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December 9, 2013- Albany, GA- Last month, Erin Hutchins from the Albany YMCA delivered 28 pairs of brand new shoes to Alice Coachman Elementary School.While there,one of her friends arrived with 30 gently used coats. Clinton Johnson, Dougherty County's youngest county commission and a youth coordinator at Greater 2nd Mount Olive Baptist Church, delivered the coats just in time for the first cold weather of the season. Johnson is well aware of the needs of local school children and made wise...

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December 4, 2013- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College will hold fall commencement exercises on Thursday, December 5, 2013, at 7pm, at the Albany Civic Center. A reception will be held from 5:15pm to 6:45pm in the Meeting Room at the Civic Center prior to the ceremony. Over 170 are slated to receive associate degrees; over 500 diplomas; and almost 300 technical certificates of credit. In addition, over 130 graduates will receive their General Education Diplomas (GED®). Almost 100 students...

December 2, 2013- Albany, GA- The Albany Technical College Foundation will be presented with a $2,500 scholarship donation check on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at 10am in the Executive Board Room of the Logistics Education Center, by AT&T District Director, Courtney Brinson. "We are pleased to provide the scholarship donation again this year to Albany Tech and know it is needed now more than ever," said Courtney Brinson, AT&T District Director. "We are very appreciative of AT&T and their...

December 2, 2013- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College's Health Care Technology Division will hold the fall Capping and Pinning Ceremony on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at 6pm, in the Kirkland Conference Center. More than 50 students will be presented in the following program areas: Health Information Technology, Paramedicine Technology, Pharmacy Technology, Practical Nursing, and Surgical Technology. Guest Speaker for the ceremony will be Dr. Dorothy King Garner, who retired from Albany...

November 27, 2013- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College will hold the fall Honor Day Program for December graduates on Monday, December 2, 2013, beginning at 11am in the Kirkland Conference Center. Almost 100 students who will be graduating in Albany Tech's Fall Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, December 5th, will be honored during the program on Monday. They will be recognized for such awards as: Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), Honors with Distinction, National Technical...

November 27, 2013- Albany, GA-  The Albany Technical College Titans will host their Second Annual Holiday Classic tournament on Friday and Saturday, November 29th and 30th, 2013, at the Albany Civic Center. Games begin at 2pm with the last game played at 8pm. Besides the Albany Tech Titans and Lady Titans, participating teams for the tournament include: Darton College, Southern Crescent Technical College, Central Georgia Technical College, USC Salkehatchie, and Georgia Northwestern Technical...

November 26, 2013- Atlanta, GA- Janet Hayes, Fiscal Analyst for Albany Technical College, was recently recognized for completing the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Administrative Services Executive Academy. Hayes was presented with a certificate of completion for demonstrating professional education and commitment to their profession by TCSG Commissioner Ron Jackson, TCSG Assistant Commissioner Lisa Eason, and TCSG Deputy Commissioner Josephine Reed-Taylor at the Vice Presidents...

November 22, 2013 - Albany, GA - Norman Barber, Human Resources and Safety Manager for American Proteins, Inc., will present Dr. Anthony Parker, President of Albany Tech, with a check for $8,000 for the Foundation’s scholarship funds on Monday, November 25, 2013, at 10am in the President’s office in the Kirkland Administration Building. Forsyth County business and civic leader, Tommy Bagwell and his wife, Chantal, established the $500,000 Bagwell Family Scholarship Endowment to provide...

November 21, 2013- Albany, GA-  Albany Tech's Horticulture Program will host the sixth annual Future Farmers of America (FFA) Floriculture Team Challenge Competition on Thursday, November 21, 2013, at 4pm, in the campus Environmental Horticulture building off Newton Road. The Floriculture Team Challenge is a competition of area FFA Floriculture Junior and Senior level teams. The Team Challenge is conducted using the same criteria as local and state FFA Floriculture CDE's with each team...

November 20, 2013- Albany, GA from WALB- Crews are hard at work taking down a historic courtroom in downtown Albany. They've been working all week to take the courtroom apart. The furnishings in the old Federal Courtroom will be preserved and will help students learn about the law. Construction workers in the old Albany Federal Courthouse have been working since Monday dismantling the furniture that will be put to use at Albany Technical College. Behind this closed door the old Albany...

November 21, 2013- Albany, GA- On Thursday, November 21, 2013, Albany Technical College's Student Fellowship for Christians (SFC) organization will host a Thanksgiving Luncheon from 12Noon to 1pm in the Kirkland Conference Center. Guest speaker for the luncheon will be Lieutenant Commander Charles H. Goodson, United States Navy (retired), Nurse Corps. Lieutenant Commander Charles H. Goodson enlisted in the Navy as a Radioman in December of 1984. After completing Boot Camp, Radioman "A"...