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  April 1, 2013- ALBANY, GA- With warm spring weather quickly approaching, many Southwest Georgians are beginning to get itchy green thumbs. Albany Technical College Environmental Horticulture Program Chairman George Paul offered a word of advice Monday to the gardeners of the Dougherty County Kiwanis Club. "One of the biggest mistakes I see people make is not getting their soil tested," Paul said. "I'm talking about turf, vegetable plots, flower beds, everything. The tests only costs $6...

  March 20, 2013- ALBANY, GA-Albany Technical College will be presented with an opportunity to receive a forklift donation from Southern States TOYOTAlift/Florida Lift Systems, Inc. during a special presentation on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 10am, in the faculty parking lot behind Prosperity Hall and in front of the Albany Tech Career Development Center. The Career Center will also host an on-site recruitment event afterwards for Albany Tech students who have shown interest in a position...

  March 19, 2013- ALBANY, GA- Albany Technical College will hold a Job Interview Workshop on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, from 9am to 2pm in the Kirkland Conference Center. The workshop will focus on "Perfecting Your Interview Skills." Students from the Business Administrative Technology and Law Enforcement Technology programs at Albany Tech will be able to get the inside information on job interviewing skills to help them compete in the workforce. The goal is to provide these students with...

  March 13, 2013- ALBANY, GA- Albany Technical College will host the ninth annual workshop and luncheon for area clergy on Thursday, March 14, 2013, from 11:30a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Kirkland Conference Center. The theme for the luncheon is "Real World Training for the Real World Workforce." The purpose of this event is to provide information to clergy in our community about educational choices at Albany Tech, financial aid options and employment opportunities available to graduates. "We...

  Albany Technical now a part of the Achieving the Dream National Reform Network; committed to rigorous student success and completion March 5, 2013- ALBANY, GA- Signifying a strong commitment to student success and completion, Albany Technical College is one of the 26 institutions selected this year, into the Achieving the Dream National Reform Network – the nation's most comprehensive non-governmental reform network for student success in higher education history. Albany Technical...

On Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at 12Noon, Albany Technical College will officially sign a new Operations Management program articulation agreement with Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) in the Executive Board Room of the Logistics Education Center of Albany Tech’s campus.Last fall, Albany Tech launched its new Operations Management program. The program trains students to enter the workforce as an entry-level supervisor within a manufacturing community and affords students the...

  February 28, 2013-ALBANY, GA- On March 1, 2013, at 7 p.m., the Albany Technical College Foundation will be holding their annual Roast in the Kirkland Conference Center on the college campus. This year, the College will be "roasting" co-owner, president and CEO of Flint River Services, Lem Griffin. A silent auction will also be held in the Conference Center atrium beginning at 6 p.m. Currently, co-owner, President and CEO of Flint River Services, Lem Griffin is also a past chairman of the...

  February 26, 2013- ALBANY, GA- Albany Technical College's Child Development Demonstration Center will receive a Bearable Hugs donation from the Department of Human Resources (DHR) Support Services division during a special presentation at 10am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. The award will be presented by Teresa Mills with DHR Support Services division and her staff. Each year, the DHR Support Services division's Bearable Hugs annual campaign kicks off by collecting new stuffed animals...

  February 15, 2013 - ALBANY, GA- Albany Technical College's Driver's Education program has received a $2,500 grant from State Farm to fund scholarships for Driver's Ed students. A press conference with local State Farm agents will be held in front of Albany Tech's Logistics Education Center on Monday, February 18, 2013, at 2pm to announce an Essay Competition launch to provide the Driver's Education course to 10 local students. "Celebrate My Drive" is the name of the essay contest where...

  February 14, 2013- ALBANY, GA- On today (February 14, 2013), the Albany Tech Foundation accepted a $500 scholarship donation from the Emerson Electrical Foundation. The Emerson Electrical Foundation is made up of about a dozen former Albany Tech students and faculty members who studied electrical systems under former instructor Willie Emerson. They asked for the scholarship dollars to go to deserving industrial electrical, air conditioning technology or electrical construction and...

  February 11, 2013- ALBANY, GA- Albany Technical College had five students earn placements at the State DECA Competition held this past weekend at Georgia Piedmont Technical College in Clarkston. These placements have earned the first place students the right to compete at the International Competition to be held in Anaheim, California in April. The winning students included: Nick Sacca (Third Place, Marketing Management); Carter Graham and Terrance Ward (First Place, Website Design Team);...

  February 7, 2013- ALBANY, GA from WALB- The Governor is pushing a plan to make it easier for technical college students to get HOPE grants. Right now, students need a 3.0, or a "B" average to earn the financial help. Thursday, Republican and Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill to lower the requirement to 2.0, or a "C" average. At schools such as Albany Tech, expanding the eligibility means more students will be able to continue their education, even if their GPA slips a bit. Wendy...