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Albany, Georgia –Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Albany presented the Albany Tech Foundation with a donation check for $7,500. Funds were designated to be used for the Albany Tech Engineering Preparatory Academy, Transportation, Adult Education and the Manufacturing program. “One of the things that drew Mount Zion to Albany Technical College was your success. The training programs you have and your success in getting people into jobs,” said Dr. Daniel Simmons, Senior Pastor at Mt. Zion...

Albany Technical College (ATC) officially signed a Pathways Program understanding with Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 that paves the way for students at Albany Technical College with associate degrees to continue into the appropriate IWU baccalaureate degree completion program. Through the Pathways Program agreement, Indiana Wesleyan University’s College of Adult and Professional Studies and School of Nursing agree to work collaboratively in order to...

Technical College System of Georgia has identified fields that have many job openings. Throughcreating incentives to fill these positions several programs of study have been identified. Many of these programs are eligible for HOPE grant and HOPE Career Grant funding (free tuition). Albany Technical College is actively working with the needs of the workforce and offering several Technical College Certificates of Credit (TCC) that can be completed in as little as 8 weeks to 6 months. This...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College (ATC) is planning a Reduction in Force (RIF) October 2018. The RIF is planned for this month because of flat enrollment with a decline in credit hours earned. To ensure a balanced budget, it is necessary for the College to implement this plan. The College has seen growth only in dual enrollment, where students average just 3-6 credit hours per term versus normal full-time credit enrollment students, which average 12 to 15 credit hours. We have...

Albany Technical College will remain closed Monday, October 15, 2018. Our main campus and outlying locations will reopen once full power has been restored. Faculty and Staff will report to the campus on Tuesday, October 16 for work. Students should plan to come to class on Wednesday, October 17. We understand that many faculty, staff and students still have power outage issues. Students if you are without power and you can’t make it to campus, please try to get in touch with your...

Make plans to attend this special presentation. Who: Chris Clark - President & CEO of Georgia Chamber of Commerce What: Georgia 2030 “The Talent Agenda” Presentation Where: Albany Technical College Campus, Kirkland Conference Center When: October 2, 2018; Tuesday, 10:00 AM Why: Come out and learn more about The Georgia Chamber of Commerce "Georgia 2030" initiative and what it means for Albany, Dougherty County and Southwest Georgia. Also see how Albany Technical College will play a...

Albany Technical College officially signed a Pathway Program agreement with The Citadel on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 that paves the way for students at Albany Technical College to work on a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in conjunction with the completion of their studies at Albany Technical College. Through the Pathway Program agreements, students who are approved by their advisor and in good standing at Albany Technical College, who have a GPA of at least 2.0 and no...

ALBANY, GEORGIA – The Albany Tech Foundation will sign a “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU) with Schneider Trucking during a ceremony on Friday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m. in Albany Technical College’s Logistics Education Center, Executive Board Room (second floor). In the new MOU, Albany Technical College and Schneider have agreed to work together to meet a community and industry need to create a pool of trained, qualified Commercial Truck Drivers through the Albany...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College (ATC) will hold its fourth Employer Workforce Outreach event on Thursday, September 6, 2018, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Kirkland Conference Center. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and various employers from the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Technology field will be present for a roundtable discussion of employer needs. ATC realized the need to connect employers with ATC students and graduates and the community to discuss what area employers will need...

ALBANY, GA – On Friday, August 17, 10:00 a.m., the first commercial truck driving (CDL) graduates from the newly formed Albany Transportation Academy at Albany Technical College will be showcased at a short ceremony on campus in the CDL classroom, Plant Operations Building, just off Newton Road. In May of this year, Albany Technical College, along with local industries and transportation carriers, “rolled out” the Albany Transportation Academy at Albany Technical College. The Albany...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College’s Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program will hold a pinning ceremony for the 2018 senior class on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at 6 p.m. at the Albany Civic Center, 100 W Oglethorpe Blvd, Albany, Georgia. Guest speaker for the ceremony will be Dr. Bianca Kierce, a published author, clinical researcher, speaker, and educator with more than 10 years of nursing experience. Currently, Dr. Kierce practices at Phoebe Cardiology as a nurse...

Albany, Georgia – This summer, an Albany Technical College group of Culinary Arts students and one instructor will travel to Waterford, Ireland for two weeks. They depart Sunday, July 29 and return Sunday, August 12. This cultural experience is part of Albany Technical College’s commitment to creating a strong and viable workforce in the community. During the trip, Albany Tech students will be housed on campus at Waterford Institute of Technology where they will get to meet faculty...