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February 4, 2016 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College (ATC) was recently ranked the number one technical college of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) in the "Best Community Colleges in Georgia" listing by Schools.com. Albany Tech earned the ranking by offering reasonable tuition costs, life experience credit, weekend/evening degree plans, and on-campus daycare. ATC was also noticed as being number one in distance education participation, with its 58 percent online enrollment...

January 28, 2016 - Albany, GA - The 2016 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for Albany Technical College was announced during the Albany Rotary Club lunch today by Interim Albany Area Chamber President, Barbara Rivera-Holmes. This year's winner is Kozman Dwayne Barnum, Environmental Horticulture student. During a banquet held in November, twelve nominees for GOAL were presented: Jeremy Baumgartel (Civil Engineering Technology); Kozman Barnum (Environmental Horticulture);...

December 15, 2015 - Albany, GA - Harry Wilson, Human Resources and Safety Manager for American Proteins, Inc., presented Dr. Anthony Parker, President of Albany Tech, with a check for the Foundation's scholarship funds in the amount of $16,000 on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at 10am in the President's office of the Kirkland Administration Building. This is the tenth year in a row American Proteins has given the donation to the Albany Tech Foundation. Forsyth County business and civic leader,...

December 14, 2015 - Albany, GA from The Albany Herald - It is certainly no secret that Albany City Commissioner and businesswoman B.J. Fletcher is a generous person. She helps people as a way of life and the general public rarely hears about many of the things she does. A few years ago, Fletcher challenged local business to hire one more person. Giving even one individual a chance to work was the plan and many businesses met that challenge. As are most positive personality qualities,...

December 3, 2015 - Atlanta, GA -The board of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) today awarded grants totaling $10 million to help establish three new college and career academies in Georgia. Grants were given for career academies in Morgan County, Dougherty County, and Atlanta. Each received $3.33 million, which will be matched with local funding to support the academies' start-up costs, construction, and initial staffing. Three of Georgia's technical colleges will partner with...

December 2, 2015 - ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College will hold Fall Commencement Exercises on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at 7pm, at the James H. Gray Civic Center in Albany. A VIP reception preceding the ceremony will be held 6pm to 6:45pm in the Meeting Room at the Civic Center. More than 250 candidates for associate degrees, more than 700 candidates for diplomas, and more than 1,250 candidates for technical certificates of credit are expected to graduate. Among these graduates,...

November 30, 2015 - Albany Technical College is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Tanjula Petty will begin her new duties on Tuesday, December 1. As the college's chief academic officer, she will be responsible for the oversight of the quality of the college's instructional programs, and for the coordination of the college's administrative and support functions central to its academic mission. Prior to coming to Albany Tech, Petty served in...

November 30, 2015 - Albany Technical College will hold Honor's Day for fall on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, beginning at 11am in the Kirkland Conference Center. Keynote speaker for the program will be Justin Strickland, President of the Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission. A native of Albany, Georgia, Justin Strickland works every day to bring new jobs and investment to Albany and Dougherty County. He has been employed since 2007 by the public-private partnership of the City of...

November 30, 2015 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College will hold a banquet on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, in the Kirkland Conference Center to honor the 2016 nominees and finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year, and Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE). The 2016 GOAL nominees are: Jeremy Baumgartel (Civil Engineering Technology); Kozman Barnum (Environmental Horticulture); Jameisha Copeland (Practical...

November 23, 2015 - Savannah, Georgia — Albany Technical College (ATC) and Savannah State University (SSU) held an articulation agreement signing ceremony at 11 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, in the Student Union Ballroom at Savannah State University. ATC President Anthony O. Parker and SSU President Cheryl D. Dozier met to sign the agreement. The goal with the articulation agreement is to provide Associate of Applied Science (AAS) graduates of Albany Tech’s Civil Engineering...

November 17, 2015 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College will hold Health Care Technology programs Capping and Pinning for fall term on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, beginning at 6pm in the Kirkland Conference Center. Keynote speaker for the program will be Charles Proctor, owner of Gold Star Emergency Medical Services. Charles Proctor is the former Chair of the Paramedic Technology program at Albany Technical College. He began his career as a Paramedic in Valdosta in 1986 after attending...

November 16, 2015 - Albany, GA - A full-scale emergency response exercise will take place on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Albany Technical College's Campus on South Slappey Boulevard in Albany. The drill, or exercise, will include the participation of various emergency response agencies. While this drill is not being conducted in response to any actual threat or situation, recent events at colleges and universities across the United States have emphasized the importance of exhaustive...