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ALBANY, GEORGIA – This year’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) Student and Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction (Instructor of the Year) for Albany Technical College will be presented at the Albany Rotary Club weekly meeting on Thursday, February 24, Doublegate Country Club, 3800 Old Dawson Road. The luncheon meeting will begin at 11:45 AM. The GOAL student and Instructor of the Year for the college were selected late last year through a...

Albany, Georgia – In December 2021, Hyekyung "Hannah" Seo came on board under the Business division as the new Program Chair/Instructor for Accounting at Albany Technical College (ATC). Mrs. Seo is new to Albany Technical College, but she is not new to the area. She has lived here for over 20 years. She and her husband moved to the United States from South Korea to get his Ph.D. in chemistry about three decades ago, and they have resided in Leesburg for the past 20 years. While raising...

Albany, Georgia - Albany Technical College officially will sign a memorandum of understanding with DeVry University on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. The signing will be held at 10:00 a.m. on the campus of Albany Technical College in the Carlton Construction Academy building, room 126, with DeVry University joining virtually. The Memorandum of Understanding is a relationship between the two colleges requiring a commitment by both institutions to serve and facilitate a student's ability for...

Albany, Georgia – The Albany Tech Foundation has received a $140,000 gift donation from Goodwill Southern Rivers (Goodwill) to create an endowment fund to be known as the Goodwill Gap Fund to support student grants and awards outright over the first four years of the gift. The Goodwill grant is part of a $1 million initiative to assist seven technical colleges with student scholarship gap funds. The seven regional technical and/or community colleges within a 50-county territory served...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College welcomes a new Director of Financial Aid. Kierra Sparks has been hired as the new financial aid director at Albany Technical College. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2015 and a Master of Public Administration from Georgia College & State University in 2020. Prior to joining Albany Tech, Kierra worked at South Georgia Technical College in admissions. She began her financial aid...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College (ATC) will have a special presentation featuring the Adult Education Department at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 20, in Artisan Hall, room 118. Adult Education services will be discussed along with new initiatives that include obtaining a high school equivalency while training for a new career. Dr. Cayanna Good, Assistant Commissioner with the Technical College System of Georgia, Adult Education, will attend. “Everyone needs to make a living...

Albany, Georgia – Out of concern for surging COVID-19 cases within our community, Albany Technical College Spring 2022 Semester start date has been delayed from January 6 until January 10, 2022 (Monday). This is an official notification to all students and educational partners about the delay in starting classes. To ensure the safety of our students, faculty, and staff, the ATC Bookstore WILL NOT be open to the public for Spring Semester 2022. Since the start date of Spring Term at...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College (ATC) has expanded the Computer Information System Technology diploma and degree to include an option to obtain an embedded Technical Certificate of Credits in Mobile App Developer and iOS Mobile Programming. Students can now choose these options starting Spring 2022 at ATC. The Mobile App Developer and iOS Mobile Programming focus on preparing students to learn and develop skills necessary for entry-level mobile app development to design,...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College has reached a milestone with 50 students completing the Commercial Truck Driving Program for Fall 2021. This is an Albany Technical College record number of graduating students. The program is offered in 8-week terms, Monday through Friday, with a choice of daytime or nighttime classes. The objective is to provide the student with the knowledge and hands-on training necessary to obtain a Class A commercial driver's license (CDL) required to...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College graduation commencement celebrating the accomplishments of graduates for Fall 2021 will take place Thursday, December 2, 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 to view the Fall 2021 Graduation...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College will have a special Honor Graduate recognition ceremony Tuesday, November 30 at 11:00 am in the Meeting Rooms A-D located at the James H. Gray Civic Center. The space will be large enough to accommodate family and friends at the event safely. Sixty-one students will be acknowledged at the event as special honor graduates for the fall ATC graduation that will take place later the same week at the civic center Thursday, November 2 at 7:00...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College is eligible to apply for the 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. Based on the performance in student outcomes – including graduation rates, equity, and improvement over time – ATC is part of the top 150 community colleges that have been invited to apply for this year’s Aspen Prize. This in and of itself is an important marker of institutional performance – with only 150 selections from among approximately 1,000 community...