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Five Central Georgia Technical College Instructors Named Semi-Finalists for 2025 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction

Posted on November 28, 2024November 28, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Macon, GA — Five exceptional instructors from Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) have been named as semi-finalists for the prestigious 2025 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction. These instructors will advance to the next round of judging, scheduled for December 2025.
The semi-finalists selected for this year’s Instructor of the Year award include:
Deryk Stoops, AI Enhanced Robotic Manufacturing Instructor, Industrial Systems Technology Aerospace, Trade & Industry.
Brian Wynne, Mathematics Instructor, General Education.
Ekaterina Mirzakulova, Read More

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Georgia VECTR Center Enrolling for New Skillbridge and Accelerated Training Programs for Veterans and Spouses.

Posted on November 8, 2024November 13, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, Ga. – The Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center recently announced the upcoming edition of accelerated programming and training for veterans and their families.
The VECTR Center is enrolling for the Logistics Management Specialist program beginning January 2025, Electronics Technology in February 2025, and for the first time, a health program, Orthopedic Technology is making the list of available coursework, beginning February 2025.
“We want our military community to understand that we are listening to local industry and workforce to identify programs that veterans and their spouses can complete to transition effectively into civilian life,” Read More

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CGTC Director of Nursing, Jessica Willcox, Named to Georgia Board of Nursing

Posted on November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Atlanta, Ga. – Georgia Governor Brian Kemp recently appointed Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), director of Nursing, Jessica Lupo Willcox, as member to the Georgia Board of Nursing (GBON).
By way of executive order signed on October 26, Willcox will now serve on the board for a three-year term, and until a successor is duly appointed and qualified, up to two consecutive terms. The GBON members develop rules and regulations that set the standards for nursing practice and education, Read More

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Central Georgia Technical College Receives Bloomberg Philanthropies Gift to Support Georgia’s VECTR Center

Posted on January 8, 2019 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga.—Georgia’s Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center has received a $100,000 grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Bloomberg Philanthropies works in 480 cities in more than 120 countries around the world to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people. The organization, which encompasses all of Michael R. Bloomberg’s charitable activities, focuses on five key areas: Arts, Education, Environment, Government Innovation, and Public Health.
The Georgia VECTR Center is an administrative unit of Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) with a statewide mission to offer educational services and training programs to aid in the transition from service member to civilian. Read More

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