Expanded Statement of Purpose

The overall purpose of CGTC is to provide educational and workforce development that supports the economic development and well-being of the citizens, communities, and companies of Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, Putnam, Twiggs, and Wilkinson counties. CGTC is an important component in the fabric of life-long education for the service area because it provides the training and retraining needed for successful employment.

The primary educational purpose is to provide high quality technical programs and adult literacy services that meet the needs of students, employers, and economic developers. Additional educational purposes are to support seamless, accessible education for citizens of the region and to remove obstacles between high school and further education and between technical college and other institutions of higher learning. A wide variety of distance education programs and services also helps to make instruction available to those who cannot or prefer not to attend traditional classes.

CGTC's economic development purpose is to provide customized business and industry training to help existing companies remain and/or expand in the service area. Quick Start training and other services are provided to attract new companies to the area, to encourage existing companies to expand in the area, and to help existing companies implement new technologies.

Community development purposes are to expand educational opportunities for people of all ages within the service area through effective communications and recruitment efforts, to provide a wide range of technical continuing education courses to contribute to life-long learning, and to encourage communities to participate in the Certified Literate Community Program (CLCP). CGTC also seeks to support and to play a significant role in civic and educational activities for the improvement and enhancement of the communities within the service area.

CGTC's purposes are supported by goals that address effective and efficient management, adequate internal workforce development, and quality information systems and technology. These goals address the need to acquire, maintain, and manage adequate and sufficient human, physical, technological, and monetary resources to provide the most efficient and effective programs and services possible. Goals addressing efficient operations, such as those pertaining to adequate facilities, technology, and sound management practices, apply to all CGTC programs and services and affect the college's ability to achieve all other purposes in the plan.