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GPTC donates student-built smoker valued at $9K

Posted on December 9, 2022February 9, 2023

    For dual enrollment student, Jayden Slaughter, 17, being tasked to build a smoker alongside his fellow students was both exciting — and daunting. “At first I was very … Continue Reading →

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GPTC Practical Nursing program Ranks #4 Statewide

Posted on July 29, 2021August 3, 2021

The practical nursing program at Georgia Piedmont Technical College has been named one of the best in the state by PracticalNursing.org. GPTC ranked fourth among the 21 community, technical, and … Continue Reading →

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2021 Regional Job Fair a Huge Success for Attendees, Community

Posted on July 26, 2021July 26, 2021

2021 Regional Job Fair On July 22, a regional job fair hosted by Georgia Piedmont Technical College and community partners from Newton and Walton counties proved to be hugely successful. … Continue Reading →

GPTC receives $95K Johnson Controls Community College Partnership Program grant

Posted on July 15, 2021July 16, 2021

Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) received a $95,000 grant as part of the Johnson Controls Community College Partnership Program, which aims to equip students with in-demand knowledge and skills to … Continue Reading →

GPTC’s new Residential Building Design program, first of its kind in U.S.

Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021

Students enrolling in Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s (GPTC) online Residential Building Design Technology (RBDT) program during its inaugural term in Fall Semester 2021 won’t find another program like it in the nation. … Continue Reading →

In-person Regional Job Fair planned at GPTC Newton July 22

Posted on July 1, 2021

Organizers gathered recently to prepare for the first in-person Regional Job Fair in two years at Georgia Piedmont Technical College. Representatives of business and educational communities in two counties gathered … Continue Reading →

GPTC and DeKalb County Jail Celebrate New Inmate Learning Center

Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office unveiled its newly-renovated Career Learning Center for DeKalb Jail inmates with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, June 19, 2021. DeKalb Sheriff Melody M. Maddox hosted … Continue Reading →

Georgia Piedmont Tech plans for $5.77M transportation and logistics training center

Posted on May 19, 2021

With logistics-related fields employing nearly 200,000 Georgians and transportation workers occupying one out of every 14 jobs in the state, Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s (GPTC) planned expansion of its Regional … Continue Reading →

Graduate leaves homeland to forge success with GPTC

Posted on May 18, 2021May 19, 2021

ESL graduate Marbella Otero with GPTC President Tavarez Holston.  The English as a Second Language (ESL) graduation credential at Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) is more than a crowning achievement … Continue Reading →

GPTC Newton Campus to open as vaccination site beginning April 19

Posted on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

Monday, April 19, the Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale County Health Departments will open a mass vaccination site in Newton County, located at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Newton Campus in Building … Continue Reading →

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