Category: 2018 | Central Georgia Technical College

CGTC Engineering Technology Students Visit Fort Valley State University

Posted on February 13, 2018January 22, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Students in Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Engineering Technology program recently visited Fort Valley State University (FVSU) to explore avenues for post-graduate study.
The trip included information on job placement, participant testimonials, and demonstrations from current FVSU students on recently completed projects.
The students that participated in the trip to FVSU are a part of the pilot program offered to Engineering Technology students through the ProActive Student Success (PASS) program. PASS is a student support program that focuses on helping students immerse and engage in their major of study. Read More

^{February 13, 2018}

CGTC’s Office of Re-entry Services Launches Blog of Formerly Incarcerated Student Success Stories

Posted on February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – The Office of Re-entry Services at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) has teamed up with the College’s Marketing and Public Relations staff to create a blog devoted to telling the success stories of formerly incarcerated citizens who took advantage of technical education programs while incarcerated.
Re-entry Services at CGTC is a division committed to the educational and training component of criminal justice reform and recidivism rate reduction among Georgia’s incarcerated citizens, and through its efforts, Read More

^{February 9, 2018}

CGTC Adult Education Students Win Lion King Experience

Posted on February 8, 2018 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Hawkinsville, Ga. – The circle of most students’ academic lives is not even much of a circle at all, but the actual shapes do reveal wonderful insights. It was for that very reason why two adult education students at Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Hawkinsville Workforce Development Center found themselves taking in a matinee of The Lion King at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre at the end of January.
Sharon McGhee and Zachary Williams participated in this cultural experience facilitated by the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) at Mercer University. Read More

^{February 8, 2018}

Basic Construction Skills Continuing Education Course Coming to CGTC’s Putnam County Center

Posted on February 7, 2018 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Putnam County Center and Economic Development Division have crafted a customized course in response to the construction workforce needs of Putnam County.
Beginning February 26, 2018, the Center will offer the Basic Construction Craft Laborer Skills, a four-week course delivered each Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. The cost of the course is $475 per participant, but qualified applicants may take the course free of charge through Work Source Georgia grant funding. Read More

^{February 7, 2018}

CGTC Dual Enrollment Students Form Part of MidSouth Community FCU Student-Run Branch

Posted on February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Last week the Bibb County School District (BCSD) and MidSouth Community Federal Credit Union (MCFCU) held a ribbon cutting for the opening of MCFCU’s student-run branch at the William H. Hutchings College and Career Academy (HCCA), whose part-time student-employees feature three Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) dual enrollment students.
To celebrate the opening, the credit union held a Community Day on Saturday, February 3, 2018 featuring a CGTC Athletics Ticket Giveaway at the career academy located at 1780 Anthony Road in Macon. Read More

^{February 6, 2018}

CGTC Maintenance Program at Two Georgia Prisons Sees Early Success

Posted on January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) and its Office of Re-Entry Services recently began a pilot Maintenance Electrical Plumbing (MEP) program at Wilcox and Whitworth State Prisons; and in just a few short months, it has already seen participants meet standards.
“We really wanted to support Wilcox and Whitworth State Prison in their need for maintaining inmate living areas and employee work spaces,” said, Dr. Brittany Lucas, the executive director of Re-entry Services at CGTC. Read More

^{January 31, 2018}

Chinese Vocational School Pursues Collaboration with Central Georgia Technical College

Posted on January 31, 2018 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – A delegation of officials from Guangzhou, China recently visited Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), signing an agreement that is likely to springboard the implementation of occupational programs for Guangzhou Information Engineering Vocational School (GIEVS).
“They are particularly interested in our work with the two, area high school career academies with whom we collaborate closely,” said Rick Hutto, the executive director of Global Initiatives at CGTC. “We officially signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow CGTC to share Occupational Qualification Standards of Information Technology, Read More

^{January 31, 2018}

CGTC Will be OPEN for Regular Business Hours on Thursday, January 18

Posted on January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 by Cambri Steadman

All Central Georgia Technical College locations will be open for regular business hours Thursday, January 18. While the College will be open, CGTC emphasizes that all students and employees use their best judgment in determining when you can safely arrive for class or work on Thursday. The College understands that many of you may find it difficult to travel with road conditions. Our main concern is the safety of all students and employees. If you determine that you cannot safely travel to your CGTC location, Read More

^{January 18, 2018}

CGTC Will Be CLOSED on Wednesday, January 17

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Cambri Steadman

Due to the threat of inclement weather, and out of an abundance of caution, all of CGTC’s campuses and centers will be closed on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. For more updates, please visit the CGTC website at www.centralgatech.edu, or follow CGTC on social media at www.facebook.com/centralgatech or www.twitter.com/CGTC. Read More

^{January 17, 2018}

CGTC Names Instructor of the Year and Adjunct of the Year Awards

Posted on January 12, 2018January 16, 2018 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) recently named Shawna Early, a Business and Computer Technologies program chair for computer skills, and Rabon Hewell, an adjunct instructor in health sciences, the Rick Perkins Award Winner and Adjunct Instructor of the Year for 2018, respectively.
Early, who received the local Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction during the fall semester Awards Day, will now move on to the regional competition.
“As the winner of the Rick Perkins Award, Read More

^{January 12, 2018}