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The administrative campus for Southern Regional Technical College, formed in 2015 by the merger of Moultrie Technical College with Southwest Georgia Technical College, is located in Thomasville. The Thomasville campus of Southwest Georgia Tech was established in 1947 for the education of World War II veterans.
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The main campus of Moultrie Technical College was located in Moultrie, the seat of Colquitt County. Established in 1964, the school catered to the agricultural industry of its service area, which encompassed Colquitt, Tift, Turner, and Worth counties. In 2015 it merged with Southwest Georgia Technical College to form Southern Regional Technical College.
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The administrative campus for Oconee Fall Line Technical College, known as the North Campus, is located in Sandersville. The college was formed in 2011 as a merger of Sandersville Technical College andHeart of Georgia Technical College.
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The South Campus of Oconee Fall Line Technical College is located in Dublin, the seat of Laurens County. The college was formed in 2011 as a merger of Heart of Georgia Technical College and Sandersville Technical College.
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The Flint River campus of Southern Crescent Technical College is located in Thomaston, the seat of Upson County. The campus opened in 1961 as the Upson County Area Vocational-Technical School.
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The administrative campus for Southern Crescent Technical College is located in Griffin. The college was formed in 2010 as a merger of Griffin Technical College and Flint River Technical College.
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The administrative campus for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is located in Valdosta. The college was formed in 2010 as a merger of Valdosta Technical College and East Central Technical College.
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The Ben Hill–Irwin campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is located in Fitzgerald, the seat of Ben Hill County. The campus opened in 1970 as the Ben Hill–Irwin Area Vocational Institute.
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The administrative campus of Georgia Northwestern Technical College is located in Rome, in Floyd County. The college's service delivery area includes Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Polk, and Walker counties.
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The Walker County campus of Georgia Northwestern Technical College, formerly known as Northwestern Technical College, is located in Rock Spring. The campus opened in 1966 as the Walker County Area Vocational-Technical School.
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Carroll Technical Institute opened in Carrollton in 1968 and retained that name until 2000, when it became West Central Technical College. In 2009 the college merged with West Georgia Technical College.
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The LaGrange campus of West Georgia Technical College is located in LaGrange, the seat of Troup County. The campus opened in 1966 as the Troup County Area Vocational-Technical School.
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Columbus Technical College serves Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, Quitman, and Stewart counties. The school's most popular programs are in health sciences, including nursing, pharmacy technology, and dental assisting.
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The Appalachian campus of Chattahoochee Technical College, formerly known as Appalachian Technical College, is located in Jasper. The campus opened in 1967 as the Pickens Area Vocational-Technical School.
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The administrative campus of Chattahoochee Technical College, the largest college in the Technical College System of Georgia, is located in Marietta, in Cobb County. The college's service delivery area covers Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Gilmer, Paulding, and Pickens counties.
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The North Metro campus of Chattahoochee Technical College, formerly known as North Metro Technical College, is located in Bartow County. The campus opened in 1985 to serve northwest Atlanta.
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The Warner Robins campus, pictured circa 2007, serves as the administrative campus of Central Georgia Technical College, following the merger between Central Georgia Tech and Middle Georgia Technical College in 2013.
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The Macon campus of Central Georgia Technical College is pictured circa 2007. In 2013 Central Georgia Tech merged with Middle Georgia Technical College to create an institution with a service delivery area of eleven counties.
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The only technical school in Georgia to win the U.S. Secretary of Education's Award of Excellence, Augusta Technical College is especially strong in the areas of computer systems networking and emergency medical technology.
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The Swainsboro campus of Southeastern Technical College, formerly known as Swainsboro Technical College, is located in Swainsboro, the seat of Emanuel County. The campus opened in 1963 to provide technical and vocational education to twenty Georgia counties.
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The administrative campus of Southeastern Technical College is located in Vidalia, in Toombs County. The college's service delivery area covers Candler, Emanuel, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Tattnall, Toombs, and Treutlen counties.
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South Georgia Technical College, established in Americus in 1948, serves a six-county delivery area, including Crisp, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, and Webster counties. It is the only technical school in the state to offer on-campus housing and intercollegiate athletics.
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Savannah Technical College, established as the Opportunity School in 1929, serves Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty counties. In addition to its main campus in Savannah, the school operates facilities in Hinesville and at Fort Stewart.
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The main campus of Okefenokee Technical College is located in Waycross, the seat of Ware County. The school also operates a satellite campus in Bacon County. As of 2005 the college's most popular program was industrial mechanics and maintenance technology.
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The main campus of Ogeechee Technical College, which serves Bulloch, Evans, and Screven counties, is located in Statesboro. The school's most popular program in 2005 was nursing, and its funeral-service education program was the first of its kind in the state.
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The main campus of North Georgia Technical College, the first vocational school in the state, is located in Clarkesville, the seat of Habersham County. The college also operates satellite campuses in Union County and Stephens County, as well as eight learning centers.
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Lanier Technical College, located in Hall County, serves Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, and north Fulton counties. Established in 1966, the school offers programs and workforce training geared toward the health care and poultry industries of the surrounding area.
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Gwinnett Technical College, established in 1984 as a magnet school for health and business education, is the largest provider of corporate training in Gwinnett County. The school's main campus is located in Lawrenceville, the seat of Gwinnett County.
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Students at Athens Technical College participate in the school's Administrative Office Technology course. Athens Tech offers degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs, and served more than 6,000 students in 2005.
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The main campus of Georgia Piedmont Technical College, formerly known as DeKalb Tech, is located in Clarkston. The school, which serves DeKalb, Morgan, Newton, and Rockdale counties, offers one of the largest adult literacy and ESL programs in the state.
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Atlanta Technical College, located in Fulton County, is committed to preparing students for the local workforce. The school offers aviation and automotive programs, in partnership with Delta Air Lines and BMW, and its nursing program supports the employment needs of Emory Healthcare and the WellStar Health System.
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Students at Altamaha Technical College in Wayne County participate in the school's heavy-equipment service-technician program. The program, established in 2005, is a partnership between Altamaha Tech and Yancey Bros. Company, the oldest Caterpillar dealer in the country.
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Albany Technical College, located in Albany, serves Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, and Terrell counties. The school focuses particularly on training students for employment in manufacturing, health care, and hospitality services, and its Adult Computer Testing Center offers a variety of on-demand courses.
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Athens Tech was created in 1958. Today, the college's curriculum is especially strong in the health services fields.
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The headquarters of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) are located in Atlanta at Century Place.
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An instructor and student at Heart of Georgia Technical College (later Oconee Fall Line Technical College) in Dublin examine a dog skeleton as part of course work in the school's veterinary technician program.
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