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November 10, 2009 –  (WALB) 2,400  people in the Albany Metro area lost their jobs over the last year. The area's unemployment rate is up to 10.2 percent.  1,400 jobs lost this year at Cooper Tire haven't helped. Many of those Cooper workers turned to area technical colleges to learn new skills. They're filling up mechanics, carpentry, and heating and air conditioning classes.On average it takes more than six months to find a new job. Many Cooper Tire employees they've given up the job...

November 05, 2009 -  (WALB) The Albany Tech Lady Titans know their first year is going to be a struggle. That proved to be the case in their first ever game.Chattahoochee Valley Community College defeated the Lady Titans 72-59 in the Albany Tech women's first ever game Thursday night.Lady Titans have three more road games before they play their first home game on November 27th. By Robert Hydrick View original story here!

November 03, 2009 - (WALB) Here's an inspiring story. An Albany man has been named the Golden Eagle student of the year for the technical system of Georgia. Here's the best part: He's 84-year's old.Last year, Arthur Jones earned his GED. Now, he's enrolled at Albany Tech working on a diploma for Personal Computer Maintenance. So what does he plan to do when he grows up?It's fair to say that Arthur Jones is not your traditional college student.  He said, "I'm the oldest person in the class,...

  November 03, 2009 -  (WALB) With virtually a new starting lineup and key players off the bench, Albany Tech got the perfect opening opponent against a team from Moody Air Force Base. The Titans open the season with a 113-69 win over Moody.Wilbur Lakes and Dominque Polite both had 19 points each for the Titans.Moody kept it close early thanks to the shooting of Quinton Williams who had 21 points.Albany Tech though pulled away and had a double digit lead midway through the first...

  October 3, 2009 - (Albany Herald) The Albany Tech men's basketball team went from building a program to becoming a region championship contender in two seasons. But this year? It appears the Titans are rebuilding after losing all five starters - and 10 total players overall from last year's team that went 20-12.That means Titans coach Sylvester Patterson is just taking a wait-and-see attitude as his team gets ready to host Moody Air Force Base at 7 p.m. today at Albany State's HPER...

    TITANS GAME SCHEDULEDATE               OPPONENT                 LOCATION              TIME    12/30/09        Pensacola College       Pensacola, FL           7:00pm12/31/09        Chipola College            Pensacola, FL           2:00pm01/06/10        Coastal Georgia           Brunswick, GA          7:30pm01/09/10        GA Perimeter               Albany, GA (at...

  October 28, 2009 - A Delegation of nearly 20 Chinese educators and administrators are touring Albany this week.  The group is from Hangzhou, China, a city with a population of seven million. FOX 31 News caught up with the 19 delegates at Albany Technical College where Public Relations Director Milloy Schwartz gave them a tour of the new Carlton Construction Academy.  Group liaison and State Representative from Cuthbert, Gerald Greene welcomed the visitors. The delegates say they’re...

October 24, 2009 (WALB) - Competition for jobs is tougher right now than it's been in years, but most Albany Technical College students aren't worried. The school held its fall graduation ceremony Friday night. Nearly 500 students were eligible to walk in the ceremony. Even though Albany's unemployment rate just jumped to 10.3%, students like Computer Information Systems grad Savarrah Rice aren't worried about finding a job. "I feel very prepared," she said. "I'm going to go get my...

  Oct 15, 2009 (WALB) - About 45 vendors were at a career fair at Albany Technical College this morning where students and graduates got a chance to meet potential employers. Garren Davis was dressed for success. He's a student right now, but wants to find a more permanent job."Those fairs are very important even though we are in a great recession," Judy Jimmerson of Albany Technical College. "Some employers are having to forego hiring, just putting it off until a later time, but it's...

October 18, 2009 -  (Albany Herald) Joe White, who was installed this summer as president of the Georgia School Boards Association, will be honored from 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. today with a community reception at Mitchell County High School in Camilla. White is also chairman of the Mitchell County School Board."That Mr. White is a product of the Mitchell County School System and a native of Camilla, makes his achievement extra special," said Mayor Mary Jo Haywood, a co-chair for the recognition...

October 8, 2009 – Named for the family who donated the $2 million dollar facility, the Carlton Construction Academy officially opened its doors today. The Academy houses construction trade programs including masonry, construction management, carpentry, plumbing and industrial air conditioning. Albany Tech’s newest learning facility formally housed part of the Carlton family’s Albany Caterpillar equipment business, the Carlton Company. The family sold the business in 2002. The...