Category: Campus News | Central Georgia Technical College

CGTC Continues Support of State and Federal Relief Efforts Amid Historic Hurricane Season

Posted on October 10, 2024October 11, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) remains steadfast in support of the ongoing state and federal disaster relief efforts during one of the most active and destructive hurricane seasons for the Southeast.
In collaboration with multiple agencies, including the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Georgia National Guard, CGTC’s Macon and Warner Robins campuses have become pivotal staging areas for relief operations.

Since Hurricane Helene made landfall, Read More

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Central Georgia Technical College Awarded $3.66 Million to Expand Nursing Workforce

Posted on October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Funding will help address critical nurse shortages in rural and underserved areas
Macon, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) has been awarded $3.66 million through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
This grant, provided as part of the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) – Workforce Expansion Program (WEP), will be distributed over four years to strengthen the nursing workforce in acute and long-term care settings across rural and underserved communities. Read More

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CGTC Receives $130,240 Grant Award from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College received $130,240 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) through a Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) grant for fiscal year 2024. The funding will cover tuition and required fees for at least 80 commercial truck driving students, including 40 military affiliated and 40 students from underserved populations, and expand the number of commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders who have enhanced operator safety training. Read More

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CGTC Announces Public Meeting for Accreditation Site Visit for Nursing Programs

Posted on August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 by Jordyn Riedmiller-Virgillio

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Division of Nursing is pleased to announce a site visit for the continuing accreditation of its Associate Degree and Practical Nursing programs by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
The public is invited to participate in a meeting with the site visit team to share comments about the programs. This meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, in the Auditorium of the A-Building located on CGTC’s Warner Robins Campus, Read More

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New AI Tutor Coming Fall Semester for Students

Posted on August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

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

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

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

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

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

Posted on August 9, 2024August 21, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

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

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Sen. Ossoff Visits CGTC to Discuss Working Across the Aisle to Increase Job Training Programs and Strengthen Georgia’s Workforce

Posted on July 24, 2024July 24, 2024 by Marketing PR

Macon, Ga. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff visited Central Georgia Technical College on Monday to discuss his work in pushing to help more Georgians access job training programs. On Monday, Sen. Ossoff held a press conference alongside Central Georgia Technical College leadership and Macon local leaders to highlight his bipartisan Pathways to Prosperity Act, legislation he helped introduce alongside Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) aimed at strengthening job training and skills programs at community and technical colleges. Read More

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

Posted on July 11, 2024September 6, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Donate to Relief Efforts with the CGTC Foundation!
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

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CGTC Football Program Awarded NJCAA Sport Opportunity Grant

Posted on June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

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

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