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Brazil is Calling: Price Reduced for First 8 Students to Study Abroad in Curitiba, Brazil

Posted on December 20, 2025December 20, 2025 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Holiday savings can be found in every corner of the world these days, at home in Central Georgia and even to Brazil, as the Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) Office of Global Initiatives, announces a price reduction for the first eight students who enroll in the Brazil Study Abroad program
Traveling May 9-17, 2026, the 8-day program carries a price tag of $3,000/ However, thanks to recent generosity to the CGTC Foundation, Read More

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LPN Bridge and Radiologic Technology Students Study Abroad for First Time with CGTC

Posted on March 5, 2025March 5, 2025 by Marketing PR

Warner Robins, Ga. – In January, students from Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Licensed Professional Nursing Bridge Program and Radiologic Technology program took part in CGTC Health Sciences Study Abroad in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the first time.
Student participation under these programs comes because of program development under a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program, which aims to develop and expand study abroad programs around the world for underrepresented students and programs. Read More

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Titans Volunteer Abroad Honduras Opens Enrollment

Posted on December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 by Jordyn Riedmiller

Warner Robins, Ga. – Join CGTC’s Office of Global Initiatives during Spring Break 2025 to embrace the Titan Spirit while serving and volunteering abroad in Honduras. The program, running, March 29-April 5, 2024, is now open for enrollment. Following a site visit and discussions this fall, the College is opening its first Titans Volunteer Abroad program thanks to a connection with Orphanage Emmanuel, in Guiamaca, Honduras. The Orphanage has a longstanding connection to local and regional faith-based organizations, Read More

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Hurricane Beryl Relief Efforts Continue for CGTC Study Abroad Partners in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Posted on July 11, 2024September 6, 2024 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

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Warner Robins, Ga. – Last week, Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) was notified of the destruction and damage caused by Hurricane Beryl as the unprecedented June storm hit the Eastern Caribbean and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the chain of islands where students and staff are welcomed twice annually for service-learning study abroad activities in health sciences.
The College community has extended its sympathy and well wishes to individuals, Read More

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CGTC Dual Enrollment Students Return from Ireland Inspired by Adventure and Culture

Posted on August 7, 2023August 10, 2023 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – While a walk through a hill, a forest, or a small town can be done in any number of cities where the 13 students who took part in this summer’s Ireland Dual Enrollment Study Abroad Trip through Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) come from, something about the fresh Irish air and a trek through history and culture, bring it new life.
“More than anything, this study abroad program and the format it has taken on, Read More

^{August 7, 2023}

U.S. Department of State IDEAS Program Awards CGTC Grant to Build Study Abroad Capacity

Posted on July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) is one of 34 U.S. colleges and universities in 28 U.S. states to be awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program, which aims to develop and expand study abroad programs around the world. Of the 34 U.S. colleges and universities, eight are community colleges and 13 are minority-serving institutions. The selected proposals will develop new international partnerships, Read More

^{July 13, 2023}

Health Sciences Programs Volunteer in Study Abroad Experience in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Posted on February 16, 2023February 17, 2023 by Jordyn Riedmiller

13 students from CGTC represent their school with pride atop a lookout for the Mesopotamia Valley in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Warner Robins, Ga. – For healthcare students and faculty in Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) first service-learning, technical-focused study abroad program to St. Vincent and the Grenadines in January, every turn around a mountain or look outside a window offered an incredible view of the Caribbean paradise.

Picture the clear blue-green water crashing against the beaches and boats of hardworking Vincentians or the hazy sunsets across a lagoon to historic Fort Duvernette and the cascades of palms and plantain trees filling the island’s fertile, Read More

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CGTC’s Newest Study Abroad Takes Off with First Gilman-McCain Scholarship Winner

Posted on January 5, 2023January 18, 2023 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program recently awarded Hilary Bretz, a Registered Nursing student at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), with a $5,000 Gilman-McCain scholarship for participation in the College’s Health Sciences Study Abroad to St. Vincent and the Grenadines January 7-18, 2023.
Named after the late U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona, the John S. McCain International Scholarship for Military Families provides awards for child and spousal dependents of active military personnel to study or intern abroad in credit-bearing programs. Read More

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Study in Ireland and South Africa: Fredrick Douglass Global Programs Fellowship Welcomes CGTC Applicants

Posted on December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) Office of Global Initiatives is inviting students of underrepresented ethnicities in study abroad (e.g. American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander) to apply for a unique fellowship opportunity honoring the legacy of Frederick Douglass.
The Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship award covers the full program cost, airfare, and most meals for a four-week, 3-credit study abroad sponsored by CIEE.
During the four-week summer program, Read More

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Health Sciences Study Abroad Coming Soon as CGTC and Trinity School of Medicine Assess Healthcare Needs in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Posted on July 18, 2022July 21, 2022 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – A group of leadership and health sciences faculty from Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) recently visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines to explore service-learning study abroad opportunities for health sciences students in partnership with Trinity School of Medicine.
In 2021, CGTC began a partnership with Trinity School of Medicine whose main campus is located on the island. Trinity’s southeast campus is in Warner Robins, where they utilize allocated space in CGTC’s Roy H. Read More

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