Tag: non-traditional careers | 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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Ahead of Leaving Service, Female Welding Students at VECTR Center Share One-of-a-Kind Experience

Posted on March 11, 2021 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Female welding students past and present, civilian, active duty, or a veteran at any Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) campus or those who take fast-tracked courses with the Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center know all too well that their gender’s position in the career is rare.
They don’t have to look very far beyond the welding helmet to know the program and career are male-dominated.
And while the VECTR Center doesn’t go out of its way to feminize traditionally male-dominated programs, 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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