Chattahoochee Technical College
Tel:
(770) 528-4545
- Chattahoochee Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, is a public, multi-campus, two-year college that provides accessible, high quality technical, academic, and adult education and training that promotes the economic growth and development of North Central Georgia. The college successfully prepares individuals for employment and assists them in pursuing their educational, career and personal goals through a variety of learning opportunities that include associate degree, diploma, and certificate programs, as well as non-credit and public service offerings.
School Highlights
Chattahoochee Technical College serves 10,483 students (27% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 41:1 is higher than the state community college average of 30:1.
Minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 58%.
Top Rankings
Chattahoochee Technical College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Georgia for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 258 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Chattahoochee Technical College | (GA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 years but < 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 258 staff | 94 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Appalachian Technical College, Chattahoochee Technical College and North Metro Technical College have merged together to form the largest technical college in the state with a combined student population of 11,000. Our seven campus locations (Acworth, Austell, Dallas, Jasper, Marietta-W. Cobb & E. Cobb Counties, and Woodstock) will provide the workforce needed to stimulate Georgia's community and economic growth and development. Over 100 associate degree, diploma and certificate programs offered in the areas of: Business Sciences, Computer Sciences & Engineering Technology, Health Programs, Personal & Public Services, and Technical Programs.Chattahoochee Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Equal Opportunity Institution. A Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Chattahoochee Technical College is Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta (4.2 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Lincoln College of Technology-MariettaPrivate for-profit388 students | 4.20 Mi2359 Windy Hill Road
Marietta, GA 30067
(770) 226-0056 4.20388 - Fortis College-SmyrnaPrivate for-profit613 students | 4.40 Mi2140 South Cobb Drive
Smyrna, GA 30080
(770) 980-0002 4.40613 - The Art Institute of AtlantaPrivate for-profit1,246 students | 11.20 Mi6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., 100 Embassy Row
Atlanta, GA 30328
(770) 689-4795 11.201,246 - Brown College of Court ReportingPrivate for-profit181 students | 11.50 Mi1100 Spring Street, Suite 101
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 876-1227 11.50181 - Sanford-Brown College-AtlantaPrivate, for profit428 students | 11.50 Mi1140 Hammond Dr Ste A-1150
Atlanta, GA 30328
(770) 576-4498 11.50428
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