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THURSDAY. JANUARY 19. 2023 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 11B
Chattahoochee Technical College Celebrates 60th Anniversary in 2023
Press Release
This year marks the 60th
anniversary of Chatta
hoochee Technical College
opening its first campus. The
college began with one build
ing in 1963 for 120 students
at the college’s current 980
South Cobb Drive location in
Marietta.
Originally known as Ma-
rietta-Cobb Area Vocational
Technical School, the school
was established through the
joint efforts of the Marietta
City Board of Education and
the State Board of Vocational
Education. Marietta fur
nished the land, half the cost
of the building, and the
equipment needed for the
new building. The State
Board was responsible for
paying teacher salaries and
the remaining half of the
building cost.
Excavation began in 1961
for this new facility, which
was completed at a cost of
$636,000. When the building
opened on Sept. 3, 1963, the
programs of study included
Electronics; Electricity; Ma
chine Drafting and Design;
Practical Nursing; Radio and
Television Repair; Machine
Shop; Cosmetology; and
Business Education.
The evolution of Chatta
hoochee Tech over the past
60 years has been grounded
in dynamic enrollment for
programs of study designed
to meet Georgia’s workforce
needs. To help accommodate
growing student enrollment
in its early years, the college
added classroom space at the
Marietta Campus.
The college then estab
lished additional campus lo
cations in South Cobb,
Paulding County, and East
Cobb. The college’s South
Cobb Campus opened in
1995 followed the next year
by the opening of the Chatta
hoochee Tech Paulding Cam
pus.
In 2000, the college
opened its Mountain View
Campus in East Cobb. Be
tween 1987 and 2000, the
college was known as Chat
tahoochee Technical Institute
until the Georgia Legislature
converted the names of all
accredited technical institutes
to technical colleges.
Merger with Former
Pickens Tech
One of the most signifi
cant milestones in the 60-
year history of
Chattahoochee Tech in
volved the 2009 merger with
two other colleges - Ap
palachian Technical Col
lege in Pickens County and
North Metro Technical Col
lege in Bartow County.
Appalachian Technical
College had been established
in 1967 as Pickens Area Vo
cational Technical School in
Jasper. North Metro Techni
cal College had been estab
lished in 1989 as North
Metro Technical Institute.
With the 2009 merger of
the three colleges, represen
tatives from the Board of Di
rectors of these colleges
adopted the name of Chatta
hoochee Technical College
for the single college.
A Unit of the Technical
College System of Georgia
(TCSG), Chattahoochee Tech
is now the largest technical
college in the state. In addi
tion to the Chattahoochee
Tech campuses in Bartow,
Cobb, Paulding and Pickens
counties, there are two cam
puses in Cherokee county.
One of these campuses is lo
cated in the heart of down
town Woodstock, and the
other one is in Canton.
An additional Chatta
hoochee Tech campus is cur
rently under construction in
Paulding County for the col
lege’s $35 million Aviation
Training Academy.
Chattahoochee Tech
awards associate degrees,
diplomas and certificates in
programs of study linked to
the state’s fastest growing,
high-demand career fields.
‘■‘Chattahoochee Tech has
a strong history of preparing
students with the workforce
skills and experience they
need to achieve successful
careers,” said Chattahoochee
Tech President Dr. New
comb. “We are very proud of
the fact that our graduates are
meeting the demand from
local employers for highly
skilled employees to fill
well-paying jobs available in
our community.”
For more information,
visit ChattahoocheeTech.edu.
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WORK SESSION AGENDA
PICKENS COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY - JANUARY 19, 2023 - 4:30 PM
1266 East Church Street - Jasper, GA 30143
Commission Conference Room - Suite 168
Items for Discussion:
1. Department Head Updates
2. General Discussion
3. Adjourn
AGENDA
PICKENS COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY - JANUARY 19, 2023 - 5:30 PM
1266 East Church Street - Jasper, GA 30143
Commission Conference Room - Suite 168
1. Call to Order
2. Prayer
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Amendments to Agenda
5. Employee Recognitions
6. Consent Agenda
7. Old Business
A. Update Covid Leave
8. New Business
A. Fiscal Agent for Family Connection for 2023
B. Scrap Tire Abatement Reimbursement
Program
C. City of Jasper Annexation -
Parcel #JA10 051 001 (14.44 acres)
9. Action Items
A. Approve Minutes
* Regular Meeting - January 5, 2023
* Work Session - January 5, 2023
B. Reappointment of Shane Fendley (Tax
Assessor Board) - Position A
10. Guests/Comments
11. Executive Session
12. Approval of Executive Session Minutes
13. Adjourn