Author: JoBen Rivera-Thompson | Central Georgia Technical College

Bibb County MAGIC Campers to Visit CGTC for Welding Day

Posted on June 1, 2017June 2, 2017 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Macon, Ga. – Local girls participating in the Mentoring a Girl in Construction (MAGIC) Camp, put on by the Bibb County School District (BCSD), will once again be instructed on welding techniques at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) on Thursday, June 8, 2017.
Their trip to the CGTC Macon campus is part of the camp’s itinerary, sandwiched in between days focused on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Training, Construction, and Electrical fields. The girls will be learning about safety, Read More

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CGTC Ranked High in Associate Degrees for Minorities

Posted on May 31, 2017June 1, 2017 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Recent rankings from newsmagazine, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, placed Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) in the Top-50 in associate degree awards for five categories among minority students, achieving as high as second for African American males in Business Operations and Support Service related degrees.
In Diverse’s article entitled, Top 100 Minority Degree Producers 2016, the publication ranked schools according to the total number of degrees awarded to minority students, specifically and generally, Read More

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CGTC to House Interfor Millwright Apprenticeship Program

Posted on May 26, 2017November 29, 2017 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Macon, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) will be the learning site of a new training apprenticeship for Interfor Corporation, announced in an event at the College’s Macon campus on Wednesday.
The three-year program entitled the Millwright Apprenticeship Program, supports career development at Interfor sawmills across the southern United States. Additionally, the program addresses the current workforce shortage of millwrights, and ensures that Interfor will have skilled employees to handle equipment maintenance at its mills; Read More

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