Tag: GED | Central Georgia Technical College

Adult Education Division at CGTC Exceeds Goals for FY2023

Posted on October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – The Adult Education Division at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) has had a steady climb back to pre-COVID enrollment numbers in its programs, as the College recently announced the Division eclipsed 1,800 enrolled students in FY2023. This represents a 16.8% enrollment increase from FY2022. The number of High School Credential graduates for the Division also grew by 13% with 252 students earning a credential in FY2023.
Challenges with enrolling and administering Adult Secondary Education (ASE), Read More

^{October 3, 2023}

CGTC’s Adult Education Division Names Carlie Brumley of Dooly County as EAGLE Delegate

Posted on November 18, 2021 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Adult Education Division (AED) recently announced, Dooly County resident, Carlie Brumley, 24, as its 2022 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) delegate.
Nominated by her instructor, Ethel Ross, and having participated in the College’s judging process, Brumley will now represent CGTC and the AED at the Dinah Culbreth Wayne EAGLE Leadership Institute in Atlanta, March 14-16, 2022. The Leadership Institute recognizes and honors the state’s adult education students who have demonstrated superior achievement in their classes and programs. Read More

^{November 18, 2021}

Former GED® Student at CGTC Earns Statewide Recognition

Posted on March 21, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) named 2019 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) delegate from Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), Virginia Scott, its Spirit and Social Media Award Winner for her enthusiasm amongst her fellow delegates during its recent adult education conference.
Scott, 32, earned her GED® from the College’s Adult Education Division in 2017, and represented CGTC as a delegate at the EAGLE Leadership Institute in Atlanta in March. Read More

^{March 21, 2019}

CGTC’s Adult Education Division to Host Recruitment Event at Newest Center

Posted on February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – The Adult Education Division (AED) of Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) is making the final additions to its newest educational center set to open for its first recruitment event Friday, March 8, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The CGTC Adult Education Career Training (AECT) Center, located at 400 Elberta Rd. in Warner Robins, will bridge adult education initiatives of the College for citizens in south Bibb and north Houston counties. Read More

^{February 22, 2019}

BB&T Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to CGTC for New Workforce Initiative for Adult Education Students

Posted on January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Macon, Ga. – Reaching a livable income without a high school education often requires adults to advance gradually through adult education programs, job training, and then into a career, a process the BB&T Foundation aims to accelerate with its recent $50,000 award to the Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) Foundation.
Working alongside the College’s Foundation, Economic Development, and Adult Education Divisions, BB&T is funding the BB&T Workforce Investment Program, a collaborative opportunity focused on impacting individuals through short-term education and training programs designed to quickly move participants toward securing and sustaining a livable wage. Read More

^{January 25, 2019}

CGTC Adult Education Division Names Virginia Scott 2019 EAGLE Delegate

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

Warner Robins, Ga. – Virginia Scott never thought she would be anything more than a lost cause, unwed, unemployed, homeless, teen mom. Now at 32, honored and poised to represent Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) as its 2019 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) delegate, there is still one thought that is difficult to process.
“It’s hard, you know? After what I put my children through, to come to this point where people are recognizing my accomplishments is overwhelming,” Read More

^{December 6, 2018}

Meet CGTC’s 68-year-old Golden GED® Graduate Award Recipient

Posted on October 4, 2018 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins – Sixty-eight years old is better late than never to start telling the truth; that’s why, Thomas Shepler, of Vienna, Ga., pursued his GED® and now represents Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) as one of two 2018 Golden GED® Graduates of the Year for Georgia.
“I have been lying on job applications for 50 years and I finally wanted to be truthful on one of those things,” Shepler said, to a roar of laughs by the audience after the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) named him the winner at the 2018 Adult Education Fall Conference and GED® Awards in September. Read More

^{October 4, 2018}

Event Sponsors BB&T and Kumho Tire Lead Community Support for CGTC Foundation’s Race for Education

Posted on August 31, 2018 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Ahead of its 9th Annual Race for Education 5k and Obstacle Run on Saturday, September 8, 2018, the Central Georgia Technical College Foundation announced its sponsors for the event. BB&T and Kumho Tire are event sponsors this year and lead a strong group of community organizations and companies committed to supporting the College’s Adult Education Division (AED).
Additional sponsors at the platinum level include, Robins Financial Credit Union; the gold level includes, Read More

^{August 31, 2018}

CGTC’s Adult Education Division to Hold Live-Remote Event in Peach County with V101.7’s Mamma Mia

Posted on June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 by Cambri Steadman

Fort Valley, Ga. – Tune in to V101.7 and stop by the Fort Valley Festival State Park Saturday, June 30, 2018 as Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Adult Education Division (AED) partners with local radio host Mamma Mia for its second free, summer recruitment event.
The Adult Education Recruitment Fair, held in collaboration with the Middle Georgia Consortium, will bring fun and music to the park, June 30, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A new, Read More

^{June 29, 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}