Clarkston, GA – June 8, 2023 – The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) a $7500 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant is … Continue Reading →
GPTC Holds First In-Person Graduation Since Before COVID
For the first time since 2019, students graduating from Georgia Piedmont Technical College were able to walk across a real stage and be recognized by a crowd of supporters and … Continue Reading →
GPTC Breaks Ground on Future Truck Driving Range in Newton
Covington, Ga. – It was a perfect spring morning on Wednesday, May 10 as Georgia Piedmont Technical College faculty and staff joined civic and community leaders to break ground on … Continue Reading →
Adult Education at GPTC Celebrates ESL, GED, and High School Equivalency Grads
Clarkston, Ga. – It was standing room only on April 20, 2023 as graduates, invited guests and loved ones came together to celebrate more than 100 students from Georgia Piedmont … Continue Reading →
Building for the Future: GPTC’s Center for Innovation & Emerging Technology
Georgia Piedmont Technical College has big plans for the future that include being the leading provider of a high-tech workforce in the booming nanotechnology and microchip processing world. GPTC’s vision … Continue Reading →
Georgia Piedmont Partners with Absolics to Provide Education, Training, and Employment in Booming Semiconductor Industry
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 … Continue Reading →
Georgia Piedmont’s Enrollment is on the Rise – Again!
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 … Continue Reading →
GPTC Opticianry Program Starts Scholarship in Memory of Former Student
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 … Continue Reading →
Class of C.N.A. & Adult Ed Students Graduate, Boasting 100 Percent Licensure Pass Rate
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 … Continue Reading →
GPTC donates student-built smoker valued at $9K
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 … Continue Reading →