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June 17, 2014 - Albany, GA – Albany Technical College recently announced the new chair for the college’s Board of Directors. Joe Austin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Phoebe Putney Health System, will serve as the new chair beginning this month. Austin succeeds Virginia Parker, who has served as the chair of the Albany Tech Board of Directors since July of 2011. A native of Dothan, Alabama, Austin has served on the Albany Tech Board of Directors since July of...

May 28, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College will hold their second annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Thursday, May 29, 2014, beginning at 10:15am in the Kirkland Conference Center. Keynote speaker for this year's ceremony will be Kim Robins, Cemetery Director for Andersonville National Cemetery. Kim Robins began her career with the National Park Service in 2005. She is currently the cemetery director for Andersonville National Cemetery and graduated from Georgia Southwestern State...

 May 27, 2014- Albany, GA from WALB- Summer can also be a dangerous time for teenage drivers. The end of the school year begins the 100 deadliest days for teen drivers according to AAA. More than 250 teens die in the summer months due to traffic accidents. Limiting the amount of passengers and driving only during daylight hours are just two of the recommended safety tips for teen drivers. Albany Technical College has a driver's education program designed to help students become safe and...

May 20, 2014- Murfreesboro, TN- Officials from MTSU and Southwest Georgia's Albany Technical College signed an agreement allowing students who graduate with an associate degree from Albany Tech to transfer to MTSU to earn their bachelor's degree in electromechanical engineering technology. With their campuses about 400 miles and six hours apart, MTSU Provost Brad Bartel and Albany Technical College President Anthony Parker signed the 2+2 transfer agreement — two years at Albany Tech...

May 19, 2014- Albany, GA from WALB- Albany Technical College has received a literary grant for adult education. For the second year in a row, the college was awarded the Dollar General Literary Foundation Grant. The $7,000 grant is used to help students take the GED test, that cost $160. Albany Tech says funding is critical for students. "This is one way that we will be able to increase funding: by offering scholarships to those individuals who need to test," said Vice President of Adult...

May 6, 2014- Albany, GA-  Three Albany Tech Lady Titans will sign to play with four-year colleges during a signing conference on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at 10am in the Logistics Education Center, Room 102. Toni Grier, a former guard for the Lady Titans, is the first from Albany Tech on the women's side to sign with a Division I college. She will transition to South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina this fall. Shanice Williams and Ashley Towns will be staying in Albany...

April 29, 2014- Albany, GA- Five Albany Technical College Titans will sign to play with four-year colleges during a signing conference onWednesday, April 30, 2014, at 4pm in the Logistics Education Center, Room 102. Two forwards and one guard will sign to play with Concordia College in Selma, Alabama. Guy Barnes, Tervin Smith, and Jonathan Thomas will all be headed to Concordia this fall. Brandon Quarterman will stay in Albany to play for Albany State University. Titans forward Lafonzo...

May 1, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College will hold spring commencement exercises on Friday, May 2, 2014, at 7pm, at the Albany Civic Center. A reception will be held from 5:15pm to 6:45pm in the Meeting Room at the Civic Center prior to the ceremony. Over 130 are slated to receive associate degrees; over 400 diplomas; and almost 600 technical certificates of credit. In addition, over 130 graduates will receive their General Education Diplomas (GED®). Almost 100 students will be...

April 30, 2013- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Dean of Evening Operations. Don Laye, currently the Chair of the Fire Science Technology program at Albany Tech, has been appointed and will take the helm on May 1, 2014. Retiring as the City of Dawson Fire Chief in 2006 after 26 years of service to the citizens of Dawson and Terrell County, Laye has been employed by Albany Tech as the Department Chair/Instructor of the Fire Science...

April 29, 2014- Albany, GA from WALB- There's a new grant available for students attending technical colleges. The Zell Miller Grant will pay a student's full tuition at a technical college, like Albany Tech, if they have a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Dr. Anthony Parker, President of Albany Technical College, says this is a great incentive for students to put extra time into their studies. "We want to be a growth state, a state's that's worker friendly, business friendly, all of those things and...

April 29, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College's Health Care Technology Division will hold the spring Capping and Pinning Ceremony on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at 12Noon, in the Kirkland Conference Center. More than 40 students will be presented in the following program areas: Practical Nursing, Health Information Technology, Pharmacy Technology, and Advanced EMT. Guest Speaker for the ceremony will be Lt. Commander Charles Goodson. Lieutenant Commander Charles H. Goodson enlisted in...

April 28, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College will hold their annual spring Honors Day Program on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, beginning at 11am in the Kirkland Conference Center. Over 80 eligible graduates for the upcoming Spring Commencement will be honored during the program for such awards as American Criminal Justice Club, ATC Ambassadors, Collegiate DECA, Engineering ("E") Club, Honors with Distinction, Mr. and Ms. ATC, National Technical Honors Society (NTHS), Phi Beta Lambda...