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October 19, 2016 - Albany, GA - Nearly 50 southwest Georgia employers will participate in the Eighteenth Annual Fall Career Fair at Albany Technical College on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at the Kirkland Conference Center from 9am to 12Noon. The Career Fair is a great opportunity for Albany Tech students to speak with employers and learn about various companies and career opportunities. The public is invited to attend as well. Employers will accept resumes, offer information about...

October 19, 2016 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College’s Medical Assisting program will celebrate National Medical Assisting Week by holding an Open House on Thursday, October 19, 2016, from 12Noon to 4pm in the Medical Assisting labs located in the Nathaniel Cross Healthcare Technology Building. Medical Assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners running smoothly. The duties of...

October 17, 2016 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College will hold the annual Fall National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, beginning at 6pm in the George Kirkland Conference Center. Sixteen Albany Tech students will be inducted this fall. In order to qualify for induction into the NTHS, students must meet the following requirements: be enrolled at Albany Tech; have completed two consecutive semesters of course work, a minimum of 18 credit...

October 10, 2016 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College’s Special Needs program will kickoff the Leveraging Education for Advancement Program (LEAP) on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, beginning at 10am in the Kirkland Conference Center. The new program has been provided through a $2.5 million federal grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education through the School of Public Health at Georgia State University. A five-year grant for students with disabilities, the goal is to develop...

October 5, 2016 - Albany, GA - (AlbanyCEO) President of Albany Technical College Dr. Anthony Parker talks about the newly announced Industrial Operations Technical Certificate Program, which was developed in collaboration with the Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission and local manufacturers to develop the needed skills locally. To view the video interview please click here to visit AlbanyCEO

October 9, 2016 - ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Albany Technical College is looking for more students in their Industrial Operations Technician program to meet the demand local industries have for workers. Right now, the new program has 22 students. The school is partnering with companies that want to hire at least 100 people.

October 3, 2016 - Albany, GA - On Tuesday, October 4, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Albany Technical College’s Special Populations and STARS will hold a Motivating, Educating, and Networking for Life (M.E.N.) Workshop in the college’s Logistics Education Center Auditorium. Designed to benefit African American males, the guest speaker for the workshop will be Marvin Laster of the Boys and Girls Club of Albany. Attendees will have the opportunity to attend four break-out individual...

September 28, 2016 - Albany, GA - On Thursday, September 29, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Albany Technical College will host the ninth annual Careers In Construction event in the College’s Carlton Construction Academy. The event is geared toward eighth through twelfth graders interested in pursuing a career in the construction and energy fields. Students from high schools within Albany Tech’s Service Delivery Area (SDA) will have an opportunity to sample of the programs available in...

September 20, 2016 - Albany, GA (WALB) - Surgery Technicians stand on the front lines of the operating room preventing serious infections and complications. Instructors at Albany Technical College wanted to show the public how critical the position can be with an open house Monday.    

September 20, 2016 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College President, Dr. Anthony O. Parker, will deliver a State of the College address on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 10 a.m. in the Kirkland Conference Center. Dr. Parker will focus on Albany Technical College’s strength in enrollment and compare how we measure up within the seven-county Service Delivery Area (SDA), as well as peers within the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). Information will also be available on how the...

August 24, 2016 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College (ATC) recently ranked in the top half of the nation’s best community colleges, according to a study by WalletHub. Out of the 12 Georgia colleges considered, ATC is the only college in Georgia south of Macon to make the top 400. ATC placed seventh out of the 12 Georgia colleges represented, and 337 out of 821, nationally. As a state, Georgia was named the eleventh best state in community college education. The study analyzed 821...

August 22, 2016 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College (ATC) will hold a ceremony for the dedication of a retired police vehicle on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at 10am, on the grounds beside the Charles B. Gillespie Center for Emergency Responders Center. Formerly owned by the Doughery County School System Police Department, the donated car will now serve as a lab for ATC’s Law Enforcement students. “This vehicle will benefit our students by allowing us to utilize practical exercises...