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Monday is the beginning of a new school year for students at Albany Technical College. This first day of class is also the first semester of the latest concept of seven-week plus seven-week semesters. Albany Technical College will be the first Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) postsecondary institution to switch over to this approach, which creates six times during an academic year when students can start classes, rather than the three entry points available in a traditional...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College will hold information sessions to discuss the Healthcare programs offered at the college on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday, August 15, 2019, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Kirkland Conference Center. Department chairs and instructors from each one of the college’s Healthcare offerings will describe the program and discuss course requirements, as well as the job outlook.  Students currently enrolled, students just...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College’s Healthcare Technology division will hold the summer 2019 Capping and Pinning ceremony on Thursday, July 25, beginning at 6 p.m., in the Kirkland Conference Center on the campus of Albany Technical College. Over seventy students will be capped and pinned in the following programs: Dental Assisting, Medical Assisting, and Practical Nursing. Keynote speaker will be Marla Fowler, English and General Core Program Chair Albany Technical College....

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College, a Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) postsecondary institution, is making a bold move to ensure success for its students. Starting in the fall of 2019, the current semester system will change to two seven-week academic terms that have been labeled “Success Terms” or “7 + 7 Semesters.”  This is the third and final presentation of “Success Terms” held at the college, Tuesday, July 23, at 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. in the...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College has planned once a month Saturday campus tours through the end of 2019. The next tour will be Saturday, July 20, starting at 9:00 a.m. in the Kirkland Conference Center, 1704 South Slappey Boulevard. More than 100 people will attend Saturday’s event including members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Albany. An introduction and information session will kick-off the tour at the conference center.         Campus tours are designed to give future...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College will host the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Apprenticeship Road Trip on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, beginning at 9 a.m., in the Kirkland Conference Center. TCSG has been conducting sessions throughout the state on the various types and benefits of apprenticeship programs for our area companies and organizations. The session should last about 90 minutes. Topics discussed will include German Apprenticeship Model, U.S. Department of...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College, Fire Science Technology Program, will host a unique program showcase on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, 10 a.m., Charles B. Gillespie, M.D. Center for Emergency Responders (EMR), Room EMR-112. On hand for the event will be current and former students, faculty, staff, and area employers. An introduction of the new Fire and Emergency Services Occupation Associate of Applied Science Degree will be discussed. This is the first degree of this kind in the...

Albany, Georgia – Khalif Collier Sr. won the Silver medal in Masonry and Sarah Braziel won the Bronze medal in Dental Assisting at the SkillsUSA national competition this past week in Louisville, Kentucky. This convention, the 55th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference, is the world’s largest showcase of skilled trades. More than 6,500 outstanding career and technical education students competed hands-on in 103 different trade, technical and leadership fields. This is a...

ALBANY, GA – E-commerce shapes how people shop for products or services online, becoming an essential tool for small and large businesses worldwide.  The E-Commerce degree program developed at Albany Technical College is designed for students who are interested in entry-level employment in the Internet field. Albany Tech will feature the new degree as part of a Marketing Management Refresh on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 10 a.m., Freedom Hall, Room 101. Mobile commerce, electronic funds...

Albany, Georgia- Albany Technical College announces a tuition increase for the fall of 2019. This adjustment is part of an overall increase statewide with all of the Technical College System of Georgia colleges. For five years, the tuition rate at TCSG colleges has remained at $89 per credit hour. The last time TCSG had a tuition increase was in 2014—$4 per credit hour. After careful consideration, TCSG will increase its tuition to $100 per credit hour.  The tuition increase will...

 A Memorandum of Understanding to be signed Tuesday between Albany Technical and the City & County Governments of Albany, Dougherty County Albany, Georgia- Albany Technical College has been selected as the fiscal agent of a Defense Grant, offered by the Technical College System of Georgia Office of Workforce Development.  This Defense Community Economic Development Fund will directly impact the lives of military veterans and their spouses in the local community. Albany Technical College...

Albany, Georgia – The Albany Tech Foundation will hold its annual fundraiser event on Friday, May 31, 2019, beginning at 6:30 pm in the Kirkland Conference Center, with a Silent Auction beginning at 6pm in the atrium of the Kirkland Conference Center. This year’s theme is “Around the World & Motown Too” featuring cuisine from around the world by Albany Tech Culinary Arts. Five different food stations will be set up so that guest can try foods from Italy, France, Mexico, Southeast...