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CGTC Paramedicine Students Ready for December Graduation 

Posted on by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) will be graduating a set of Paramedicine students from its Macon, Putnam and Warner Robins Campus in December.  
Macon Paramedic Cohort, the EMS Education Warner Robins Cohort, and the Putnam County Fire Department Advance Emergency students are graduating December 2023.  
Students and their faculty are excited to see their skills translate into the local paramedicine workforce.  
“CGTC trains and educates healthcare professionals at all levels, including EMT’s, Read More

November 21, 2023

CGTC Names Finalists for the GOAL Program 

Posted on by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) recently announced its five students for the 2024 Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership (GOAL) Program.  
Ashanti Brown, Welding and Joining Technology, Emma Hughes, Welding and Joining Technology, Toler Thompson, Registered Nursing, David Watts, Aviation Maintenance and Courtney Yoder, Registered Nursing were selected amongst their peers to continue in the competition.  
Instructors at CGTC nominated students during the fall semester for the recognition, where students compete for the honor of being the College’s student of the year.   Read More

November 16, 2023

CGTC Made The 2023 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges List

Posted on by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Vienna, Va. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) ranks among the best colleges for veterans on Military Times’ 2023 list.
Every year, Military Times publishes a ranking of the best schools for veterans and the best companies who hire veterans. The rankings are created by surveying schools and companies about their veteran programs.
Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges is the largest and most comprehensive rankings of schools for military service members and veterans. The ranking features individual web pages for each individual school that makes the list. Read More

November 14, 2023

CGTC Putnam Center Welcomes Back CDL Program

Posted on by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Eatonton, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) is scheduled to have the Commercial Truck Driving (CDL) program at the Putnam Center in January, with a first week of online instruction starting in December.
The six-week program starts with the first week of online instruction December 4-12, 2023. The driving portion of the class will begin January 9 and will end Feb. 12, 2024, at the Putnam Center. Classes are held Monday-Friday 8:00 am-2:45 pm.
“We are thrilled to welcome this high-demand program back to the Putnam County Center,” said CGTC director for the Putnam County Center, Read More

November 13, 2023

The Aspen Institute Names CGTC as a Top 150 U.S. Community Colleges Eligible for the 2025 Aspen Prize

Posted on by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

 

WASHINGTON D.C., – The Aspen Institute has named Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) as one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The institutions selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having high and improving levels of student success as well as equitable outcomes for Black and Hispanic students and those from lower-income backgrounds.  Read More

November 2, 2023

CGTC Alum and Forsyth Mayor, Eric Wilson, Named Among Technical College System of Georgia’s Outstanding Alumni 

Posted on by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Savannah, Ga. – The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) recently announced the recognition of 23 exceptional individuals as the Alumni of the Year from its affiliated colleges, including Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) vice chair of its Board of Directors, Eric Wilson. 
This prestigious honor celebrates the remarkable achievements and contributions of these alumni to their communities and the industries they serve. Wilson currently serves as the Mayor of Forsyth, Georgia, proudly leading one of central Georgia’s growing communities. Read More

October 27, 2023

Cybersecurity at CGTC Designated as National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense

Posted on by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, Ga. – The Cybersecurity program at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) through 2028.
The CAE-CD designation is recognized by the National Security Agency (NSA) and indicates that the College is helping reduce threats to our national infrastructure by promoting higher education and research in cyber defense as well as providing the nation with a pipeline of qualified cybersecurity professionals.
The recognition goes to the top cyber security programs in the country. Read More

October 18, 2023

Georgia Tech Grad Students Bring Virtual Reality to CGTC Advanced Manufacturing Labs

Posted on by Jordyn Riedmiller-Virgillio

Macon, Ga. – Three graduate students from the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) continue work this semester with instructors in the Aerospace, Trade, and Industry Division of Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) to develop virtual reality training for labs of advanced manufacturing.
Irene Ong, Ruolin Yang, and Kyle Leinart are all second-year students working on their thesis project in the Human and Computer Interaction program at GT. Virtual Reality was already their collective interest, but as a topic, Read More

March 23, 2023

CGTC Dual Enrollment Students in Bibb County Have a New Opportunity with Macon-Bibb Fire Department

Posted on by Jordyn Riedmiller-Virgillio

Warner Robins, Ga. – Macon-Bibb county recently announced a partnership for Bibb County students in the Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) dual enrollment program at W.S. Hutchings College and Career Academy to help grow the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department and increase career opportunities for high school seniors. 
Learn more about the program in this news report from WGXA News: 
Macon-Bibb Fire Training Academy for high school seniors, to ‘build tomorrow’s workforce’ | WGXA Read More

March 21, 2023

CGTC Men’s Basketball Coach Reco Dawson Named GCAA Coach of the Year

Posted on by Cambri Steadman

 
Macon, Ga – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) men’s basketball head coach, Reco Dawson, was recently named the 2019-2020 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year.
Coach Dawson is in his eighth season as the Titans head coach and his fifteenth year coaching collegiate-level basketball. In his career, Dawson has coached 27 GCAA First and Second Team All-Conference players, two GCAA Players of the Year, three National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Americans, Read More

March 2, 2020