New agreement between CGTC and GSW smooths transition for Information Technology students

Warner Robins, GA – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) and Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) are partnering to provide new educational opportunities to students in an essential career field in today’s workforce. On June 7, the two higher education institutions signed a transfer articulation agreement to give students in Computer Information Systems (CIST) at CGTC a seamless pathway into a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology (IT) at GSW.
CGTC President Ivan H. Allen, Ph.D., Read More

June 15, 2021


Meet the CGTC Dual Enrollment Graduate to Give Benediction at Graduation

Macon, Ga. – As the 2021 Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) Commencement Ceremony approaches. one Dual Enrollment graduate will be one of the last listed on the Order of Exercises, but certainly not the least.
The College recently selected Timothy Burke, a Dual Enrollment graduate from Houston County High School, following a recommendation from the High School Initiatives office, to serve as the graduate to give the Benediction to his classmates.
“Timothy is an outstanding and model student of the Dual Enrollment program at CGTC,” said. Read More

May 28, 2021


CGTC Earns Top-10 Finish: Colleges fix 100,000 files to make digital content accessible

Article courtesy of UniversityBusiness.com
To address inclusivity issues on digital course content, colleges and university teams from across the country gathered last week to see if they could provide some solutions through Blackboard’s second-annual Fix Your Content Day Challenge. As part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, some 115 institutions faced off in a 24-hour race to the finish to see which could deliver the most fixes.
Rounding out the top 10 by fixes per students were: Concordia University in Texas, Read More

May 26, 2021


State Rick Perkins Award Winner Announcement Coming May 25, CGTC’s Mary Walker Among Finalists

Warner Robins, Ga. – In a month that included CGTC’s announcement of a return to in-person graduation, pinning ceremonies, and the regular, fast-paced end of the semester,  the College community also found out this May that one of its most outstanding instructors was named a finalist for the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) State Rick Perkins Award (RPA).
Mary Walker, the College’s Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program director, was named the College’s RPA Winner in March. Read More

May 24, 2021


Central Georgia Technical College to Offer On-Campus COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics

Warner Robins, GA—Central Georgia Technical College will offer faculty, staff, students, and community members the opportunity to participate in on-campus COVID-19 vaccine clinics at both the Warner Robins and Macon campus. Houston Healthcare will offer two on-campus, drop-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the Warner Robins campus. The Macon campus clinic will be conducted by the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) Response.
On-campus vaccine clinics at the Warner Robins campus, located at 80 Cohen Walker Drive, will take place May 20 and 21 and June 2 and 3 in the Larry Walker Arena (G Building Extension). Read More

May 18, 2021


CGTC Foundation Among Six Community Partnerships to Explore Race, Identity, and Belonging in the Workplace

Article courtesy of America’s Promise Alliance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The YES Project—Young, Employed, Successful—a national youth employment initiative led by America’s Promise Alliance, announced today the selection of six community-level grantees to host Virtual Action Roundtable conversations in partnership with employers and young workers. Based on the roundtable conversations and ongoing collaboration, employers and young people will co-design meaningful strategies to improve belonging and inclusion in the workplace for employees of color. All employer partners have committed to implementing at least one co-designed strategy by the end of the year.  Read More

May 14, 2021


CGTC Announces In-Person Commencement Ceremony for June 4

Macon, Ga – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) announced Friday that its 2021 Commencement Ceremony will be held in-person on Friday, June 4, 2021. The outdoor event will take place at Brad Henderson Memorial Stadium at 9 a.m. This reverses the College’s previous decision to hold a virtual ceremony.
The College made the decision to have the ceremony outdoor and in-person following the signing of Governor Brian Kemp’s recent Executive Order regarding outdoor capacity on May 1. Read More

May 7, 2021


CGTC RN Students Introduce Robins AFB Brig. Gen. Hammerstedt to Nursing Daily Regimen

Warner Robins, Ga. – Warner Robins-Air Logistics Complex Commander Brig. Gen. Jennifer
Hammerstedtrecently visited Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Warner Robins
campus to learn about the programs CGTC has
available to her present and future industrial workforce. 
While there Brig. Gen. Hammerstedt had an opportunity to see some of the
advanced technologies CGTC embeds in
their programs.  In the Registered Nursing (RN) lab, for example, an upcoming graduate walked her through patient
care for one of the clinic’s most notorious patients. Read More

April 21, 2021


WATCH 13WMAZ REPORT: ‘I absolutely love it’: Central Georgia Technical College expands dual enrollment aerospace program

Macon, Ga. – The video below is 13WMAZ’s story on Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Parent Night for the Aircraft Structural (AST) Dual Enrollment program on April 13.
Aerospace, Trade, and Industry programs, and High School Initiatives team at CGTC  introduced parents to one of Middle Georgia’s most in-demand industries.
CGTC houses its AST program in hangar space co-occupied by Robins AFB at the Central Georgia Aerospace Training and Sustainment Center adjacent to Middle Georgia Regional Airport at 1821 Avondale Mill Road, Read More

April 14, 2021