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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...

Albany, Georgia – Albany Technical College will have a Refresh presentation featuring Electronics Technology, Thursday, November 18, at 10 a. m. in the Carlton Construction Academy building, room 123. A group of faculty, staff, and students will be on hand during the event, highlighting what is new in the program and expected outcomes for graduates. Electronics Technology program graduates receive an Electronics Technology Associate of Applied Science degree or diploma, which qualifies...

An Albany Technical College Titan will sign to play with a four-year Division 1 college during a Letter of Intent signing on Wednesday, November 17, at 11am in the Logistics Education Center, Room 102. Jalen Nesmith, point guard for the Titans will sign to play with Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida. Smith, a native of Bronx, NY is in his second season at Albany Tech. Smith averaged 11.4 pts, 6.2 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game last season. He is on track to surpass last...

ALBANY, GA – Albany Technical College has been awarded a Predominately Black Institutions (PBI) grant totaling over $2.9 million for five years to improve the educational outcomes of African American males. This innovative project called "Teaching Empowering African American Males to Succeed" (TEAAMS) is fully aligned with the purpose of the PBI program as it will further strengthen ATC's capacity to improve the educational outcomes of African American males and encourage their success...