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ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College (ATC) will be hosting a Georgia Office of EMS and Trauma Instructor Update Class on December 18, 2019, in the Kirkland Conference Center from 9 am to 4 pm. This mandatory training is offered to all currently licensed EMS Instructors, EMS Training Directors, and Field Training Officers. The Georgia Office of EMS and Trauma is updating the process for EMS Instructor Licensure this year, and to prepare all licensed instructors for this, EMS Instructor...

Albany, Georgia - Albany Technical College Engineering Prep Academy (ATCEPA) will be hosting the First Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics Competition on Saturday, December 14th, in the Kirkland Conference Center on behalf of the FTC Camilla League. “We encourage the students to work as a team on their troubleshooting skills, while at the same time refining their math and analytical thinking skills,” says Michelle Lilly-Williams, ATCEPA project Director. The competition will involve...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College will hold Fall 2019 Commencement Exercises on Thursday, December 5, 2019, starting at 7 p.m. at the Albany Civic Center.  More than 160 students are set to receive associate degrees at Thursday night’s graduation. Also, more than 240 diplomas and 535 technical certificates of credit will be awarded. Fourteen students are slated to receive their General Education Development (GED), and 43 students will be walking with various honors. These honors...

ALBANY, GEORGIA - Albany Technical College, a Tree Campus USA member, will plant a tree in recognition of the importance of trees which establish and sustain healthy community forests, on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, beginning at 10 a.m. on the grounds south of the Nathaniel Cross Health Care Technology Building. Lise’ Adams-Mason, Environmental Horticulture Chair at Albany Tech, has selected a Live Oak, which is the Georgia state tree. The tree will be planted in the large span of...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College will hold an Honors Day Program for Fall 2019 graduates on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at 11 a.m. in the Kirkland Conference Center. Forty-three candidates for Albany Tech’s Fall Graduation will receive awards. Keynote speaker for the program will be Kenney Brown, Jr., United States Army. Mr. Brown was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. He graduated from Sherwood Christian Academy in 2015. Upon graduating from Sherwood, Brown accepted a...

Albany, Georgia - Albany Technical College will have a Suicide Awareness presentation Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at 9 a.m. in the Logistics Education Center (LEC) auditorium on the Albany Tech campus. Jennifer Dunn, Behavioral Health Regional Services Administrator for the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities, Thomasville, Georgia, will speak about suicide.  The holidays can be especially tough for someone going through personal issues. This is also the...

ALBANY, GEORGIA - Albany Technical College will hold the annual awards ceremony and reception for nominees selected for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), Rick Perkins Award (Instructor of the Year) and the Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) for the upcoming calendar year on Monday, November 25, 2019 at 6 p.m. in the in the Kirkland Conference Center on the Albany Tech campus. The 12 nominees for GOAL include: Jeanette Bradley (Health Information...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College’s Healthcare Technology division will hold the fall 2019 Capping and Pinning ceremony on Thursday, November 21, 2019, beginning at 6:00 pm, in the Kirkland Conference Center. Thirty-two students will be capped and pinned in the following programs: Practical Nursing, Pharmacy Technology, Surgical Technology, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Andrea Lovett Dozier, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Albany State...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College will hold a ribbon-cutting at 10:00 am, Thursday, November 14, in the Nathaniel Cross Health Technology building, room 147. This renovation is a simulation of a retail area that demonstrates what students in the Pharmacy Technology Program will experience when in a real-world environment. Employers in the community, graduates, and current students will be on hand for the ribbon-cutting Thursday.  The new lab is a community/retail pharmacy simulated...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College (ATC) has appointed a new Dean of Healthcare/Business Technology. Lisa Yvonne Stephens, MBA, RT (R) (CT) (MR), will start the position immediately. Ms. Stephens commented, “It is truly an honor to serve as a mentor to faculty, a champion for students, and an advocate for healthcare careers in the Southwest Georgia community in my new role as Dean of Healthcare/Business Technology at Albany Tech.”  Her new position will allow Stephens to...

The Albany Tech Lady Titans and Titan Men will kick off the 2019-2020 basketball season on Thursday, November 7, 2019.  The Lady Titans will play the Southern Union Community College Lady Bisons at 5:30 pm and the Titan Men will play the Florida Gateway College Wolves at 7:30 pm at Albany State University HPER Gym.  Mr. and Miss ATC will be crowned at the game. The Lady Titans have four returning players with two returning starters.  Monroe High standout Alissa Jones has a promising...

Albany, Ga. – Albany Technical College will hold its seventh annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony on Friday, November 1, 2015, beginning at 10am in the Kirkland Conference Center. Keynote speaker for this year’s ceremony will be Col Daniel J. Gillan USMC (Ret) who now serves as President and CEO Albany Area YMCA. Col Gillan served over 32 years as a United States Marine. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1976, and was promoted from Staff Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant in 1984. A...