College, Career Fair in Marietta

Approximately 50 companies and about 10 colleges and universities offering four-year degrees will be at Thursday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Atrium.

This is the largest career and college fair that the college has ever hosted.

Companies and Colleges Attending

Ashford University
Ashford University is a community that combines a traditional college campus with effective learning online. The Ashford experience is a mix of four simple ideas: engaging curricula, modern digital tools, a vibrant community, and cherished tradition.

Devry University
When you earn your degree from DeVry University, you're backed by a school with 80 years of experience in providing technology- and business-based higher education, and you can enter a competitive job market by earning a degree from an accredited university.   

Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville State University provides distinctive educational, cultural, and social experiences for a diverse student population. As a learning-centered university, Jacksonville State University strives to challenge students academically in a responsive environment, meeting students’ educational, career and personal goals. As an academic institution, Jacksonville State University seeks to produce broadly educated graduates prepared for global engagement. As a public, comprehensive university, Jacksonville State University promotes excellence in scholarly and service activities consistent with its academic and professional strengths.

Kennesaw State University
Founded in 1963, Kennesaw State University (KSU) is the third-largest university in Georgia with more than 24,100 undergraduate and graduate students representing 142 countries.

The mission of Life University is to empower each student with the education, skills and values needed for career success and life fulfillment based on a vitalistic philosophy. 

Majors: General Studies/Tech Communications; Biomedical Eng. Tech; Health; Business Management; CIS-Programming; Business Administrative Technology; Business Studies; Sports & Recreation Management; CIS- Web Application Development

Reinhardt University
As the only institution of higher education founded in Cherokee County, Reinhardt University has become a comprehensive university grounded in the liberal arts. Majors Being Recruited: Medical Assisting

Students at SPSU learn skills beyond the essential technological and scientific knowledge that qualifies our graduates to contribute to some of the fastest growing fields in the nation. They also learn traditional liberal arts skills that enable them to learn to think critically, communicate clearly and persuasively, solve problems collaboratively, and develop an international perspective in an increasingly global marketplace.

University of Phoenix
At University of Phoenix, we've reinvented higher education for today's working learner. In fact, we have made significant investments in our technology, services, faculty, and campuses.

University of West Georgia
With the wide variety of undergraduate programs offered at the University of West Georgia, you're sure to find the ideal program to meet your goals. Whether you are a freshman, non-traditional or transfer student, UWG's perfect blend of education and real world experience helps you prepare for a bright future in your chosen field.

Majors: Criminal Justice; Marketing Management; Business Management; Technical Comm./ General Studies; Early Childhood Ed; TV Production; Accounting; Business Studies; Child Develop Associate; Sports & Recreation Management; Visual Communications

Aarons Inc.
Aaron's, Inc. (NYSE: AAN), the nation's leader in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of residential and office furniture, consumer electronics, home appliances and accessories, has more than 1,800 Company-operated and franchised stores in 48 states and Canada.

American Pool Enterprises
We are America’s leader in Pool Construction, Maintenance, Repair and Renovation, Lifeguarding and Recreational Facility Management.

Ashton Staffing
Ashton Staffing, a member of the National Certified Women Owned Business Corporation, has five branches located throughout Northeast Georgia.

Majors: Marketing Management; Medical Assisting; Accounting; Medical Billing & Coding; Nursing (ADN)

Aspen Square Management
Aspen Square Management is one of the nation’s largest privately held real estate investment and property management firms in the US with a 50 year track record of success in the multi-family housing industry.   

Cramax Auto Finance
CarMax is listed on the FORTUNE® 500 list, and we've been named one of FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For" eight years running.

Carolina Handling
If you’re looking for a challenging, rewarding career where you can make a difference, then Carolina Handling is the place for you. At Carolina Handling, professional growth is fundamental to our corporate culture. 

CNN/Turner BroadcastingCNN Worldwide is a portfolio of more than two-dozen news and information services across cable, satellite, radio, wireless devices and the Internet in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Cobb County Department of Public Safety
Because Public Safety is our top priority, Cobb County offers metro Atlanta's most competitive salary and benefits package. The starting annual salary for entry level police, firefighter and corrections officers is $38,355 per year.

Cobb County Sheriff's Office
The Cobb County Sheriff's Office has a rich history of 175 years serving the community. Through this period, our office has undergone a great transformation. The concept of our role is still the same, we have adapted to the advances of the world. This transformation has been to benefit the community.

Majors: Criminal Justice

Core-Mark International
Core-Mark is one of the largest and most valued marketers of fresh and broad-line supply solutions to the convenience retail industry.

Majors: General Studies/Tech Communications; Marketing Management; Business Management; Accounting; Business Studies

Crete Carrier Corp./Shaffer
From our corporate headquarters and central dispatch located in Lincoln, NE, we supervise an extensive fleet of modern equipment operated by experienced drivers serving shippers and receivers throughout the country. Crete Carrier employs more than 4,200 drivers, and its fleet consists of more than 3,900 tractors and 9,630 53-foot dry van trailers.

Majors: Business Administrative Technology; Diesel Equipment Technology

Direct Energy-Clockwork
Founded in 1998, Clockwork Home Services, Inc. (formerly VenVest Inc.) establishes and builds nationally branded franchises for the home services contractor market.

Majors: Electrical Systems Technology; Industrial Electrical; Electrical & Computer  Engineering; Electronics; Air Conditioning

Express Employment Professionals
For over 25 years, Express Employment Professionals has been dedicated to providing quality staffing services and human resource solutions to medium-sized business around the globe.

Fastenal Company
Since 1967 Fastenal has grown from a small-town fastener store into a Fortune 1000 company and a member of the S&P 500, creating opportunities for everyone in the company along the way. The secret to our success? Great people and a management philosophy that encourages them to become leaders who guide our company forward.

Federal Correctional Institution
The Federal Bureau of Prisons protects society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure, and that provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens.

Georgia Association of Water
The Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) is a not-for-profit Association whose chief purpose is to educate and assist those who have an interest in the proper management and protection of Georgia's water resources. GAWP provides professional development and promotes sound public policy in the water resources and related environmental fields.

Majors: Drafting; Technical Communications/ General Studies; Undeclared; Welding & Joining Technology

GRTA Georgia Regional Transit    
It is the mission of GRTA to improve Georgia's mobility, air quality and land use practices. GRTA works for the best interest of the region in cooperation with federal, state, regional and local partners. GRTA partners with state and regional agencies to prioritize transportation plans and programs; to cooperatively establish investment priorities and resource allocations. GRTA encourages land use practices that promote efficient use of transportation investments.

Majors: Diesel Equipment Technology; Automotive Collision Repair

IDology
IDology provides a faster, safer way to identify legitimate consumer customers so you are able to complete more transactions in less time. Since 2003, IDology has helped companies verify the identity and age of consumers-not-present in millions of transactions throughout the United States and has been recognized twice as a Top 10 Technology Company in Georgia.

Majors: General Studies/Tech comm; Marketing Management; Business Management; Undeclared; Business Administrative Technology; Business Studies

Kauffman Tire
Kauffman Tire operates forty-eight retail stores in Georgia and Florida; thirteen wholesale distribution centers in six states; four commercial tire centers and one Bandag retreading facility in NE Ohio and the e-commerce site Treadepot.com.

Majors: Automotive/ Motorcycle Service Technology

Kelly Services
Kelly has evolved from a United States-focused company concentrating primarily on traditional office services into a global workforce solutions leader with a breadth of specialty businesses. Kelly assigns professional and technical employees in the fields of finance and accounting, education, engineering, information technology, law, science, and healthcare.

Keystone Solutions
Keystone Solutions Group is a West Michigan based engineering, product development and medical device manufacturing company. Since 1997 we have collaborated with customers across the U.S.  in the Aerospace, Automotive, Life Science, and Medical Device industries to design, develop, test, and manufacture a wide range of products from concept and prototype through to production.

Majors: Marketing Management; Business Management; Technical Comm./ General Studies; CIS-Programming; Accounting; CIS-Database Specialist; CIS-Internet Specialist Web Site Design; Design and Media Production Technology; Industrial Systems Technology; CIS- Web Application Development

King's Ridge Christian School
King’s Ridge Christian School provides a nurturing learning environment supported by the families and the community emphasizing the development of the student: academically, spiritually, physically, emotionally, socially, and ethically.

Majors: CIS-Networking Specialist; CIS-Database Specialist; CIS-Internet Specialist Web Site Design; CIS-Information Security Specialist

MARTA                          
MARTA is part of a regional solution to transportation, and is working across the region with transit partners and planning agencies.

Majors: Electrical Systems Technology; Air Conditioning; Electronics Technology

Medline
Medline provides products and clinical solutions to all markets across the continuum of healthcare: hospitals, long-term care facilities, surgery centers, home care and hospice agencies, physician offices, and scientific products.

Majors: Automotive/ Motorcycle Service Technology; Electronics Technology

Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial
Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal benefit society based in Rock Island, Ill. Modern Woodmen serves more than 750,000 members nationwide, offering life insurance, annuity, investment and banking products, along with fraternal member benefits for families and their communities.

Neocom Solutions,  Inc.            
NeoCom Solutions, Inc. was established in 2000 to provide a direct deployment solution for the wireless and wireline industry.

Majors: Electrical Systems Technology; Electronics ; Industrial Systems Technology; Electronics Technology

Northwest Exterminating
We specialize in residential and commercial termite control, pest control, mosquito control, wildlife services, lawn care and insulation.

Majors: Marketing Management; Business Management; Business Studies;  Horticulture

Overhead Door Co.
Overhead Door Company of Atlanta has been providing Metro Atlanta homeowners and businesses with quality service since 1935. With over 100 service and installation crews, Overhead Door Company of Atlanta is ready to help you when you need us, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Majors: Electrical Systems Technology; Industrial Electrica; Electronics ; Industrial Systems Technology; Electronics Technology; Welding & Joining Technology

PEP BOYS
Since 1921, Pep Boys has been the nation’s leading automotive aftermarket chain. Founded by Manny, Moe, & Jack, we have grown to be one of the mostly widely recognized brands in the world. Pep Boys offers name-brand tires; automotive maintenance and repair; parts and expert advice for the Do-It-Yourselfer; commercial and auto parts delivery; and fleet maintenance and repair. Pep Boys reputation for exceptionally satisfied customers sets us apart from the competition.

Majors: Automotive/ Motorcycle Service Technology

Perimeter Staffing
Perimeter Staffing Placements Inc. is a full service staffing company providing staffing solutions to a variety of clients and industries.

Majors: Culinary Arts; Automotive/ Motorcycle Service Technology; Automotive Collision Repair; Welding & Joining Technology

Primerica Financial Services
Primerica’s roots date back to 1977 when the company began a revolutionary crusade to transform the life insurance industry. Primerica originated the “Buy Term and Invest the Difference” philosophy which encourages families to purchase affordable term life insurance so they can get the protection they need at a price they can afford and have more money to invest in their family’s future.   

Majors: General Studies/Tech comm; Marketing Management; Business Management; Undeclared; Business Studies

Procore Solutions
Procore is a profitable company with over seven years of operational history. Procore's software has been used to manage the construction of thousands of projects ranging from major industrial plants to office buildings, university facilities to hotels, and airport facilities to large custom homes.   

Majors: General Studies/Tech comm; Business Management; Undeclared; Accounting; Business Administrative Technology; Business Studies   

Radio Disney AM590
Radio Disney AM 590 Kid Connection Hotline
Do you want to know What's Hot at Radio Disney AM 590? You can call the Radio Disney AM 590 Kid Connection Hotline at 770-980-9481 to find out where Radio Disney will be in the community. That's not all; Radio Disney AM 590 is always having cool contests with crazy prizes!

Sears Pool Management
Since 1997, SPMC has provided professional pool management services to community pools, country clubs, municipal pools, and condo associations. Through the years, SPMC has grown to become a leader in the Atlanta pool management market.   

SHREINER ACADEMY          
Shreiner Academy offers a remarkable private education for children age 2 through 8th grade: small classes, individual attention, accelerated curriculum, outstanding faculty, a peaceful setting, and a variety of enrichment programs. It is a school designed to bring out the very best in students and create happy, confident, and motivated children.

Majors: Early Childhood Ed; Child develop Associate

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