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January 14, 2015- Albany, GA from WFXL- "Seamless education. Endless possibilities." That was the title of the open forum on education hosted by Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard. In attendence were representatives from Albany State University, Albany Technical College, Darton State College, Dougherty County School System and Turner Job Corps Center. According to Mayor Hubbard, a thriving community is an educated community and the key to an educated community is having a system that works...

January 12, 2015- Albany, GA- With grades in for the fall semester that ended in December at Albany Technical College, Paramedic Technology students soared with all 15 students who graduated scoring 100 percent the first time on their National Registry Certification Exam. Among the 100 percent pass rate, this group of Paramedic Technology students also hold other impressive accomplishments. The 2014 class had zero attrition, which means the class began with 15 students and finished with 15....

January 9, 2015- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College is proud to announce its recipient of the annual NISOD Excellence Awards. Frederia Sampson, English instructor, serves as the 2015 award winner from Albany Tech. NISOD's Excellence Awards recognize men and women each year who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment and contribution to their students and colleagues. In 1989, in connection with a University of Texas at Austin national study of teaching excellence, NISOD hosted its first...

December 15, 2014- Albany, GA- Dr. Marla Fowler-Jackson, English and Humanities instructor at Albany Technical College, recently received the "50 Under 50" award, which honors the rising stars of Albany State University's alumni family who lead with excellence and serve as passionate, loyal and committed Golden Rams. Jackson-Fowler received both her bachelor's and master's degrees in English and an additional master's degree in Public Administration from Albany State University. She also...

December 11, 2014- Albany, GA- Leaders from Albany Technical College, Darton State College, Albany State University and Dougherty County schools presented a study to the public on Thursday night at the second education summit held at Albany Tech. WALB | WFXL December 11, 2014- Albany, GA- Leaders from Albany Technical College, Darton State College, Albany State University and Dougherty County schools presented a study to the public on Thursday night at the second education summit held at...

December 11, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College's Culinary Arts program will hold their first ever "Albany's Next Titan Chef" competition on Friday, December 12, 2014, from 9:30am to 12:30pm in the Culinary Lab in the Logistics Education Center. "Albany's Next Titan Chef" is designed to engage Culinary Arts student in a competition similar to the television series "Chopped" to learn to prepare various parts of a meal in a timely manner while being creative and innovative in the...

December 10, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College's Design and Media Production Technology (DMPT) will present winners of their First Annual Juried Photography Exhibition on Thursday, December 11, 2014, at 1pm in the lobby of the Center for Excellence in Information Technology Building. DMPT students enrolled in photography courses from Fall 2013 through Fall 2014 were eligible to submit up to three original photographs that were completed as part of class assignments for the...

December 9, 2014- Albany, GA- Norman Barber, Human Resources and Safety Manager for American Proteins, Inc., presented Dr. Anthony Parker, President of Albany Tech, with a check for $8,000 for the Foundation's scholarship funds today. This is the ninth year in a row American Proteins has given the donation to the Albany Tech Foundation. Forsyth County business and civic leader, Tommy Bagwell and his wife, Chantal, established the $500,000 Bagwell Family Scholarship Endowment to provide...

December 8, 2014- Albany, GA- The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) has selected Lanier Technical College in Oakwood, Georgia as this year's recipient of their Perdue Award for the TCSG Technical College of the Year. Albany Technical College was a runner up for the award for the second time since the award began in 2011. Each December, the board chooses the award winner from among the system's 23 technical colleges. The top college is named after a review of...

December 4, 2014- Atlanta, GA- The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia has given their approval to Governor Nathan Deal's nomination of Gretchen Corbin as the system's next commissioner. The 22-member board made their vote during the board's monthly meeting in Atlanta on December 4, 2014. Corbin will replace the current TCSG commissioner, Ron Jackson, who has announced his retirement at the end of January. Jackson has been leading the system of 23 colleges since...

December 5, 2014- Albany, GA- Grainger recently awarded Albany Technical College Paramedic Technology student, Michael Carroll, with their Tools for Tomorrow® scholarship, which includes $2,000 to be used toward his final year of college. Upon graduation, Carroll will also receive a customized Westward® tool kit to help him begin his professional career. Grainger, a distributor of products used to maintain, repair or operate facilities, provides this award each year to a technical college...

December 3, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College will hold Fall Commencement Exercises on Thursday, December 4, 2014, at 7pm, at the James H. Gray Civic Center in Albany. A reception preceding the ceremony will be held 5:15 to 6:45pm in the Meeting Room at the Civic Center. More than 200 candidates for associate degrees, more than 900 candidates for diplomas, and more than 1700 candidates for technical certificates of credit are expected to graduate. Among these graduates, over 100...