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
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
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
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
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 →
GPTC honors top GOAL student and Rick Perkins Award faculty member for 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
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
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
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
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 →