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TCSG will provide $9 million to establish academies in Mitchell, Candler, and Lumpkin counties ATLANTA, GA–The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) approved grants totaling $9 million in bond funds to establish new College and Career Academies in Mitchell, Candler, and Lumpkin Counties. TCSG Commissioner, Greg Dozier will award three partnerships…

Gainesville, GA – Lanier Technical College held its annual Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) Student of the Year and Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Luncheon on November 22, 2021 at the Ramsey Conference Center. Community Leaders, College Leaders and Instructors alike all attended the annual event. Of the four finalists, Criminal Justice student…

Gainesville, GA – Lanier Technical College’s Adult Education Program held an in-person graduation to honor students who have achieved their GED® or High School Equivalency Diploma on Monday, November 15, 2021. The long-anticipated 32nd graduation was held at the Ramsey Conference Center. It was a welcomed sight for Lanier Tech, as it was the first…

Gainesville, GA — Lanier Technical College along with the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) celebrates this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (November 15-19, 2021) by highlighting the importance of Registered Apprenticeship Programs to growing Northeast Georgia’s skilled workforce. Lanier Tech is among Georgia’s 22 technical colleges, including the system office, to serve as registered apprenticeship…

Gainesville – Instructors at Lanier Technical College have nominated several students to compete for the 2022 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s…

Lanier Technical College’s mission of “Workforce Development” continues to be its driving force as skilled graduates enter the workforce. The college’s Economic Development Division recently completed its second Electromechanical/Ammonia Refrigeration Academy. The academy is designed to provide business and industry partners with access to entry-level Maintenance Technicians that have electrical and mechanical experience. The academy…

Lanier Tech’s Motorsports Vehicle Technology (MVT) students received hands-on experience at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta during its 44th HSR Atlanta Fall Historic Races. Drivers, crews, and twenty-nine students coexisted in the garage area of Road Atlanta as vehicles of various origins drove on and off the track. Four students used their skills to work on…

The need for technical education in Northeast Georgia is stronger than ever. Lanier Technical College’s overall enrollment rate reflects this trend as the college started its fall 2021 semester. Lanier Tech’s all-time enrollment record of 5,086 students raises the bar over the previous record of 5,045 students set back in 2020. The college continues to…

Six enthusiastic students have signed up for Carroll Daniel Construction’s Apprenticeship Program for Field Engineers. This program works in partnership with Lanier Tech to provide students with on-the-job training and technical college rigor. In conjunction with their Lanier Technical academic program, the students will spend approximately 4,000 hours on a supervised jobsite. The apprenticeship program…