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Central Georgia Technical College Earns Reaffirmation of SACSCOC Accreditation and Formal Approval of Prison Education Program Locations

Posted on by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, GA. — Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) has received reaffirmation of accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), marking a significant achievement for the institution and reaffirming its commitment to academic excellence, student success, and continuous improvement.
At its June 2026 convening, the SACSCOC Board of Trustee voted to reaffirm the college’s accreditation with no additional reporting requirements or follow-up actions required. In addition, the Board approved two Prison Education Program (PEP) locations, Read More

July 2, 2026

Re-Entry Services Celebrate Automotive Academy Graduation

Posted on by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Program Continues with 19 Residents Earning Industry-Recognized Certifications
(Contributed from the Georgia Department of Corrections)
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) hosted its second ceremony recognizing the graduating class of the Fleet Services Automotive Academy program. Nineteen residents from Macon Transitional Center (TC) received certificates for successfully completing automotive industry programs in either Auto Collision Paint and Body (I-Car), or Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair (ALMR) through a partnership with Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC). Read More

August 16, 2023

(13WMAZ) Georgia inmates can get a ‘second chance’ at education through federal aid grant

Posted on by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Watch 13WMAZ’s report on Second Chance Pell and how CGTC’s Office of Re-entry Services supports rehabilitation of incarcerated citizens through technical education.
(13WMAZ) Georgia inmates can get a ‘second chance’ at education through federal aid grant Read More

September 16, 2021

Catching up with a Re-entry Success Story

Posted on by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Macon, Ga. –  The few years post re-entry into society for John Turner, who holds credentials from Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) through its Office of Re-entry programs, have been remarkable.
Among his list of accomplishments includes working for a company that used to never hire convicted criminals, helping that same company invent a money-saving tool, building his own house debt-free, starting his own company from the ground-up, and completing the next step in his education. Read More

July 7, 2020

CGTC Names Larry Jackson its 2020 GOAL Winner

Posted on by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) designated Larry Jackson, 42, a student in the Clinical Laboratory Technology program, as the winner of the Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership (GOAL) at the College’s Awards Day ceremony earlier this month. Jackson will now move on to the regional and state GOAL competitions in the spring of 2020.
Jackson, a part-time lab assistant with the Health Sciences Division, is grateful for the opportunities that have come to him. Read More

December 16, 2019

CGTC Foundation and Re-entry Services Name Ronald Greene as Newest RESET Scholarship Recipient

Posted on by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Ronald Greene, a Business Management student with Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), has a lengthy record.
As a formerly incarcerated citizen, one might presume that to be the case, but it is his post-incarceration list of accolades that have earned Greene the award of the fall 2019 Re-Entry Scholarship for Educational Transition (RESET).
Greene, president of the Georgia and CGTC Phi Beta Lambda Chapters, motivational speaker, pastor, and youth mentor made it out of a life of addiction, Read More

December 6, 2019

Formerly Incarcerated Citizen Finds the Boost Needed to Graduate from CGTC

Posted on by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – In December 2018, Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) and the CGTC Foundation recognized Joshua Brown as the second-ever winner of the Re-Entry Scholarship for Educational Transition (RESET). And while the funds went toward books, like many other scholarships, the availability of the money is what held the most value.
“Coming out, many people probably would not think that anyone really cares about someone who has been incarcerated,” Brown said, who served his time from May 2013 to late June 2016 for an aggravated assault charge, Read More

April 30, 2019

An Unusual Alumnus Finds Enhanced Opportunity upon Return to CGTC

Posted on by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – It is not every day that a former prisoner comes knocking on doors around campus looking for an opportunity, but that is what Larry Jackson, Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) 2019 Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership (GOAL) alternate, did when he was looking for ways to earn a living.
“The difficult part was convincing people to give me a chance,” Jackson said. “People would say, ‘Well, you just got out.’” “They wanted me to have time and experience, Read More

January 4, 2019

Notes from Walker State Prison: Two Re-entry Program Students Send their Appreciation to Governor Deal

Posted on by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Students at Walker State Prison in the Welding program of Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Office of Re-entry Services recently sent Gov. Nathan Deal and first lady Sandra Deal handcrafted gifts. The items are a token of appreciation to the couple for their commitment to the state’s prison reform, as the two students discussed in reflection notes shared with the College.
Gov. Deal’s tenure included early and sustained efforts to combat recidivism through criminal justice reform allowing inmates at Walker State Prison, Read More

December 27, 2018

CGTC Instructor Named Finalist for Georgia Department of Corrections Vocational Instructor of the Year

Posted on by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – In June, the Georgia Department of Corrections named John S. Harvey, Business Customer Service and Technology instructor, a finalist for its 2017 Vocational Instructor of the Year. Harvey, a nine-year veteran of correction education, works in Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Office of Re-entry Services at Johnson State Prison – an unexpected teaching environment – living out his passion to help others find their way in life.
“I never imagined myself working in the prison environment,” he said. Read More

June 28, 2018