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Albany, Georgia – Better career training on the local level means a higher quality nursing education. An official email letter was received on April 22 by Albany Technical College indicating a formal notification of the Practical Nursing program’s accreditation decision granted by the Accreditation Commission for Education In Nursing (ACEN) Board of Commissioners at its meetings in March 2022. The deliberation and final decision were in part based on peer evaluators who came on-site at...

ALBANY, GA – Twenty-two graduates who have earned their associate of science in nursing were pinned at Albany Technical College in a special ceremony. The event was held Wednesday, May 4, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the Kirkland Conference Center. Albany Technical College students recited the Nightingale Pledge in honor of the sacred ceremony. Pinning candidates include: Gloria Alfred Latonya Bowen Stephanie Carter Jonathan Davis Adriana Evans Karen Frey Shabrekia...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College graduation commencement celebrating the accomplishments of graduates for Spring 2022 will take place Thursday, April 28, 7:00 PM at the James H. Gray Civic Center. Candidates for Technical Certificates of Credit, Diplomas, Associate Degrees and High School Equivalencies will be recognized for their accomplishments. This notification comes as an official invitation to the graduates, families, friends and community. View the Spring 2022 Graduation...

Albany, Georgia – 106 Albany Technical College students total will be recognized as Dual Enrolled high school students who graduate with either an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, a diploma, or a Technical Certificate of Credit. Two separate ceremonies will take place in the Kirkland Conference Center at Albany Technical College (ATC) Thursday, April 21 at 9:00 a.m. and another at 3:00 p.m. honoring the Dual Enrollment graduates. The 9:00 a.m. ceremony will be a pathway signing...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College (ATC) will hold a Radiologic Technology spring pinning and awards ceremony. The event will take place Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in Kirkland Conference Center on the main campus. Six students will be recognized during the ceremony. Christine Anderson, Terriel Daniels, Bailey Griffin, Hannah Harbuck, Rodrequis Mitchell, and Tralany Roberts have completed the Radiologic Technology program. The guest speaker is Kirby Boudreaux, RT...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College (ATC) will hold a special refresh presentation on Early Childhood Care and Education. The event will take place Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in the Child Development Demonstration Center (CDV) on the east side of the main campus. Program refreshes are a way that Albany Technical College introduces existing programs to the community with a new perspective and provides fresh energy to the program, perhaps piquing the curiosity of those...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College will hold the Spring National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the Kirkland Conference Center. Thirteen Albany Tech students will be inducted this spring. To qualify for induction into the NTHS, students must meet the following requirements: Be enrolled at Albany Tech. Have completed two consecutive semesters of course work, a minimum of 18 credit hours. Hold at least...

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 ALBANY, GA – Twelve students and accompanying faculty from Albany Technical College (ATC) will join students across the state to compete in the SkillsUSA state competition, February 24-26, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. Winning students will continue to compete in the national competition later in the year. The majority of the technical colleges have SkillsUSA chapters. SkillsUSA State competitions are held annually in the spring, and the national competitions...

Thursday, February 24, 2022 Albany, Georgia – Friday at 10:00 am, Albany Technical College will discuss the rebranded Manufacturing Innovation Center on campus and launch a Mobile STEM Lab. The event will take place on Slappey Blvd., at the building, near the Pedestrian bridge. The rebranding of the Manufacturing Technology Center to the "Manufacturing Innovation Center" (MIC) is a slight but essential difference. The change of name better reflects the critical thinking involved in...

Friday, February 18, 2022 Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College celebrates Engineering Week starting Monday, February 21 through February 25. Albany area high schools and middle schools will be participating on campus and virtually with hands-on demonstrations, classroom rotations of up to 5 different workstations, lunch, and a campus tour. The week-long event will bring at least 80 students from Dougherty High School, Monroe High School, Westover High School, Terrell High...

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College (ATC) Dental Assisting Program will have the ribbon cutting of a newly renovated lab at 10:00 am Thursday, February 3, in Nathaniel Cross Health Technology Building (HCT), room 103. Renovations to the lab will be discussed along with opportunities available in the job market here in Southwest Georgia for dental assistant graduates. The event will be held virtual, and broadcast live on Albany Tech’s YouTube Channel at...

Albany, Ga. – Phoebe and Albany Technical College (ATC) are expanding their partnership to substantially increase the number of nursing students at the college. The goal is to increase the number of annual spots in the ATC Associate of Science Nursing (ASN) program to 120 for the Fall 2022 semester. “Even before COVID-19, the nursing shortage was becoming a national crisis, and the pandemic has only exacerbated the problem. We must take bold and immediate action to boost the number...