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ALBANY, GA – The Albany Technical College (ATC) Nursing Program will hold a spring 2021 “Park & Pin” ceremony on Wednesday, May 5, beginning at 4:00 p.m., in the rear parking lot behind the Nathaniel Cross Building on the campus of ATC. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the graduates will be in assigned seating, socially distanced, and their loved ones will park in vehicles behind them. Each graduate will come forth when their name is called and be pinned allowing their family to...

ALBANY, GA – The Albany Technical College Practical Nursing Program will hold a spring 2021 Virtual Pinning ceremony on Tuesday, May 4, beginning at 4:00 p.m., via the college’s YouTube channel. Ten Albany Technical College students will recite the Nightingale Pledge in honor of the sacred ceremony. Pinning candidates include: Felicia Battle Nierial Bennett Valeria Hernandez Bernice Kabiro Angela...

ALBANY, GEORGIA – Albany Technical College (ATC), a Tree Campus USA member, recognizes the importance of planting new trees on Arbor Day, Friday, April 30th. In recognition of Arbor Day, this year the Environmental horticulture department at Albany Technical College created a video about the benefits of trees, and how it is important to replace the ones that have been destroyed by a disaster of some kind. The official release of the video will at 10 a.m. Friday morning on the Albany Tech...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College is having a virtual graduation celebrating the graduates from spring 2021, Saturday, April 24 at 3:00 PM. The video release will be on Facebook, Albany Tech’s YouTube Channel and on Mediacom Channel 19 (ASU TV). 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...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College is having the first-ever virtual Open House Thursday, April 22, from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. on the college’s website. Anyone interested in the College is encouraged to find out more about: enrollment, financial aid, registration, adult education, and academic programs. The webpage will include opportunities to explore videos about programs at the College and flip through digital program booklets with introductory information on areas like healthcare,...

ALBANY, GA – Expansion of the associate degree in nursing at Albany Technical College is now underway and plans to increase night classes have been arranged. A full-time biology instructor and a full-time nursing instructor have been added to the faculty to handle the growth going into the summer, fall, and next spring. Phoebe Putney Health Systems was instrumental in working with Albany Technical College to implement a plan to graduate more nurses in the region in the next two...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College (ATC) is preparing for a “Bright Opening” this fall. ATC just released their fall 2021 Instructional Plan. The focus will be on designing a plan that will protect the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff, and visitors while providing quality technical education and customer service in a learning environment that promotes intellectual and social growth. As the college cautiously returns to in-person learning in the Fall, the health...

ALBANY, GA – A special Albany Technical College (ATC) Live YouTube event will take place Thursday, April 15 at 10:00 a.m. honoring the Dual Enrollment graduates from Albany Technical College. 64 students at ATC attending as Dual Enrolled high school students will graduate with either an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, a diploma, or Technical Certificate of Credit. COVID-19 has changed how we can recognize these students in person. We want to acknowledge their remarkable...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College will have a virtual live Facebook presentation featuring Design and Media Production Technology Wednesday, April 14, at 10 a. m. in the Center of Excellence in Information Technology and Electronics (CEIT) building, room 128.  A small group of faculty and staff will be on hand during the event which will highlight what is new in the program as well as expected outcomes for graduates.  The presentation will include the areas of specialization to...

ALBANY, GA – Southwest Georgia will now see a tractor and trailer traveling the region, parked in designated locations, spreading the word about the Transportation Academy at Albany Technical College. The generous donations of two local industry leaders, SouthernAG Carriers, Inc. and Procter & Gamble, helped make this possible. As companies realize the need for qualified, trained CDL drivers and diesel technicians, there will be a sharp demand curve for graduates over the next few years....

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College will have a special Refresh of the Industrial Operations Technology (IOT) Program at the Center for Business Solutions at Albany Technical College, Tuesday, March 23, at 10:00 a.m. in room 114. Instructors, officials, and graduates will be on hand to talk about the opportunities of the program. This will be a Facebook Live event that can be viewed on the official Albany Technical College Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AlbanyTech. The Industrial...

ALBANY, GA – In 2020, Albany Technical College (ATC) lost two very committed friends of the college. To honor these two ATC supporters, the college will host two special campus dedications in honor of Lemuel Griffin, a member of the Albany Tech Foundation Board of Trustees and Robert Chester, a member of the Albany Technical College Board of Directors.  On Friday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m., the college will rename a street on campus to Lem Griffin Memorial Drive.  Formerly Career Drive,...