Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) to announce approved grants totaling $9 million in bond funds to establish new College and Career Academies in Appling, Evans, and Union Counties. TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier will award three partnerships with grant funds to establish the new College and Career Academies in the cumulative bond amount of $9 million ($3 million to each) and the cumulative cash amount of $225,000 ($75,000 to each).
“Georgia’s workforce is second to none, thanks in large part to the hard work of Commissioner Dozier and his team at our Technical College System and College and Career Academies,” said Governor Kemp. “Businesses from around the world know when they invest in the Peach State, they will find a readily available workforce to meet their needs. These new College and Career Academies will serve to expand our workforce development efforts in more communities in Georgia and lead to more opportunities for hardworking Georgians and their families.”
Three of Georgia’s technical colleges will partner with local education systems to establish the academies. Coastal Pines Technical College will partner with Appling County Schools to establish the Appling Regional College and Career Academy, Ogeechee Technical College will partner with Evans County Schools to establish the Evans Regional College and Career Academy, and North Georgia Technical College will partner with Union County Schools to establish the Union County College and Career Academy.
“The addition of these three College and Career Academies in Georgia means we are providing more students with learning opportunities that link directly to workforce needs,” said TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier. “More high school students will experience an education that connects the classroom to a career through valuable partnerships made with local industry.”
The addition of these two will bring the number of College and Career Academies in Georgia to 52. More than 38,000 students are already enrolled in College and Career Academies throughout the state.
Superintendent Dr. Scarlett Copeland reported, “We are Extremely Excited” about Southern Pines College and Career Academy (SPCCA) being approved by our Technical College System of Georgia as a regional academy of 4 counties! This will maximize our opportunities for our students to build the work force pipeline for our businesses and industries. SPCCA includes Appling, Jeff Davis, Bacon, and Wayne Counties who have been networking with our local business and industries to determine their needs and how we can assist them by preparing our students who have interest in these areas. SPCCA will allow rural South East Georgia more opportunities to attract business and industry in our area and will expand our capability to meet their needs by training skilled workers in their areas of need.”
About the Technical College System of Georgia:
The 22 colleges of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) are Georgia’s top resource for skilled workers. TCSG offers world-class training in more than 600 associate degree, diploma and certificate programs to students who are trained on state-of-the-art equipment by instructors who are experts in their fields. The system also houses Georgia’s Office of Adult Education, which promotes and provides adult literacy and education programs, including the GED® testing program, throughout the state. In addition, TCSG partners with companies through Quick Start, the nation’s top customized workforce training program, and through its individual colleges, who work with local industry to provide workforce and training solutions.
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