Fast Facts & 2017 College Directory 2 Fast Facts Fast Facts Letter from the Commissioner The business climate in Georgia is one of the healthiest in the country, and continues to attract world-class companies to our state. In the 2016 Fiscal Year, the Georgia Department of Economic Development announced that 365 companies planned to locate or expand in Georgia, bringing more than 25,000 new jobs.
We know the number one need of new and existing companies is a talented and skilled workforce, and with the number of jobs created in Georgia each year, it’s imperative that the Technical College System of Georgia, as the state’s top resource for workforce, train our students with both the hard and soft skills that will make them, and the companies they work for, successful.
At TCSG, our presidents, faculty and staff are united in our mission to educate our students and move them into career paths as soon as they are ready. And through the leadership of Governor Deal and our legislators, initiatives like Complete College Georgia, the Move On When Ready dual enrollment program, and the Georgia WorkSmart Apprenticeship program are helping us do exactly that.
In FY16, as always, the Technical College System of Georgia kept a laser focus on workforce development, and preparing students for the jobs that need their talent. We thank our many statewide and local partners for the opportunities they provide our students, and look forward to our continued work together to ensure a pipeline of talented, energetic and exceptional workers that will keep Georgia thriving.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Corbin, Commissioner
3 Technical Education 28 Articulation Agreements 22colleges 600 85 Degree campuses Diploma & Certificate Programs
6,795* 9,563* 34,506** Associate Diplomas Total Graduates Degrees 41,288* Technical Certificates of Credit
57,646* Total Awards Unduplicated Graduates Conferred Up
* duplicated ** unduplicated 9.2%
4 Fast Facts Fast Facts Technical Education Total Enrollment 133,455
1,982,472 credit hours 66,082 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) 63,867 Online Enrollment
Financial Aid 68,962 Pell Recipients $ 59,021 HOPE Recipients $89 per credit hour $1,335 Tuition for Guaranteed Education 15 hour semester TCSG graduates are guaranteed to be proficient in TCSG-taught competencies or we will retrain them at no cost.
5 State GOAL Winner
2016 TCSG Student of the Year
Ashley Rodgers, a 2016 honor graduate of the Marketing Management program at South Georgia Technical College, is the Technical College System of Georgia’s 2016 Student of the Year. A native of Macon County, Rodgers says that technical education has helped her find joy in her accomplishments, allowing her to showcase her leadership abilities and become a strong, independent young woman.
At South Georgia Technical College, she was selected as a Student of Excellence and held numerous leadership positions, including president of the Georgia chapter of SkillsUSA. She believes that the support and opportunities she found within the Technical College System of Georgia have been the key to her success.
Rodgers is currently attending Middle Georgia State University on a Presidential Scholarship and has been offered an internship position with a local non-profit organization charged with restoring and re-establishing downtown Macon as a thriving center of economic, cultural and social activity.
“I will be forever grateful to the Technical College System of Georgia for the opportunities it has provided. I wouldn’t be where I am today without technical education and I hope to be able to share my story with thousands of others who will benefit from it,” says Rodgers.
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“I chose technical education because it provides students with the hands-on skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today’s workforce and global economy. Additionally, it offers opportunities to build networking connections and workforce experience, as well as creating various career pathways for students at an affordable price.”
Ashley Elizabeth Rodgers Marketing Management South Georgia Technical College
As the 2016 TCSG GOAL winner, Ashley Rodgers received a new Kia Optima, courtesy of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia.
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The popularity of dual enrollment continued to increase thanks to the “Move On When Ready” program instituted in 2015. More than 17,000 high school, and even middle school, 17,109 students got a jump-start on their careers in AY16 by acquiring college credits in both core and technical courses. In fact, Georgia Northwestern Technical College hosted more Move On When Ready students than any other college in the state.
Career Academies 40Academies 25K students served $112 million State Investment
Grants for three new College & Career Academies were announced in FY16: • Morgan County: Georgia Piedmont Technical College will partner with the Morgan County School System. • Dougherty County: Albany Technical College will work with the Dougherty County School System in partnership with the Terrell and Calhoun County school systems. • Atlanta: Atlanta Technical College will collaborate with the Atlanta Public School System in partnership with the Fulton and Clayton County school systems.
8 Fast Facts Fast Facts Workforce Development Workforce Development Strategic Industries Workforce Development Grant (SIWDG)
Certified Engineer Assistant Commercial Truck Driving Computer Programming Computer Technology Diesel Equipment Technology 12 Early Childhood Care & Education Health Science Provides FREE TUITION Industrial Maintenance for Georgia Movie Production/Set Design students Practical Nursing enrolling in Precision Manufacturing these programs Welding & Joining Technology
More than 22,000 students were enrolled in the SIWDG programs during the 2016 academic year, and 14,819 diplomas and/or certificates were awarded. Students enrolled in SIWDG eligible majors increased by 13% and the number of awards increased by 61% in AY 2016.* *The number of majors eligible for SIWDG increased in AY 2016 Complete College Georgia TCSG is well on its way to meeting the workforce needs of Georgia industry by 2025, the goal set by Complete College Georgia. The system is ahead of its FY16 benchmark by 28,288 students who have completed the requirements for an associate degree, diploma or certificate.
9 State Rick Perkins Award Winner
2016 TCSG Teacher of the Year
Since 2010, Dr. Angela Hines-Brown has shared her love of children with each student she impacts as an Early Child- hood Care and Education instructor on the Coweta campus of West Georgia Technical College.
Through hard work, Dr. Hines-Brown has risen from humble beginnings to become the first person in her family to earn a Ph.D. Her work ethic, determination and love for people are what drives her to make a difference each day.
Dr. Hines-Brown knows through personal experience that real-world, hands-on training empowers a person to succeed, and likes to say that the power of a high-quality technical college education doesn’t stop with the student. Dr. Hines-Brown has witnessed this in her own life: her mother, a technical college student, used her education to change her life and open doors of opportunity to her daughters.
Dr. Hines-Brown is now following her mother’s example, working hard and paying it forward — investing in the lives of other people who can make a difference for themselves, their families and their community.
In April, Dr. Hines-Brown won the state title for the Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction and became the Technical College System of Georgia’s 2016 Instructor of the Year.
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Dr. Angela Hines-Brown Early Childhood Care and Education West Georgia Technical College
After being named 2016 TCSG Rick Perkins Award winner, Dr. Angela Hines- Brown recounts her life story to the audience.
“I view each of my students as champions. I refine my students’ gifts and talent, producing confident career professionals and a skilled workforce. Technical colleges are catalysts for change and provide opportunities for individuals to thrive. I’m honored to teach at a technical college.”
11 The Nation’s Best Workforce Training 106 Customized Workforce Training Projects
• 95% supported Georgia manufacturers • 55% supported new companies • 45% supported existing/expanding industries • 35% involved international companies • 67% were located outside of Metro Atlanta, representing 80% of FY2015 trainees 6,703 Jobs created or saved 37 projects in
Different 14 Countries Site Location Professionals Name Quick Start #1 in the U.S. for the Seventh Year in a Row!
12 Fast Facts Fast Facts The Nation’s Best Workforce Training Contract Training 141,958 Trainees
4,647Customized Contract Training Projects
TCSG colleges maintain strong and vital connections with companies in their region to ensure they are not only meeting, but anticipating, workforce needs.
College presidents, as well as their vice presidents of economic development, convene industry councils regularly to listen to local business so they can plan to adjust curriculum each semester, if needed, or provide other means of assistance such as customized contract training. System-wide, the demand for this training, in everything from management to industry-specific skills, has continued to increase.
Companies Receiving Customized Contract Training from TCSG Institutions in FY16
4,647
3,682
3,095
2014 2015 2016
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Adult Education Enrollment 55,111
70% Adult Basic Education (ABE) 7% Adult Secondary Education (ASE) 400+ 23% English as a Second Language (ESL) instructional sites 1,240 instructors In the past ten years, the Georgia GED® Testing Program has awarded 157,827 Diplomas
GED® Testing Mobile Testing 67Centers 41 Sites
Georgia’s GED® Testing Program provides testing for: 3,200 institutionalized students 2 Youth Challenge Academies were served 3 Job Corps Centers 48 correctional institutions 9,843 7 Youth Detention Centers diplomas awarded in FY 16
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During fiscal year 2016 the TCSG GED® Customer Service Center: • Served 25,666 customers. • Issued 27,387 duplicate diplomas and official transcripts. • Processed TCSG Foundation GED® Testing Fee Scholarships. • Delivered a 1-2 day turn-around on mail-in and online customer requests.
In FY16 the Georgia GED® Testing Program implemented a new online official transcript/duplicate diploma request system.
19,768 Students served 2,123 Volunteers 54,928 Donated hours CLCPCertified Literate Community Program 442 CLCP tutors 54,928 Volunteer hours
Photo courtesy of Chattahoochee Technical College
15 State EAGLE Winner
2016 TCSG Adult Education Student of the Year
Desmond Vaird was named the state’s top Adult Education student in March 2016. As the State EAGLE (Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education) winner, Vaird is recognized for his exceptional achievements in adult education and is a role model for Georgians who seek to improve their lives through education.
Vaird struggled with drug and alcohol abuse and eventually made his way to the Potters House, a Christian recovery center for chemically addicted men. Shortly after his acceptance into the Potters House, Vaird was provided the opportunity to obtain his GED® credential through Lani- er Technical College, which he did within five months of arriving at the recovery center. After graduating in March 2015, Vaird immediately enrolled in the University of North Georgia to pursue a degree in elementary education, hoping to one day secure a position in a classroom so he could encourage students to continue their educations.
While serving as Georgia’s state ambassador for Adult Education during the EAGLE program’s 23rd year, Desmond will raise awareness of educational opportunities in communities around the state and encourage the pursuit of lifelong learning. He plans to pursue motivational speaking for groups like adult learners, middle school students, chemically addicted men and broken families.
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Desmond Vaird GED® Graduate Lanier Technical College
Commissioner Gretchen Corbin and 2016 EAGLE winner Desmond Vaird visit with Governor Deal in the Governor’s Office.
“Prior to March 2015, I was a statistic. I was a high school dropout, drug addict and alcoholic. Lanier Technical College provided me a second chance, with the opportunity to obtain a GED®, build my confidence and self-esteem and find a better job opportunity. I want my future students to realize the importance of education. And I want them to know that drugs and alcohol have no place in success.”
17 Partnership Initiatives
Georgia Film Academy
A partnership between TCSG and the University System of Georgia, the Georgia Film Academy started classes in FY16 at Gwinnett Technical Col- lege. At the end of the academic year, 45 Gwinnett Tech students had completed the program and trained on-set, gaining valuable experience and making the contacts needed to embark on a career in Georgia’s booming film industry.
Prisoner Re-entry Adult Education and Technical Education are joined at the hip to help prisoners earn post-secondary work credentials. In FY16, Adult Education served 3,444 students through its correctional programs.
345 inmates obtained or retained employment 337 inmates were able to earn their GED® credential 80 inmates have enrolled in postsecondary education
In Technical Education: 261 inmates obtained a inmates earned an Technical Certificate 2,358 on-the-job (OJT) of Completion (TCC) certificate of completion.
Central Georgia Technical College served a total of 1,666 inmates in credit and non-credit program courses (duplicated number)
18 Fast Facts Fast Facts System Budget
FY15 FY16 Fund Source State Funds 331,854,904 340,025,630 Federal Funds 81,691,954 75,163,481 Other Funds 357,903,732 349,184,244 Total 771,450,589 764,373,355
Capital Outlay Budget Construction Projects 8,800,000 31,875,000 Equipment for New Facilities 16,990,000 4,525,000 Major Repairs and Renovations 7,000,000 2,855,000 Replacement of Obsolete Equip. 5,000,000 - Career Academies 10,000,000 11,000,000 Quick Start Equipment 1,225,000 2,500,000 World Class Lab Equipment - 12,500,000 Total Capital Outlay Budget 49,015,000 65,255,000
Expenditures by Program Adult Education 37,567,567 37,850,980 Departmental Administration 8,652,782 8,843,151 Economic Development 19,568,754 20,453,991 Technical Education 632,150,153 635,395,228 Total Expenditures 697,939,256 702,543,350
19 State Board*
Mary P. Flanders Ben I. Copeland, Sr. 1st Congressional District 8th Congressional District
Richard Porter, Sr. Dinah C. Wayne 2nd Congressional District 9th Congressional District
Frank S. “Chunk” Newman Trey Sheppard 3rd Congressional District 10th Congressional District
Baoky N. Vu Jay Cunningham 4th Congressional District 11th Congressional District
James F. Gingrey Tommy David 5th Congressional District 12th Congressional District
Dr. Lynn M. Cornett Tim Williams 6th Congressional District 13th Congressional District
Michael L. “Sully” Sullivan Joe W. Yarbrough 7th Congressional District 14th Congressional District Chairman
Ben Bryant Sylvia E. Russell Member at Large Member at Large
Doug Carter Shirley A. Smith Member at Large Member at Large
Randall Fox Phillip “Phil” Sutton Member at Large Member at Large
Anne Kaiser Shan Cooper Member at Large Member at Large
Robert “Buzz” Law * As of January 1, 2017 Member at Large
College Directory College Directory Administration Gretchen K. Corbin Commissioner
Matt Arthur Deputy Commissioner
Penni Haberly Beverly Smith Dr. Scott Rule Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Administration Adult Education Data, Planning & Research
Jackie Rohosky Neil Bitting Dr. Kathryn Hornsby Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Economic Development External Affairs/Facilities Technical Education College Service Delivery Areas