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September 16, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College has appointed new members to fill two vacant seats for Dougherty County on the Board of Directors. Dr. David C. Mosely, Superintendent of the Dougherty County School System, and Werhner V. Washington, Plant Manager for Procter & Gamble, will begin serving on the Albany Tech Board of Directors at the September meeting on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Currently serving as the Superintendent for the Dougherty County School System (DCSS),...

September 11, 2014- Albany, GA from WALB- Thursday marks 13 years since the 9/11 tragedy. Many people choose to reflect and honor those who serve our country. For one EMT instructor at Albany Technical College, 9/11 marks the beginning of his career as a paramedic. Bryan Barnes has been an EMT instructor at Albany technical college for three years. "I have a very big passion for EMS and who we're able to change and make a difference in people's lives. I love being in the classroom and just...

August 26, 2014 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College has appointed a new Associate Dean of the Early Childhood Care and Education Program. Angela Robinson, who has previously served as the Director of the Early Childhood Care and Education Child Development Demonstration Center at Albany Tech, was recently appointed to the position. A native of Bainbridge, Georgia, Robinson is the daughter of Ms. Jacquelyn Robinson and the late Mr. Harry Handsford. She was initially hired at Albany Tech...

August 22, 2014- Albany, GA- Officials from Albany Technical College and Central Georgia Technical College will hold a teleconference in Atlanta, Albany, and Macon with U.S. Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, on Friday, August 22, 2014, beginning at 2pm at Central Georgia Tech and 3pm at Albany Tech. The location of the teleconference at Albany Tech will be in the Manufacturing Technology Building at 1705 S. Slappey Blvd., Room 125. Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony O. Parker, Central Georgia...

August 8, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College has named the 2014 Employee of the Year. Mitchell "Mitch" Scott, grounds maintenance keeper in the Campus Operations department at Albany Tech, was named the 2014 Albany Tech Employee of the Year at a recent faculty/staff luncheon. Scott has been a consistent face of the facilities and maintenance crew of Albany Tech since the summer of 2000. Although he is listed as the grounds maintenance keeper, he does much more for the campus than...

July 30, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College's Health Care Technology Division will hold the spring Capping and Pinning Ceremony on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at 6pm, in the Kirkland Conference Center. Nearly 60 students will be presented in the following program areas: Practical Nursing, Dental Assisting, Medical Assisting, Paramedicine, and Pharmacy Technology. Guest Speaker for the ceremony will be Suzette Profit, LPN. In 1996, Profit earned her diploma in Practical Nursing from...

New plan makes returning to college easier for 1.1 million Georgians July 29, 2014- Atlanta, GA-  Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Hank Huckaby and Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Commissioner Ron Jackson announced Georgia's "Go Back. Move Ahead." campaign today. The campaign will encourage many of the more than one million Georgians who have completed some college to return and finish their degrees. "In order for Georgia to remain...

July 29, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College will hold a dual/joint enrollment forum for area high school students and their parents on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, beginning at 6pm in the Kirkland Conference Center. The purpose of the forum is to educate students and their parents in the Southwest Georgia area about the options available to high school students through Albany Tech's dual/joint enrollment programs. These programs provide an opportunity for high school students to enroll in...

July 15, 2014- from International Business Times- Anywhere he goes, Kenneth Wilson, the director of financial aid at Albany Technical College in southwest Georgia, is prepared to talk with students about the workings of their loans -- whether it's at a campus basketball game, a picnic or when he's out running errands. He keeps literature about avoiding loan default in his car, just in case. "Sometimes I run into students at Walmart who want to talk about their student loan," Wilson said....

July 17, 2014- Albany, GA from WALB- Some Georgia technical colleges are bracing for a boost in enrollment because of a boost in HOPE scholarship money. The Georgia Lottery Corporation just transferred a record amount $940 million to the state's Education Account. Those grants are helping Southwest Georgia Students. "Now students are coming back in school and taking advantage of it," said Albany Technical College financial aid advisor Kenneth Williams. "Starting the fall, HOPE pays for us...

July 1, 2014 - Albany, Ga. — To expand collaborative efforts of K-16 institutions in Albany-Dougherty County, the presidents of Albany State University, Darton State College, Albany Technical College and the Dougherty County School System superintendent, hosted the first ever Albany-Dougherty County Education Summit from 6:30 – 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, at the Monroe Comprehensive High School Cafeteria located at 900 Lippitt Drive. Representatives from the University of Georgia’s J.W....

June 20, 2014 - Albany, GA — Albany Technical College will host its annual Open House event at the main campus off South Slappey Boulevard on Saturday, June 21, 2014, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Albany Tech’s faculty and staff will provide guests with information about the College’s academic programs, financial aid, student activities and career options. Prospective students and their families can tour the campus, visit program booths set up in the Kirkland Conference Center for...