Economic Development News

CLARKSTON, GA - When 48-year-old Guillermo Pagotto of Atlanta and his family of four moved from Argentina to Georgia in May of 2022, it was a whirlwind. His wife was transferred with her company; they needed to find good schools, a home, and a way for Guillermo to continue his engineering and manufacturing knowledge in a new career. Guillermo Pagotto came to the United States with 20 years' experience in manufacturing and industrial engineering, an MBA in business, and operation management...

SAVANNAH, GA - The Board of Trustees for the Georgia Piedmont Technical College Foundation has been recognized as one the best of the best in the state technical college foundation system. At a conference in Savannah recently, the group was honored with a Role Model Board distinction. In order to qualify for this award, the Foundation's Board of Trustees much meet certain criteria that include participating in advanced training and professional development, serving as a scholarship...

SAVANNAH, GA - Georgia Piedmont Technical College's alumni Teresa Watson is making her alma mater proud. That's because Watson was named as one of the outstanding alumni of the Technical College System of Georgia at a recent conference in Savannah. Watson is a graduate of the commercial truck driving program at Georgia Piedmont and has since founded her own transportation company, TRJ Transportation, Inc. In an application letter nominating Teresa Watson, GPTC President Dr. Tavarez Holston...

CLARKSTON, GA - A total of 19 students at Georgia Piedmont Technical College will be getting a big financial boost this semester, thanks to scholarships awarded through the school's foundation. With nearly 70 percent of the student body at GPTC qualifying for the Pell federal grant, which is primarily based on financial need, these extra dollars can go a long way. The Georgia Piedmont Technical College Foundation awarded 11 scholarships to 19 students for the current (fall) semester. The...

COVINGTON, GA - The practical nursing program at Georgia Piedmont Technical College has been ranked as the state's second best by practicalnursing.org. The online service identifies the best licensed practical nurse (LPN) and licensed vocational nurse (LVN) in every state in the union. Schools are assessed by students' NCLEX-PN (National Council Licensure Examination-Practical Nurse) pass rates, the number of students taking the test, with the higher number being the greater ranking position...

CLARKSTON, GA Georgia Piedmont Technical College is proud to welcome six new business and community leaders to its local board of directors. Board members serve three-year terms and assist the college’s leadership team in fulfilling its mission of providing an educated, globally ready workforce. The board consists of diverse members that reflect the population of Georgia Piedmont Technical College and hail from the counties served by GTPC (DeKalb, Newton and Rockdale). “Having a...

Source: Technical College System of Georgia ATLANTA, GA--The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) is pleased to announce that Newton County College and Career Academy (NCCA) has been awarded the prestigious title of "College and Career Academy of the Year" for 2023. In addition to naming the College and Career Academy of the Year, TCSG named Syon Schlecht from Empower College and Career Center in Jackson County as the College and Career Academy Student of the Year and Mohawk Industries...

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Education Services (WES) has announced the 14 communities selected to join the sixth cohort of its Skilled Immigrant Integration Program (SIIP). Communities selected for the 2023–2024 SIIP cohort are Austin, Texas; Central Massachusetts; Eugene, Oregon; Metro Atlanta, Georgia (Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s service delivery area includes DeKalb, Newton and Rockdale Counties); South Bend, Indiana; St. Louis, Missouri; and the states...

The Georgia Piedmont Technical College Foundation is proud to announce it has been awarded $10,000 through one of PepsiCo Foundation’s Community Impact Grants. The program is a part of PepsiCo’s efforts to support local communities by providing resources for valuable programming, such as providing hardship assistance to GPTC students. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is one of 100 public charities and organizations across the United States and Canada awarded the Community Impact Grant....

Clarkston, GA September 15, 2023 – The momentum is building for Georgia Piedmont Technical College to educate and train the state’s logistics and transportation workforce. GPTC has been awarded $81,000 in federal grant monies earmarked for students enrolled in the college’s commercial truck driving program. The funds will provide scholarships for tuition and gap funding assistance for students in the credit, adult education and economic development CDL programs. According to the grant...

STONECREST, Ga. - The Georgia Piedmont Technical College history books will be adding August 30, 2023 as a red-letter day as more than 100 people came to celebrate the groundbreaking of the college's future Regional Transportation Training Center in Stonecrest. Representatives from all levels of government joined GPTC staff and faculty, supporters, and students in the ceremonial groundbreaking on Marbut Road. This multi-million-dollar project was primarily funded by federal, state, and local...

Online ranking platform University HQ has identified Georgia Piedmont Technical College as a top performing school in the state when it comes to acquiring associate degrees through online programs. GPTC earned a second-place ranking based on methodologies that include affordability, graduation rates, reputation, retention rate, and average salaries for graduates. Many graduates of GPTC's online programs have been able to secure immediate employment and/or transfer to a four-year school. GPTC...