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Lanier Technical College was awarded the SkillsUSA National Model of Excellence distinction! After a robust national competition, Lanier Tech is one of only 24 colleges and high schools to earn the distinction. Throughout the year, local high school and college SkillsUSA Chapters held multiple activities that fell within one of the three categories of the…

Lanier Technical College’s Medical Assisting Program has been recognized by Online Medical Assistant Programs, a national organization, as being one of the very best values for Medical Assisting Programs in the nation at both the diploma and associate degree levels for 2020. Lanier Tech’s MA Program was one of two Medical Assisting Programs in Georgia…

Lanier Technical College hosted the TCSG 2020 Northern Region Awards Luncheon at the Ramsey Conference Center. GOAL Student of the Year and Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year winners from nine technical colleges competed before a panel of business, civic and industry leaders for top honors in the TCSG Northern Region. The top three Northern…

Rachel Lee, Welding and Joining Technology student at Lanier Technical College’s Barrow Campus was selected to be an Executive member of the Atlanta Section of the American Welding Society (AWS). Lee will also serve as be the Atlanta Sections’ Student Member Liaison, as well as the Publicity Chairperson. The AWS recognized that student members are…

Brandon Carey, Paramedicine Technology Instructor, at Lanier Technical College’s well-respected Paramedicine Program was named the 2020 Georgia EMS Educator of the Year by the Georgia Emergency Services Association during an awards reception in downtown Atlanta. Dr. Ray Perren, President of Lanier Technical College, noted “We are so very proud of Brandon. He is a shining…

It’s the 10th year for Give Kids A Smile (GKAS)! Over 150 community volunteers, including Lanier Technical College’s Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene students and staff, came together at Lanier Tech’s state-of-the-art dental facilities to provide free dental treatment for over 150 kids in the community. The all-day affair was focused on improving a young…

It’s official! Lanier Technical College’s Spring Semester 2020 enrollment is the largest of any academic term in the history of the College!! The new enrollment record reached 4,707 students. This is the second semester in a row that Lanier Technical College has had an all-time record enrollment. This semester’s record setting enrollment is occurring in…

The Technical College System of Georgia’s new Commissioner, Greg Dozier, toured Lanier Technical College’s Hall Campus and experienced first-hand the innovative, educational facilities and dedicated faculty at the College. As Commissioner Dozier settles into his new duties as the head of Georgia’s 22 technical colleges, he is visiting colleges under his charge. Lanier Tech is…

Lanier Tech to launch new website on Friday, January 24th! The site was designed with the student in mind. There are portal pages which group together relevant information and links for students (current and prospective), parents, continuing education students, and adult education students to make finding what they might need a little easier. There is…