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February 2, 2012 - Albany Technical College will hold its annual High School Partners Workshop on Friday, February 3, 2012, from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. 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.Special speakers for this event include: Dr. Elizabeth Ragsdale with...

January 31, 2012 - Albany Technical College will hold the annual awards banquet for nominees selected for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) and the Rick Perkins Award (Instructor of the Year) for this calendar year this evening (Tuesday, January 31, 2012) at 6pm in the Kirkland Conference Center on the Albany Tech campus.The 13 nominees for GOAL include: Susie Clyde (Masonry); Ivey Norton (Dental Assisting); Reginald Sweet (Early Childhood Care & Education); Christopher...

January 25, 2012 - Albany Technical College has selected the four finalists for its annual Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) for this year. These four finalists were selected out of 13 nominees during an interview panel held on Monday, January 23, 2012 on campus.The final four include: Rolanda Bailey (Business Logistics Management); Ivey Norton (Dental Assisting); Kayla Robinson (Computer Information Systems); and Reginald Sweet (Early Childhood Care and Education). These four...

January 20, 2012 - Albany Technical College will hold Winter Commencement ceremonies for Winter graduates on Friday, January 20, 2012, 7pm, at the Albany Civic Center. A reception will precede from 5 to 6:30pm in the Meeting Room at the Civic Center.Almost 100 students are eligible to receive associate degrees; more than 300 diplomas; more than 30 technical certificates of credit; and more than 150 will receive their GED.Keynote speaker for the evening ceremony will be Dr. Linda...

January 17, 2012 - Albany Technical College will hold a Disability Mini-Grant Transition Extreme Workshop Wednesday, January 18, 2012, beginning at 9:15 a.m. The day will end at 1 p.m. with words from motivational speaker, Mr. Joseph B. Washington.Last year, the Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism, a division of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), awarded the Disability Inclusion & Involvement Grant to Albany Technical College in the amount of $4,550. As part of...

January 16, 2012 - Albany Technical College will hold Honors Day for winter graduates on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 11 a.m. in the Kirkland Conference Center. Award categories represented for this Honors Day will include: Albany Technical College Chorus, Foundation Setters for Future Minds, Honors/High Honors/Highest Honors, National Technical Honors Society (NTHS), President’s List, SkillsUSA, Student Government Association (SGA), and General Education Development (GED).Guest speaker...

January 11, 2012 - Albany Technical College will be receiving a visit from Rear Admiral Sandra Stosz with the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday from 11am to 1pm. She will be accompanied by Lt. Lindsey Seniuk, Military Aide, and Master Chief Lloyd Pierce, Command Master Chief.The purpose of the visit will be to preview the Engineering Technology programs offered by Albany Technical College. Those programs include Civil Engineering Technology, Electromechnical Engineering Technology, and...

December 21, 2011 - Albany, GA - At yesterday evening’s City Council meeting, Mayor Adams and the Council presented Dr. Parker with a resolution for his achievements and contributions to Albany Technical College and to the City of Albany. Congratulations to Dr. Parker!

December 19, 2011 - Albany Technical College and Albany State University will make a formal announcement on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at 11a.m., in Gibson Hall on the ASU campus, to discuss their new joint housing agreement.Beginning in January for the spring semester, Albany Tech students who need housing will be able to obtain residence at Albany State’s Wiley or Gibson Halls. In addition to housing, students will also be able to take advantage of a meal plan on ASU’s campus.This...

December 1, 2011 - Albany Technical College’s Adult Education Program will hosts its 19th Annual Exceptional Adult Georgians in Literacy Education (E.A.G.L.E.) Awards program on Friday, December 2, 2011, beginning at 10am in the Kirkland Conference Center on campus. The E.A.G.L.E. Awards program is designed to honor and recognize adult students registered in Georgia’s literacy programs. Students are nominated to participate in the program by their instructors based on academic progress,...

December 1, 2011 - Albany Tech’s Horticulture Program will host the fourth annual Future Farmers of America (FFA) Floriculture Team Challenge Competition on Thursday, December 1, 2011, 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 competing in...

November 30, 2011 - Albany Technical College will cut the ribbon on the new Firefighter Training Tower on Thursday, December 1, 2011, at 2pm on the east side of the campus. The Firefighter Training Tower is a two-story steel frame structure built for training firefighters. The structure consists of a first and second floor and working roof area. The interior stairwell leads to the second floor and an interior fixed ladder leads from the second floor to the roof. In addition, an exterior...