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CGTC Ranks No.8 Nationwide for Service to Veterans

2019 / By

Warner Robins, Ga – VIQTORY, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that connects the military community to civilian employment, recently named Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) No. 8 among community colleges nationwide on its top Military Friendly® Schools list. The 2019-2020 Military Friendly® Schools list has come to set the standard for higher education institutions to …

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BB&T Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to CGTC for New Workforce Initiative for Adult Education Students

2019 / By

Macon, Ga. – Reaching a livable income without a high school education often requires adults to advance gradually through adult education programs, job training, and then into a career, a process the BB&T Foundation aims to accelerate with its recent $50,000 award to the Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) Foundation. Working alongside the College’s Foundation, …

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CGTC Announces Rick Perkins Award Winner and Adjunct Instructor of the Year

2019 / By

Warner Robins, Ga. – The Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) 2019 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence winner, Dr. Devona Bell, and Adjunct Instructor of the Year, Anita Ross, share a unique bond; Ross taught Bell in her ninth grade science class. “Ms. Ross was very inspirational and I absolutely adored her enthusiasm for success,” said …

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Central Georgia Technical College Receives Bloomberg Philanthropies Gift to Support Georgia’s VECTR Center

2019 / By

Warner Robins, Ga.—Georgia’s Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center has received a $100,000 grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies.  Bloomberg Philanthropies works in 480 cities in more than 120 countries around the world to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people. The organization, which encompasses all of Michael R. Bloomberg’s charitable activities, focuses …

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An Unusual Alumnus Finds Enhanced Opportunity upon Return to CGTC

2019 / By

Warner Robins, Ga. – It is not every day that a former prisoner comes knocking on doors around campus looking for an opportunity, but that is what Larry Jackson, Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) 2019 Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership (GOAL) alternate, did when he was looking for ways to earn a living. “The difficult …

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CGTC’s Institutional Effectiveness Staff Donate Gifts to Children of Two Local Organizations

2019 / By

Warner Robins, Ga. – The Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) and its staff decided this holiday season it would give back to the community instead of a traditional gift exchange among staff members. The staff purchased gifts for children who are residents of or receive services from two of central Georgia’s …

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Notes from Walker State Prison: Two Re-entry Program Students Send their Appreciation to Governor Deal

2018 / By

Warner Robins, Ga. – Students at Walker State Prison in the Welding program of Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Office of Re-entry Services recently sent Gov. Nathan Deal and first lady Sandra Deal handcrafted gifts. The items are a token of appreciation to the couple for their commitment to the state’s prison reform, as the …

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Meet CGTC’s 2019 Adult Education Instructor of the Year Jeremiah Johnson

2018 / By

Warner Robins, Ga. – When the Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) Adult Education Division assigned Jeremiah Johnson duties as Accelerating Opportunity (AO) coordinator, it challenged him to oversee the progression of adult students from GED® to credit instruction quickly and effectively. Now, having been selected the 2019 Adult Education Instructor of the Year, he is …

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CGTC Names Heather Williamson its 2019 GOAL Winner

2018 / By

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) designated Heather Williamson, 32, an Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) student, as the winner of the Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership (GOAL) at the College’s Awards Day ceremony earlier this month. Williamson will now move on to the regional and state GOAL competitions in the …

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Jones County Awarded $3 Million College & Career Academy Grant

2018 / By

  Atlanta, Ga. – Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, along with the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), recently presented Jones County High School College and Career Academy with a grant of $3 million to build a workforce engine for Jones County Schools. Lt. Governor Cagle praised the partnership between local school systems, technical colleges, and industry, …

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