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Albany, GA - Albany Technical College and Phoebe Health System are building on their partnership to train and employ more Certified Nurse Aides (CNA). A second informational session for the CNA employee enrollment opportunity will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the Albany Tech Logistics Education Center Auditorium. The information session will begin at 6 p.m. Starting at 5 p.m., candidates will be able to drop by an adjacent computer lab to begin the application and financial...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College will cut the ribbon to officially open the new pedestrian bridge adjoining the east and west side of South Slappey Boulevard on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at 10 a.m. on the grounds on the east side of South Slappey facing the Kirkland Administration Building. Quest for the bridge began in 2009 when Dr. Willie Adams was Mayor of the City of Albany. Albany Tech approached the City of Albany for SPLOST funds to complete the project. SPLOST funds in...

ALBANY, GA – The Albany Tech Foundation was recently awarded a grant by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation in the amount of $14,640, to support adult literacy. This local grant award is part of more than $7.5 million in grants awarded to nearly 900 schools, non-profits and organizations across the 44 states that Dollar General serves. “On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students of the Adult Education program at Albany Technical College, we are grateful and proud to be a recipient...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College’s Law Enforcement Technology Chair, Kenneth Singleton, was recently honored as a 2017 National Institute of Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award recipient at their Annual Awards Conference held May 27-30 in Austin, Texas. He was also the recipient of the NISOD Excellence Award in 2014. Having served as a Law Enforcement Technology instructor at Albany Tech for nine years and as the Department Chair for six years, Singleton...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College will hold a Work Ethics Special Recognition Program on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, beginning at 11 a.m. in the Logistics Education Center Auditorium. This is the first of what the college hopes to hold in honor of these students each semester of the academic year.   As part of the technical education criteria, Albany Tech students are required to excel in Work Ethics as part of the grade they receive for each academic course. Those work ethics include...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College’s Industrial Operations Technician program has been added to the Governor’s HOPE Career Grant. The grant, formerly known as the Strategic Industries Workforce Development Grant (SWIG), enables certain technical education students in Georgia to receive free tuition. The original grant was implemented in 2013 for three key industries and will benefit qualified students who enroll in the following 12 program areas: certified engineer assistant,...

May 30, 2017 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College’s Continuing Education department will hold a Summer Photography Camp for kids ages nine through 12 on Monday-Wednesday, June 12-14, 2017. Cost is $199 for early registration through June 5th and $220 for late registration after June 5th. Through the camp, kids can discover their creativity and tell great stories through photography. By utilizing Albany Tech’s state-of-the-art Media Studio and Design Lab, campers will learn how to take...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College (ATC) has appointed a new Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. Barbara Brown began her official duties earlier this week. With over 20 years’ experience in Student Affairs and Higher Education Administration, Barbara Brown is no stranger to ATC. Since 1995, she has served in the Admissions/Student Affairs department as a Student Services Specialist, Admissions Director, Recruiter/Admissions Counselor, Assistant Director of...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College (ATC) will launch a brand new Interdisciplinary Studies associate of applied science (AAS) degree program for this fall semester. The program is designed specifically for Move On When Ready (MOWR) students who wish to pursue a career in healthcare technology. The new program will provide an educational foundation for roles that span multiple disciplines in the healthcare environment, including Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College (ATC) will launch a brand new Business Healthcare Technology associate degree program starting this fall semester. The program is designed for new and current medical administrative assistant diploma students to transition into an area that will greatly enhance their career opportunities. The new program also provides a career pathway for students who would eventually like to earn a bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration. While in the...

Albany, Georgia – Today, Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Albany presented the Albany Tech Foundation with a donation check for $5,000. Funds were designated to be used for the Albany Tech Engineering Preparatory Academy, Adult Education and the Special Populations program. “At Mount Zion, we earnestly understand the value of quality education and appreciate the role Albany Tech plays in providing students both opportunities and access to an exceptional educational experience,” said Dr. Daniel...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College will hold its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Thursday, May 18, 2017, beginning at 10 a.m., in the Kirkland Conference Center. Keynote speaker for the ceremony will be Lt. Colonel Donald E. Gray, Jr., Retired, U.S. Marine Corps. Enlisting from his hometown of Houston Texas in 1986, Lt. Col. Gray graduated Honorman from Recruit Training at San Diego and Honorman from the School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton, California. As an Infantryman, he...