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March 11, 2009 – Four Albany Technical College students placed in the state Delta Epsilon Chi competition held in January. ΔEX is an international organization, affiliated with DECA, for college students preparing for careers in business-related areas such as marketing, management and entrepreneurship. Chiquita Brown and Thomas John both earned First Place in the Business Ethics category. Brandon Pinto won third place in the Retail Management category. Bryant Johnson won third place in...

      (Left to Right) Cartez Hall, Reginald Sims, Brandon Pinto, Kimberly McKinney and Kimberly Holmes.   March 11, 2009 – Six Albany Tech students placed in various events at the Phi Beta Lambda South District Conference hosted by Albany Tech on Friday, February 20, 2009. Phi Beta Lambda, or PBL, is the post-secondary division of Future Business Leaders of America. The educational association is made up of 250,000 students nationwide. The organization prepares students for careers...

March 10, 2009 – On March 6, 2009, 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 maintenance students. The...

March 5, 2009 (Albany Herald) — The Albany Tech Titans’ 20th victory still eludes them.  The Albany Tech men’s hoops team enters the Region XVII tourney as the No. 5 seed, badly wanting to exact revenge on the last team to beat them, Coastal Georgia, as the two play again tonight in the opener.A win tonight, however, in the first round of the NJCAA Region XVII Tournament at South Georgia Tech would not only push coach Sylvester Patterson’s team to 20-11, it would count as its...

March 5, 2009 – Albany Technical College’s Public Relations Department recently earned five awards, including two first place honors, in the 24th Annual Admissions Advertising Awards. The Admissions Advertising Awards, sponsored by the national magazine Admissions Marketing Report, is the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country. ATC earned the Gold award for its college newsletter in the technical, business or vocational college category and for a magazine...

March 5, 2009 –Albany Technical College is fielding a women’s basketball team this fall, two years after the successful launch of men’s collegiate sports at the college. The Lady Titans will join the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association (GJCAA). The GJCAA is comprised of 15 two year colleges and technical colleges. Albany Tech instructor, Kenneth Williams, will coach the Lady Titans. Try-outs will be held this Spring. “Collegiate sports are now a vital part of student life...

  March 2, 2009 (WALB) - Dougherty County leaders hope a new designation will help encourage economic development.The county is one of only six Certified Work Ready Communities. Leaders began work to get the designation two years ago.More than 1,500 people earned Work Ready Certificates which is 37-percent above goal. The high school graduation rate jumped from 57.5-percent to more than 63-percent. The numbers show potential employers that well-qualified people are ready to work if they...

March 2, 2009 (Albany Herald) — She’s the mother of two young children as well as a wife.  Nursing student Bridgett Morris receives Albany Tech’s Georgia Occupational Award Leadership title.A peer tutor for medical terminology at Albany Technical College, she works 13 hours weekly as a nursing assistant.Bridgett Morris also manages to find time to study.Morris, 33, is taking 16 credits this quarter at Albany Tech and will graduate from the school’s practical nursing program in...

(Left to Right) GOAL Coordinator Joe Najjar, Bridgett Morris, Instructor Sandy McCullough, ATC President Dr. Anthony Parker   February 26, 2009 – Albany Technical College named Practical Nursing student Bridgett Morris the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner during an Albany Tech Foundation meeting this morning. The GOAL program recognizes exceptional technical college students from across the state for their academic excellence and personal achievement. The...

            February 23, 2009 –The Albany Technical College Titans are inviting the community to come out to the final game of the 2008-2009 basketball season on Friday, February 27th at 7:00pm at Albany State University’s HPER gymnasium.Admission for the game against Coastal Georgia Community College is FREE! The team will recognize the graduating players at Friday night’s game.With just two games left on their schedule, the Titans’ record stands at 18 and 10 in their second...

February 20, 2009 – Albany Technical College announced four semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) award during a reception held Thursday, February 19, 2009. The GOAL program recognizes exceptional technical college students, across the state, for their academic excellence and personal achievement. The program also spotlights the important role of technical training in our economy. The state winner serves as an ambassador of technical education in Georgia....

February 19, 2009 – Albany Technical College will honor fifteen outstanding students nominated for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) today, February 19, 2009 at 5:00p.m. in the Kirkland Conference Center.The GOAL program recognizes exceptional technical college students, across the state, for their academic excellence and personal achievement. The program also spotlights the important role of technical training in our economy. The state winner serves as an ambassador of...