Bill Makes Chatt Tech More Accessible

The governor has signed a bill to help students afford the cost of attending Georgia's technical colleges.

Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a bill that will expand access to schools such as Chattahoochee Technical College, which has a campus in Marietta. House Bill 372 lowers the GPA requirement for the HOPE Grant from a 3.0 to a 2.0. The HOPE Grant goes to students who attend schools in the Technical College System of Georgia. It was just two years ago that the GPA requirement was raised from 2.0 to 3.0 for budgetary reasons. During that time, “Georgia has seen a large drop in technical college enrollment – much larger than in our University System,” Deal said Wednesday in a statement. “For some students enrolled in a technical school, the loss of scholarship money put higher education out of reach. This law will provide greater access to school …

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More Than 75 Companies to Come to Marietta Career Fair

More than 75 companies, organizations and colleges have signed up for the Chattahoochee Technical College's Fall College and Career Fair.

The Chattahoochee Technical College Office of Career Services' Fall College and Career Fair is scheduled for Wednesday, March 13 at the Marietta Campus. More than 75 companies, organizations and colleges have already signed up for the event.   A premier event for Chattahoochee Technical College students, alumni and the community, the College and Career Fair will be held at the Marietta Campus in the atrium and surrounding areas from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Career Services Coordinator Lucylle Shelton said the fair typically attracts local and regional employers looking for full-time, part-time, seasonal and temporary workers, as well as interns. It also brings together graduating students with local colleges and universities for information on …

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More Than 1,100 Students Apply to Graduate from Chatt Tech in December

More than 1,100 students at Georgia’s largest technical college have applied to graduate this December at Chattahoochee Technical College’s ceremony.

More than 1,100 students at Georgia’s largest technical college have applied to graduate this December at Chattahoochee Technical College’s ceremony. The ceremony, scheduled for Dec. 17, will honor graduates from both the summer and fall terms at the college. More than 300 have indicated they will walk in the observance at the Cobb Energy Centre. Among the graduates will be George House of Canton, who will walk across the stage to receive his associate of science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology with a specialization in biomedical instrumentation technology. The former combat medic began at Chattahoochee Tech about 2 years ago with interest in becoming a nurse. However, interest inventory testing showed that he had an …

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Boteler Named Executive Vice President at Chatt Tech

Trina Boteler, who has been serving the college as the Vice President of Academic Affairs and the interim Vice President of Community and Economic Development, is Chattahoochee Technical College’s new Executive Vice President.

Chattahoochee Technical College President Dr. Ron Newcomb recently announced Dr. Trina Boteler of Jasper has assumed the responsibilities of a newly created position at the college.  As of Dec. 1, Boteler, who has been serving the college as the Vice President of Academic Affairs and the interim Vice President of Community and Economic Development, became Chattahoochee Technical College’s new Executive Vice President. “Dr. Boteler is intimately familiar with CTC’s operational procedures and issues as well as with the vision, mission and strategic goals,” said Newcomb. “She has many years of senior-level leadership experience at multiple technical colleges and is widely respected as a high-energy and highly knowledgeable leader by the CTC …

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WorkKeys Assessments to Be Offered at Chatt Tech

National Career Readiness Certificates are earned by passing the three core assessments of the ACT WorkKeys system—Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information.

Georgians looking to verify their skills for potential employers will once again have that opportunity as Chattahoochee Technical College announces a testing schedule for the National Career Readiness Certificate to begin in October. National Career Readiness Certificates are earned by passing the three core assessments of the ACT WorkKeys system—Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information. These were the same three assessments offered previously through the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development’s Georgia Work Ready Program, which ended recently after six years.  “The assessments measure the real world skills of Georgia's workers,” explained Chattahoochee Technical College Program Assistant Tammy Hufstetler…

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Chatt Tech in the Top 100 List for 2-Year Colleges

Ranking 16 out of the top 100, Chattahoochee Technical College is one of five Georgia colleges to rank in the top 20.

Chattahoochee Technical College was recently named to the list of the Top 100 certificate-producing institutions in the United States among more than 1,800 two-year colleges that conferred such awards during the 2011-2012 academic year. Ranking 16 out of the top 100, Georgia’s largest technical college is one of five Georgia colleges to rank in the top 20. The rankings are determined by Community College Week magazine in each year. The magazine is published biweekly, and its readers include college presidents, chief academic officers, faculty, student-service professionals, librarians and other educators. Features of the magazine include analyses of critical academic trends and issues, vital statistics and technology updates. This year’s …

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Chatt Tech Tuition Increase for 2013

Students at the 25 Technical College System of Georgia colleges will pay $85 per credit hour beginning in the spring 2013 semester. As a result, tuition for a full, 15-hour course load will cost $1,275 next semester, or $150 more.

Earlier this month, the state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia approved the system’s request for a tuition increase of $10 per credit hour starting next year. “State resources continue to be tight,” said Chattahoochee Technical College President Ron Newcomb. “In order to provide our students with the quality services they deserve, this increase in tuition is necessary.” TCSG students at the 25 TCSG colleges will pay $85 per credit hour beginning in the spring 2013 semester. As a result, tuition for a full, 15-hour course load will cost $1,275 next semester, or $150 more. Three-quarters of TCSG students use HOPE to help pay for their tuition, mostly in the form of the HOPE grant, which pays $60.75 per credit hour…

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Help Wanted

Chatt Tech to Recruit for Health Care Training

Chattahoochee Technical College will recruit unemployed workers and other students to enroll in short-term training classes for a variety of “in-demand” jobs in the health care field.

The Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) Cobb-Cherokee Career Center will help Chattahoochee Technical College recruit unemployed workers and other students to enroll in short-term training classes for a variety of “in-demand” jobs in the health care field. The recruitment will be held Thursday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the career center, located at 465 Big Shanty Rd. in Marietta. The classes will be taught during the 2013 spring semester, beginning January 12. Representatives of the college, including training instructors, admissions officers, and financial aid personnel, will be on hand to provide information about the training programs. Classes include clinical laboratory technology, emergency medical services, medical …

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Chatt Tech Graduate Aims Higher with Early Childhood Degree

Chattahoochee Technical College and Kennesaw State University will sign the agreement allowing classes taken at Chatt Tech to count toward a 4-year Early Childhood Education degree, providing students a way to get their foundation in the field.

Teaching young children is something that Chattahoochee Technical College graduate Hayley Erck wants to do. However, Erck has not stopped her own education, as she is one of the first graduates of the new Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education-Birth through Five Degree Program at Kennesaw State University. Chattahoochee Technical College and Kennesaw State University have completed the process of articulating credit and will be signing the agreement soon allowing CTC graduates to transfer to the Bagwell College of Education’s newest program. The agreement allows classes taken at Chattahoochee Technical College to count toward a 4-year degree, providing students a way to get their foundation in the field. “This agreement with …

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Two from Chatt Tech Pack Their Bags for Middle East

Chattahoochee Technical College’s Dennis Brittingham and Audra Tillman are traveling to Saudi Arabia as a part of an agreement between the Technical College System of Georgia and King Faisal University.

Starting a new job can be a scary proposition, especially when that job means you will be traveling half way around the world in just a few weeks. For Chattahoochee Technical College’s Dennis Brittingham and Audra Tillman that is exactly what is about to happen. Both have accepted positions that have them traveling to Saudi Arabia as a part of an $8.2 million agreement between the Technical College System of Georgia and King Faisal University. Under the terms of the agreement, the TCSG will assist King Faisal University with the creation of the new King Faisal University Community College (KFUCC) in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia.  The TCSG will provide on-site consultation and personnel to assist in the development of technical education programs …

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