Economic Development News

Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s 2019 Rick Perkins/Instructor of the Year Award winner and criminal justice program director, Kelli Owen of McDonough, right, is congratulated at the regional competition March 5 in Gainesville by Lanier Technical College’s Christian Tetzlaff, who was the statewide award winner for the Technical College System of Georgia in 2015. (April 10, 2019) — A tragic and personal loss changed the course of Kelli Owen’s educational and professional...

GPTC Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the GPTC School of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Dale Burgess, explain to WABE radio reporter Martha Dalton how starting at GPTC before transferring to a 4-year college can mean a leg-up for many students. Less student debt, smaller class sizes and student-centered course planning. These are just a few of the benefits GPTC students and administrators say make the difference in starting an educational pathway here and in the Technical College...

Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s 2019 GOAL Student of the Year, Tina-Kay Rhoden of Conyers, left, joins her practical nursing program instructor and GOAL award nominator Denise Beckford at the regional GOAL competition March 5 in Gainesville. (March 13, 2019) — Tina-Kay Rhoden of Conyers may be the fifth member of her family to graduate from Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s (GPTC) practical nursing program, but she is the first in the family to hold the title as the...

Photo: (L to R) Tina-Kay Rhoden – GOAL Winner; Kelli Owen – Rick Perkins Award Winner (DeKalb County, January 24, 2019) - - Tina-Kay Rhoden, an Interdisciplinary Studies student at Georgia Piedmont Technical College from Conyers has been named as the college’s winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). The announcement was made at the college’s GOAL recognition event on January 24, 2019 in the DeKalb Campus Conference Center. Rhoden was chosen by a panel of...

(DeKalb County, November 19, 2018) - - Kye Haymore, the paralegal studies program director at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, recently relinquished her role as president of the American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE). Haymore was nominated for the president-elect post at the association’s 35th annual conference, which was held in the fall of 2016. In October, she became immediate past president. Debra Geiger, paralegal studies department head at Savannah Technical College,...

(DeKalb County, November 1, 2018) - - Students experiencing financial hardships while pursuing their degree, diploma or technical certificate of credit at Georgia Piedmont Technical College soon will be getting some much-needed relief thanks to The Merancas Foundation, Inc.   That organization recently provided $50,000 to the Georgia Piedmont Technical College Foundation to assist current and future students. Georgia Piedmont’s foundation is a community-based 501 (c) (3) nonprofit...

(DeKalb County, November 1, 2018) - - Two of Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s online programs, which are offered through its School of Business, Computer Information Systems and New Media, have been recognized by Affordable Colleges Online (ACO) as being among the best online programs in the nation. ACO ranked Georgia Piedmont’s online computer programming curriculum in the Top Five in the nation. According to its website, ACO’s objective is “to help students find the...

(DeKalb County, October 9, 2018) - - Job seekers hoping to find a new job, a better job, or perhaps a different career path discovered a wealth of exciting opportunities on Friday, October 5, 2018 at the Regional Job Fair hosted by Georgia Piedmont Technical College, in partnership with Congressman Jody Hice and the economic development offices of Newton, Morgan, Rockdale, Walton, Jasper, and Greene counties. Representatives from many sectors, including manufacturing, film production,...

(DeKalb County, September 27, 2018) - - Georgia Piedmont Technical College is delighted to welcome new administrators and to recognize two recently promoted veteran employees. “I’m pleased that seasoned administrators have joined the Georgia Piedmont team,” said Dr. Tavarez Holston, president of Georgia Piedmont Technical College.   “Together, they possess many years of proven leadership at several institutions of higher learning. I am confident each of them will make valuable...

(DeKalb County, September 17, 2018) - Georgia Piedmont Technical College today hosted its 15th annual Constitution Day and U.S. Citizenship Celebration. Candidates for citizenship participated in a naturalization ceremony conducted by Mr. Dana Clemens, section chief, Atlanta Field Office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security. The ceremony began with remarks from Dr. Tavarez Holston, president of Georgia Piedmont Technical College....

Monroe, GA – Congressman Jody Hice (GA-10) today announced that Georgia Piedmont Technical College - Newton Campus and the economic development offices of Newton, Morgan, Walton, Jasper, and Greene counties will host their second annual job fair on Friday, October 5th. Building on last year’s success, which drew hundreds of applicants from around the area, the 2018 Regional Job Fair will connect job seekers with local employers in the fields of manufacturing, film and entertainment,...

(DeKalb County, September 6, 2018) - - The state board of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) today approved Commissioner Matt Arthur’s appointment of Dr. Tavarez Holston as the new president of Georgia Piedmont Technical College. Dr. Holston will assume his official leadership duties on September 10, 2018. “Dr. Holston’s experience in, and passion for, technical education, combined with his commitment to students, and his vision to expand educational and economic...