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Georgia Piedmont Technical College is teaming up with an international leader in the semiconductor industry, Absolics, which is a subsidiary of South Korea-based SKC, to provide work-ready education and training for residents in and around Metro Atlanta. To build on the importance of providing an educated workforce in these high paying, high demand, hi-tech jobs, GPTC is implementing industry-recognized credentials as well as degrees, diplomas, and technical certificates of credit that will...

For the second consecutive semester, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is boasting a major growth in its enrollment. Reports from the Technical College System of Georgia show Georgia Piedmont with an enrollment growth of nearly seven percent compared to the end of spring semester 2022; Georgia Piedmont has the sixth highest such measurement in the TCSG. The enrollment at GPTC currently stands at 2,526 (a 10 percent increase from this time last year) and will likely go even higher since the...

When former Georgia Piedmont student Junita Burr passed away in 2018, her opticianry program faculty resolved to make sure her memory lived on. Now, a scholarship has been set up in Junita's honor and the first recipient proudly accepted the award on January 25. Opticianry student Lorena Zoi, who was also a nominee for GPTC's student of the year, shared the spotlight with the Burr family, fellow students, and GPTC faculty and staff at the $200 scholarship presentation. As a surprise for the...

The latest graduating class of GPTC's certified nurse aide program have several reasons to be extra proud this New Year. Not only did the class of seven all complete their studies during an intense 8-week long program, but four did so while working on high school equivalency credentials and three were studying English as a Second Language. As if that wasn't enough, each student successfully passed their licensure exam, officially making them Certified Nurse Aides or C.N.As. Dec. 2, 2022 -...

    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 nervous,” Slaughter said, “because I had only done one project before , and since this was a big project, I felt the pressure.” Fortunately for Slaughter, he did not have to accomplish this monumental feat alone. Joined by two other dual enrollment students: Brian Johnson, 16, and Richard Bennett, 17 and...

Recruits and instructors with the Law Enforcement Academy at Georgia Piedmont Technical College have new, potentially life-saving training equipment in their arsenal. The nearly $163,000 virtual shoot house simulator is now in place at the Law Enforcement Academy at GPTC’s Newton campus in Covington. Funds for the 180-degree simulator from Ti Training were secured through a federal grant from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. According to the grant application, “the four-room...

CLARKSTON, GA - November 14, 2022 Faculty and staff of Georgia Piedmont Technical College were treated to an extra dose of generosity at their annual Grateful Gathering holiday event and meeting this past Friday. Seven hundred and 20 thousand doses, to be exact. Amazon, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners (on behalf of commissioner Mereda Davis-Johnson) and the City of Stonecrest each presented giant checks to the college’s Foundation which will manage and distribute the funds for...

Morris Brown College in Atlanta holds a long-standing tradition of being one of the most respected and affordable historical Black Colleges in the country. And now, schools within the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) are part of that legacy. Morris Brown recently entered into a partnership with TCSG schools, including, of course, Georgia Piedmont Technical College. Associate degree graduates from TCSG institutions now have direct system wide access to enter Morris Brown College...

Active military, veterans, and their dependents enrolled in manufacturing programs at Georgia Piedmont Technical College will soon be reaping the benefits of a recently approved grant. Monies from the four-year, $4.6 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be used to train and educate these students in the microelectronics and nanomanufacturing fields. Georgia Piedmont is one of nine community colleges and universities named in the grant and will receive an...

As part of its relationship with Georgia Tech, Georgia Piedmont Technical College has been named one of 21 winners of President Biden’s $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The BBBRC has been called the most impactful regional economic development competition in decades. Its aim is to boost economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic with a focus on communities suffering from decades of disinvestment. Georgia Piedmont will partner with the Georgia Tech Research Corporation in...

CLARKSTON, GA, September 13, 2022     —           Georgia Piedmont Technical College is experiencing an encouraging trend when it comes to enrollment. At the time of this writing, just over 2,800 students have registered for fall 2022 classes; this compares to less than 2,500 at this time last year. Georgia Piedmont’s fall enrollment increase is about 12 percent (300-plus students). High schoolers represent a large part of this pool with more than 900 high school students...

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