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November 15, 2013- Albany, GA from The Albany Herald- Community college consultant and expert Dr. Terry O'Banion, who was in Albany recently to meeting with Albany Technical College leaders as they evaluate the institution's six month objectives, said the school was one of the best community colleges in the state and the country. "I'm very impressed," O'Banion said of the school. "Even though ATC is a small college, it is a rather extraordinary institution. They have here a challenging group...

November 18, 2013- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College will hold a special press conference on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, beginning at 10:30am in Room 134, first floor of the Center for Excellence in Technology Building off Lowe Road. The conference will recognize Albany Tech Design Media Production Technology student, Robyn Malone, for the 50th Anniversary seal she recently designed for the Junior League of Albany, Ga., Inc. (AJLI). The seal was designed in collaboration with Kristi...

November 12, 2013- Albany, Ga.--  Albany Technical College will hold their annual fall National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) induction ceremony on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, beginning at 6pm, in the Kirkland Conference Center. NTHS is the acknowledged leader in the recognition of outstanding student achievement and technical education. The organization also offers scholarships every year to its members. Keynote speaker for the ceremony will be Virginia Parker, Albany Technical College...

November 8, 2013 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College will hold their first annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, beginning at 10am, in the Kirkland Conference Center. Keynote speaker for the ceremony will be Daniel J. Gillan, current President/Chief Executive Officer of the Albany Area YMCA. Gillan served over 32 years as a United States Marine, retiring in 2009 after serving two years as CEO and Commander of the Maintenance Center Albany at MCLB. At MCLB, Gillan...

 November 7, 2013- Albany, Ga.--  Albany Technical College Environmental Horticulture students recently completed a Tree Campus USA Service Learning Project on campus. Twelve students in the program (Matthew Evans, Evelyn Evans, Christy Lane, Verdelle Mathis, Carletha McCray, Casey Millard, Nea Permenter, Perry Reeves, Russell Timley, Allen White, Joe White, and Daniel Young) volunteered to complete a Campus Tree inventory. The project began by students counting trees by building and variety...

November 6, 2013- Albany, Ga.--  Albany Technical College will hold a dual/joint enrollment forum for area high school students and their parents on Thursday, November 7, 2013, beginning at 6pm in the Kirkland Conference Center. The purpose of the forum is to educate students and their parents in the Southwest Georgia area about the options available to high school students through Albany Tech's dual/joint enrollment programs. These programs provide an opportunity for high school students to...

 October 30, 2013- Albany, Ga. from WALB-- Two years ago, HOPE, the lottery funded program that helps students attend technical college, changed their GPA requirements from a 2.0 to a 3.0 in order to conserve funds for the following year. This forced over 11,000 students across the state to lose their grant, making school officials concerned about enrollment. But not all colleges took the big hit. "We were affected but maybe not to the extent that some others were affected because our...

 October 30, 2013- Albany, Ga. from WFXL--  Two years ago, more than 5,000 students left the Technical College System of Georgia after the GPA requirement for the HOPE Grant was raised. Now that the requirement has been lowered schools are now trying to pick up the pieces and get those students back. Back in 2011 more than 11,000 students at 24 technical colleges across Georgia lost their HOPE Grant due the GPA requirement being raised from 2.0 to 3.0. Officials with Albany Technical College...

 October 29, 2013- Albany, Ga.--  The way technical colleges in Georgia are evaluated is about to change and today Albany Technical College spoke out about how the change will affect them. From here on out the graduates at technical colleges are going to be evaluated for a funding formula which Dr. Anthony Parker, the president of Albany Tech says will encourage his and other colleges to graduate more students. Last year their graduation rate was 67% and the year before that it was 64%....

October 30, 2013- Albany, Ga.--  Albany Technical College is honoring the president of Albany State University, whose last day on the job is Thursday. The Albany Tech Board of Directors presented Dr. Everett Freeman a proclamation thanking him for his support of ATC. See the original story @ WALB

October 25, 2013- Albany, Ga.--  The Albany Tech Foundation, Inc. will hold its annual golf tournament on Monday, October 28, 2013, beginning at 11am at Stonebridge Golf and Country Club. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Albany Tech Foundation and its mission in providing scholarships to Albany Tech students in need of financial assistance, along with other initiatives needed by the College. Sponsors for this year's tournament include: Georgia Power, Heritage Bank of the South,...

October 22, 2013- Albany, Ga. from WALB-- About six million young Americans are neither in school-- nor working. What that means could be an increase in crime, violence and a strain on the economy. But some Albany schools are working to change that. A new national report shows one in five young people is neither working nor in school. Are kids lazy these days or is it because students don't see a future for themselves in this economy. "The graduation rate is not that good in this area as to...