSAV-TV Savannah © 12/14/2011)
STATESBORO, GA --\n \n \n\nSeveral thousand people appear to have turned out for the Great Dane job fair today in Statesboro. Great Dane has 400 job openings.\n\nA spokesman from the Department of Labor says people were lined up this morning at 6 o'clock. Mel Wages says as of noon, more than 1,500 people had gone through orientation and had been able to fi");
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Gwinnett largest county earns work ready status
\n(Gwinnett Daily Post © 12/13/2011)
LAWRENCEVILLE -- Gwinnett County has been designated as a \"Georgia Certified Work Ready Community,\" becoming the first of the five core metro Atlanta counties to earn the certific");
document.write("ation that represents a dedication to providing top-notch job training.\nGwinnett became the largest county in the state to earn the certification when the governor's office made the announcement Monday. Communities that e...\n
16 to graduate from Basic Law Enforcement program at GNTC Gordon campus
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 12/13/2011)
Savannah Technical College selects Toni Rowland to attend the (EAGLE) Leadership Institute
\n(Savannah Morning News © 12/13/2011)
Toni Rowland has been chosen to represent Savannah Technical College at the Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Leadership Institute in Atlanta Feb. 13-15....\n
Columbus Tech auditorium named after longtime custodian
\n(WLTZ (NBC-38) - Columbus,GA © 12/13/2011)
To celebrate the early birthday of lead custodian at Columbus Technical College, Charles \"Mr. Mac\" McCaulley. The school has renamed its main auditorium in his honor. \n\nThe naming announcement came as a surprise Monday morning to the 100 or so faculty and staff members, including the honoree, who attended the \"mandatory presentation\" called by Columbus Tech president, Bob Jones. The room...\n
CTC Trip to China Yields Three Major Agreements
\n(WLTZ-TV Columbus © 12/13/2011)
Columbus Technical College Director of International Education and Outreach, Dr. Ian Bond, embarked on a trip to the People's Republic of China recently and before he returned to the states, three major Chinese institutions of higher learning had signed agreements with Columbus Tech. Dr. Bo");
document.write("nd and International development consultant Dr. Robert George visited the country in November on this missio...\n
CTC Trip to China Yields Three Major Agreements
\n(WLTZ-TV Columbus © 12/13/2011)
Columbus Technical College Director of International Education and Outreach, Dr. Ian Bond, embarked on a trip to the People's Republic of");
document.write(" China recently and before he returned to the states, three major Chinese institutions of higher learning had signed agreements with Columbus Tech. Dr. Bond and International development consultant Dr. Robert George visited the country in November on this missio...\n
CTC trip to China yields 3 major agreements
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COLUMBUS, Ga. --\n \n \n\nColumbus Technical College Director of International Education and Outreach, Dr. Ian Bond, embarked on a trip to the People’s Republic of Chinarecently and before he returned to the states, three major Chinese institutions of higher learning had signed agreements with Columbus Tech. Dr. Bond and International development consultant Dr. Robert George visited t...\n
Ogeechee Tech win state award
\n(Savannah Morning News © 12/12/2011)
The state board of the Technical College System of Georgia has named Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro as the state?s technical college of the year.\r\n\r\nBoard chairman Paul Holmes presented Ogeechee president Dawn Cartee with the Perdue Award for the 2011 Georgia Technical College of the Year Thursday during the board?s monthly meeting in Atlanta.\r\n\r\n?This award validates the hard work our w...\n
Smith: Achieving WIT goals is imperative
\n(Athens Banner-Herald © 12/10/2011)
At 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, every child in Athens will be on course to graduate from a postsecondary education.\n\n\nAn ambitious goal? Definitely.\n\n\nAn achievable goal? Absolutely. \n\n\nSkeptics may justifiably scoff. Regardless, it is absolutely critical that we make an all-out effort ");
document.write("to succeed. Otherwise, Athens-Clarke County will continue to lose out on attracting the types of jobs that ...\n
Marketing management degree opens many doors
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 12/10/2011)
Whether you’re interested in business, retail, marketing, sales or starting your own enterprise, a degree in marketing mana");
document.write("gement can help you get started.\n\n\n“I tell prospective students that it opens a lot of doors to employment, because marketing isn’t tied to one specific industry,” said Mark Upton, director of marketing management at Georgia Northwestern Technical Colle...\n
County school system shows off academy renovations
\n(Carrollton Time");
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The Carroll County School System on Thursday unveiled its newly renovated College and Career Academy, the first phase of which was a $1.5 million effort from the school system, provided for by grant money, to improve the facility as well as the equipment in the 30-year-old building.\r\n\r\nRead more: Times-Georgian - County school system shows off academy renovations...\n
Atlanta Technical College Honors Top Instructor and Student for 2011
\n(Rolling Out © 12/10/2011)
On Thursday, Dec. 8, Atlanta Technical College and President Alvetta Peterman Thomas presented Progress & Priorities: A Gobal Community Celebrating the Holiday Season. The theme was Ready for the World, preparing students for the world in 2012. ATC?s enrollment has increased 33.4 percent since 2006.\r\nHonorees included Dreem Penn, Atlanta Technical College graduate and 2011 Instructor of the Year;...\n
Chattahoochee Tech finishes No. 1 in coaches' poll
\n(WXIA-TV Atlanta (AP) © 12/10/2011)
Chattahoochee Tech's football team has been named champion of the National Club Football Association in the league's final coaches' poll released this week....\n
Lanier Tech Earns ?Gold Standard? Accreditation
\n(Barrow Patch © 12/09/2011)
Lanier Technical College, which has a campus in Winder, has received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges....\n
MTC's DECA reaches out
\n(Moultrie Observer © 12/09/2011)
MOULTRIE — \n The Moultrie Technical College chapter of Collegiate DECA combined its annual community service projects into one drive benefitting both the Serenity House and the Colquitt County Food Bank. On Dec. 1, members delivered about 1,000 pounds of non-perishable food items to the Colquitt County Food Bank and loaded a truck-full of clothing, toys and household goods for the Serenity H...\n
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document.write("Georgia Northwestern Technical College 2011-2012 EAGLEs named
\n(Rome News Tribune © 12/09/2011)
Six adults have been named as 2011-2012 Exceptional Adult Georgians in Literacy Education at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, having been nominated by their instructors. EAGLEs are selected to represent their county?s Adult Education program. \r\n\r\nRead more: RN-T.com - GNTC Recognizes EAGLE");
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GNTC Recognizes EAGLEs
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 12/09/2011)
Six adults have been named as 2011- 2012 Exceptional Adult Georgians in Literacy Education (EAGLE) at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), having been nominated by their instructors. EAGLEs are selected to represent their county’s Adult Education progr");
document.write("am. The criteria for EAGLE nominees include graduating with a General Educational Development® Diploma and enrolling in a colleg...\n
Wiregrass students pack boxes for Adopt-A-Family program
\n(Tifton Gazette © 12/09/2011)
VALDOSTA — \n \n\n\n\n As you’re finishing up your holiday shopping and planning your Christ");
document.write("mas day meal, don’t forget about those less fortunate in the community whose holiday season adds an extra burden of trying to provide with little to no means of doing so. The Student Leadership Council at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has not only remembered those in need, but has ...\n
SGTC participates in Technical College System of Georgia 2011 Lead");
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\n(Americus Times Recorder © 12/08/2011)
South Georgia Technical College President Sparky Reeves and members of the college?s Board of Directors and Foundation Board of Trustees attended the Technical College System of Georgia 2011 Leadership Conference titled ?Skills2Work? recently in Savannah....\n
SGTC awarded ");
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\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 12/08/2011)
AMERICUS — \n South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) has been granted accreditation through the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS/COC). The announcement was made on Tuesday, December 6 at the SACS-COC College Delegate Assembly Business Meeting in Orlando, Florida.\n\n\n\n SGTC President Sparky Reeves, Vice President of Technology and...\n
Technical Colleges Approve Plan To Boost Grads
\n(Associated Press © 12/08/2011)
The Technical College System of Georgia has approved an agreement with the state university system to help increase the number of students who finish college.\r\nThe technical college board OK'd the \"Complete College Georgia\" initiative during a meeting Thursday to address statistics showing that only 42 percent of adults in the state have some kind");
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Athens Tech named runner-up among state's tech schools
\n(Athens Banner Herald © 12/08/2011)
Athens Technical College was named a runner-up for the state?s 2011 Perdue Award honoring the state Technical College of the Year, the state board of the Technical College System of Georgia announced Thu");
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Community celebrates Career Academy's dedication
\n(Athens Banner Herald © 12/08/2011)
Alumni of Athens High and Industrial School gathered Wednesday to celebrate their old school?s reincarnation during the dedication of the Athens Community Career Academy and H.T. Edwards Complex....\n
Community celebrates Career Academy's dedication
\n(Athens Banner-Herald © 12/08/2011)
Alumni of Athens High and Industrial School gathered Wednesday to celebrate their old school?s reincarnation during the dedication of the Athens Community Career Academy and H.T. Edwards Complex.\n\n\nThe H.T. Edwards Complex was once Athens? black high school ? Athens High and Ind");
document.write("ustrial School ? which later became Burney-Harris High School.\n\n\nNamed after Athens High?s longtime and well-known princi...\n
Chattahoochee Tech addresses manufacturing skills gap
\n(Atlanta Journal Constitution © 12/08/2011)
About 5 percent of U.S. manufacturing jobs (up to 600,000) go unfilled because employers can?t find candid");
document.write("ates with the required skills, according to a 2011 survey by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute. Sixty-seven percent of 1,100 manufacturers claimed a moderate-to-severe shortage of qualified workers.\r\n\r\nChattahoochee Technical College wants to change that by increasing the skills of Geor...\n
Augusta Technical College graduates peace officers<");
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Eric Snowberger, the lead instructor for the Peace Officers Training Academy at Augusta Technical College, wanted to make sure his 25 graduates enter the force knowing what they are getting themselves into....\n
Black Diamond Gala Scheduled for January 21
\n(Barrow Patch © 12/08/2011)
After earning her GED, Linda* is now an operating room technician, and two of her children are graduating high school this year. Rene?* is now a nurse. Maricella*, an English as Second language student and GED graduate is now a college student, soon to have a degree in accounting. David* has earned a GED diploma after several starts, completed all levels of the welding program, and has recently b...\n
\n(Cordele Dispatch © 12/08/2011)
Orlando, FL. — \n South Georgia Technical College has been granted accreditation through the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS/COC). \n\n\n\n The announcement was made on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the SACS-COC College Delegate Assembly Business Meeting in Orlando, FL.\n\n\n\n South Georgia Tech President Sparky Reeves, Vice President of Technology and Inst...\n
SGTC named finalist for college of the year
\n(Cordele Dispatch © 12/08/2011)
South Georgia Technical College has been named a finalist for the state?s 2011 Technical College of the Year award. The announcement was made during last week?s meeting of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia in Atlanta....\n
Career Academy grant will broaden reach
\n(Dalton Daily Citizen © 12/08/2011)
The Whitfield Career Academy ? soon to be retooled as the Northwest Georgia College and Career Academy ? just got $2.6 million richer.\r\n\r\nThe Georgia College and Career Academy Project state grant announcement came Thursday in Atlanta from Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and state Sen. Charlie Bethel, R-Dalton. Caree");
document.write("r Academy Principal and Chief Executive Officer Tim Fleming said the grant will allow the aca...\n
Lanier Technical College Earns COC Accreditation
\n(Dawson Times © 12/08/2011)
Oakwood, GA Dec. 6, 2011. On December 6, 2011, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) voted to accredit Lanier ");
document.write("Technical College.\n\n\n?This is the culmination of a five-year effort by Lanier Technical College,? said President Russell Vandiver. ?Regional accreditation by a body such as SACS-COC is the gold standard for academic quality. This accreditation, ...\n
Lanier Tech receives full accreditation
\n(Forsyth County News © 12/08/2011)
After");
document.write(" a five-year process, Lanier Technical College received full accreditation Tuesday.\n\nThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges voted to make Lanier Tech one of 800 regionally accredited colleges in the South, joining institutions such as the University of Georgia, Emory University, Georgia State University and Georgia Tech as well as most of the state's technical...\n
Deal Paves Way For College
\n(Georgia Public Broadcasting © 12/08/2011)
Middle Georgia educators have signed an agreement making it easier to move from technical school to a four year college. It?s part of a broader effort to increase graduation rates and improve the workforce.\r\n\r\nThe agreement means information technology students who complete two years at Middle Georgia and Central Georgia Technical Colleges can move seamlessly to Macon State College as juniors with...\n
Macon State College, Central Georgia and Middle Georgia tech colleges sign IT agreement
\n(Macon Telegraph © 12/08/2011)
WARNER ROBINS -- The presidents of Macon State College, Central Georgia and Middle Georgia technical colleges signed an agreement Wednesday that will allow technical college graduates to transfer easily into Macon State?s information technology bachelor?s degree pro");
document.write("gram.\r\nUnder the agreement, students who graduate from certain associate degree programs at the two technical colleges will be able to...\n
Putnam County lands big grant for career academy
\n(Macon Telegraph © 12/08/2011)
Putnam County will receive a $2.6 million grant to fund a new college and career academy, state officials annou");
document.write("nced Monday.\r\nThe Georgia College and Career Academy Project awarded funding to four counties overall, according to a statement from Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and state Sen. Johnny Grant.\r\n\r\n\r\nRead more: http://www.macon.com/2011/12/05/1812399/putnam-county-lands-big-grant.html#ixzz1fxWM2eVE...\n
32 Chatt Tech Students Nominated for GOAL Award
\n(Ma");
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Instructors at Chattahoochee Technical College have nominated 32 of their students for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition, according to Lucylle Shelton, coordinator for the college?s GOAL program....\n
Atlanta Forum Focuses on Saudi Education
\n(Middle East North Africa Financ");
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Story includes discussion by Saudi deputy education minister with the TCSG's Dr. Sanford Chandler...\n
MTC milestone: Rad Tech students get engaged
\n(Moultrie Observer © 12/08/2011)
Moultrie Technical College?s Radiologic Technology, or Rad Tech, program has seen two firsts this fall semester");
document.write(": Its inaugural set of associate-level degree graduates are also its first duo to announce their engagement after meeting in the program.\r\n\r\nInstructor Alfred Jones and clinical coordinator Buffie Spencer say that T.J. Luke, 25, of Tifton, and Kalley Sangster, 22, of Moultrie, are the fir...\n
A Crash Course in Ice Sculpting
\n(Northeast Cobb P");
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Jim Duggan, former Chattahoochee Technical College (CTC) instructor and owner of Ice Sculpture Inc., was guest teacher at the Chattahoochee Technical College on Tuesday instructing culinary students in the skillful art of ice sculpting....\n
Head of Career Academy wants students to pursue dreams
\n(Savannah Morni");
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Barbara Prosser says she sees too many college students returning home to live with their parents after graduation.\r\n\r\nAs the chief executive officer of the Effingham College and Career Academy, one of her goals is to get students excited about creating their own way in the world....\n
STC Foundation names 2012-2013 Executive Com");
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\n(Swainsboro Forest-Blade © 12/08/2011)
The Southeastern Technical College Foundation welcomed\nits 2012-2013 executive committee in a meeting Thursday, Nov.\n17.?\n \n \n?? The positions of chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer for\nthe 2012-2013 term will be filled by Lynda Morgan, Mary Ruth Ray,\nLynda English, and Dennis Ingley, respectively, who represent\nEmanuel, Tattnall, Candler, and Toombs counties.\n \n\n ...\n
STC student overcomes challenges to succeed
\n(Swainsboro Forest-Blade © 12/08/2011)
For a student whom teachers describe as intelligent and\nbound for success, Travis Hudson had a unique reaction to his first\ntwo quarters at Southeastern Technical College.\n \n \n?? ?I wanted to quit so bad I couldn?t stand it,? said Hudson.\n \n\n?? But then, Hudson is himself a unique story.\n?? The 22-year-old from Wrightsville was a cham");
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?Unwavering commitment?: Man with local ties honored for vision, leadership as Albany Tech President
\n(Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) © 12/08/2011)
A man with local ties has been honored by Albany Technical College in Georgia.\r\nThe college's board of directors voted to name the ins");
document.write("titution's new library and media center after Dr. Anthony O. Parker, president of Albany Technical College. Parker is the only child of the late Lee S. and Hennie O. Parker of St. Matthews, and he is married to Sandra Pinkney Parker of Orangeburg.\r\n\r\n\r\nRead more:...\n
Great Dane Sets Up Training for New Plant
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Great Dane Trailers and Georgia Quick Start, the state?s workforce training organization, announced plans for training the company?s projected 400 new employees.\r\n\r\nGreat Dane has built a 450,000-square-foot facility on a 118-acre site in Statesboro. In its first phase, the plant will be able to produce more than 5,000 trailers annually and will employ more than 400 people. The company?s manufactu...\n
Paying it Forward: Wiregrass students pack boxes for Adopt-A-Family program
\n(Valdosta Daily Times © 12/08/2011)
VALDOSTA — \n As you’re finishing up your holiday shopping and planning your Christmas day meal, don’t forget about those less fortunate in the community whose holiday season adds an extra burden of trying to provide with little to no means of doing so. The Student Leadership Council at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has not only remembered those in need, but has go");
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Wiregrass Tech helps students in need
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 12/08/2011)
Valdosta, Georgia -\n A south Georgia technical college is helping students in need this holiday season. \nForty students from Wiregrass Georgia Tech's student leadership board filled boxes with food Wednesday at Second Harvest of");
document.write(" South Georgia.\nThe boxes will be delivered to 32 families with 86 children.\nStudents and faculty adopted students' families who are in need and bought th...\n
Story and video: Albany Tech Firefighter Training Tower dedicated
\n(WALB-TV Albany © 12/08/2011)
Current and future firefighters can now use a new training facility in ");
document.write("Albany.\r\n\r\nAlbany Technical College and community leaders cut the ribbon to open the school's firefighter training tower Thursday.\r\n\r\nThe two-story burn building will be used by the nationally certified Fire Science Technology Program at Albany Tech to train emergency responders....\n
Story and video: EMTs are in high demand
\n(WALB-TV Albany &");
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Southwest Georgia Technical College in Thomasville now offers day and nighttime EMT classes. \"There's a lot of industry around here that work shift work so if they get off at seven o'clock in the morning they can come in for a couple hours, do some learning and hopefully get out of that nasty shift work industrial type of deal and get into a career,\" said Lester...\n
Story and video: EAGLE program promotes adult literacy
\n(Warner Robins Patriot © 12/08/2011)
Middle Georgia Technical College has a new ambassador for its adult learning programs. Deandra Green of Fort Valley was selected as the 2011 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education, or EAGLE, for the school, with Ana Segovia of Houston County as runner up.\r\n\r\n\r\nRead more: The Warner Robins Patriot - EAGLE program promotes adult literacy...\n
Story and video: Historic agreement signed for mid-state schools
\n(Warner Robins Patriot © 12/08/2011)
A historic partnership was signed by three local institutions on Wednesday that will streamline higher education courses in the mid-state.\r\n\r\nCentral Georgia Tech, Middle Georgia Tech, and Macon State College inked an agreement that will allow students to seamlessly transfer credits and courses from the two technical ");
document.write("schools to Macon state.\r\n\r\nRead more: The Warner Robins Patriot - Historic agreem...\n
CTC Signs Partnership Agreement with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
\n(WLTZ-TV Columbus © 12/08/2011)
In a continuing effort to make the obtainment of a college education easier on its students, Columbus Technical College and the Columbus c");
document.write("ampus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) at Pratt & Whitney have entered into a partnership agreement. The agreement allows students to transfer almost 60 classes ranging in virtually everything from college algebra to world history, psychology, publ...\n
New plant bringing 80 to 100 jobs to south Augusta
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A company that makes coloring agents for concrete and plastic will build a $115 million plant near Augusta Regional Airport.\n\nRockwood Color Pigment and Services will employ between 80 and 100 people at the facility at Doug Barnard Parkway and Dixon Airline Road. The plant will take about 18 months to build.\n\nAfter its completion, expected in the first half of 2013, Rockwood plans to close its St....\n
Lanier Tech receives full accreditation by commission
\n(Barrow County News © 12/07/2011)
After a five-year process, Lanier Technical College received full accreditation Tuesday.\n\nThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges voted to make Lanier Tech one of 800 regionally accredited colleges in the South, joining institutions such as the University of Georgia, Emory University, Georgia State University and Georgia Tech as well as most of the state's technical...\n
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?A very good fit?
\n(Dalton Daily Citizen © 12/07/2011)
Karey Williams, an assistant principal at Northwest Whitfield High School, will move to the principal spot at Southeast Whitfield High School after Christmas break.\n\n\n\n Williams has worked for Whitfield County Schools since 1999 when she came to teach English at Southeast. She has also ");
document.write("been principal at Valley Point Elementary and is over curriculum and scheduling at Northwest. Before coming to Wh...\n
Lanier Tech receives full accreditation
\n(Dawson Community News © 12/07/2011)
After a five-year process, Lanier Technical College received full accreditation Tuesday.\n\nThe Southern Association of Colleges and Scho");
document.write("ols Commission on Colleges voted to make Lanier Tech one of 800 regionally accredited colleges in the South, joining institutions such as the University of Georgia, Emory University, Georgia State University and Georgia Tech as well as most of the state's technical...\n
Lanier Tech earns full accreditation
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Lanier Technical College received full accreditation Tuesday.\n\nThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges voted to make Lanier Tech one of 800 regionally accredited colleges in the South, joining institutions such as the University of Georgia, Emory University, Georgia State University and Georgia Tech as well as most of the state's technical schools, according to a ne...\n
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\n(Swainsboro Forest-Blade © 12/07/2011)
Seven Georgia FFA chapters from Columbia County to\nTattnall County assembled for a regional competition on the\nSwainsboro campus of Southeastern Technical College on Tuesday,\nNovember 15. Students competed in Environmental Natural Resources,\nFarm Business Management, and FFA Quiz to become the Area 4\nrepresentatives at the statewide FFA competition on December 3.\n \n \n?? Jill Lehm...\n
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Our Opinion: December 6, 2011
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 12/06/2011)
AMERICUS — \n Congratulations to South Georgia Technical College\n\n\n\n We’ve known that South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is a huge asset to our community as well as to the region and state, so we were not surprisef when SGTC was named as o");
document.write("ne of three finalists for the award as the state’s 2011 Technical College of the Year. The announcement was made last week...\n
Chatt Tech Goes Beyond Traditional Web Design
\n(Kennesaw Patch.com © 12/06/2011)
Chattahoochee Technical College?s Web Site Design program will be\nreplaced by a newly developed Web Applications Desi");
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\n\n\nThe new program, which is housed in with other computer information technology programs offered by the college, will take a broader look at multiple technologies and focus on the industry from the programming aspects.\n\n?With smart phones, iPads and Web...\n
OTC dental program shines
\n(Statesboro Herald © 12/");
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With the state unemployment rate holding at more than 10 percent, many Georgia residents are struggling to find a job, unless perhaps, they are a recent graduate of one of Georgia's technical colleges. Technical college job placement rates in Georgia have remained very high, especially for Ogeechee Technical College....\n
Ga. Counties Getting Care");
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\n(WSAV-TV Savannah © 12/06/2011)
EATONTON, Ga. --\n \n \n \n\n \n\nEATONTON, Ga. (AP) State officials say Putnam County will receive a $2.6 million grant to fund a new college and career academy.\n \n\n.Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and state Sen. Johnny Grant said Monday the Georgia College and Career Academy Project awarded the funding. Besides Putnam, grants are going to Whitfield, Barrow and Lamar count...\n
Hi-Tech Solutions
\n(Moultrie Observer © 11/28/2011)
Moultrie Technical College?s Computer Information Systems (CIS) program students put on a demonstration for the school?s administrators recently to show them what it takes to make a system that runs six times faster than the average desktop computer....\n
Chattahoochee Tech Takes Fourth at Horticulture Competition
\n(N/A © 11/28/2011)
More than 20 Chattahoochee Technical College students, instructors and staff members celebrated Sunday in Joliet, Ill., as it was announced that the team had placed fourth in the annual competition portion of PLANET Student Career Days. ?
\n\n\n?It was a great result,? Shane Evans, instructor and division chair of technical programs, said in a news release Sunday. ?The students per");
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SGTC?s Catherine Volley named EAGLE GED Graduate of Year for state
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CTC paralegal program grows with demand
\n(Cartersville Daily Tribune © 11/26/2011)
As the nationwide demand for paralegals and legal assistants grows, Chattahoochee Technical College's Par");
document.write("alegal Certificate Program at the college's North Metro Campus is expanding. The program now boasts 23 students -- nearly double the enrollment from last year. \n\n\"Paralegal jobs are projected as growing faster than average, and obtaining a certificate in Paralegal studies will give the job cand...\n
County officials to celebrate Work Ready certification");
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\n(Bryan County News © 11/25/2011)
Georgia Work Ready is administered through the Technical College System of Georgia. The Governor?s Office of Workforce Development was created by Gov. Sonny Perdue in August 2006 to improve the job training and marketability of Georgia?s workforce and drive future economic growth for the state....\n
Turner ");
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\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 11/25/2011)
THOMASVILLE — \n Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) recently named Frances Turner as the primary instructor for its new Health Information Technology (HIT) Program. Turner has much experience, not only in Health Information Management, but also as an instructor at SWGTC, where she has taught various classes over the past 19 years.\n\n\n\n “The HIT program offered locally at the Sou...\n
College Staff Gives Back to Students
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County officials to celebrate Work Ready certification
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American Proteins donates to ATC
\n(Albany Herald © 11/24/2011)
ALBANY ? Norman Barber, human resources and safety manager for American Proteins Inc., presented Albany Technical College president Anthony Parker with a check for $6,500 for the ATC Foundation?s scholarship fund on Tuesday.\n\nForsyth County business and civic l");
document.write("eader Tommy Bagwell and his wife, Chantal, established the $500,000 Bagwell Family Scholarship Endowment to provide scholarships for studen...\n
SGTC?S Bird named to GEAC State Board
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 11/24/2011)
AMERICUS — \n South Georgia Technical College Vice President for Institutional Advancement Su Ann Bird w");
document.write("as elected to the Georgia Education Advancement Council (GEAC) State Board at the group’s annual conference held recently at Brasstown Valley at Young Harris.\n\n\n\n The GEAC was organized in 1974, to “foster greater professional advancement for Georgia college and university perso...\n
SWGTC completes successful internal campaign
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THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - The faculty and staff at a south Georgia technical college are giving back to the students they serve.\n\nFor the 12th year in a row, 100 percent of the employees at Southwest Georgia Tech pledged donations to the Annual Giving Campaign.\n\nThe more than $27,000 raised will go directly and indirectly to the students through new programs and scholarships. \"We have some tha...\n
State honors MTC benefactor
\n(Moultrie Observer © 11/23/2011)
TIFTON — \n Tiftonite Clarence Smith, pictured third from the right, was recently named 2011 Benefactor of the Year for the Technical College System of Georgia through the Technical College Foundation Association. Smith donated a 107-acre tract of wooded property in Tifton to Moultrie Tech in December 2007. Moultrie Tech’s Tifton Campus currently uses the land as an on-site laboratory e...\n
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Wins GED Awards
\n(North Fulton.com © 11/23/2011)
The GED Testing Program of Georgia, part of the Technical College System, awarded the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System the \"Largest Growth in Number of GED Test-Takers\" award.\r\n\r\nThe Library System received the award in the category of large-sized GED te");
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Savannah Tech Dedicates Student Enrichment Center, Names Classrooms after Berry
\n(Savannah Tribune © 11/23/2011)
Dr. Bertice Berry stands in front of classrooms named for her Savannah ");
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ATC names media center for president
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ALBANY -- Albany Technical college honored longtime President Anthony Parker Monday by officially dedicating the school's library and media center as the Anthony O. Parker, Ph.");
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Graduation held for 1st group attending Mage Solar Academy class at SGTC
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AMERICUS — \n Scott Simmons, an entrepreneur from Oglethorpe, who is interested in becoming a part of the prospering solar industry, was a member of the initial Mage Solar Academy Entry Level PV (Photovoltaic) 101 continuing education class held recently at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC).\n\n\n\n Ten individuals from across the state who are interested in knowing more about solar energy t...\n
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AMERICUS — \n Donna Whitt of Mauk, a marketing management student at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), has been selected as the fourth recipient of the Leonard and Marie Waitsman Marketing Scholarship, which was established and endowed by the Waitsman family in honor of Marie Waitsman and in memory of the late Leonard Waitsman.\n\n\n\n “I would like to thank Mrs. Waitsman and her fami...\n
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Savannah Tech unveils new 3D technology
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Savannah Technical College now offers three-dimensional training for students after buying four 3D trainers with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education as a Predominantly Black Institution...\n
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Albany Tech's Dr. Parker receives a new honor
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ALBANY, GA -- The longest serving president of Albany Technical College now has one more accomplishment to be proud of.\n\nThe new library at Albany Tech's Logistics Education Center was dedicated to President Dr. Anthony Parker, who is the fifth president of the college.\n\nThe Honorable Congressman Sanford Bishop presented Parker with a congressional record.\n\nParker was also presented with a flag th..");
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Poultry plant donates to Albany Tech
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ALBANY, GA -- A local industry is giving back to the community by allowing students to have easier access to financial aid.\n\nAmerican Proteins, a chicken processing plant in Cuthbert, donated $6,500 to Albany Technical College.\n\nPresident, Dr. Anthon");
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Savannah Tech to use 3D trainers for select classes
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SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) -\n \n\nYou may have seen 3D movies, but what about learning using 3D");
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It took six years in the making, but the Career Development Center at Albany Technical College held its ribbon cutting earlier this month. The renovated campus building will serve both students searching for employment and employers searching for workers. ATC students can find an abundance of resources enabling them to choose a career path that will, in turn, assist them with suitable and rewardin...\n
Tifton?s Clarence Smith named Technical College Benefactor of the Year
\n(Tifton Gazette © 11/21/2011)
Nominated by the Moultrie Technical College Foundation, Inc., Smith presented the College with an unparalleled donation in December 2007 ? a tract of 107 acres of wooded property on Perdue Road in Tifton, appraised at close to $700,000....\n
GOOD NEWS FROM SCHOOLS: Veterinary group gives first scholarship
\n(Gwinnett Daily Post © 11/20/2011)
SUGAR HILL -- The Gwinnett County Veterinary Medical Association has announced the award of its first merit-based scholarship to Jennifer Berndt, a Buford resident and second-year veterinary technician student at Gwinnett Technical College.\n\nBerendt, a student of the college's veterinary technician program, will be presented with her sch");
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Tifton?s Clarence Smith named Technical College Benefactor of the Year
\n(Tifton Gazette © 11/20/2011)
TIFTON — \n Special to The Gazette\n\n\n\n TIFTON — The Georgia Technical College Foundation Association acknowledged its most outstanding volunteers ");
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Powering toward the future
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 11/19/2011)
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MasterChef Casting Call in Savannah on Saturday
\n(WJCL ABC 22 Savannah © 11/19/2011)
MasterChef\nAuditions Are Coming to Savannah Technical College\n\n\nSAVANNAH – Savannah\nTechnical College will host an open casting call for the third season of Master\nChef from 10AM to 6PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011, at STC’s Savannah Campus\n(5717 White Bluff Road, Savannah, GA 31405).\n\n \n“As one of the top culinary schools in the Southeast, we are honored that\nMasterChef h...\n
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Clayton County nearing Work Ready status
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Clayton County?s goal of becoming a ?Work Ready Community? may become a reality by next year, according to the local Work Force Development specialist. \n\nAdleasia ?Lisa? Cameron said she is overseeing the program for Clayton County and is also a research and marketing analyst for the Clayton County Department of Economic Development.\n\nShe said she is hopeful the county will reach Georgia Work Read...\n
Columbus Tech signs credit transfer agreement with Georgia Southwestern State University
\n(Columbus Ledger-Enquirer © 11/15/2011)
Columbus Technical College signed an agreement this morning with Georgia Southwestern State University that will mean easier transferability of credits between the schools.The signing was in the Robert L. Wright Jr. Health Sciences Center on Columbus Tech's River Road campus.On hand for the signing was Columbus Tech President Bob Jones and Georgia Southweste");
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AT&T makes donation to Albany Technical College
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Columbus Tech hosts Free Solar Panel Discussion with Industry and Finance Experts
\n(WLTZ (NBC-38) - Columbus,GA © 11/15/2011)
PRESS RELEASE\n\nColumbus Technical College is hosting an informational program about the power of the sun and its opportunities for the state and the economy. Starting at 4:30pm in Patrick Hall Auditorium, Mayor Teresa Tomlinson will welcome the audience before the solar panelists take the stage.\n\nSolar energy, a mainstream source of energy in many parts of the world, is becoming increasingly popul...\n
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For the Best Pay Relative to Education Cost, Choose Technical College over Law School, Analysts Say
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Hedge fund managers evaluating likely default rates on student loans say law school debt is a bad investment. Their analysis translates to this advice for students: It may be better to go to technical college");
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Top Site Selection Factors: Availability of Skilled Labor - Closing the Gap
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Job outlook for paralegals is bright
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?Jobs are beginning to bounce back and we?re seeing good graduates get positions, especially inside the beltway of Atlanta,? said Virgil Costley, program director for paralegal studies at Georgia Piedmont Technical College (formerly DeKalb Technical College).\r\n\r\nParalegals assist attorneys with many of their duties. They aren?t allowed to practice law and they can?t set legal fees, give legal advi...\n
Adult education program celebrates milestone
\n(Barrow County News © 11/14/2011)
By Carman Peterson\nBarrow County News\n \nThe Winder-Barrow Coalition for Adult and Continuing Education hosted a Milestone Celebration Event Thursday to mark the service of over 10,000 adult students in Barrow County.\n\"We’ve had 10,000 students served and 10,000 lives changed, and the community has improved,\" said WBCACE Executive Director Sherri Perry.\nSince its foundation in 1993, the ...\n
More veterans in school on GI Bill
\n(Carrollton Times Georgian © 11/14/2011)
According to Ruthie Wheeler, Veterans Affairs coordinator at West Georgia Technical College, the number of students receiving G.I. Bill benefits has increased at WGTC a well, reaching nearly 450 during the current semester.\r\n\r\nWGTC veteran students in Car");
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Locals among Southern Crescent Tech?s GOAL nominees
\n(Henry Daily Herald © 11/14/2011)
Southern Crescent Technical College recently announced the nomination of 60 students for the 2012");
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Bridge benefit deserves support
\n(Toccoa Record © 11/14/2011)
Last Wednesday North Georgia Technical College held its annual Bridge Benefit to raise mone");
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Albany Tech receives $3,000 check
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The folks at Albany Technical College have a little bit more money in their scholarship fund.\r\n\r\nAlbany Tech President Dr. Anthony Parker accepted a $3,000 check, Monday, from AT&T representatives.\r\n\r\nThe money will go the school's general scholarship fund....\n
SGTC receives $250,000 grant from U.S. Department of Education
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 11/13/2011)
AMERICUS — \n South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education announced U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently. The grant is part of a five-year formula funding cycle. SGTC is slated");
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Barrow Residents Attending Lanier Tech have been Nominated for Award
\n(Barrow Patch © 11/10/2011)
Instructors at Lanier Technical College have nominated 35 outstanding students for the G");
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Chattahoochee Technical College doesn’t draw its education line at college students. In fact, its economic development department aims to help education within the business sector to help companies grow and succeed. \nGlenn Rasco, vice president of economic and community development at Chattahoochee Tech, said the department extends its help in training employees, writing policy manuals &mdas...\n
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Regents pass plan to boost graduation rate
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Students will be able to move easier between Georgia?s public universities and technical schools under a college completion plan adopted Wednesday by the Georgia University System Board of Regents.\r\n\r\nThe plan, approved unanimously, includes an agreement between the university system and the Technical College System of Georgia aimed at increasing the state?s college graduation rate....\n
You might be better off studying at a community college after all
\n(Business Insider © 11/09/2011)
When Newnan, Ga. resident Mallory Williams, 26, enrolled at West Georgia Technical College in 2009, she had what millions of students at four-year universities could only dream of at the time: The knowledge that her two-year community college saw its students land jobs after graduation at a 100 percent success rate....\n
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Columbus Tech to Honor Veterans with Special Program
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PRESS RELEASE\n\nTo\nhonor our nation's veterans, past and present, Columbus Technical College will\nhost a special Veterans Day ceremony this Thursday, November 10th. The event\nwill kick off at 10:00 a.m. in the auditorium (P100) of Carl Patrick Hall at\nthe Columbus Tech campus. Besides the traditional posting of colors, pledge of\nallegiance, singing of the national anthem, and playing of \"Taps,\"...\n
Lanier Tech announces GOAL Award nominees
\n(Access North Georgia © 11/08/2011)
OAKWOOD - Instructors at Lanier Technical College have nominated 35 students for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition, according to Jennifer Pulliam, coordinator for the college?s GOAL program. \n\n\n\n\n\nGOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Geor");
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?67 graduate credits SGTC with helping him provide for his family for the past 44 years
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 11/08/2011)
Cordele — \n Mike Brannon of Cordele graduated from the office machine repair program ");
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Cordele — \n The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center Student Leadership Council assisted members of the Cordele Kiwanis Club distribute books to children at the Fort Valley State University’s Head Start Center in Cordele.\n\n\n\n The SGTC Student Leadership Council has a long history of helping Mary Joyce Parker, president of the Cordele Kiwanis Club, with the Reading...\n
SWGTC Economic Development to Offer Job Interview Class
\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 11/08/2011)
THOMASVILLE — \n \n\n\n\n On November 10 from 4:00-6:00 p.m., Southwest Georgia Technical College’s Economic Development Department will be offering a class on “How to Prepare for a Job Interview.” Most human resources managers would agree that the biggest mistake made by interviewees is ");
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BHS students are hands-on at Career Academy
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MILLEDGEVILLE — \n Baldwin High School teachers and students are taking full advantage of the Career Academy’s many offerings since classes began in August.\n\n\n\n\n Health Care Sciences Instructor Wilhelmenia Wade is anticipating the arrival of last-minute equipment to help teach her students how to ");
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ATC unveils new Career Development Center
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Albany, Ga. -\n \n\nAlbany Technical College showed off its new Career Development Center Monday.\n\nAbout 50 people were on hand for the ribbon cutting.\n\nThe Center will be the new home for the Career Services division of Albany Tech. \n\nIt has a large state-of-the-art computer lab equipped with 30 new computers, 10 kiosk computer stations, interview rooms and a conference room.\n\nAlbany Tech Off");
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Students, employers to use new Albany Tech facility
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ALBANY, GA -- It is a project six years in the making, and on Monday, Albany Technical College cut the ribbon for their new Career Development Center.\n\nThe building will house the Career Services d");
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HealthWatch: Dental Hygiene competitive for students and patients at Columbus Technical College
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COLUMBUS, Ga. --\n \n \n\nJessica Adams is one of the few who made it in. There are only fifteen slots per class, and one class per year. She’s a senior in the Dental Hygiene program, expecting to graduate in May. Choosing this field was a no brainer for her. It offers very flexible hours, such as a three or four day work week, and a chance to educate patients about good oral hygiene,...\n
SGTC observes Spirit Week
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Cordele — \n South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center students participated in “Spirit Week” activities recently as part of the college’s annual Halloween celebration. \n\n\n\n The students celebrated “Pride Day” by wearing red and black, recognized individual classes for being the “Most Spirited,” organized an adopt-a-mile clean-up day to...\n
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Take a quick look at all the goods in your home or office. All of it was made, shipped, purchased, warehoused, inventoried and delivered to the store where you bought it.\r\n\r\nThat represents a lot of job opportunities, particularly in metro Atlanta. Logistics ? the management of the flow of goods between an origin and a point of destination ? is growing in this region. The area?s highway system, in...\n
WGTC holding open house for Greenville site
\n(Newnan - Times Herald © 11/03/2011)
West Georgia Technical College will hold open house for the Greenville instructional site on Nov. 7.\n\nInformation about the programs offered at the site and information about all programs that West Georgia Technical College offers will be provided. An open house was held for the Franklin site Oct. 31.\n\n\"West Georgia Technical College is");
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Chattahoochee Technical College Aims to Expand Manufacturing Labor Pool
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Chattahoochee Technical College is launching a training program to spark growth in manufacturing jobs.
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Local organization encourages young man to pursue dreams
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A few years ago Martell Ruise Sr., 23, found himself in a place where he didn?t want to be. A high school drop-out trying to take care of a baby. \n\n?We struggled,? R");
document.write("uise said. \n\nHe and fianc? Zetta White had a baby boy, Martell Ruise Jr. and both parents were looking at an uncertain future for themselves and their child. \n\n?We were both high school dropouts with a baby to raise,? Ruise said. \n\nThe...\n
Savannah Tech?s Adult Education Program Receives Top Honors for Enrollment and Level Completions
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Savannah Tech?s Adult Education Program was honored by the TCSG. Pictured left to right: TCSG Assistant Commissioner of Adult Education Beverly Smith, TCSG Director of Instructional Services Bobby Creech, STC Executive Director of Adult Education Jermaine Whirl, STC Assistant Director of Adult Education Vee Butler, TCSG Deputy Commissioner Dr. Josephine Reed-Taylor and TCSG Director of GED Service...\n
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Special Report: Reading Rights
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ALBANY, GA -- 30 million Americans over the age of 16 are not literate enough to fill out a job application or read a newspaper story written at an eighth grade reading level.\n\nIlliteracy is also a problem that's plaguing southwest Georgia, but one woman decided to break the cycle in her family.\n\nCelease Bailey dropped out of high school in the ninth grade, mostly due to peer pressure.\n\n?They were...\n
Electrical construction graduate Sammy Bledsoe credits SGTC with his career success
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 11/01/2011)
AMERICUS — \n South Georgia Tech changes lives and that is exactly the impact that it had on Sammy Bledsoe 36 years ago. Bledsoe, who lives in Sumter County, is vice president for Physical Plant and Environmental Services for Magnolia Manor’s corporate office in Americus which oversees eight different communities of care for senior adults throughout ");
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Canton Woman Crowned CTC's Queen
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For the first time in the college?s history, Chattahoochee Technical College has its own royalty. Krista Stapleton of Canton and Jonathan King of Austell were crowned as the queen and king of homecoming.
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New Program Coming to Chatt Tech
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Chattahoochee Technical College recently announced that its Canton campus will be the home to its newest prog");
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Savannah Technical College celebrated the dedication of its Student Enrichment Center on Sunday. \n\nThe new building is home to STC?s adult education programs that help students improve basic skills crucial for success in higher education and the workforce.\n\n?More than any other building on campus, this one is designed to prepare our students for success,? said STC President Kathy Love. ?Today?s em...\n
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Guest Column by Dr. Skip Sullivan \r\n-- \r\n\r\nDrive down Turkey Creek Road, near the intersection of Interstate 85, and you will notice lots of work and activity. The West Georgia Technical College and the West Georgia Technical College Foundation are committed to providing state-of-the-art facilities for post-secondary options for Coweta County. I want to provide you with an update of progress and p...\n
Savannah Tech program receives top honors
\n(Savannah Morning News © 10/30/2011)
Savannah Technical College was honored by the Technical College System of Georgia at its Fall Adult Education Conference. STC?s Adult Education Program was the FY2011 winner of the service delivery area (SDA) with the greatest percentage of growth in enrollment and growth in level completions....\n
Regional Commission recognizes SGTC WIA staff recognized
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 10/29/2011)
AMERICUS — \n The River Valley Regional Commission Workforce Investment Board recognized South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and its Workforce Investment Act (WIA) staff for their hard work and dedication in assisting WIA participants attending SGTC.\n\n\n\n Janice West, River Valley Regional Commissio");
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Schley Co. earns Certified Literate designation
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 10/29/2011)
ELLAVILLE — \n Tuesday a reception was held at the Ellaville City Center to announce Schley County’s designation as a certified litera");
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Calculate the 'real' price of college
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College applicants have long had to wait until they were accepted before finding out how much aid they could receive and how much they’d have to pay — or borrow — to attend.\n\nJacquelyn Martin, AP\n\nGan Golan, of Los Angeles, dressed as the \"Master of Degrees, \" holds a ball and chain representing his college loan debt, during Occupy DC activities in Washington.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThat’s...\n
Free customer service training open to the general public
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 10/29/2011)
The Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau has added an additional free training workshop focused on mastering customer service. \n\nStuart ?Twitchy? Ellis-Myers, a dramatic model of self-inspiration and determination, will now present two three-hour workshops on Nov. 8. The morning session will begin at 9 a.m. and the afternoon session at 2 p.m. \n\n?We?ve had so many tickets picked up for our aft...\n
Tour is College and Career Academy summit finale
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 10/29/2011)
The College and Career Academy Summit wrapped up Friday afternoon with a tour of the Floyd County College and Career Academy led by Principal Eric Waters.\n\nWaters showed about a dozen people representing other school systems, government and businesses from Georgia ");
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CTC Brings Home Gold, Silver and Bronze
\n(Holly Springs Patch.com © 10/28/2011)
Chattahoochee Technical College?s Department of External Affairs brought home six awards for their efforts over");
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State government, education and business leaders shared their thoughts, opinions, hopes and experiences associated with the challenges and successes of the college and career academy model during a nine-person roundtable discussion Thursday morning at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. \n\nThe session, part of the ongoing College and Career Academy Summit hosted by the Floyd County College and ...\n
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Albany Tech gives away a special car
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ALBANY, GA -\n \n\nTonight, one Albany resident is dri");
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ALBANY, GA -- An Albany Technical College student got the keys to a new car today.\n\nWell, it's new to her; the 1991 Nissan Maxima was actually donated to the school and then built back up by automotive technology students.\n\nAlbany Tech decided raffle off the car to their students and Maggie Griffin won.\n\n?When I got the call I was just so happy, I ran all around the kitchen and I danced around for...\n
Career academy a stop on state bus trip
\n(Brunswick News © 10/27/2011)
The Golden Isles Career Academy was poked, prodded and studied Wednesday night, but it was not for a scientific experiment.\r\n\r\nIt was the school being recognized by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education's Annual Bus Trip Across Georgia.\r\n\r\nThe partnership made a stop at the career academy at 4404 Glynco Parkway for an evening program that included a ");
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Columbus Technical College celebrates 50 years of putting ?people to work? Read more: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/10/27/1794408/columbus-technical-college-marks.html#ixzz1c03zAJHu
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When Columbus Technical College Manager of Recruitment Ken Lockh");
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\n(Georgia Public Broadcasting © 10/27/2011)
Georgia college students have until Monday to apply for a low-interest loan. The state extended the deadline after giving out only half of the fund?s 20 million dollars.\r\n\r\nThe state legislature created the Student Access Loan Program in 2008. But they funded it for the first time this year after cutting the HOPE scholarship....\n
\n(Moultrie Observer © 10/27/2011)
MOULTRIE — \n Moultrie Technical College [MTC] garnered a silver honor in this year’s National Council of Marketing & Public Relations [NCMPR] District 2 Medallion Awards in the college promotional video category. Winners were announced at the NCMPR fall district conference in Atlanta on Oct. 18. MTC’s silver award, received in creative partnership with Spark Media Company in ...\n
Tifton hospital donates to Moultrie Tech
\n(Moultrie Observer © 10/27/2011)
TIFTON — \n Moultrie Technical College (MTC) students who are feeling the pinch of a tight economy will be the beneficiaries of an $8,000 donation from Tift Regional Medical Center to the college foundation’s lending library. The library was set up in 2010 to help students who could not affo");
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Lt. Gov. Cagle praises career academy model
\n(Rome News Tribune © 10/27/2011)
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle lauded local education and business leaders Wednesday night, Oct. 26, during a dinner to mark the beginning of the College and Car");
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Jake Hodesh: Jaw-dropping Savannah Tech
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document.write("E ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE EARLY CHILDCARE CENTER EARNS NAEYC ACCREDITATION
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The Atlanta Technical College Early Childcare Center (ATCECC) located in Atlanta, Georgia has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) ? the nation?s leading organization of early childhood professionals.
\n\n\n?We?re proud to have earned the mark of quality from NAEYC, and to be recognized for our commitment to reaching the highest profession...\n
\n(Savannah NOW © 10/26/2011)
A few weeks back I toured Savannah Technical College with Gail Eubanks and Amy Shaffer as my guides. Gail is Savannah Tech?s executive director of institutional advancement, and Amy recently joined the staff as director of communications.\n\nWe were only a few minutes into the tour before my jaw began dropping. \n\nI have attend");
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SWGTC adds legal studies program
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 10/26/2011)
THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - A south Georgia technical school is starting a program for future lawyers.\n\nBeginning this Spring, students at Southwest Georgia Technical College in Thomasville will be able to take classes in Legal and Paralegal Studies.\n\nInstructors say the two year program will allow students to jump right into the workforce as paralegals or continue their education as potential l...\n
SGTC barbering, cosmetology advisory committee meets
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 10/25/2011)
AMERICUS — \n The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) barbering and cosmetology advisory committee met recently on SGTC’s Americus campus.\n\n\n\n The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist SGTC faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the b");
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Exchange in brief
\n(Savannah NOW © 10/25/2011)
Local gas prices down slightly\n\nAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah fell 1.8 cents a gallon last week to an average of $3.40 a gallon on Sunday. ");
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MasterChef auditions coming to Savannah Technical College
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Savannah Technical College will host an open casting call for the third season of MasterChef from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, at STC?s Savannah Campus at 5717 White Bluff Road.\n\nTo be eligible entrants must be 18 years or older on Feb. 1, 2012, a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States and their main source of income cannot come from preparing and cooking fresh food in...\n
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Local college \"Paints the Town Blue\" with week of service
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COLUMBUS, Ga. --\n \n \n\nLocal college students are using their skills to serve the community this week. It's all part of the 50th anniversary celebration for Columbus Technical College.\n\nSounds of celebration at East Columbus Magnet Academy, as students and coaches express gratitude, for a new addition to their sports field. \n\n“For Columbus Tech students to come out a");
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Half a century of service: Columbus Technical College celebrates 50 years of higher learning in the community
\n(Columbus Ledger Enquirer © 10/24/2011)
Technical colleges in Georgia started taking shape just after World War II. Georgia was having difficulty attracting industrial development due to the shortage of a traine");
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Habersham, Hall counties competed for new school
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document.write("Technical College in Clarkesville has a rich history, its campus dating back 104 years.\r\n\r\nBut that same school almost ended up in Hall County in a political tug-of-war between Hall and Habersham counties. Hall County didn't get its technical school until 60 years after North Georgia Tech came into being as Ninth District Agricultural and Mechanical School in 1907....\n
Coweta County becomes 'certified literate' community
\n(Newnan Times Herald © 10/24/2011)
Coweta County recently became only the 30th \"certified literate\" community in the state of Georgia, and CLICK program leads Martha Lynn Mitchell and Lisa Johnston paid a visit to the Coweta County Board of Education last week to thank the school system for the vital role it played....\n
Rockdale school board approves $4 million RCA addition
\n(Rockdale Citizen © 10/24/2011)
Construction on the $4 million addition to the Rockdale Career Academy will start soon.\r\n\r\n#The Rockdale County Board of Education unanimously approved an addition and renovation project for RCA at its monthly meeting last week. School board Chair Wales Barksdale was absent from the meeting....\n
MasterChef auditions coming to Savannah Technical College
\n(Savannah Morning News © 10/24/2011)
Savannah Technical College will host an open casting call for the third season of MasterChef from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, at STC?s Savannah Campus at 5717 White Bluff Road.\r\n\r\nTo be eligible entrants must be 18 years or older on Feb. 1, 2012, a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States and their main source of income cannot come fr");
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Flint Energies Foundation awards $5,000 grant to SGTC Foundation
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 10/23/2011)
Reynolds — \n The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Foundation in Americus has been awarded a $5,000 grant by the Flint Energies Foundation Inc. The grant will be used to purchase state of the art equipment for various programs and also help renovate the college’s new Energy and Transportation Center building.\n\n\n\n “We would like to thank Flint Energies for their support of ou...\n
Mercer named South Georgia Technical College Student of Excellence, September
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 10/23/2011)
AMERICUS — \n South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) criminal justice technology student Lonnie Mercer of Americus was named Student of Excellence for the month of September during the college’s student recognition ceremony held in t");
document.write("he John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus recently.\n\n\n\n Mercer received a plaque of recognition and a financial award from SGTC fo...\n
Mother and Daughter Set to Graduate Together
\n(WCTV.tv CBS © 10/23/2011)
Thomasville, GA 10/12/11 1:00 PM\n \n \n \n\nTessa Clark and her daughte");
document.write("r Joanie Johnson are both taking classes at South West Georgia Technical College. They tell us they take every class together and they sit next to each other, too. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThey say it's easier to get throu...\n
Columbus Tech represents opportunity, now and tomorrow
\n(Columbus Ledger-Enquirer © 10/22/2011)
As I sit down to write this piece, one word sticks in my mind: “opportunity.” This is what Columbus Technical College has represented for 50 years. There have been thousands of area citizens who enjoy a higher quality of life because they chose Columbus Technical College for their postsecondary education and job training. Their existence has been enhanced by the opportunities provide...\n
Columbus Tech to begin celebrating 50th birthday on Friday
\n(Columbus Ledger Enquirer © 10/21/2011)
Fifty years ago, Columbus Technical College began with seven instructors and 39 students in eight programs. That compares to 6,200 current students and 350 faculty and staff.\r\nToday the school on Manchester Expressway kicks off a week of events to thank to the community that helped shape it....\n
Columbus Technical College marks 50 years with thanks to community
\n(Columbus Ledger-Enquirer © 10/21/2011)
Fifty years ago, Columbus Technical College began with seven instructors and 39 students in eight programs. That compares to 6,200 current students and 350 faculty and staff. Today the school on Manchester Expressway kicks off a week of events to thank to the community that hel");
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Business owners earn Masters of Innovation awards
\n(Gainesville Times © 10/21/2011)
The second annual award ceremony took place at the Lanier Technical College Manufacturing Development Center at Featherb");
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85-Year-Old Man Graduates with His GED
\n(Tallahassee-WCTV (CBS) © 10/21/2011)
Thomasville, GA -- October 20, 2011\n \n \n \n\nWalter Jordan says he dropped out of school in the seventh grade. He tells us he served in the military for three years and even owned his own business. He s");
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85-Year-Old Man Graduates with His GED
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Walter Jordan says he dropped out of school in the seventh grade. He tells us he served in the military for three years and even owned his own business. He says his grandson was the determining factor that pushed him to enroll in So");
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CTC Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence!
\n(WLTZ (NBC-38) - Columbus,GA © 10/20/2011)
PRESS RELEASE\n\nIt may be hard to believe but since 1961, Columbus Technical College has been providing quality, affordable, skills-based education to our community and beyond. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the college is sponsoring a special week of service-related events October 21-28, 2011called Painting the Town Blue! This occasion is serving primarily as a way to say \"thank you\" to those ...\n
Arrive Alive tour makes its way to CGTC campus
\n(Milledgeville - Union Recorder © 10/19/2011)
MILLEDGEVILLE — \n The Milledgeville Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) campus students, faculty and staff became educated first-hand on the dangers of distracted and drunken driving Tuesday through UNITE’s 2011 Arrive Alive Tour. The program uses a high-tech simulato");
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College fair at SGTC Tuesday
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 10/17/2011)
AMERICUS — \n The Georgia Educati");
document.write("on Articulation Committee’s (GEAC) Fall 2011 PROBE College Fair is from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday at South Georgia Tech College Gym. The fair is free and open to high school students and their families. GEAC’s mission is to stimulate interest in post-secondary education for citizens of Georgia by bringing together students, parents, counselors, administrat...\n
Gwinnett Tech to host workforce development event Gwinnett Tech to host workforce development event
\n(Athens Banner-Herald © 10/17/2011)
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Gwinnett Technical College is hosting a town hall meeting on workforce development in Georgia featuring some of the state's top leaders.\n \n State schools Superintendent John Barge and Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler will participate, along with Gwinnett Tech President Sharon Bartels. The meeting is Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Busbee Center on campus....\n
Women's health fair Friday at Gwinnett Tech
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 10/17/2011)
Gwinnett Medical Center and Partnership Gwinnett will host a free health fair for women from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Gwinnett Technical College, 700 Building, 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville.\n\n\nThe event will feature health exhibits, door prizes and");
document.write(" a panel of doctors who will answer questions about cosmetic surgery, cancer care, heart health and other issues. To register, visit www...\n
Oakwood, Lanier Tech planning new ?community sign
\n(Gainesville Times © 10/17/2011)
It's a far cry from your typical green, roadside welcome sign fastened to a metal pole and stuck in the gr");
document.write("ound.\n\nThe city of Oakwood and Lanier Technical College are moving forward on plans to build a \"community\" sign off Ga. 13/Atlanta Highway at Thurmon Tanner Parkway and Interstate 985's Exit 17.\n\n\"We're excited about this,\" Oakwood City Manager Stan Brown said last week. \"We think it's going t...\n
STC students go to work at George L. Smith State Park
\n(Swainsboro Forest-Blade © 10/17/2011)
Fish and Wildlife Management students from Southeastern\nTechnical College pulled on their boots and waders to inspect wood\nduck boxes at George L. Smith State Park on Wednesday, Oct.\n12.?\n \n \n?? The students, accompanied by STC instructor Jill Lehman,\nexamined nearly 100 duck boxes over two trips to the park.?\n \n\n\n\n\n\n?? ?We?re monitoring the boxes,? said Lehman. ?They have...\n
Dr. Parker named to Governor's commission
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 10/17/2011)
ALBANY, GA -\n A south Georgia college president is excited about his chance to help improve graduation rates at Georgia colleges.\nGovernor Nathan Deal appointed Albany Technical College President Dr. Anthony Parker to a 26-member commission that will examine how the state funds the University and Technical College Systems. Their job is to find ways to reward schools that find wa");
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Simulator Gives Central Georgia Tech Students An Experience of Distracted/Drunk Driving
\n(WMGT-NBC Macon © 10/17/2011)
It's virtual reality, but its proving its point; don't drink and drive, and don't text and drive.\n\nSitting in the parking lot at Central Georgia Technical College in Macon, a normal car is turn");
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Halstead receives top awards at SGTC?s 7th Law Enforcement Academy graduation
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 10/15/2011)
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Businessmen help close gap in vocational education
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 10/15/2011)
Jay Cunningham says he advertises job openings for his plumbing company in five states and has hired people from as far away as Alaska.\n\nPhil Skinner pskinner@ajc.com \n\nRoger Perez holds a board as Victor Gordillo gets help from Kevin Squiers on use of a Sawzall in a class that on the basics of the construction industry at North Cobb High School.\n\n\n\n\n\nPhil Skinner pskinner@ajc.com \n\nBusinessmen Ja...\n
Gwinnett Tech annual plant sale starts Tuesday
\n(Gwinnett Daily Post © 10/15/2011)
LAWRENCEVILLE -- Students with Gwinnett Technical College's environmental horticulture program have scheduled the annual community plant sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.\n\nThe event will be held in the campus greenhouse near building 600.\n\nOfficials with ");
document.write("the college's program hold the community plant sale annually to sell plants students have grown to the community.\n\n\"Our fall p...\n
DeKalb Tech rolls out new name, colors
\n(Rockdale - Citizen © 10/15/2011)
Staff Photo: Erin Evans\r\n\r\n \n Acting President Larry Teems spoke to a couple of dozen guests at RCA on Monday during t");
document.write("he college?s unveiling. Representatives from the college visited with area business leaders, school officials and other community members during the event.\n \n \r\n\r\r\n\r\nConyers — CONYERS ? One of the region?s most recognized technical colleges made history this week.\r...\n
SWGTC Foundations awards $40,000 in scholarships
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THOMASVILLE — \n In Fall Semester 2011, the Southwest Georgia Technical College Foundation awarded $40,000 in scholarships to Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) students. The SWGTC Foundation has more than 20 established scholarships and in Fall Semester, 14 were offered. These funds can range from helping with tuition, clinical scrubs, dissection kits, books, and much more.\n\n\n\n Inco...\n
A college degree is key to enhancing your chance for a job
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 10/15/2011)
ALBANY, GA -\n \n\nA college degree is key to increasing your chances of getting a job.\n\nBy 2018, more than 60-percent of Georgia job openings will require a post secondary degree.\n\nBut many college students in the Peach State don't stick it out to graduation day.\n\nThe state is looking to change that by changing the way it funds higher education.\n\nHaley Blanchard just finished wit");
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Albany Technical College growing with the times
\n(Albany Herald © 10/14/2011)
ALBANY, Ga. ? In an address to the Albany Rotary Club Thursday, members were given an update on the direction of Albany Technical College and its progress in practical education for the community.\n\nPamel");
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Students graduate at GNTC
\n(Rockmart Journal © 10/14/2011)
Dropping out of school is not \"cool\", according to Kip Gaddy.\n\nGaddy w");
document.write("as among the students taking part in summer graduation exercises last Thursday at the Polk County Campus of Georgia Northwestern Technical Colleges in Rockmart.\n\nGaddy received his high school equivalency diploma. He explained that he left school after he was hired for his first job prior to entering the 11th grade. \n\n?I liked t...\n
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\n(Rome News-Tribune © 10/14/2011)
Gov. Nathan Deal announced Thursday the 26 officials who will study how the state funds its public colleges and universities and shift the focus to boosting graduation rates.\n\nThe Higher Education Funding Commission is composed of legislators, key aides, students, college presidents and members of the boards that oversee technical colleges and universities. The chairmen of the House and Senate hig...\n
Mother and Daughter Set to Graduate Together
\n(Tallahassee-WCTV (CBS) © 10/14/2011)
Thomasville, GA 10/12/11 1:00 PM\n \n \n \n\nTessa Clark and her daughter Joanie Johnson are both taking classes at South West Georgia Technical College. They tell us they take every class together and they sit next to each other, too. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ");
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Economy dampers construction industry
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 10/14/2011)
ALBANY, GA -\n \n\nThere's not a lot of construction going on right now in south Georgia because th");
document.write("e still struggling economy is scaring many developers away from investing in projects.\n\nBut the construction industry is still vital to our economy.\n\nThat's why Albany Technical College works to build a better future for that industry. Thursday, more than 4-hundred middle and high scho...\n
Study commission eyes strategic plan for science, technology indu");
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\n(Cartersville Daily Tribune © 10/13/2011)
A delegation of state legislators, government officials and industry leaders converged on Tellus Science Museum on Wednesday morning in the most recent public outreach forum gathering insight and opinions from experts in the science and technology industry.\n\nDeveloped through legislation introduced by State Sen. Barry Loudermilk, R-Cassville, the Science and Technology Study Commission hopes to fo...\n
North Ga. Tech instructors work displayed in Atlanta photo exhibit
\n(Gainesville Times © 10/13/2011)
The American Photographic Artists' exhibit, \"A Hundred Beautiful Things,\" will be displayed through October in Atlanta as part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography.\n\nThe exhibit includes five selections from Jeff Gulle, photography instructor at North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville. It will be on display at the Calvin Lockwood Studio");
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Albany Tech uses grant for engineering technology
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ALBANY, GA -- Albany Technical College is receiving a lar");
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The Athens-Clarke Literacy Council will be spending a $1,000 grant soon on bus passes to help cover transportation costs for adults to get to the classes they need to improve their lives.\n\n\nThe ACLC promotes adult literacy by providing basic education for adult readers, those learning English as a second language and GED preparation classes in Clarke County. The council will use the grant money, p...\n
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State approves resolution making Coweta Certified Literate Community
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The Technical College System of Georgia board of directors Thursday approved a resolution recognizing Coweta County as a Certi");
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Atlanta College Waives Fees to Help Unemployed Georgians
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ATLANTA - Hundreds of Georgians flocked to Atlanta Technical College on Saturday hoping to move back to the classroom and get the edge on getting back into the job market. College officials said they waived admission fees to give the unemployed a break. \n\nA week that started with President Obama Admitting some Americans may not be better off than they were four years ago ended with fresh numbers s...\n
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State approves resolution making Coweta Certified Literate Community
\n(Newnan Times Herald © 10/08/2011)
The Technical College System of Georgia board of directors Thursday approved a resolution recognizing Coweta County as a Certified Literate Community.\r\n\r\nThe designation had been announced by Georgia's Certified Literate Community Program's executive director, Billie Izzard, during a site visit to Coweta in June....\n
Governor visits Meggitt plant in Rockmart Deal congratulates employees are earning Large Manufacture of the Year in Georgia.
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 10/08/2011)
Gov. Nathan Deal visited Rockmart on Wednesday, Oct. 5, to congratulate the employees of Meggitt Polymers and Composites on earning Georgia?s Large Manufacturer of the Year award.\n\nThe aerospace com");
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Mom's battle with cancer inspires daughter to new career
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Anaiah Rucker doesn't remember the instant that changed her family's life. She remembers the ambulance ride. The nearly two months at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The first time she stood on a prosthetic limb.\nBut the moment she darted in front of a moving truck on a dark and rainy February morning to push her sister Camry to safety is, mercifully, missing from her memory.\n\n\n\"I dream about th...\n
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Albany Tech receives DOE grant
\n(Albany Herald © 10/07/2011)
ALBANY, Ga. - The U.S. Department of Education has announced that nine Technical College System of Georgia institutions, including Albany Technical College, will share in $23.5 million from two federal grants.\n\nThe money is to be used to improve the colleges' abilities to se");
document.write("rve African American and other low- and middle-income students.\n\nAlbany Tech was one of five schools to receive a $2.4 millio...\n
Gwinnett Tech to launch new health information program
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 10/07/2011)
Gwinnett Technical College will use part of a $1.65 million grant to establish a program in health in");
document.write("formation technology that will help veterans, the unemployed and underemployed.\n\n\nThe federal grant also will help students pay for tuition for the one-year program, expected to begin next summer. The program will prepare graduates to become coders for medical offices or healthcare vendors. It also...\n
GNTC honored for being on the front lines of digital technolo");
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. ? e.Republic?s Center for Digital Education and Converge Online today announced winners in the seventh annual Digital Community Colleges Survey. The survey documents advances made by community colleges in utilizing information technology and recognizes which colleges are providing a high level of service to their faculty, students, and communities as a result.\n\nThe survey looke...\n
DeKalb Tech College renamed
\n(Morgan County Citizen © 10/07/2011)
Submitted by editor on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 14:31.\n More News & Features\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBy Michael Prochaska \n\n\nStaff Writer\n\n\nFaculty and staff of the formerly titled DeKalb Technical College met with county employees and Madison residents Monday to unveil their new signage and logo.\n\n\nThe Board of the Technical College System of Georgia approved in April DeKalb’s name change ");
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GNTC among colleges honored for being on the 'front lines' of digital technology
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 10/07/2011)
e.Republic’s Center for Digital Education and Converge Online today announced winners in the seventh annual Digital Community Colleges Survey. The survey documents advances made by community c");
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High Unemployment Rates Send More Folks Back to School
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Walter Jordan earns GED at 85
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THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - For the last 72 years Walter Jordan had one thing on his mind. To go back to school. Jordan, now 85, dropped out when he was in 7th grade.\n\nThe military, his job as a truck driver, and raising a family all prevented him from going back. \"I was trying to encourage my great ");
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Scholarship for Rad Tech Students Helps Moms Meet Financial Obligations
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PRESS RELEASE\n\nFor Columbus Technical College students Felisha Brown and Annabe");
document.write("lle\nMoore, news of winning the Aranas Scholarship was a dream come true. Thanks to\ntheir hard work as first year students in the radiologic technology degree\nprogram, Brown and Moore can each add $1,600 per year to their education bank\naccounts. \n\nTwenty-four-year-old Brown and her husband have two children: a four-year...\n
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\n(Augusta - WJBF - ABC 6 © 10/06/2011)
Augusta, GA --\n \n \n\nAugusta Tech announced Thursday morning that it will be part of a group of colleges that will receive $23.5 million in U.S. Department of Energy grants over the next 5 years.\n\n“One of the greatest strengths our community has with regards to recruiting new businesses and helping local businesses expand is undoubtedly our innovative base of institutions of higher...\n
WGTC enrollment down after three years of growth
\n(Times-Georgian © 10/06/2011)
Enrollment numbers for the first semester at West Georgia Technical College have decreased 7 percent since the previous quarter, following a trend of enrollment drops at technical colleges in the state.\n\nThis is the first drop in enrollment at WGTC in three years, and administrators are still attempting to track the cause behind the decrease.\n\nAcco");
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Information security specialists are the ?police force of the Internet?
\n(Atlanta Journal Constitution © 10/05/2011)
\"Even through the recession, security was a growing part of information technology,? said Mehmet Kilinc, program director for the information security specialist program at Gwinnett Technical College. ?Every day we hear about security breaches, identity theft and hackers threatening our computer systems. We depend on computers more and more, and the security risks are increasing.?...\n
CGTC sees drop in fall enrollment
\n(Milledgeville - Union Recorder © 10/05/2011)
MILLEDGEVILLE — \n Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) is seeing a drop in fall enrollment for fall semester, with some indications that HOPE scholarship changes and the switch from quarters to semesters may be at least partly contributing factors.\n\n\n\n\n According to data compiled by the TCSG at ");
document.write("the end of the first week of classes, 6,111 students were enrolled this semester at CGTC compa...\n
Community Colleges on Front Lines of Digital Technology Recognized
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Great-grandmother from Luthersville earns GED at age 75
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Two Atlanta orgs get $9.6M in H-1B training grants
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Savannah Tech Collecting Bras
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SAVANNAH, GA --\n \n \n\nOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Savannah Technical college is joining in the Race for a Cure campaign.\n\nThe school is collecting bras at several locations.\n\nThe bras will be turned over to the O.C.. Welch car dealership, which is promising to don");
document.write("ate a dollar for every bra collected to Susan G. Komen for the cure. \n\nBras can be dropped off in Sava...\n
Savannah Tech College awarded $250,000 grant
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SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) -\n \n\nSavannah Technical College was awarded $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Education Title III funds for Pred");
document.write("ominantly Black Institutions. \n\nThe grant is a part of a five-year formula funding cycle in which Savannah Tech is slated to receive a total of $1.25 million, according to a college news release.\n\nTitle III PBI formula funds are awarded to institutions that ha...\n
Investment Act Trains Workers
\n(Cartersville Daily Tribune © 10/04/2011)
\"The Workforce Investment Act is a federal program that will assist laid off workers as well as long-term unemployed, low income, unskilled workers in retraining or new training to help them get back in the workforce,\" said Lori McAllister, WIA Career Coordinator at Chattahoochee Technical College. \"People are eligible as what we call a dislocated worker ... as well as someone who falls under the...\n
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State leaders this week have and will be visiting pre-kindergarten programs across Georgia as part of Voices for Georgia?s Children 2011 Pre-K Week.
\n\n\nAs part of the weeklong initiative, officials are slated to visit a Pre-K center in their district, meet teachers and parents and read to children. Monday saw State Sen. Bill Heath, R-Bremen, visit the Paulding campus of Chattahoochee Technical...\n
SWGTC Foundation Purchases 12-Acre Property to Serve as ?Land of Opportunity?
\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 10/04/2011)
THOMASVILLE — \n On Friday, September 30, 2011 the Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) Foundation, Inc., closed on 12-acres of property located on U.S. Highway 19 adjacent to the SWGTC campus. The Foundation’s vision and purpose is to inves");
document.write("t in future students, programs and the growth of Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC). With that vision in mind, they purchased this l...\n
DeKalb Tech rolls out new name, colors
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Savannah Tech collects bras for breast cancer awareness
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Simulator will pose training scenarios for area lawmen
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South Georgia law enforcers have a new training tool to help them make life or death decisions.\r\n\r\nThe Moultrie Police Department used a $200,000 a federal Community oriented policing services grant to buy a state of the art indoor weapons simulator....\n
CTC campus police become official
\n(Bartow Daily Tribune © 10/03/2011)
Students at Chattahoochee Technical College will soon see a change in security as the campus police has been recognized by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, as well as the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, as an official police department.\n\n\"Chattahoochee Tech has grown so rapidly,\" Willis Wade, director of public safety, said. \"It just means that the level of service, as f...\n
GNTC Sets Tone for Education in Dalton, Whitfield
\n(Coosa Valley News © 10/03/2011)
Georgia Northwestern Technical College President Dr. Craig McDaniel set the tone Friday for the educational outlook in Northwest Georgia. At the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce Focus On Education event held at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center, McDaniel stated, `The businesses of Whitfield County have spoken an");
document.write("d we are working towards answering their call.` This year, GNTC began...\n
West Georgia Technical College hosts legislative reception
\n(Newnan Times Herald © 10/03/2011)
West Georgia Technical College served as the host to the annual Legislative Reception at the Adamson Square location on Sept. 20. \r\n\r\nGeorgia Legislators and coun");
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Story and Video: Albany Tech celebrates 50 years at Gala
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Albany Tech supporters got all dressed up to celebrate Albany Tech's 50 years of service. Tonight's 50th Anniversary Gala held included live music and a meal prepared by Albany Tech culinary students. \r\n\r\nPresident Anthony Parker says he is thrilled by the milestone and the community support the school gets....\n
Story and Video: SWGTC opens new Health Science Building
\n(WALB-TV Albany © 10/03/2011)
Southwest Georgia Technical College has a new facility to train more south Georgians to work in health care fields.\r\n\r\nSchool leaders unveiled the new 52,000 square foot Health Science building on the Thomasville campus. It will serve students pursuing associate of science degrees in nursing and practical nursing....\n
Gwinnett Technicals Life Sciences Center opens
\n(Gwinnett Daily Post © 10/02/2011)
Staff Photo: Jason Braverman Students work in a microbiology lab at the Life Science building at Gwinnett Technical College.\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n Staff Photo: Jason Braverman The Life Science bui");
document.write("lding at Gwinnett Tech was built to meet \"green\" standards with many energy saving things in mind, such...\n
Simulator to train police in use of force
\n(Moultrie Observer © 10/02/2011)
MOULTRIE — \n Law enforcement officers from across the area will soon have the opportunity in Moultrie to get more training in the use of forc");
document.write("e during the course of their duties.\n\n\n\n Moultrie Police Chief Frank Lang said the City of Moultrie recently purchased a $200,000 “judgmental use of force simulator.” The simulator was purchased through a grant that was secured through local...\n
Ga. colleges serving black students get $5M
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ATLANTA (AP) - Colleges in Georgia have received more than $5 million in federal grants aimed at institutions that traditionally serve black students.\n \n\nThe grants are part of $24 million handed out nationwide to 62 colleges by the U.S. Department of Education. The money will go to boost the number of black students in fields where they are underrepresented, tutoring for struggli...\n
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\n(Columbus Ledger Enquirer © 10/01/2011)
It was announced today that Columbus Technical College has received a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education.\r\nIn a news release, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced 15 grants worth $5,568,604 to colleges in Georgia to enhance their capacity to serve low and middle income African American students....\n
STC supporting breast cancer awareness
\n(Effingham Herald © 10/01/2011)
Next time you are on the Savannah Technical College Liberty Campus, you just might see some unusual art on display, as an assortment of bras will be hanging in the administration building through mid-October as the campus supports breast cancer awareness.\r\n\r\nThe collection began Sept. 19 and is continuing through Oct. 21 when the b");
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Students graduate at GNTC
\n(Rockmart Journal © 10/01/2011)
Dropping out of school is not \"cool\", according to Kip Gaddy.\n\nGaddy was among the students taking part in summer graduation exercises last Thursday at the Polk County Campus of Georgia Northwestern T");
document.write("echnical Colleges in Rockmart.\n\nGaddy received his high school equivalency diploma. He explained that he left school after he was hired for his first job prior to entering the 11th grade. \n\n?I liked t...\n
Huge Turnout for SWGTC Ribbon Cutting of New Health Science Building
\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 10/01/2011)
THOMASVILLE ");
document.write("— \n On Tuesday, September 27, Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) hosted a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for their new Health Science Building (HSB). Over 300 people came through the doors of the new building and mingled with Commissioner Ron Jackson, Technical College System of Georgia, Senator John Bulloch, and Dr. Craig Wentworth, President of SWGTC, just to name a ...\n
ATC celebrates 50th year
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Columbus Tech gets $250,000 grant from U.S. Department of Education
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Gwinnett Tech Dedicates New Life Sciences Center
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Columbus Tech awarded $250,000 grant
\n(WLTZ (NBC-38) - Columbus,GA © 10/01/2011)
Columbus Technical College has been awarded a $250,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Education.\n\nToday, the Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced $5,568,604 would be awarded for 16 grants to Georgia colleges. The grants are intended to enhance the schools' ab");
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School, college leaders provide education update
\n(Dalton Daily Citizen © 09/30/2011)
The good news: College graduates earn on average close to $1 million more over a lifetime than those with only a");
document.write(" high school education, U.S. Census Bureau reports show.\n\n\n\n The bad news: Getting into college just got harder.\n\n\n\n Beginning in fall 2012, students who want to enroll at Dalton State College won’t be admitted if they need remedial classes in more than two subjects, thanks to a ne...\n
Tech students feel effects of state budget cuts
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MOULTRIE — \n Some students at Moultrie Technical College and the state’s other technical schools are seeing a huge increase in the costs of their education as state cuts for tuition fees and books hit home.\n\n\n\n Moultrie Tech’s fall enrollment is down by 14 percent from the previous year, but officials say that the drop has causes in addition to the state’s reduction in the ...\n
North Georgia Technical awarded $2.5M grant
\n(Gainesville Times © 09/29/2011)
North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville was the only school in the state to be awarded a grant of $2.5 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to aid workforce development.\n\nThe school was awarded along with 31 others across the country and will receive the money over the next three years.\n\nThe grant, presented in coordination with the U.S. Department of Education, will help the college ...\n");
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LETTERS: Chamber salutes Gwinnett Tech Life Sciences Center
\n(Gwinnett Daily Post © 09/29/2011)
On behalf of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and the business community at large, it is my pleasure to congratulate Gwinnett Technical College on the grand opening of its new Life Sciences Center on Wednesday. In just six short years");
document.write(", the Gwinnett community came together -- from the hospitals and businesses to the community organizations, private foundations and education -- to build the next gen...\n
STC celebrates Constitution Week
\n(Swainsboro Forest-Blade © 09/29/2011)
Southeastern Technical College observed Constitution\nWeek from Sept. 19 -22, to commemo");
document.write("rate the adoption of the United\nStates Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. In celebration of this\nevent, the college held several activities focused on honoring that\nimportant document. ?\n \n \n?? ?The United States Constitution is one of the greatest ?living?\ndocuments in the world, the oldest writt...\n
NGTC is awarded a $2.5 million grant");
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North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) has been awarded a $2.5 million grant for job training and workforce development from the U.S. Department of Labor.NGTC is the only college in Georgia and one of 32 organizations nationwide to receive a grant. \n \n\nThe grants support partnerships between community colleges and employers to develop programs that provide pathways to goo...\n
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Bra display to support breast cancer awareness
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HINESVILLE, GA (WTOC) -\n \n\nBr");
document.write("as are will be hanging in the administration building of the Savannah Technical College Liberty Campus through mid-October as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. \n\nNew and clean used bras are being collected at all Savannah Technical College campuses through Oct. 21. The bras will be given to O.C. Welch Ford Lincoln, who has promised to donate $1 per bra to Sus...\n
Star Racing recognized as Small Manufacturer nominee
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 09/28/2011)
AMERICUS — \n Star Racing, a manufacturer of motorcycles and motorcycle parts, was nominated as one of the small Manufacturers of the Year for 2011, by South Georgia Technical College in Americus.\n\n\n\n A small manufacturer is classified as a company with 150 or less employees.\n\n\n\n As one of the nominees, Star Racing received a plaque signed by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, and Ron Jackso...\n
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After three years of record enrollment, the number of students attending Georgia's technical colleges dropped by more than 12,000 this fall and leaders say a reduced HOPE scholarship is partly to blame.\n\n\n\n\nTechnical College System of Georgia officials are still analyzing the data. But with about 75 percent ");
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Students graduate at GNTC
\n(Cedartown Standard © 09/28/2011)
Dropping out of school is not \"cool\", according to Kip Gaddy.\r\n\r\nGaddy was among the students taking part in summer graduation exercises last Thursday at the Polk County Camp");
document.write("us of Georgia Northwestern Technical Colleges in Rockmart.\r\n\r\nGaddy received his high school equivalency diploma. He explained that he left school after he was hired for his first job prior to entering the 11th grade....\n
Community Colleges on Front Lines of Digital Technology Recognized
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document.write(" Category - Between 5,000 and 10,000 Students 1st Virginia Western Community College 2nd Atlanta Technical College 2nd Darton State College 3rd Hostos Community College 4th Germanna Community College 4th Laramie County Community College 4th Lord Fairfax Community College 5th Walters State Community College 6th NorthWest Arkansas Community College 7th Lake Land College 8th Aims Co...\n
Historic Preservation students build doghouse for Humane Society Auction
\n(Savannah Morning News © 09/28/2011)
Savannah Technical College Historic Preservation students frequently work on projects in the community, helping to restore the Tybee Lighthouse Cottage, Green Meldrim House and others, but they?re putting the finishing touches on a unique community service project now ? building a doghouse from reclaimed building materials ? that will be donated in the Humane Society of Savannah?s Design & Build C...\n
SWGTC opens new Health Science Building
\n(WALB - (NBC) Albany © 09/28/2011)
THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - Southwest Georgia Technical College has a new facility to train more south Georgians to work in health care fields.\n\nSchool leaders unveiled the new 52,000 square foot Health Science building on the Thomasville campus. It will serve students pursuing as");
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Albany Tech bucks trend with enrollment jump
\n(WFXL (Fox-31) Albany,GA © 09/28/2011)
Allen Carter is a news reporter with FOX 31 Newsread more ?\n \n \n \n Friend Allen\n Follow Allen\n ");
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2 Ga. Colleges Get $1.65M Health Technology Grant
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ATLANTA --\n \n \n \n\n \n\nATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech and Gwinnett Technical College have won a $1.65 million grant to help enhance the state's health information technology field.\n \n\nThe grant will help create new jobs in the field and provide training for workers already employed in health information technology. The money will create a lab at Georgia Tech to t...\n
Ga. Tech, Gwinnett Tech grant to help jobless
\n(WXIA-TV ATlanta © 09/28/2011)
Georgia Tech and Gwinnett Technical College have won a $1.65 million grant to help enhance the state's health information technology field. \r\n\r\nThe grant will help create new jobs in the field and provide training for workers already employed in health information technology. The money will create a lab at Georgia Tech to test and evaluate cutting-edge software for health care providers....\n
North Georgia Technical College awarded $2.5 million grant
\n(Anderson (SC) Independent © 09/27/2011)
According to those federal officials, nearly $500 million worth of grants are going to community colleges around the nation to support partnerships with employers to develop programs that provide pathways to good jobs, including building instruction");
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Gwinnett Tech will dedicate new Life Sciences Center
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 09/27/2011)
Gwinnett Technical College officials and board members will host a ceremony Wednesday to dedicate the school’s new Life Sciences Center.\n\n\nThe event will start at 8:45 a.m. at ");
document.write("the center -- Building 900 -- on the campus at 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. Parking will be available adjacent to the center.\n\n\nU.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, Technical College Commissioner Ron Jackson and many...\n
Tech college looks to expand
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document.write(" 9/27/2011\n By MICHAEL HALL The Brunswick News\n\n\n\nAltamaha Technical College could break ground on a new Glynn County campus as early as the spring of 2012, and school's president couldn't be more excited.\n\nLorette Hoover, president of Altamaha Technical College, has her eyes on an independent campus next door to Golden Isl...\n
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OTC honors scholarship recipients
\n(Statesboro Herald © 09/26/2011)
The Ogeechee Technical College Foundation, Inc. held its annual scholarship banquet last week to honor scholarship recipients and benefactors. \n Students who received a scholarship, along with their guest, were able to visit with those who provided funding for scholarships for Ogeechee Technical College through the College's Foundation");
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Sunday morning conversation with Nelma Hamby
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Hamby is the adult education instructor for Athens Technical College and has committed her life to serving those in need. One of the many needs adults face is requiring their GED...\n
Adult spelling bee aids literacy efforts
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A war of words awaits several teams in Forsyth County. \n\nThe difficult part is they won’t be average words, but rather ones such as anhinga and scuppernong. \n\nThe 12th Annual Spell Check Live!, an adult spelling bee, will be held Oct. 4 at the Lanier Technical College Forsyth Conference Center.\n\nThe bee is a fundraiser for Literacy Forsyth, a nonprofit organization that supports adult educat...\n
Atlanta Tech Hosts Recent Job Fair
\n(Atlanta Daily World © 09/24/2011)
Atlanta Technical College integrates academic and hands-on career preparation to meet workforce demands. The most recent graduating class witnessed a 95 percent job placement rate while the rest of the country experienced record unemployment. Shown above are attendees: ATC President Alvetta Peterman Thomas (center), with (l-r) Congressman Hank Johnson, Donna Christensen, Cedric Richmond, Laura Ric...\n
Atlanta gets $1.65 million grant for job training
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 09/23/2011)
Atlanta has won a $1.65 million federal grant to train the chronically unemployed and veterans to become health information technology workers.\n\n\nThe program is intended to spur job growth and public-private partnerships across the country.\n\n\nAtlanta was one o");
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GNTC GED Adult Education graduation set for Sept. 29 at the Forum
\n(Calhoun Times © 09/23/2011)
Georgia Northwestern Technical College?s Adult Education Program will be holding the 32nd ");
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GNTC to host town hall style meeting to discuss 's");
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\n(Rome News-Tribune © 09/23/2011)
Georgia Northwestern Technical college will host a town hall style meeting with the Governor's Office of Workforce Development on the topic of 'soft skills' eduction and assessment for high school students.\n\nThe meeting will be on Oct. 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.\n\nat the Gordon County Campus located at 1115 Highway 53 spur, in Calhoun.\n\nThe topics will include work ethic, proper work attitude, appropria...\n
Thomas University enters partnership with OTC
\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 08/05/2011)
THOMASVILLE — \n Thomas University has entered a partnership with Okefenokee Technical College which will allow students to further their education in two major fields of study for both schools.\n\n\n\n\n Monday, the two schools signed articulation agreements that will enhance the smooth transfer of students from Okefe");
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1,200 Chatt. Tech students graduate
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Caterpillar dealers host graduation dinner for CAT students
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 06/19/2011)
AMERICUS — \n Caterpillar dealers from Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee hosted a dinner for the South Georgia Technical College, graduates receiving an associate of applied technology degree in heavy equipment dealers service technology prior to the college’s Spring Commencement Ceremony recently. The dinner was held in the Betty Deriso Pope Teleconference room...\n
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SGTC holds GED graduation
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 06/19/2011)
AMERICUS — \n “Don’t ever give up,” said Catherine Volley in her speech to the GED graduates and their families and friends who participated in the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) General Equivalency Diploma (GED) Graduation Ceremony held ");
document.write("recently in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the SGTC Americus campus.\n\n\n\n Volley, the South Georgia Technical College EAGLE (Excep...\n
1,200 Chatt. Tech students graduate
\n(Cherokee Tribune © 06/19/2011)
CUMBERLAND - Approximately 1,200 students graduated from Chattahoochee Technical College at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Ce");
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MTC GOAL winner among state finalists
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MOULTRIE — \n Lydia Mann of Tifton, Moultrie Technical College’s 2011 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner, competed with 26 other statewide GOAL winners from within the Technical College System of Georgia and was awarded status as a Top 9 state finalist on May 26 in Atlanta. Mann, a medical assisting program student on the MTC Tifton Campus, will serve as an ambassado...\n
New bakery, Quick Start pair up to create jobs
\n(Gainesville Times © 06/18/2011)
OAKWOOD — King's Hawaiian Bakery is working to get a running start on 95 jobs at its new Oakwood plant.\n\nThe California-based company signed a job training agreement Wednesday morning with Georgia Quick Start and Lanier Technical College to help crank up bakery and distribution operations this fall.\n\nThe plant will be in the Oakwood South Industrial Park off McEver Road.\n\nCompany and college...\n
SGTC Crisp County Center PBL raises funds for March of Dimes
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 06/17/2011)
Cordele — \n The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center Phi Beta Lambda club held a Fashion Show recently to demonstrate professional dress for the workplace and also raise funds for the March of Dimes.\n\n\n\n Michele Redmond, a");
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SGTC hosts second annual Get Into Energy Camp
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 06/17/2011)
AMERICUS — \n South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Economic Development and");
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Investing in the future
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Much about the future of health care is uncertain, but this much we know. The U.S. population is growing and aging, and the health care work force is aging with it. The future will hold a greater demand for services and a likely shortage of nurses and general practice physicians.\n\nBarry Williams, Special\n\nGwinnett Technical College radiologic technology student Courtney Douglas (left) practices ma...\n
Gordon County Named a Georgia Work Ready Certified Community of Excellence
\n(Calhoun Times © 06/17/2011)
The Gordon County Chamber of Commerce has completed all the requirements necessary to have Gov. Nathan Deal declare Calhoun-Gordon County a Georgia Work Certified Community of Excellence.\n\nThe Chamber celebrated the accomplishment at its May 27 Booster Breakfast, sponsored by Winter & Scoggins, CPAs. Melvin Everson, Director of the Governor?s Office of Workforce Dev");
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New student loan program starts Monday
\n(Hinesville Coastal Courier © 06/17/2011)
ATLANTA — Georgia students can now apply for low-interest loans aimed to help families that need extra help paying for college.\n\nState lawmakers set aside $20 million this year for the program as p");
document.write("art of an overhaul to the lottery-funded HOPE scholarship that cut back the awards for most students. But The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that fewer than 6,000 students will ge...\n
Chatt Tech graduates 1,200, including first class of nurses
\n(Marietta Daily Journal © 06/17/2011)
CUMBERLAND ? Approximately 1,200 studen");
document.write("ts graduated from Chattahoochee Technical College at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Thursday. Among those who graduated was its first class of nurses from the Health Sciences program.\n\nGeorgia Attorney General Sam Olens of east Cobb delivered the commencement address. The former Cobb County Commission chairman challenged the graduates to use their ...\n
Technical school system converting to semesters
\n(Marietta Daily Journal © 06/17/2011)
MARIETTA - Beginning in August, Chattahoochee Technical College and the Technical College System of Georgia will convert from the quarter to the semester system, a change officials say is in the best interests of students.\n\nUnder a semester system, the academic year is divided into two 15-week fall and spring sessions, followed by a 10-week summer session.\n\nThe conversion to semesters will further...\n
GNTC commencement speaker: Enjoy life?s detours
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 06/17/2011)
The keynote speaker for Georgia Northwestern Technical College?s graduation ceremony Thursday evening told the approximately 350 graduates and the thousand or so supporters in attendance that they should remember the feeling of the night because they?ll need to draw from it in the future. \n\nDean Alford, president and chi");
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TCSG Rescinds GED test fee increase
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 06/16/2011)
AMERICUS — \n \n\n\n\n ATLANTA — The state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and its Office of Adult Education (OAE) has voted to re");
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GNTC?s commercial truck driving students lend a hand to Rome HomeMart
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68-year-old graduates from Gwinnett Tech
\n(Gwinnett Daily Post © 06/16/2011)
LAWRENCEVILLE ? When Shirley Tamplin was laid off from her job in 2008, she was devastated ? for a little while.\n \n \n \n\n?It didn?t take me long to realize that whatever happened was part of my destiny,? she said. ?It was another page in the book.?\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nTampli...\n
GNTC announces Spring 2011 graduates
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 06/16/2011)
The following is a list of students graduating from Georgia Northwestern Technical College tonight at The Forum.\n\nAssociate of Applied Science Degree \n * Accounting\n\nTerran Ann Carlisle\n\nLisa Diane Cassell\n\nGlenna Marie Farmer\n\nKellie Deyan Garland\n\nCorey T. Hash\n\nMary Beth McNeese\n\nLeann Rose Men");
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Wiregrass Georgia's Glo Dayz
\n(Tallahassee-WCTV (CBS) © 06/16/2011)
Valdosta, Georgia - June 15, 2011\n \n \n \n\nWiregrass Georgia Technical College is hosting its four-day camp called Glo Dayz.\n ");
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GED pursuit proves to be bonding experience
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WGTC to officially open downtown
\n(Times-Georgian © 06/15/2011)
CARROLLTON, GA -- The ribbon cutting for occupation of the West Georgia Technical College building on Adamson Square will be at 6 p.m. Thursday.\n\nWorking with the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, WGTC administration will celebrate the completion of construction and their official return to Carrollton from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the roof of the parking deck connected to the building. \n\n?We don?t ha...\n
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Caterpillar dealers donate to SGTC
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Full-time student and National Beef employee moves MTC tassel
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SGTC hosts 2011 GED graduation ceremony
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SGTC PBL continues to set records
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State begins low-interest college loan program
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TCSG makes statement on Regents allowing transfer of additional TCSG college credits
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New campus will offer core courses
\n(Columbia County News Times © 06/13/2011)
Augusta Technical College officials last week released a preliminary list of class offerings for the new campus in Grovetown. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\nSet to receive students starting with the fall semester on Aug. 22, ");
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CTC students become more versatile for changing workforce
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Boy Scouts earn aviation merit badges with help of SGTC
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 06/12/2011)
AMERICUS — \n South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) aviation instructors recently helped area Boy Scots earn their aviation merit badges.\n\n\n\n Troop Leader Doug Jameson and director of the Merit Badge Camp Jay Cliett accompanied 32 scouts on SGTC’s Americus campus to learn about aviation in order to earn their ba");
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SGTC provides HOPE, semester transition informational sessions
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 06/12/2011)
AMERICUS — \n In light of the recent changes to Georgia’s HOPE program as well as the quarter to semester conversion, South Georgia Techn");
document.write("ical College (SGTC) officials have organized special student informational sessions in which students can learn more about these changes and ask questions. Sessions were provided on both the Americus and Cordele campuses, and hundreds of students were ...\n
GNTC Law Enforcement Academy graduates 16
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Friends and family gathered at the auditorium located on Georgia Northwestern Technical College?s Gordon County campus to honor the students graduating from the Basic Law Enforcement Day Academy May 25.\n\nDuring the ceremony, 16 law enforcement officers graduated after completing the 19-week course.\n\nTwo graduates were recognized during the ceremony.\n\nThe first award presented was the Academic Awar...\n
\n(Rockdale - Citizen © 06/11/2011)
COVINGTON ? The president of DeKalb Technical College announced Wednesday that she plans to retire next month to take a regional education job.\n \n \n \n\nRobin Hoffman, who has worked as the president of DTC since 2004, announced that she will retire July 31, according to a press release the college sent out Wednesday morning. She will accept a new position starting Aug. ...\n
SGTC Instructor of the Year places in top 6 for Rick Perkins Award
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 06/10/2011)
Atlanta — \n Vanessa Wall, criminal justice chair and Law Enforcement Academy instructor at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), was named as one of six finalists for the Technical College System of Georgia’s 2011 Instructor of the Year.\n\n\n\n The top instructors fr");
document.write("om each of the state’s 26 technical colleges compete for the Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruct...\n
Blueprint: Athens woman earns coveted scholarship
\n(Athens Banner-Herald © 06/10/2011)
A 37-year-old Athens woman who grew up in public housing and overcame a background of poverty has won one of the cove");
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Radiologic technologists are medical image shapers
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Most of us take X-rays for granted, but they’ve only existed since 1895. It \ndidn’t take people long to see the medical advantages of X-rays, and by 1898 \nthe U.S. Army Medical Corps was using them to find bullets lodged in wounded \nsoldiers during the Spanish-American War, according to “The Shadowmakers: A \nHistory of Radiologic Technology.”\n\n\n\n\n“Before X-rays, the o...\n
WGTC celebrates return to its Carrollton roots as Adamson Square headquarters opens
\n(Times-Georgian © 06/10/2011)
CARROLLTON, GA -- West Georgia Technical College has come home.\n\nCollege, government and civic leaders cut the ribbon Thursday evening on the newly renovated building now known as 401 Adamson Square. A huge crowd meandered through the building that mixes old and new, preserving as much of the original architecture and character as possible.\n\nThe building w");
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Math class visits South Georgia Tech
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 06/09/2011)
AMERICUS — \n The Crisp County Middle School math team recently visited South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) with teachers Amber Denby and Christi Urbanavage. The students were led on a tour of SGTC&#");
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Chattahoochee Tech students pitch Chamber redesign
\n(Cherokee Tribune © 06/09/2011)
CANTON ? Students from Chattahoochee Technical Co");
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\n(Newnan - Times Herald © 06/09/2011)
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia on Tuesday approved a policy change that will allow additional courses from the Technical College System of Georgia's accredited colleges to transfer to all the university system's 35 degree-granting institutions.\n\nUntil now, credits in five core courses from TCSG (mathematics, algebra, pre-calculus and two courses in English composition) we...\n
West Ga. Tech asks Coweta to chip in $2M over 10 years
\n(Newnan - Times Herald © 06/09/2011)
West Georgia Technical College has asked Coweta County to help fund the college's new campus with a $200,000 contribution per year for 10 years.\n\nSkip Sullivan, president of WGTC, made the request Tuesday as he gave an update on plans for the new campus to the Coweta County Board of Commissione");
document.write("rs.\n\nCommissioners didn't respond to that request Tuesday.\n\nCounty Administrator Theron Gay said Wednesda...\n
GNTC hosts Young Scholars program for Rome area youth
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 06/09/2011)
Young Scholars camp teaches Physical Science through Egg Drop\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n");
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USG will accept more credits from TCSG
\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 06/08/2011)
Students transferring from a public technical college to the University System of Georgia will see more of their credits count under action the State Board of Regents took Tuesday.\n\n\nAll of the system’s 35 campuses will accept an additi");
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Augusta Technical College Welding Program
\n(Augusta - WJBF - ABC 6 © 06/08/2011)
Welding is a booming industry that is considered one of the better careers to get into");
document.write(". The welding instruction program at Augusta Technical College got a big boost today in the form of a large donation. News channel 6’s Cory McGinnis is here with that story.\n\nThe school got a $400,000 computer program that helps train welders. Welding is a career you can bank on even in these tough economic...\n
MTC receives defibrillator
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| — \n Submitted photo\n\n\n\n The Tift Regional Medical Center Foundation recently donated an automatic external defibrillator to the Moultrie Technical College Foundation, Inc. The device will be located on the MTC Veterans Parkway Campus in Moultrie as part of an ongoing effort by TRMC to put the lifesaving mechanisms in the hands of the public. This is the second defibrillator the TRMC Founda...\n
Tax help effort brought $200,000 in refunds
\n(Moultrie Observer © 06/08/2011)
MOULTRIE — \n Volunteers filling out income tax forms for free approximately doubled the dollar value of tax refunds they brought back to the county this year.\n\n\n\n In its first year, 2010, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program filled out tax returns totaling $106,267 in refunds. This year, it filled out 130 returns totaling more than $200,000 in refunds, according to data provided to T");
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GED test fee rescinded
\n(Thomasville Times-Enterprise © 06/08/2011)
THOMASVILLE — \n Staff report\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n The state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia and its Office of Adult Education (OAE) has voted to rescind a planned increase in the GED test fees for Georgia’s adult learners. The TC");
document.write("SG will wait until at least early next year to reconsider the cost. \n\n\n\n The board’s action follows recommendations from both...\n
WGTC to officially open downtown
\n(Times-Georgian © 06/08/2011)
CARROLLTON, GA -- The ribbon cutting for occupation of the West Georgia Technical College building on Adamson Square wi");
document.write("ll be at 6 p.m. Thursday.\n\nWorking with the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, WGTC administration will celebrate the completion of construction and their official return to Carrollton from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the roof of the parking deck connected to the building. \n\n?We don?t ha...\n
Effingham County is now work ready
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EFFINGHAM CO., GA (WTOC) -\n \n\nEffingham County is proud to announce that they are work ready.\n\nJoin officials on Thursday, June 9 at 10:00 a.m. at the Effingham Career Atrium. They are to celebrate the official announcement of Effingham County's designation as a work ready community of excellence. Georgia Work Ready is a statewide workforce development initiative that helps people get job...\n
Bowers one of four Technical College System Students of Year
\n(Newnan - Times Herald © 06/06/2011)
Dale Bowers, of Newnan, a student of the Registered Nursing program at the LaGrange campus of West Georgia Technical College, is one of the top four Technical College System of Georgia's 2011 Student of the Year award recipients.\n\nBowers is originally from Savannah. She attended the University of Georgia where she got her bachelor's degree and met her husband, Sam Bowers, who was originally from N...\n");
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Industry Puts Heat on Schools to Teach Skills Employers Need
\n(The Wall Street Journal © 06/06/2011)
Big U.S. employers, worried about replacing retiring baby boomers, are wading deeper into education and growing bolder about telling educators how to run their business.\r\n\r\nSeveral initiatives have focused on manufacturing and en");
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McCullough named SGTC Student of the Quarter for spring quarter
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 06/05/2011)
AMERICUS — \n South Georgia Technical College ");
document.write("(SGTC) Crisp County Center marketing management student Merideth McCullough of Rochelle was the spring quarter recipient of the Student of the Quarter Award for the Crisp County Center.\n\n\n\n This award recognizes an outstanding student from each of the twelve program areas at the school. Program instructors nominate one student from their programs ...\n
Technical C");
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\n(Walker County Messenger © 06/05/2011)
The state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia and its Office of Adult Education (OAE) has voted to rescind a planned increase in the GED test fees for Georgia?s adult learners. The TCSG will wait until at least early next year to reconsider the cost.\n\nThe board?s action follows recommendations from both the OAE, which is the statewide provider of the test, and the GED Testi...\n
Build new career in skilled trades
\n(Chicago Tribune © 06/04/2011)
Q. I am a 36-year-old man being forced into finding a new career as my old one dries up. I have a liberal arts degree. If I choose advanced college study, I risk stacking up too much student loan debt. So maybe I should learn a skilled trade instead.\n\n\n\n\n\nBut if I choose to learn a skilled trade at a trade school, I am unsure about overco");
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Tech colleges nix GED fee hike
\n(Moultrie Observer © 06/04/2011)
ATLANTA — \n The state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia and its Office of Adult Education (OAE) has voted to rescind a planned increase in the GED test fees for Georgia&");
document.write("#8217;s adult learners. The TCSG will wait until at least early next year to reconsider the cost.\n\n\n\n The board’s action follows recommendations from both the OAE, which is the statewide ...\n
SGTC cosmetology students compete
\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 06/03/2011)
AMERICUS — \n The South Georgia Technical Colleg");
document.write("e (SGTC) cosmetology students competed in a hair styling competition in the cosmetology lab on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, SGTC cosmetology instructor, coordinated the competition for her students.\n\n\n\n The students styled models of their choice and got creative with innovative and interesting hairstyles. Judges f...\n
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\n(Gainesville Times © 06/03/2011)
The cost of taking the GED test will remain the same for now while the company that administers the test resolves technical issues with giving the test by computer.\n\nThe cost will stay at $95 at least until early 2012, or however long it takes GED Testing Services to begin the computer-based tests.\n\nThe state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia and its Office of Adult Educa...\n
Augusta Tech educator is state Instructor of the Year
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\n(Americus Times-Recorder © 06/02/2011)
AMERICUS — \n South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) aviation students recently had the opportunity to earn some hands-on training by repairing two damaged airplane wings for the Army Aviation Museum in Fort Rucker.\n\n\n\n Richard Willis, former SGTC aviation student and employee at the museum, said, “We had some wings in bad shape, and we worked with SGTC aviation instructor Victoria Herr...\n
DeKalb Technical College to offer job seminars
\n(Rockdale Citizen © 06/02/2011)
Organizers of a recent job fair hosted by DeKalb Technical College were expecting a turnout of about 200. Those expectations were well exceeded when 750 people showed, with some lining up at 6 a.m., two hours before the fair began....\n
State board votes to rescind planned GED test fee increase
\n(Rome News Tribune © 06/02/2011)
The state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia and its Office of Adult Education (OAE) has voted to rescind a planned increase in the GED test fees for Georgia?s adult learners. The TCSG will wait until at least early next year to reconsider the cost. \r\n\r\nThe board?s action follows recommendations from both t");
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Atlanta ? The state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia and its Office of Adult Education (OAE) has voted to rescind a planned increase in the GED test fees for Geo");
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Press Release: TCSG Rescinds GED? Test Fee Increase
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Gov. Nathan Deal has signed an $18.3 billion budget for the State of Georgia in 2012. Included in this budget is $3.2M for an additional wing to house expanded allied health program offerings on the Currahee Campus of North Georgia Technical College. \n \n\n “We greatly appreciate the commitment and supp...\n
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Press Release: TCSG Rescinds GED? Test Fee Increase
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SGTC culinary arts students gain valuable experience catering Foundation Donor Dinner
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AMERICUS — \n The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) culinary arts students from the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses gained valuable practical experience by catering the SGTC Foundation annual Donor Appreciation Dinner in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC campus recently. Approximately 200 guests attended the event.\n\n\n\n This was the first time that the Cr...\n
Ogeechee Technical College?s Alvie Coes III named student of the year
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ATLANTA -- Alvie Coes, III, a Funeral Service Education student at Ogeechee Technical College, has been named as the Technical College System of Georgia's 2011 Student of the Year. \n\nThe award was announced during a banquet honoring the system's top ");
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Summer enrollment up slightly before impending HOPE changes
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Austell?s Chattahoochee Technical College boasts first nursing graduates
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WGTC Student is finalist for state Student of Year award
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Dale Bowers, a student in the registered nursing program at the LaGrange campus of West Georgia Technical College, was chosen as one of nine finalists for the Technical College System of Georgia’s Student of the Year award.\n\n The award is part of the system’s annual Georgia Occupational");
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Burns racing into a career with cars
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QUITMAN — \n If there’s one thing Jimmy Burns knows, it’s cars.\n\n\n\n The 38-year-old Fort Wayne, Ind., native loves cars so much he decided to go back to school to learn more about them. In a few weeks, Burns will be graduating from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College after studying automotive technology for the past two years.\n\n\n\n “I’ve always liked to ");
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Expansion project approved for NGTC's Currahee Campus
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CLARKESVILLE - When Gov. Nathan Deal signed the $18.3 billion state budget, it included $3.2 million for an additional wing to house expanded allied health program offerings on the Currahee Campus of North Georgia Techn");
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OTC student wins state award
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Augusta Technical College's Karon Green Walton Named the TCSG 2011 Instructor of the Year
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Karon Green Walton, a Medical Assisting instructor at Augusta Technical College, is the Technical College System of Georgia?s In");
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Nine Students are Finalists for the TCSG Student of the Year
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The Technical College System of Georgia has named nine finalists for its 2011 Student of the Year award. \r\n\r\nThe award is part of the system?s annual Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program, which recognizes the best student at each of the state?s 26 technical colleges and one Board of Regents college with a technical division....\n
Ogeechee Technical College's Alvie Coes III is TCSG Student of the Year
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Alvie Coes, III, a Funeral Service Education student at Ogeechee Technical College, has been named as the Technical College System of Georgia?s 2011 Student of the Year. \r\n\r\nThe award was announced during a banquet honoring the system?s top students and instructors at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Atlanta on May 26....\n
Six Honored as Finalists for the 2011 TCSG Instructor of the Year
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Six instructors have been named as finalists for the Technical College System of Georgia?s 2011 Instructor of the Year award.\r\n\r\nThe top instructors from each of the state?s 26 technical colleges compete for the Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction. The winner will be announced during a banquet honoring the system?s top instructors and best students at the Gran");
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DeKalb Tech graduates 24 in Law Enforcement
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DeKalb Technical College?s Law Enforcement Academy graduated 24 police officers, deputies and law enforcement pre-service candidates on May 12.\n\nIt was its seventh class to graduate and its largest since the academy opened in January 2009. The first class had 11 graduates.\n\nThe graduates went");
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College EMS program director honored
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 05/27/2011)
Phillip Tucker began his career with the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program at Georgia Northwestern Technical C");
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VALDOSTA — \n \n\n\n\n\n Students and teachers at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College received a real-life experience as they participated in the Professionals Encouraging Education Reform Statewide (PEERS) DUI simulator Thursday.\n\n\n\n The Student Leadership Council assisted in gathering participants to view a short video which showed graphic details of an actual victim in the trauma area of an eme...\n
80-Year-Old Student Gets Honorary G.E.D.
\n(WMAZ - (CBS) Macon © 05/27/2011)
More than half a century after she left school, Helen Hill Thomas finally got to walk across the graduation stage.\n\nShe received an honorary G.E.D. Thursday evening, as part of the Central Georgia Technical College adult education program's graduating class.\n\nBut the 80-year-old student says the ceremony won't be the end of her higher education.\n\n\"You're never too old to go back to scho");
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Reece speaks at graduation of 16 basic law enforcement recruits at Georgia Northwestern Technical College campus in Calhoun
\n(Rome News-Tribune © 05/26/2011)
Friends, family and local law enforcement officers packed the Raymond F. King auditorium to witness the graduation of 16 basic law enforcement recruits at th");
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Albany Tech students learn about business imaging
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ATLANTA (WTOC) -\n The Technical College System of Georgia has named nine finalists for its 2011 Student of the Year award. \n\nThe award is part of the system's annual Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership program. It recognizes the best student at each of the state's 26 technical colleges and one Board of Regents college with a technical division.\n\nJonathan Baker, Savanna...\n
TCSG Announces New Website with Information about HOPE Changes
\n(Swainsboro Blade © 05/25/2011)
The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) unveiled a new website today that?s loaded with information about the recent changes to Georgia?s HOPE Grant and Scholarship program.\r\n The www.tcsg.edu/HOPE website is a great resource for current Georgia technical college s");
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DeKalb Tech a leader in training building automation systems technicians
\n(Atlanta Journal Constitution © 05/24/2011)
When most people hear about green technologies, they think of solar panels, windmills and alternative fuels. While energy efficiency is certainly part of the green conversation, building automation systems don?t usually come readily to mind.\r\n\r\n?Yet 40 percent of all energy is consumed in buildings, and learning how ");
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Riceboro center honors first GED recipient
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SAVANNAH — Christian Manuel, 20, of Riceboro is the first student to earn his GED at the Savannah Technical College Adult Education Center in Riceboro. \n");
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Industry insists schools keep up
\n(Chattanooga Times Free Press © 05/23/2011)
Ron Jackson, commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia, acknowledged that ?many high school students aren?t graduating ready to go to college and go to work.? \r\n\r\nBut recent cuts to his technical training budget haven?t");
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Mike Rowe Speaks To Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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Mike Rowe of Mike Rowe Works and Discovery Channel speaks to the Commerc");
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Gwinnett Tech students advance to SkillsUSA Championships
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Gwinnett Technical College was awarded 11 medals in eight events at the recent SkillsUSA State Championships held in Columbus.\r\n\r\nSeven students earned gold medals and will represent Gwinnett Tech and the state of Georgia at the National SkillsUSA Championships in June....\n
Faces and places: Wentworth gets research award
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Craig R. Wentworth, president of Southwest Georgia Technical College, has been selected for the 2011 Delta Pi Epsilon Outstanding Doctoral Research Award. Wentworth has served as president of SGTC since November 2010. He has more than 28 years experience in the postsecondary education field, 21 of those years with two-year colleges in the Technical College System of Georgia.\r\n\r\nRead more: http://w...\n
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Controls stifling us, execs declare
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\"From the work force side, we?ve relied on a number of federal programs to support our students,? said Ron Jackson, commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia. ?We need at least some of them to stay in place for our students.?...\n
CNN Reports from Chattahoochee Technical College
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Catherine Callaway reports many people are training for new careers as result of poor economy....\n
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Applicants optimistic after job fair
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It's a sign of the times. More ");
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Colleges keeping green focus
\n(Gwinnett Business Journal © 05/18/2011)
Gwinnett County?s two colleges have taken being green to heart. Gwinnett Technical College?s curriculum includes courses to teach students about environmental options in a variety of industries. Gwinnett Tech is also constructing its first green building, slated to open at the end of the summer. Georgia");
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GNTC announces Law enforcement academy graduation
\n(Rome News Tribune © 05/17/2011)
Sixteen Basic Law Enforcement recruits will graduate from Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. The ceremony will be held in the Raymond F. King Auditorium at GNTC?s Gordon County Campus at 1 p.m.\r\n\r\n\r\nRead more: RN-T.com - GNTC announces Law enforcement academy graduation...\n
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New website to help navigate HOPE changes
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Georgia?s technical colleges have launched a new website to help sort out changes coming this fall to the state's HOPE Scholarship, reports The Associated Press....\n
Technical schools start site on HOPE changes
\n(Rome News Tribune © 05/16/2011)
The technical colleges in Georgia have started a new website explaining how changes to the HOPE scholarship system will affect students.\r\n\r\nTechnical colleges Commissioner Ron Jackson said it's important that current and prospective students under what's needed to qualify for the state scholarship and know how they can use it....\n
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Gala celebrates Hall community leaders and volunteers
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Russell Vandiver, president of Lanier Technical College, was presented with the W.G. Mealor Award.\r\n\r\nThe namesake of the award served as the first president of");
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Heat Doesn't Stop CGTC Student Car Wash
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The sun was blazing Thursday afternoon but students were baring the heat to raise money by washing cars. \r\n\r\nCentral Georgia Technical College students held a fund raising car wash in their parking lot to cover their registration fees for cardiovascular programs. \r\n\r\nThis is just one of many fundraisers being held by the cardiovascular students but they say so far it's been really ");
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Job seekers gather at ATC
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VIDEO: South Atlanta Film & TV Careers Workshop 2
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Digging Deeper: How has HOPE changed?
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ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE OPENS THE : BRENDA WATTS JONES ALLIED HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX
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Atlanta: The value ? and the beauty ? of education is frequently touted as the means to an end for young people intent on earning more money and increasing their employment options. For those already in the\r\nworkforce, it?s been a vehicle for shoring up job security and promotion possibilities. The post-secondary education experience has...\n
TCSG Announces New Website with Information about HOPE Changes
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The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) unveiled a new website today that?s loaded with information about the recent changes to Georgia?s HOPE Grant and Scholarship program. \r\n\r\n\r\nThe www.tcsg.edu/HOPE website is a great resource for current Georgia technical college students as well as prospective college students, both young and old, to get the latest facts about earning and keeping the...\n
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Albany Tech joins with SPSU for bachelors program
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ALBANY, GA -- On Monday, Albany Tech and Southern PolyTechnic State University (SPSU) signed an agreement in an effort to get more engineers to work in Albany.\r\n\r\nTh");
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Albany Tech inks agreement with Southern Polytechnic
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Albany Technical College President Anthony Par");
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The Georgia Phi Beta Lambda State Competition was held in Atlanta, April 8-10. North Georgia Technical College sent four contestants and is proud to announce that three of them will continue on to the national competition which will be held in Orlando, June 23-26....\n
'Fun For Funds? at NGTC Currahee Campus, May 17
\n(Anderson Independent © 05/10/2011)
The North Georgia Technical College board of trustees is sponsoring ?Fun for Funds? at the Currahee Campus on May 17. Everyone is invited to register to tour the facility, visit the classrooms, have lunch and spend the afternoon playing games of choice (bridge, canasta, scrabble, backgammon, etc.)....\n
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CTC students support storm recovery
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Mother's Day: Army mom strives to give her kids 'better way of life'
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Engineering tech available in S. GA
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A partnership between Albany Technical College and Southern Polytechnical State University in Marietta will create a first of its kind engineering technology program in south Georgia.\r\n\r\nMonday, Dr. Anthony Parker and Dr. Zvi Szafran of Southern Polytech signed an articulation agreement. It allows students to take classes at Albany Tech and graduate with an associates degree in TelecommuNication,...\n
CTC students support storm recovery
\n(Cartersville Daily Tribune © 05/09/2011)
Students at Chattahoochee Technical College are joining in the efforts of helping with disaster relief.\r\n\r\nThe school's Public Safety Club, partnering with law enforcement agencies, is hosting a food drive through Friday. Boxes are placed on each campus for donations of canned food, laundry detergent and toiletries....\n
Mother's Day: Army mom strives to give her kids 'better way of life'
\n(Columbus Ledger Enquirer © 05/09/2011)
Capt. Trecia Sutton joined the Army as a teenage mother to provide a better life for her daughter. \r\n\r\n?Staying home and being sedentary and not providing for her was not an option,? said Sutton, now 36. ?I knew I had to do something to provide a better way of life.?\r\n\r\nShe stayed in the Army for the ");
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Speaker to ATC grads: Never quit
\n(Albany Herald © 05/07/2011)
The board chairman of the state?s Technical College System told the graduating class of Albany Technical College Friday night that persistence is the key to their fu");
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Two Wiregrass Tech students win ?new? cars
\n(Valdosta Daily Times © 05/07/2011)
Two seniors attending Wiregrass Georgia Technical College drove away in free cars Friday as a part of the newly designed RIDE program.\r\n\r\nVictor Whitlock, a criminal justice major, and Sarah Smith, a health information technology major, said they were ?very blessed? to be the recipients of the ?new? vehicles donated by individuals in the communit");
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Students now have a R.I.D.E. to school (WITH VIDEO)
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Two students in Lowndes County no longer have to depend on others for a ride thanks to the R.I.D.E. program at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College.\r\n\r\nVictor Whitlock just got the keys to a refurbished Chevy Lumina. He works at night and goe");
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Teachers honored at Albany Tech (WITH VIDEO)
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Was there ever been a teacher you wanted to thank for inspiring you? An Albany college did j");
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College offers free classes during Preservation Week
\n(WTOC-TV Savannah © 05/05/2011)
Savannah Technical College will celebration Preservation Week 2011 with free classes for the public featuring expert guest speakers on preservation-related topics. Some sessions include hands-on activities for participants...\n
State schools chief launches career readiness plan
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Local school officials embraced a plan state schools Superintendent John Barge unveiled Tuesday at the Whitfield Career Academy to better prepare students for jobs or college.\r\n\r\nUnder the initiative that begins with the freshman class of 2012, all students must complete a career pathway to get a high school diploma. It?s a plan Barge said is designed to make school relevant and to address the fac...\n
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Greater North Fulton Chamber Honors Volunteers, Board Members
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Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle was appl");
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Marketing management grads have a world of options
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Award-Winning Manufacturers Have European Ties
\n(Global Atlanta © 05/03/2011)
Two of three Georgia companies named manufacturers of the year by Gov. Nathan Deal on April 28 are European-owned. \r\n\r\nMr. Deal announced the award winners at a luncheon held at the Georgia International Convention Center to celebrate the state's annual Manufacturing Appreciation Week. \r\n\r\nThe winner in the large manufacturer category was the Rockmart factory of U.K.-based Meggitt Polymers and Co...\n
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DCSS moves ahead with Career Academy
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They're already getting help from Albany Technical College. \"We're ahead of the game because we understa");
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Faithful service awards given to NGTC employees
\n(Anderson (SC) Independent © 04/27/2011)
North Georgia Technical College has rewarded several employees with the Faith Service Award. The Faithful Service Award symbol");
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GNTC nominates businesses for statewide honors
\n(Rome News Tribune © 04/27/2011)
Georgia Northwestern Technical College has nominated four bu");
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College dean remembered for passion in teaching
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Justice, a 44-year-old Opelika resident and a dean at Columbus (Ga.) Technical College, collapsed just beyond the finish line, falling face-first. Medical per");
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College dean remembered for passion in teaching
\n(WRBL-TV Columbus © 04/27/2011)
Tim Justice saw the finish line and picked up the pace.\r\n\r\n?He was running hard at the line,? said Cason ");
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STC students win big at SkillsUSA competition
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Southeastern Technical College students brought home 13 medals in 12 competitions at the SkillsUSA statewide competition at Columbus Technical College in Columbus, GA, March 17-19. Southeastern Tech had six first place winners that will go on to compete in Kansas City, Mo. at the national SkillsUSA competition on June 20-25....\n
There?s more than one path to an engineering degree
\n(Atlanta Journal Constitution © 04/25/2011)
For many students, the road to an engineering degree starts with acceptance to Georgia Tech or one of the state?s other four-year universities. Thanks to a new articulation agreement between the Technical College System of Georgia and Southern Polytechnic State University, many students can take an alternate route.\r\n\r\nThe agreement allows technical college students to complete their first two year...\n
GED price to increase after June 30
\n(Rome News Tribune © 04/25/2011)
A special grant to support displaced workers who have lost their jobs in the recession of the past two and a half years is still in effect through spring quarter at Georgia Northwestern Technical College?s (GNTC) Adult Learning Centers.\r\n\r\nIn addition to providing 20 hours a week of class time for eligi");
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WGTC LPN graduates celebrate 100 percent pass rate
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NGTC in ACTION open house for high school students set for April 26
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All juniors a");
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Gwinnett Tech Named Finalist for Green Reach Award
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Gwinnett Tech was recognized as a finalist for the Atlanta Business Chronicle");
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ATC to ?roast? former labor com");
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Each year in the spring Albany Technical College asks a prominent (figure) if we can roast him or her, and we?ve asked the community to say things about them in good taste,? said Anthony Parker, president of Albany Tech.\r\n\r\nA silent auction is planned for 6 p.m. in the conference center atrium, with the dinner and program set for 7 p.m. Roasters for the evening will include Parker, former Labor De...\n
SkillsUSA competition prepares students for the workplace
\n(Atlanta Journal Constitution © 04/16/2011)
This summer, DeKalb Technical College is taking 22 students to the national SkillsUSA competition in Kansas City, Mo. The students placed first in state competition in various fields, including business procedures; business, management and technology; health services; industrial and engineering technology; and entrepreneurship.\r\n\r\nSkillsUSA is an ");
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Articulation agreement to impact Albany Tech
\n(Albany Herald © 04/14/2011)
Students at Albany Technical College will soon have the means to obtain a bachelor?s degree from a metro Atlanta institution without leaving home.\r\n\r\nThe Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and");
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Cost of GED testing to rise
\n(Carrollton Times Georgian © 04/14/2011)
Following an announcement last week by the American Coun");
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Funding OK?d for satellite tech campus
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College and career academies' bill passes House
\n(Atlanta Journal Constitution © 04/13/2011)
The Georgia House passed legislation Tuesday that would create a new state");
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GED fees will increase
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GNTC announces faculty and staff leadership team for the Whitfield Murray campus
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Heidi Popham: GNTC vice president, institutional effectiveness
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Nina Watch: Roman is participating in CNN FitNation Triathlon Challenge
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Sherry Herrington: Georgia Northwestern Technical College student
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Students headed to National SkillsUSA competition
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GED Testing Fees Going Up
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Georgia adults who want to earn their general educational development (GED) diplomas will soon have to pay more for the tests due to fee increases by the national GED testing service.\r\n\r\nThe current fee is $95 for the full battery of five tests that measure reading, writing, social studies, science and math skills.\r\n\r\nStarting July 1, each test wil");
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GED Testing Fees Set To Increase In July
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WGTC?s enrollment doubles in 3 years
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Perren receives public service award
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Dr. Ray Perren, president of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, received the prestigious Loyce W. Turner Outstanding Public Service Award Wednesday at a luncheon at Valdosta State University....\n
Atlanta Tech offers online options for five popular programs
\n(Atlanta Journal Constitution © 04/05/2011)
Atlanta Technical College has just offered students more flexibility by putting five of its most-popular degree programs online.\r\n\r\n?We felt that earning a degree online fit the current needs of many of our students,? said Alvetta Peterman Thomas, Atlanta Technical College president. ?Because of the recent economic downturn, many people are enrolle");
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Atlanta icon gives straight talk to young black men at Atlanta Tech
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Young?s message is one that hit home with 21-year-old Zack Wilder, who recently attended the forum Atlanta Technical College?s Institute for Males (AIM) presented with Yo");
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GA Northwestern Technical College President Dr. Craig McDaniel elected to SACSCOC Board of Trustees
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GNTC President Dr. Craig McDaniel was elected as one of seven members from Georgia to represent the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees...\n
Ribbon Cutting for New Southwire Center for Manufacturing Excellence
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West Georgia Technical C");
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Atlanta Tech offers online options for five popular programs
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GSW and SGTC sign agreement to accept 10 courses
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SRS grants to boost college training
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Five area colleges and universities will use a $935,000 grant from the Savannah River");
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Free Computer Training offered by GA Work Ready
\n(Dalton Daily Citizen © 03/30/2011)
Classes will be offered at the campuses of Dalton State College, Chattahoochee Tech, Georgia Highlands College, ");
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document.write("Gordon OKs new career academy classes
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The Gordon County school board has approved the first three courses that the career academy will offer high school students, who wish to enroll in the program next school year....\n
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GNTC Basic Law Enforcement Academy now seeking applicants .
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MTC students participate in Boxes of Hope charity
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North Cobb, Allatoona Students Attend Chattahoochee Senior Day
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North Cobb, Allatoona Students Attend Chattahoochee Senior Day
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Students from North Cobb High School and Allatoona High School were among the 300 students who attended the Senior Day hosted by Chattahoochee Technical College (CTC) today at its North Metro Campus in Acw");
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Feeling the heat: GTC hosts high school chef competition
\n(Gwinnett Daily Post © 03/26/2011)
LAWRENCEVILLE ? The Busbee Center at Gwinnett Technical College was a beehive of activity Friday, with 200 high school chefs");
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MTC students participate in Boxes of Hope charity
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Moultrie Technical College students from several organizations united this winter for the cause of Boxes of Hope, founded by Christopher Oates of Sylvester.\r\n\r\nOates, who suffers from Ewing?s sarcoma, had seen families who had to do without basic toiletries and entertainment for small children while staying out of town at cancer treatment centers. He decided to start making boxes with items for pe...\n
GNTC Basic Law Enforcement Academy now seeking applicants .
\n(Rome News Tribune © 03/26/2011)
The Basic Law Enforcement Academy of Georgia Northwestern Technical College is currently accepting applications for enrollment.\r\n\r\nThis program will begin in July of 2011 and will finish in early December of 2011.\r\n\r\nRead more: RN-T.com - Rome, Georgia news, sports, business, lifestyles, weather, breaking news and more from the Rome News-Tribune....\n
Golden Opportunity
\n(Neighbor Newspapers © 03/24/2011)
As president of Chattahoochee Technical College, the state?s sixth largest institution, Sanford Chandler has had his hands full in the past three years.\r\n\r\nHe manned the helm during a merger that combined three technical colleges into one?North Metro, located in Acworth, is among them?and as head of the largest technica");
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Technical College System of Georgia outlines HOPE scholarship changes
\n(Rome News Tribune © 03/24/2011)
The Technical College System of Georgia published a fact sheet about changes to the HOPE scholarship.\r\n\r\nAccording to the fact sheet:\r\n\r\nThe tu");
document.write("ition for a full year at a TCSG college remains among the lowest in the state and the southeast. TCSG annual tuition for a standard program averaged $2700 in 2010, not including books and fees. Generally, the changes to the HOPE program in the fall will cov...\n
West Ga. Tech to build Coweta campus
\n(The Citizen © 03/24/2011)
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SGTC President receives 2011 Distinguished Citizen Award
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Technical College System of Georgia outlines HOPE scholarship changes
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West Ga. Tech to build Coweta campus
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Hope changes could hurt Technical college students (WITH VIDEO)
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Hope changes could hurt Technical college students (WITH VIDEO)
\n(WALB-TV Albany © 03/23/2011)
President Anthony Parker says the changes weren't unexpected. He said, \"We are concerned, but we are not panicked.\"\r\n\r\nDr. Parker says if the changes were implemented today, about 20% of current students would lose the grant, but there are other funding options that could help them pay for tuition.\r\n\r\nParker said, \"We are not without concern, but I think between now and the fall semester, the st...\n
Georgia Technical College Students Required to Maintain B Average to Retain HOPE Funding
\n(Diverse Issues in Higher Education © 03/22/2011)
ATLANTA ? Thousands of working moms, laid-off factory employees and others who flocked to Georgia?s 26 technical colleges for job training because of the recession could lose the HOPE Grants that pay thei");
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Moultrie Tech students learning new technology
\n(Tifton Gazette © 03/22/2011)
TIFTON ? A ?zero-energy? house being built in the historic district is giving Moultrie Technical students on-the-job training.\r\n\r\nThe Tift County Foundation for Educational Ex");
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Albany Tech has plans for HOPE grant cuts (WITH VIDEO)
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Georgia Technical College Students Required to Maintain B Average to Retain HOPE Funding
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