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March 2, 2015- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College's Titan Alliance, composed of high school students who are dually enrolled in Engineering Technology, won All Star Rookie and Highest Rookie Seed Awards at the Georgia Southern Classic Regional tournament held on Saturday, February 28, at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Ag Center in Perry, Georgia. Recognizing outstanding achievement in Robotics by a first year team, the Rookie All-Star Award team was founded by Dean Kamen, who had a...

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February 25, 2015- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College will celebrate Engineering Technology Week with an event on Thursday, February 26, 2015, beginning at 1pm in the Kirkland Conference Center. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the faculty, students and engineers from the community, learn about Engineering Technology programs at Albany Tech, including Pathways to four-year degrees, and participate in several activities. For those who would like to tour Albany Tech's...

February 16, 2015- Albany, GA from The Albany Herald- ...The LightHouse in Lee County provides support and resources for victims of child abuse, and officials with the facility say they plan to increase services and see more children. Registered nurses through the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) program will conduct interviews and medical exams at odd hours as needed. Miss Lee County High School Kendall Daughtry has just wrapped up a snack drive for the LightHouse. Children may be...

February 12, 2015 - Albany, GA - The 2015 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for Albany Technical College was announced during the Albany Rotary Club lunch today by Chamber President, Chris Hardy. This year’s winner is Jerri Jarrell, Medical Assisting associate degree student. During a banquet held in November, 13 nominees for GOAL were presented: Jamie Darlington (Business Administrative Technology), Brennon Farmer (Electrical Computer Engineering), Jerri Jarrell...

February 11, 2015- Albany Tech's Students Achieving Success in Engineering Technology (SASET) program will hold a special presentation of four high school students who are dually enrolled on Thursday, February 12, 2015, beginning at 3:30pm in the Logistics Education Center Auditorium. As part of Albany Tech's SASET program, Brennon Farmer and Brandon Johnson, both students at Westover High School, and Jonathan Banks and Dexter Hooks, both at Monroe High School, began their journey with...

February 11, 2015- Albany, GA- Albany Technical has once again received the Tree Campus USA designation by the Arbor Day Foundation. 2014 marks the seventh year in a row Albany Tech has earned the award since it was launched in 2008. Tree Campus USA® is a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota honoring colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. To obtain the...

February 6, 2015- Albany, GA- Albany State University, Albany Technical College, Darton State College and the Dougherty County School System are partnering with Wells Fargo Education Financial Services to host a college planning and financial aid event for Albany-Dougherty County high school students and parents on Monday, February 9, 2015, from 5 – 8 p.m. at Albany Technical College. Representatives from each college will be available to talk with students and their families, provide...

February 3, 2015 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College’s Law Enforcement Technology program will cut the ribbon on its new Courtroom Simulation Lab on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at 10am in Freedom Hall, Room 112. During the latter part of 2013, Lynn Miller, Law Enforcement Technology instructor at Albany Technical College, saw a segment on WALB News regarding the old Federal Courthouse. Ms. Frances Krack, the property manager was advertising the courtroom basically “for rent.”...

January 20. 2015- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College will hold an informational workshop for Strive2Thrive families on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 6pm, in the Kirkland Conference Center. The purpose of this event is to provide information to families in the Strive2Thrive program about Albany Tech and its offerings. Families will be able to obtain information from Admissions and Financial Aid representatives on the process of enrolling and applying for financial aid. Former...

January 15, 2015- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College will hold its annual Education Partnership Day on Friday, January 16, 2015, from 8am to 2:45pm, in the Kirkland Conference Center. The purpose of this event is to provide information to high school counselors, technical education directors, graduation coaches, and other high school officials in an effort to encourage high school students to consider technical education. Information about dual and joint enrollment opportunities for...

January 13, 2015- Albany, GA from WALB- Albany's mayor gathered education leaders together at the Government Center Tuesday to talk about what they're doing to improve education and how that can improve the economy for all of us. Education leaders in Albany and Dougherty County discussed the importance of education in downtown Albany. As part of Mayor Dorothy Hubbard's Coalition for Economic Development, she invited leaders from Albany State, Albany Tech, Darton, the Dougherty County school...