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New AI Tutor Coming Fall Semester for Students

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Warner Robins, Ga. – Recent grant funding to support Academic Affairs is providing students access to a brand-new AI Tutor beginning fall semester.
The SCC Grant is providing a sub award for Academic Affairs to roll-out technology and information to students on ethical and acceptable use of AI, as high-demand industries call for employers with AI skills and knowledge.
Local, regional, and global industries connected to the College have signified that proper knowledge and application of AI is a marketable skill for employment. Read More

August 15, 2024

CGTC Reaches Academic Year Enrollment Record with Over 15,000 Students

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Warner Robins, Ga. – As the fall semester begins, Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) enrollment reports revealed that Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) made history. In the fall, spring, and summer semesters of the Academic Year (AY) 2024, a record of more than 15,000 students attended CGTC; a first in its history.
CGTC is the only technical college in the 22-member system to achieve more than 15,000 for AY 2024. While this figure is not the largest AY enrollment in TCSG history, Read More

August 13, 2024

Titan-the-Knot: CGTC Students Get Married While Completing Unique High School Program

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Warner Robins, Ga. – High school sweethearts are nothing new, but when it happens in a non-traditional high school run by a technical college, the wedding bells ring a little louder.
Earlier this summer, Mckenzie Martinez married Aden Buenrostro-Valle as they completed high school and Cosmetology and Automotive programs, respectively, in what is known as the Dual Achievement Program (DAP) at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC).
DAP is a part of the CGTC Academy, a COGNIA-accredited high school. Read More

August 9, 2024

Hurricane Beryl Relief Efforts Continue for CGTC Study Abroad Partners in St. Vincent and the Grenadines  

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Warner Robins, Ga. – Last week, Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) was notified of the destruction and damage caused by Hurricane Beryl as the unprecedented June storm hit the Eastern Caribbean and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the chain of islands where students and staff are welcomed twice annually for service-learning study abroad activities in health sciences.  
The College community has extended its sympathy and well wishes to individuals, Read More

July 11, 2024

CGTC Football Program Awarded NJCAA Sport Opportunity Grant 

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Warner Robins, GA– The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Foundation has recently announced Central Georgia Technical College as a recipient of the NJCAA Sport Opportunity Grant. The CGTC Foundation will receive the $3,000 grant for aid in supporting the expansion of CGTC’s athletics program to include Division I Football.   
The NJCAA Foundation established the NJCAA Sport Opportunity Grant to foster the addition, growth, and sustainability of NJCAA sports. The grant is available for NJCAA member colleges that are expanding sport offerings and increasing opportunities for student-athletes.  Read More

June 21, 2024

CGTC Signs Collaborative Agreement for International Education with ZBC in Denmark

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Warner Robins, Ga. – In May, Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with ZBC, a technical college in Denmark. The agreement is set to maximize international learning opportunities for faculty and staff at both institutions.
Jan Bagge, vice president of ZBC, Andrea Griner, CGTC vice president for Economic Development, Jeff Scruggs, CGTC executive vice president, and Michael Kaas-Andersen, ZBC president gather, at ZBC’s Roskilde Campus for a signing of the agreement.
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June 11, 2024

CGTC SGA Opens Community Garden on Warner Robins Campus

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Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) students in the Student Government Association (SGA) took on a creative initiative to open a community garden this spring to help foster community and healthy living. Earlier in the year, Donald Masinde, the SGA president, decided to set up a work group with members of the student body, teachers, and staff to build a community garden to help transform lives within our community. The small community garden project is a collaborative effort to focus on “food as medicine”, Read More

June 7, 2024

CGTC Becomes the First College Campus in Central Georgia to Open a Disc Golf Course 

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Warner Robins, Ga. – A new campus life activity launched this spring as Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) and the Houston County Disc Golf Club (HCDGC) partnered to bring an 18-hole competition-level disc golf course to its Warner Robins campus. 
The latest addition to campus life now gives students and community members access to growing activities including the Roy H. “Sonny” Watson Wellness Complex home to football, soccer, and a walking track, elevating campus culture, the student experience and community interaction.   Read More

May 24, 2024

Technical College System of Georgia Announces 2024 CGTC’S Sharoko Farley as Instructor of the Year

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Contributed from the Technical College System of Georgia
Central Georgia Technical College Instructor and Proud Putnam County Resident Takes the Top Honor
Atlanta, Ga.- The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) announced the state’s top instructor for 2024.Sharoko Farley, a Commercial Truck Driving instructor from Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), was chosen as the winner of this year’s Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction.
The announcement came last week as a part of TCSG’S Leadership Conference which also recognized the state student of the year. Read More

May 8, 2024

CGTC Students Recognized at State Leadership Conference

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Warner Robins, Ga. – Three Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) students took part in The Technical College System of Georgia’s State Leadership Conference in April, returning home with some recognition and awards for their involvement.  
Roshon Jackson, Nandhi Mathis, and Donald Masinde, students from CGTC were present at the conference and received several awards. Students participated in an itinerary filled with workshops and motivational speakers that encouraged leadership and effective communication. 
Jackson serves as the state president of the Georgia Student Government Association (GSGA). Read More

April 30, 2024