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

Posted on 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

September 9, 2024

CGTC Announces Public Meeting for Accreditation Site Visit for Nursing Programs

Posted on by Jordyn Riedmiller

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

August 29, 2024

New AI Tutor Coming Fall Semester for Students

Posted on 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

August 15, 2024

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

Posted on 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

August 13, 2024

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

Posted on 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

August 9, 2024

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

Posted on 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

July 24, 2024

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

Posted on by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

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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

July 11, 2024

CGTC Football Program Awarded NJCAA Sport Opportunity Grant 

Posted on 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

June 21, 2024

CGTC Signs Collaborative Agreement for International Education with ZBC in Denmark

Posted on by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, Ga. – In May, Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with ZBC, a technical college in Denmark. The agreement is set to maximize international learning opportunities for faculty and staff at both institutions.
Jan Bagge, vice president of ZBC, Andrea Griner, CGTC vice president for Economic Development, Jeff Scruggs, CGTC executive vice president, and Michael Kaas-Andersen, ZBC president gather, at ZBC’s Roskilde Campus for a signing of the agreement.
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June 11, 2024

CGTC SGA Opens Community Garden on Warner Robins Campus

Posted on by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) students in the Student Government Association (SGA) took on a creative initiative to open a community garden this spring to help foster community and healthy living. Earlier in the year, Donald Masinde, the SGA president, decided to set up a work group with members of the student body, teachers, and staff to build a community garden to help transform lives within our community. The small community garden project is a collaborative effort to focus on “food as medicine”, Read More

June 7, 2024