Tag: SkillsUSA | Central Georgia Technical College

CGTC SkillsUSA Chapter Earns Level One Chapter Excellence

Posted on April 20, 2020 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – The Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) SkillsUSA Chapter recently earned recognition as a Level One Quality Chapter from the national organization’s Chapter Excellence Program (CEP).
The award recognizes the CGTC Chapter’s commitment to a yearly plan of activities, scheduled meetings, and involvement in framework components of the organization.
CGTC Chapter advisor, Melissa Williams, said, “Receiving this award is a great accomplishment for our students, advisors, and college by showing that the CGTC chapter of SkillsUSA fosters personal and workplace skill development, Read More

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SkillsUSA Competitors from CGTC Return to Campus with Gold Medal in Hand

Posted on July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Members of the SkillsUSA student organization at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) recently brought home their first gold medal in the Chapter Display category of the SkillsUSA Nationals competition.
Thomas Butler, Alison Crumb, and QaNeshia Mays earned gold by building a three-dimensional display that articulates the annual theme for the organization’s national competition, “Champions at Work, Job Ready Day One,” held in Louisville, Ky.
The team built an intricate, rotating, octagonal, three-dimensional model with two computer monitors. Read More

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CGTC Instructor Earns Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year Honors

Posted on July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Macon, Ga. – More than 20 years of work in graphic design helped Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) and Hutchings College and Career Academy (HCCA) instructor, Paige Welch, transition into a teaching career, but it was innumerable conversations with mentors that helped her get her stride.
“People who know me in and outside of teaching say that it was what I was supposed to be doing all along,” Welch said. “I had teacher mentors throughout. Having them helped me come to this place.”
In July, Read More

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Two CGTC Students Earn Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference Honors

Posted on July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – More than 1,800 of the nation’s best and brightest college students traveled to Southern California to establish their own Legacy of Leadership as they competed for the opportunity to win more than $95,000 in cash awards; two of them went as Titans.

Sondra Jeffries, a Business Management student, and Jarvis Jackson, a Metrology student and first-year member, represented Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) chapter’s participation in PBL National Leadership Conference titled, Read More

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