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Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College (ATC) will hold its annual Sophomore Night during the regularly scheduled basketball games on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at the Albany State University HPER Gym. The event will honor several sophomore basketball players from the 2018-2019 season. The Lady Titans will kick off the evening’s games at 5:30 p.m., while the men’s team will play at 7:30 p.m. Both teams will go up against the Andrew College Tigers. Five Titan players on the...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College has been awarded a 2019 Military Friendly Silver Designation by VIQTORY, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) that connects the military community to civilian employment, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities through its G.I. Jobs ® , Military Spouse, and Military Friendly ® brands. The 2019-2020 List of “Better for Veterans” institutions was identified across the country and all participating schools were...

ALBANY, GA – Students and faculty at Albany Technical College (ATC) will join others across the nation to celebrate SkillsUSA Week, which is Feb. 3-9, 2019. SkillsUSA is celebrated the second week of February each year. This awareness campaign recognizes the efforts involved, underscoring the purpose and mission which is to help prepare workers in public career and technical programs. On Tuesday, February 5, 8:30 am, ATC President Dr. Anthony Parker will sign a proclamation declaring the...

ALBANY, GEORGIA – Today at Albany Rotary Club’s weekly meeting, a panel formed by the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce named the Albany Technical College 2019 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner. Charlie Roberts, Criminal Justice Technology student at Albany Tech, will represent the College for 2019 as the GOAL Student of the Year. Albany Tech’s nominees for GOAL included: Kimberly Adams, Dental Assisting; Sarah Braziel, Dental Assisting; Cameron Fountain, Dental...

Albany Technical College (ATC) officially signs a Pathway Program understanding with Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) on Wednesday, January 23, 20198 at 9 a.m. in Albany Technical College’s Logistics Education Center, Executive Board Room (second floor). This agreement provides an avenue for AAS degree graduates of Albany Technical College to make a seamless transition to one of southwest Georgia’s premier four-year universities. AAS graduates that choose to take advantage...

ALBANY, GA – The community is preparing for a shortage of trained diesel technicians in the Southwest Georgia area through concise efforts to thwart the issue. Albany Technical College will hold a special recognition of the revitalized Diesel Equipment Technology Program on Wednesday, January 16, 2018, 10 a.m., Freedom Hall, Room 113. Dr. Anthony Parker and employers from the community such as Dougherty County School System Transportation Department, Grady EMT, City of Albany, Penske and...

Albany, Georgia - On October 10, Albany, Georgia experienced a devastating storm, Hurricane Michael, which impaired much of the city. One of the buildings on Albany Technical College’s campus, Carlton Construction Academy, suffered extensive damage to the roof.  As a result, six programs were affected involving over 200 students. The six programs include: Air Conditioning Technology, Building Maintenance, Carpentry, Electrical Construction, Masonry and Plumbing Technology. These programs...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Thursday December 13, 2018 highlighting the renovations of the teaching lab in the Surgical Technology Program. The event will be held at the Nathaniel Cross Health Technology Building (HCT), room 139, on the campus of Albany Tech. The Surgical Technology Program at Albany Technical College was accredited May 13, 1993. Current Program Director, Lori Day, stated that the new lab enhancement...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College will hold Fall 2018 Commencement Exercises on Thursday, December 6, 2018, 7 p.m. at the Albany Civic Center. A reception will be held prior to the ceremony at 6:15 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the Civic Center. More than 200 students are set to receive associate degrees at Thursday night’s graduation. In addition, more than 450 diplomas and 950 technical certificates of credit will be awarded. Thirty-two students are slated to receive their General...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College will hold a National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) Induction Ceremony and Fall 2018 Honor Graduates Program on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at 6 p.m. in the Logistics Education Center (LEC) Student Center. Thirteen Albany Tech students will be inducted into NTHS this fall. In order to qualify for induction, students must meet the following requirements: be enrolled at Albany Tech; have completed two consecutive semesters of course work, a...

ALBANY, GEORGIA – Albany Technical College will enter into a three-year lease agreement with SouthernAG Carriers, Inc. during a ceremony on Monday, November 26 at 10:00 a.m. in Albany Technical College’s Logistics Education Center, Executive Board Room (second floor). Under the agreement, Albany Technical College will receive a “bobtail” tractor unit to use in educational services providing driver training and certification in the operation of tractor trailers. The vehicle will...

ALBANY, GA – The Campus Safety Committee in conjunction with the Albany Technical College Police Department will be conducting the annual Fall Active Shooter Drill on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Albany Technical College’s Campus on South Slappey Boulevard in Albany. This is a drill not an exercise, so there will be no outside law enforcement agencies nor emergency personnel responding to this drill. To simulate gunshots, the Albany Technical College Police Department will be safely...