The practical nursing program at Georgia Piedmont Technical College has been named one of the best in the state by PracticalNursing.org. GPTC ranked fourth among the 21 community, technical, and … Continue Reading →
GPTC receives $95K Johnson Controls Community College Partnership Program grant
Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) received a $95,000 grant as part of the Johnson Controls Community College Partnership Program, which aims to equip students with in-demand knowledge and skills to … Continue Reading →
GPTC’s new Residential Building Design program, first of its kind in U.S.
Students enrolling in Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s (GPTC) online Residential Building Design Technology (RBDT) program during its inaugural term in Fall Semester 2021 won’t find another program like it in the nation. … Continue Reading →
In-person Regional Job Fair planned at GPTC Newton July 22
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 →