Athens Technical College
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| Type: | Articles |
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| Creator: | Koon, Mary Downing |
| Title: | Athens Technical College |
| Description: | Encyclopedia article about Athens Technical College. Athens Technical College is located in Athens, the seat of Clarke County, northeast Georgia's center for commerce and trade, health services, and cultural arts. Three off-campus facilities in Elberton (Elbert County), Greensboro (Greene County), and Monroe (Walton County) offer additional courses and programming through Athens Tech. As of 2006 Athens Regional Medical Center, Ty Cobb Healthcare System (Hart County), and Minnie G. Boswell Memorial Hospital (Greene County) are among the largest employers in the college's service delivery area, which, in addition to Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Hart, and Walton counties, also includes Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, and Wilkes counties. In 2005 approximately 40 percent of Athens Tech graduates received degrees in health services fields. A more recent commitment to the medical industry was Athens Tech's decision to expand its biotechnology curriculum in an effort to attract biotechnology industries to Georgia. The college is a member of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). |
| Subjects: | Georgia. Dept. of Technical and Adult Education | Technical education--Georgia--Athens | Universities and colleges--Georgia--Athens | Vocational education--Georgia--Athens | Athens (Ga.) | Clarke County (Ga.) |
| Contributors: | New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project) | Georgia Humanities Council | University of Georgia. Press | Merrill-Hall New Media | GALILEO (Georgia statewide project) |
| Online Publisher: | [Athens, Ga.] : Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press, 2008-07-18 |
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