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April 22, 2014- Albany, GA- Almost 50 southwest Georgia employers will participate in the Sixteenth Annual Fall Career Fair at Albany Technical College on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Kirkland Conference Center from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Career Fair is a great opportunity for Albany Tech students to speak with employers and learn about various companies and career opportunities. The public is invited to attend as well. Employers will accept resumes, offer information about...

April 18, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College, a Tree Campus USA, will celebrate Arbor Day on Monday, April 21, 2014, beginning at 10a.m. on the grounds north of the Nathaniel Cross Health Care Technology Building, by planting a tree. George Paul, Environmental Horticulture instructor at Albany Tech, has selected a live oak, which is the Georgia state tree. The tree will be planted in the large span of grounds between the Center for Excellence in Technology and the Nathaniel Cross...

April 10, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College's Athletics Program will hold their annual Athletics Banquet for the Titans basketball players and cheerleaders from season 2013-2014 on Friday, April 11, 2014, at 6pm, in the Kirkland Conference Center on campus. Several players on the men and women's teams for the Titans, as well as the Titans cheerleaders, will receive awards and be recognized for their achievements throughout the season. Speaker for the evening event will be Coach...

Dougherty County takes another step toward establishing a new foundation for improving academic performance through collaborative efforts March 31, 2014- Albany, GA from The Albany Herald- Leaders from all levels of the public education arena in Dougherty County took another step toward establishing a new foundation for improving academic performance through collaborative efforts. Chief executives from Albany State University, Albany Technical College, Darton State College and the Dougherty...

March 28, 2014- Albany, GA from The Albany Herald- It's not every day that a person can get an upscale, gourmet meal in Albany. It's an even rarer occasion when such a meal can be purchased for $8. Furthermore, it would be unexpected to find a meal like that prepared by students at a technical college. But that's the case every Thursday at Titans Culinary Cuisine Restaurant at Albany Technical College. The restaurant, completely run by Albany Tech culinary arts students, is not only a great...

March 19, 2014- Albany, GA- Albany Technical College will hold their annual spring National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) induction ceremony on Thursday, March 20, 2014, beginning at 6pm, in the Kirkland Conference Center. NTHS is the acknowledged leader in the recognition of outstanding student achievement and technical education. The organization also offers scholarships every year to its members. Keynote speaker for the ceremony will be Dr. Shirley Armstrong, Executive Vice President and...

Honored Guest: Dr. T Marshall Jones, Retired Chair/Professor, Music and Fine Arts, Albany State University March 13, 2014- Albany, GA- The Albany Tech Foundation will hold its annual "Roast" event on Friday, March 14, 2014, beginning at 7pm in the Kirkland Conference Center, with a Silent Auction beginning at 6pm in the atrium of the Kirkland Conference Center. This year's honored guest is Dr. T. Marshall Jones, retired Chair/Professor of the Music and Fine Arts department at Albany State...

March 11, 2014- Albany, GA- The Albany Technical College Students Achieving Success in Engineering Technology (SASET) Program will hold a Robotics Competition with several area high schools on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, beginning at 10:15am in the Kirkland Conference Center. With teams signed up from Albany High School, Monroe High School, Westover High School, Dougherty High School, Terrell County High School, Lee County High School, and Calhoun County High School, the competition is...

UGA economist: technical colleges are 'an enduring pillar' of state's regional economy; Albany Technical College's impact in Southwest Georgia is a $47+ million share March 7, 2014- Atlanta, GA- How much do communities throughout the state benefit economically from spending that is either directly or indirectly related to the 24 colleges of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG)? According to Dr. Jeffrey M. Humphreys, director of the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the...

March 5, 2014- Anaheim, California- The President of Albany Technical College, Dr. Anthony O. Parker, was presented with the League for Innovation's John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award for his long tradition of excellence in community college teaching and leadership at a ceremony held on Monday in Anaheim, California. A native of South Carolina, Parker is the offspring of two educators, one who served as a high school principal in rural South Carolina. He has served as the President of...

March 3, 2014- Albany, GA from WALB- Albany and Dougherty County law enforcers will have a chance to learn more about Autism during a special course next month at Albany Tech. Albany Tech EMT instructor Bryan Barnes says law enforcers will learn interview techniques that will help them recognize autism in the field. He says often autistic people end up getting tased or pepper sprayed by mistake. "So often people with aspergers look like you and I do, and they are so hard to recognize, but...

February 24, 2014- Based on NCLEX-PN pass rates, Albany Technical College's Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Program was recently ranked number eight in Georgia by PracticalNursing.org. The NCLEX-PN exam is used by state boards of nursing around the country for testing proficiency and granting licensure. Many state boards of nursing use the combined NCLEX-PN exam pass rates for each school as one of the primary ways to approve or deny a school's ability to provide practical and vocational...