Chattahoochee Technical College and Shaw Industries partnered to provide workforce training in industrial maintenance for a dozen Shaw employees, who were selected for the company’s Ignite Apprenticeship program. Graduates of this training were honored in a ceremony held Tuesday, June 4 at Shaw Industries Plant 15 in Cartersville. Over the course of 32 weeks, these… Continue Reading Chattahoochee Tech and Shaw Industries Apprenticeship Program Supports Local Workforce Development

Chattahoochee Technical College honored graduates at two commencement ceremonies held Thursday, May 9, at the Clarence Brown Conference Center in Cartersville. Nearly 700 Chattahoochee Tech students petitioned to graduate this fall, with 330 of them participating in the commencement ceremonies. These students crossed the stage to receive associate degrees, diplomas and Technical Certificates of Credit… Continue Reading Chattahoochee Tech Celebrates Graduates with Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremonies

The Chattahoochee Tech Foundation honored the college’s top alumni, industry partner, and benefactor with the 2024 SPARK Workforce awards in a ceremony held at the Marietta Campus on Thursday, May 2.The 2024 SPARK Workforce Alumni of the Year award was presented to Paul Hardie, who serves as the water reclamation supervisor for the Noonday Water… Continue Reading 2024 SPARK Workforce Awards Honor Chattahoochee Tech Top Alumni, Industry Partner, and Benefactor

Chattahoochee Tech celebrated the opening of the college’s Aviation Training Academy in Paulding County on Friday, April 26, with a ribbon-cutting event attended by state leaders and hundreds of people from the community. The three-story, 55,000-plus square-foot facility located next to the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport will provide space for students to prepare for high-demand… Continue Reading Chattahoochee Tech Celebrates Opening of Aviation Training Academy with Ribbon-Cutting

The Chattahoochee Tech Foundation awarded student scholarships with a total value of $86,000 at an awards reception held Friday, April 19, at the college’s North Metro Campus. “We greatly appreciate the generosity of our scholarship donors in helping to make college education an affordable reality for our students,” said Jennifer Nelson, the Chattahoochee Tech Vice… Continue Reading Chattahoochee Tech Foundation Presents Scholarships Valued at $86,000

The American Occupational Therapy Association has presented the national OTA Award of Excellence to Dr. Amy Shaffer, who leads the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at Chattahoochee Technical College. Established in 1976, the OTA Award of Excellence is the association’s highest honor bestowed upon an occupational therapy assistant. This award recognizes an OTA who has demonstrated… Continue Reading National Award of Excellence Presented to Dr. Amy Shaffer, OTA Program Director

Chattahoochee Technical College now offers two new scholarships thanks to a generous, $15,000 donation from Atlanta Gas Light. Representatives from Atlanta Gas Light presented this donation to the Chattahoochee Tech Foundation on Thursday, April 4, at the college’s Marietta Campus. “Atlanta Gas Light is proud to make this donation toward supporting workforce development in our… Continue Reading Atlanta Gas Light Donates $15,000 to Chattahoochee Tech Foundation

Chattahoochee Technical College has been rated as one of the nation’s top 2024-2025 Military Spouse Friendly Schools. Chattahoochee Tech was ranked eighth in the Top Ten Large Community College category for the 2024-2025 Military Spouse Friendly Schools designation. This ranking represents the college’s ability to provide top-quality, post-secondary educational experiences for spouses of military service… Continue Reading Chattahoochee Tech Earns Top Ten Military Spouse Friendly School Designation

When Chattahoochee Technical College student Amelia Reece decided to make a career change, little did she know that her decision would take her directly to a job at the Georgia State Capitol. Reece was working as a hospital medical assistant when she enrolled in the Paralegal Studies program at Chattahoochee Tech. “I worked as a… Continue Reading Chattahoochee Tech Paralegal Student Lands Legal Job at Georgia State Capitol

Seven Chattahoochee Tech students were strong competitors at the 2024 SkillsUSA Georgia competition held recently in Atlanta, with four of them earning gold medals. Bringing home the gold were students Darin Swagerty and Spencer Hachem, in Additive Manufacturing, along with Maria Luiza Rocha, in Electrical Computer Engineering Technology. Dual Enrollment student Stephen Garcia earned a… Continue Reading Chattahoochee Tech Students Earn Medals at SkillsUSA Georgia Competition