Courtesy: U.S. Dept. of Commerce May 23, 2024 Proposed CHIPS Investment Would Support Construction of New Manufacturing Facility and Over 1,200 Jobs in Covington, Georgia Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced … Continue Reading →
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National Coalition of Certification Centers Partners with Rivian Automotive & GPTC to Enhance Apprenticeship Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Covington, GA and Normal, IL: The National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) is proud to announce a strategic collaboration with Rivian Automotive to integrate Festo certifications into … Continue Reading →
Nearly $350K Grant to Fund Mechatronics Program for High School Students
CLARKSTON, GA – Georgia Piedmont Technical College is in elite company as one of a handful of two-year colleges to be awarded a $347,688 grant from the Advanced Technological Education … Continue Reading →
GPTC Swears-in Newest Board Member
COVINGTON, GA – The newest member of the Local Board of Directors for Georgia Piedmont Technical College had her swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday at the Covington campus of GPTC. Ruth … Continue Reading →
GPTC Celebrates 2024 Grads; Introduces ‘Monty’
May 18, 2024 CONYERS, GA – Georgia Piedmont Technical College on Saturday held its commencement ceremony to honor students from the most recent academic year. An estimated 1,088 students from … Continue Reading →
GPTC Hosts Georgia’s Governor & First Lady in Celebration of a Major Investment by Johnson Control Industries, Inc.
MILWAUKEE, WI & CLARKSTON, GA May 9, 2024 – Officials with Johnson Controls, Inc. toured Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s (GPTC) Clarkston campus with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and first lady Marty … Continue Reading →
GPTC Students Earn Five Medals – including two gold! – at Statewide Competition
CLARKSTON, GA – Students from Georgia Piedmont Technical College showed off their skills and knowledge at the annual state SkillsUSA competition Thursday and Friday and came home with five medals. … Continue Reading →
Scholarships Provide More than $11K to GPTC Students
CLARKSTON, GA – Hailing from multiple programs that include automotive technology, air conditioning technology, interdisciplinary studies, computer information systems and many more, fourteen students at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are … Continue Reading →
GPTC Announces Student, Teacher of the Year
CLARKSTON, Ga. — A home-schooled 20-year-old with nine siblings and a former bartender and sommelier have been named the student and teacher of the year for Georgia Piedmont Technical College. … Continue Reading →
GPTC Adult Ed Student is Named State Finalist for EAGLE Program
CLARKSTON, GA – Georgia Piedmont Technical College is pleased to announce that adult education student Derick Wimbley of DeKalb County has been selected as one of eight state finalists for … Continue Reading →