Athens Technical College
School Notes Overview:
Our purpose is to provide a comprehensive educational program designed to enhance the ability of our students to participate in Georgia’s development. To accomplish this purpose we facilitate public adult education programs to improve general population and workforce literacy levels; provide courses and programs that enable students to pursue the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to obtain initial employment; offer a general education curriculum to encourage students to develop intellectual, personal, and social values and an understanding of society; sponsor co-curricular activities to assist students in the development of leadership, scholarship, and fellowship traits; and conduct continuing education and training to enable individuals to acquire and maintain advanced levels of competency and pursue their personal and career development....
School Overview:
- Community College Avg.
| County | Clarke County, GA | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 1,474 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 2,487 students | 1,443 students |
| Total Enrollment | 3,961 students | 2,213 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 88% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 43% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $1,488 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 83% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $1,307 | $1,275 |
School Notes:
- The Clarke County School District and the Georgia Department of Education established Athens Technical College in 1958 and operated the institution for 28 years as Athens Area Vocational- Technical School. The institution initially held classes in former army barracks on Pope Street in downtown Athens and in classrooms in the Winterville community. In 1966, the institution relocated to a new facility on U.S. Highway 29 North, just three miles from downtown Athens.
- The institution acquired 10 additional acres of land and an 8,000-square-foot building directly across U.S. Highway 29 North from the Athens Campus in 2000. This facility houses an adult learning laboratory, the Job Quest Center, and services for special populations. In May 2003, construction began on a new 41,000-square-foot Business/Information Technology Building on the north end of the Athens Campus. The building will provide 18 classrooms, a lecture hall, instructional technology and computer network centers, and offices for faculty in the Division of Business and Personal/Public Services.
- For the past 46 years, Athens Technical College has served the citizens of its surrounding ten-county service area by providing quality educational programs. Whether your goal is to earn a certificate, diploma, or associate degree, ATC has over 32 programs and 53 Technical Certificates of Credit in business, health, technical, and manufacturing-related majors. ATC offers many courses through distance learning delivery systems, and the College is noted for its application and integration of technology into the teaching/learning process.
- Athens Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
In the News:
- Athens Tech may acquire Bryant Road campus (The Walton Tribune I Monroe)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 12:34:20 pm
MONROE — Even as the Walton Career Academy and the Performance Learning Center prepare to move out of the facility at 212 Bryant Road at the end of the school year, Athens Technical College does not appear to be going anywhere. - Looking to grow, Athens Tech wants Walton building (Athens Banner-Herald)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 05:32:07 am
Athens Technical College may get a permanent home for its expanding Walton County programs when the Walton County Board of Education closes a nontraditional high school in Monroe next year. - Winter marches on (Athens Banner-Herald)
posted on March 2, 2010 at 03:42:00 pm
Gray skies dumped as much as 2 inches of slushy snow on Athens area roads Tuesday, causing schools across the region to close early and officials to cancel regularly scheduled meetings. - Athens-area schools, UGA closing early as snow continues to fall (Athens Banner-Herald)
posted on March 2, 2010 at 06:50:00 am
Half a dozen Athens-area school districts closed early today as snow began accumulating on grassy areas, parking lots and streets, and the University of Georgia just announced it will close at 2 p.m. - William A. Pope guest of honor at 92nd birthday party, dinner (The News-Reporter)
posted on February 24, 2010 at 06:39:55 pm
William A. Pope of Atlanta and Washington was honored on the occasion of his 92nd birthday at a family dinner Saturday evening, February 6, at the Fitzpatrick Hotel Ballroom in Washington.
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