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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…

Gainesville – Lanier Technical College’s Adult Education Program held an in-person graduation ceremony to honor students who have achieved their GED® or HSE (High School Equivalency) Diploma on Thursday, September 1, 2022. The heartfelt 33rd annual graduation ceremony was held at the Ramsey Conference Center. Approximately 278 graduates have received their High School Equivalency Diploma…

Gainesville – The Mission of Lanier Technical College, “Workforce Development”, serves its seven-county service area well as the college once again set an all-time enrollment record. 5,611 students started instruction at one of Lanier Tech’s five campuses at the start of the fall semester on August 15, 2022. When compared to the fall semester of…

Gainesville – Lanier Technical College’s SkillsUSA Chapter competed in the 2022 SkillsUSA National Competitions at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia during the week of June 20, 2022. SkillsUSA Nationals are held after state competitions to test the best competitors from each state in the country. In all, Lanier Technical College sent ten…

Gainesville – Lanier Technical College was proud to host the 2022 Paramedic Games. Paramedics from Hall County Fire Rescue and two teams from the city of Gainesville went head-to-head against each other in three simulated medical scenarios. Volunteer judges from Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Georgia were on…

Lanier Technical College’s Fire Science Program received a new piece of life-saving equipment earlier this week. A 2008 Pierce Enforcer fire engine rolled into Lanier Tech’s Hall Campus to be transitioned from an active-duty engine with the Alpharetta Fire Department to become a teaching aide for Lanier Tech’s Fire Science students. Fire Science and Emergency…