Month: March 2019 | Central Georgia Technical College

Evening Childcare Services Coming Soon to CGTC’s Warner Robins and Macon Campuses

Posted on March 28, 2019June 19, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – A new grant awarded to Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) will soon help night students with childcare services.
The Two Gen Innovation Grant (TGIG) awarded to the College for $35,000 awarded by Bright From the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, will fund surveys and focus groups of potential, current, and former evening students to understand their educational goals and how early education providers can help.
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CGTC Welcomes Newest Board Member

Posted on March 27, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) recently welcomed a new member to its Board of Directors. Rev. Dr. Avis Williams joined the Board in February, representing Putnam County.
Williams, the community liaison for the Putnam County Charter School (PCCS), brings to the Board more than twenty years of education and community development experience.
“I think the mission of the College and Technical Education is to promote and provide opportunities for students to receive the necessary education, Read More

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Former GED® Student at CGTC Earns Statewide Recognition

Posted on March 21, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) named 2019 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) delegate from Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), Virginia Scott, its Spirit and Social Media Award Winner for her enthusiasm amongst her fellow delegates during its recent adult education conference.
Scott, 32, earned her GED® from the College’s Adult Education Division in 2017, and represented CGTC as a delegate at the EAGLE Leadership Institute in Atlanta in March. Read More

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Radiologic Technology Students Return from Conference with New Knowledge and a First Place Award

Posted on March 7, 2019March 11, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Students and faculty from the Radiologic Technology program at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) recently returned from a radiology education conference where they saw one student capture first place in an academic knowledge competition.
The College’s students participated in seminars, a mock registry examination, and the Student Bee competition at the West Coast Educators Council Educator, Student and Radiographer Conference in Orlando in February.
Seniors, Daniel Ham, Sarah Robinson, and Jessica Flynn, Read More

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Nursing Students at CGTC Aim to Save Lives with First-Ever Bone Marrow Registry Drive

Posted on March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – There are several feelings a bone marrow donor can feel after donating; sometimes it’s a sharp pain in the lower back, or a sting from a needle, other times it is a sense of accomplishment. The latter feeling, a chronic one, is precisely the reason Ashley Rivers, a Nursing instructor at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), has challenged her students to help register donors for one of healthcare’s most needed requests.
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CGTC Program to Screen Documentary Film on Early Childhood Education

Posted on March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) program at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) is collaborating with the Georgia Association on the Education of Young Children (GAEYC) to screen the film, “No Small Matter”, a first-of-its-kind feature documentary on early childhood education. The movie will be presented in the College’s Macon campus H-Building Auditorium and Warner Robins campus A-Building Auditorium, March 12 and March 19, 2019, respectively, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Read More

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