Author: JoBen Rivera-Thompson | Central Georgia Technical College

Macon-Bibb Industrial Authority, Robins AFB, and CGTC Leadership Meet with Air Force General as Aviation Partnership Progresses

Posted on July 16, 2019July 30, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Macon, Ga. – Lt. Gen. Donald E. “Gene” Kirkland recently met with leaders from Robins Air Force Base (Robins AFB), the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority (MBCIA), and Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) to get a firsthand look at the transformation of the former Boeing building into the new aviation workforce training and sustainment center. Lt. Gen. Kirkland is the Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Air Force Materiel Command. As the AFSC Commander, he leads 43,000 Total Force U.S. Read More

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Evening Childcare Services Begin August 13 on CGTC’s Warner Robins and Macon Campuses

Posted on July 8, 2019July 16, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – ‘A new day is dawning, and it starts at night’ is the slogan behind the start of Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Child Development Center’s (CDC) newest service to student-parents.
Beginning August 13, 2019, the CDCs will implement the Connect2Complete Evening Care Pilot program on the College’s Warner Robins campus and at the Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) on its Macon campus. The program offers affordable childcare from 4:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., Read More

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Peyton Anderson Foundation Awards Workforce Training Grant to CGTC

Posted on July 2, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Macon, Ga. – The Peyton Anderson Foundation recently announced an award of $630,000 to Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) to support local employer and workforce needs in high-demand career training programs. This grant, which will be distributed over a four year period, will specifically support the expansion of CGTC’s Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) and Aircraft Structural Technology (AST) programs.
In April, state and local leaders and Robins Air Force Base (RAFB) officials joined CGTC in announcing the relocation of aerospace training programs and a portion of the RAFB commodities workload to the former Boeing facility at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon. Read More

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CGTC Offering Evening Adult Welding Courses Inside Baldwin High School

Posted on July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Milledgeville, Ga. – When the semester begins on August 13 at Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Milledgeville campus, welding students will not be on campus. That is because Baldwin County High School is providing welding lab space for the College to offer evening Welding courses for credit.
“We are excited to bring our Welding program to Baldwin County for the community,” said Dana Davis, vice president for Satellite Operations at CGTC. “Currently, we teach Welding at Baldwin High School through dual enrollment and have seen success in partnering with the high school. Read More

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CGTC Increases Tuition-Free Programs to 136 with New Hope Career Grant Additions

Posted on July 1, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – There is only one number Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) wants current and prospective students to remember this summer: 136. This accounts for the total number of programs now eligible under the HOPE Career Grant, funding that allows qualified students to attend tuition-free.
The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) approved additional diploma and certificate programs eligible for HOPE Career Grant funding at each of its 22 institutions statewide. Read More

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Central Georgia Technical College Signs First Articulation Agreement with Gordon State College

Posted on June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Macon, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College signed an articulation agreement with Gordon State College (GSC) this week for the transfer of credit from the College’s newest General Studies associate degree into four-year bachelor degree programs at GSC, on campus or online.
“Central Georgia Technical College has always been a higher education beacon in this part of the state,” said Gordon State College President Dr. Kirk A. Nooks. “This articulation demonstrates that students can complete their academic journey locally and maintain their commitment to developing the talent base within the region.”
Leadership from each institution’s Academic Affairs divisions actively pursued this agreement, Read More

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Jones Family Foundation Awards Central Georgia Technical College Workforce Development Grant

Posted on June 13, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Macon, Ga.—The Charles H. Jones Family Foundation is investing in high-quality, technical training and equipment at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) by awarding a workforce development grant of $250,000. This gift will support local employer and workforce needs in high-demand career training programs.
In April, state and local leaders and Robins Air Force Base (RAFB) officials joined CGTC in announcing the relocation of aerospace training programs and a portion of the RAFB commodities workload to the former Boeing facility at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon. Read More

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Dual Enrollment Alum from CGTC Defines Success for Middle Georgia’s Generation Z, #NoFilter

Posted on May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – As Generation Z makes their way through college in the years ahead, they may discover there is no clear handbook for how they should go about building their futures.

Perhaps they thumb through an abridged version of the millennial manual or as Generation Y likes to call it, “a student loan receipts folder stored in the cloud”. On the other hand, maybe they go back further into a chapter on the booming days when part-time jobs and full-time parents could afford a young adult an education. Read More

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U.S. Small Business Administration Roadshow to Stop at Georgia VECTR Center

Posted on May 21, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – The Georgia District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is hitting the road to inform Georgia businesses of resources available to assist them, making a stop with its Roadshow at the Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The SBA Roadshow is designed for entrepreneurs seeking to establish a business, and existing business owners looking for techniques to advance and grow their business. Read More

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Pre-K Teacher at CGTC Child Development Center Named State Teacher of the Year Finalist

Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Heather Williams of Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Larry O’Neal Child Development Center (CDC) Georgia Pre-K Program is one of six finalists for Teacher of the Year for 2019-2020, named recently by Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL).
Williams, a teacher with the Center for a decade, learned she was a finalist with a surprise visit to her classroom from DECAL representatives and CALi, the official mascot dog of the department. Read More

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