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Gainesville, GA – Two years ago, four employees from Northeast Georgian manufacturers took the initiative to attend a new two-year Quality Control Technician Apprenticeship at Lanier Technical College. The apprenticeship, a non-credit U.S. (DOL) Department of Labor registered apprenticeship, was designed by manufacturers to fulfill the growing workforce need for Quality Control Technicians. This revolutionary…

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Gainesville, GA – The well-known nursing shortage is getting some relief because of Northeast Georgia Health Systems’ (NGHS) new Patient Care Technician (PCT) Advancement Program. The PCT Advancement Program is designed to send participants to Lanier Technical College’s Certified Nurse’s Aide (CNA) program to expeditiously educate, train, and promote future healthcare workers to fill the…

Gainesville – Lanier Technical College, a Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), annually announces a Dinah Culbreath Wayne Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Student of the Year and an Outstanding Teacher of the Year. These awards highlight star examples of Adult Education students and teachers. Each award is bestowed to…

ATLANTA, GA–The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) today announced that eligible Georgians can now earn their high school equivalency (HSE) diploma for free. Earlier this year, the Georgia General Assembly passed, and Governor Brian P. Kemp signed into law, a bill establishing the HOPE High School Equivalency Examination Grant Program. Eligible Georgians will receive…

Gainesville – Lanier Technical College, a Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), annually announces a Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) Student of the Year and a Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year. These awards are bestowed based on leadership, academic excellence, belief in technical education, and a passion for entering the…

Gainesville – Lanier Technical College’s Interior Design Program based out of Forsyth County, Georgia prepares students for the lucrative Interior Design Industry. Students within the program gain knowledge about textile and material usage, blueprint reading, knowledge of building codes and systems, computer aided drafting, architecture, and furniture history, space planning, color theory, lighting technologies, and…

Gainesville– Lanier Technical College’s Motorsports Vehicle Technology Program is known for turning out top-notch motorsports technicians for the racing industry. Students acquire both classroom and in-field experience during their tenure at Lanier Tech. The program offers certificates, diplomas, and degrees in the career field of Motorsports. The 2022 Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway…

Gainesville – Three Sherwin Williams employees at their Atlanta Distribution Center answered the call when given an opportunity to participate in a two-year Industrial Maintenance Apprenticeship with Lanier Technical College. Upon completion of the apprenticeship in the Spring of 2023, Ben Bailey, Gabe Bremmer, and Jose Gonzalez will be promoted to Full-Time Maintenance Technicians. During…