Author: Kiké Fuentes Duarte | Central Georgia Technical College

CGTC Celebrates Recent High Academic Achievements of Peach and Bibb Dual Enrollment Students

Posted on April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, Ga. – With thousands of Dual Enrollment students at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), two students have recently stood out among the brightest at their local high schools.
In Peach County, Kelsie Perez earned recognition as Peach County High School’s valedictorian and has been accepted into Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) in the fall. A’Laila Hampton, of Bibb County, is a senior at Southwest High School and was announced as salutatorian.

Picture Caption- Kelsie Perez, Read More

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CGTC Commencement Ceremony Coming to Atrium Health Amphitheater on May 3

Posted on April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Macon, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) is pleased to announce that its 2024 Commencement Ceremony will take place at the new, Atrium Health Amphitheater on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m.
The College leadership welcomes the location change for this year’s graduation to continue the momentum of support for Macon-Bibb Counties’ improvements to the Eisenhower Boulevard and Macon Mall area; an area central to the College’s mission.
CGTC’s Macon Campus is the closest higher education institution to the Amphitheater. Read More

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CGTC Announces Inaugural NJCAA Division-I Football Schedule

Posted on March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, GA – Springtime just arrived, but it is never too early to get excited about fall football, and that is the feeling at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) as it announces the release of its inaugural NJCAA Division I schedule.
The 2024-2025 football schedule includes ten games, eight home games, and two away games.
At home on Atrium Health Field in the Roy H. Sonny Watson Wellness Complex in Warner Robins, the Titans will face the Hardeeville Vikings (August 31), Read More

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CGTC and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College Sign Agreement for Collaboration on International Education and Training

Posted on February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

SVGCC Director Nigel Scott and CGTC Vice President for Economic Development Andrea Griner shake hands following the agreement signing in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. — In January, Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SCGCC) officially agreed to explore international education that improves outcomes for students and communities.
The memorandum of understanding establishes cooperation and collaboration on the promotion of international education, Read More

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CGTC’S Adult Education Division Names Shayla Cochran as Eagle Delegate

Posted on February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, Ga.— Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Adult Education Division (AED) recently announced, Shayla Cochran, as its 2024 Dinah Culbreth Wayne Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) delegate.
Nominated by her instructor, Lisa Dennis, and having participated in the College’s judging process, Cochran will now represent CGTC and the AED at the EAGLE Leadership Institute in Atlanta, March 2024. The Leadership Institute recognizes and honors the state’s adult education students who have demonstrated superior achievement in their classes and programs. Read More

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Clayton State, Central Georgia Technical College Sign Articulation Agreement

Posted on February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Information provided by Clayton State University
Morrow, GA – For the fifth time in university history, Clayton State enthusiastically met with Central Georgia Technical College to further build upon its strong relationship. On Wednesday, February 7, the two institutions signed a new articulation agreement to provide students with greater educational opportunities and access in Legal and Paralegal Studies between both institutions.
According to Prof. Antoinette France-Harris, Clayton State’s Legal Studies program coordinator, the agreements are “designed to ease the transition and minimize loss of credit and course duplication for transferring students who have received their A.A.S. Read More

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Dr. Ivan Allen and Dr. Paul Jones Receive Prestigious Georgia Hospital Association Distinguished Service Award

Posted on January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Information provided to CGTC by the Georgia Hospital Association
ATLANTA – Dr. Ivan Allen, president of Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) in Macon, chairman for the Board of Trustees for Houston Healthcare and a Navicent Health Foundation trustee, and Dr. Paul Jones, president of Fort Valley State (FVSU) in Fort Valley and trustee at Atrium Health Navicent Peach, are joint recipients of one of the Georgia Hospital Association’s (GHA) highest honors, the Distinguished Service Award.
The award was presented at the association’s annual Trustee Meeting on Saturday, Read More

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CGTC Adds Football and Soccer to 2024 Intercollegiate Sports Offering

Posted on January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Macon, GA – The Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) Athletics Department is excited to announce the addition of football and men’s & women’s soccer to its intercollegiate athletics program. Both football and soccer will be sanctioned by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), with games scheduled to begin in the Fall 2024 season.
Each program is actively recruiting athletes for the programs under head football coach, Donald Hitson, and head soccer coach, Enrique Fuentes, respectively. Read More

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American Bar Association Grants Approval for Paralegal Studies Program at CGTC

Posted on December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Chicago, IL. – The House of Delegates of the American Bar Association (ABA), acting on the recommendation of the Standing Committee on Paralegals, granted initial approval to the Paralegal Studies Program at CGTC.
The paralegal studies program prepares students to work as a member of the legal team employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity to perform specific delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible.
The Standing Committee on Paralegals develops and promotes policies relating to the education, Read More

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Sharoko Farley of Eatonton Named 2024 RPA Instructor of The Year for CGTC

Posted on December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, Ga. – Commercial Truck Driving instructor, Sharoko Farley, was recently named Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Rick Perkins Award (RPA) Winner for Excellence in Technical Instruction for 2024. Farley was selected as the College’s Instructor of the Year through a multi-step interview process after being nominated by his peers for the award.
Sharoko Farley is a native of Eatonton, Georgia, his professional journey began at the age of 19 at Oconee Fall Line Technical College where he obtained his CDL license. Read More

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