Tag: non-traditional | Central Georgia Technical College

Dual Achievement Program at CGTC Helps Monroe County Student Land $50K Welding Job

Posted on March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – While the ink still dries on her diploma from the Dual Achievement Program (DAP) at the Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) Academy, Emily Betsill of Monroe County has landed a job offer unheard of by most teenagers.
Earning above the average Georgia welders’ salary of $15 per hour sounds good for any qualified person out of college, but for the 18-year-old who just received her high school diploma and Welding and Joining certifications in December from CGTC’s Dual Achievement Program, Read More

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Aviation Maintenance Program at CGTC Welcomes First Female Instructor

Posted on August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – What came about as nothing more than a woman’s mechanical intuition, sparked a 17-year career in the male-dominated field of aviation maintenance (AVMT) for Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC)’s first female program instructor, Deanne Corbin.
Corbin, a former student at the College, started her journey through the Aerospace, Trade and Industry program in the late 90’s at CGTC in Macon. This happened just as the then, pre-merger, Middle Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance program in Warner Robins got off the ground. Read More

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Men Pursue Non-Traditional Health Occupations Through Programs at CGTC

Posted on April 3, 2018April 9, 2018 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – A pair of male students nearing graduation in health sciences programs at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) are preparing to enter the local healthcare industry equipped with extensive hours of clinical practice and theoretical instruction, but it is their training in workplaces dominated by women that has them learning the most.
In May, Andrew Rader and David Hall will both become graduates of an Associate Degree in Nursing and Radiologic Technology program, Read More

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CGTC Names Wykesia Stafford 2018 GOAL Winner

Posted on December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) designated, Wykesia Stafford, a second-year Construction Management student, as the winner of the Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership (GOAL) at the College’s Awards Day ceremony earlier this month. Stafford will now move on to the regional and state GOAL competitions in the spring of 2018.
“From the very beginning I have stated that it is an honor whenever there are others who can see something in you,” Stafford said, Read More

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The Family Who Attends CGTC Together, Stays Together

Posted on August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – A move to Warner Robins from Belgium for the Hicks family started an educational journey few can replicate; since 2013 every member but “dad” has taken courses at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC).
Mom, Christina, daughter, Amber, and sons, Christian and Johnathan are close, as military families tend to be, but have not viewed their avant-garde concept of nuclear-enrollment as exclusive or a means to extend their bond, rather as a convenient opportunity. Read More

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