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     DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA (Feb. 27, 2025) – Decide DeKalb Development …
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    GPTC Names Student and Instructor of the Year for 2025 …
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GPTC honors top GOAL student and Rick Perkins Award faculty member for 2021

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

  An Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology program student earned Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s (GPTC) highest student distinction in a virtual announcement March 17. During the same online ceremony, an … Continue Reading →

THERE IS HOPE: GPTC President Holston highlights technical colleges as catalyst for economic recovery post-pandemic

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

Dr. Tavarez Holston’s opinion-editorial article, highlighting how he believes technical colleges like GPTC will be at the forefront of the nation’s economic recovery after the pandemic is behind us, was … Continue Reading →

GPTC to name 2021 GOAL Student and Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year March 17

Posted on March 12, 2021March 12, 2021

  Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) recently announced its 18 student nominees and five semi-finalists for the 2021 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). In a virtual announcement from President … Continue Reading →

Huber Corporation donates for GPTC Industrial Maintenance scholarships

Posted on March 11, 2021

Women and students of color with dreams of entering the field of advanced manufacturing now have a better chance, thanks to a generous scholarship donation from the J.M. Huber Corporation. … Continue Reading →

Where is she now? GPTC’s 2020 GOAL winner Mandy Higginbotham

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

Mandy Higginbotham, 2020 GOAL winner For Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) graduate and 2020 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) award winner and Student of the Year, Mandy Higginbotham, taking … Continue Reading →

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U.S. Dept. of Labor Awards TCSG $4.85M in Strengthening Community College Training Grants, GPTC included

Posted on February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) announced the award of $4.85 million to a consortium of Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) colleges to help meet labor market demands for … Continue Reading →

GPTC and Georgia Southwestern State sign new agreement for Long-Term Care Management program

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) and Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) signed a new articulation agreement which is designed to ensure a smooth transition from associate degree programs at GPTC … Continue Reading →

Former inmates earn welding certification through DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office training program at GPTC

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

By way of DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office’s Vocational Careers for Inmate Rehabilitation Program, 13 former DeKalb County inmates now have new skills to use in the welding field. Launched in … Continue Reading →

GPTC and six area industries sign mechatronics apprenticeship training agreements

Posted on December 15, 2020December 16, 2020

To address the shortage of workers in advanced manufacturing jobs across the region, six industries in DeKalb, Newton and Rockdale counties signed agreements with Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) and … Continue Reading →

International student Ruth Michael, GPTC’s 2020 EAGLE delegate, tells her story

Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

If there is no struggle, there is no progress — social reformer Frederick Douglas once said. For Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) Business Administration program student and 2020 EAGLE delegate … Continue Reading →

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