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VTC Board of Directors
Our Mission
The mission of Valdosta Technical College is to provide
quality instruction enabling students to develop knowledge, skills,
and good work ethics resulting in entry-level employment, career
advancement, and the promotion of lifelong learning.
Valdosta Technical College was founded in 1963 as a joint effort
of the Valdosta City and Lowndes County Boards of Education. The
college became a unit of the Georgia
Department of Technical and Adult Education on July 1, 1988.
Enrollment
Valdosta Tech's enrollment has increased dramatically from
a total of 2297 credit students in 1997 to a total of 4414 at the
end of the 2003 school year.
In addition to the 4414 diploma, degree, and certificate students
served during 2003, the college also served another 5320 students
in non-credit continuing education courses.
At present, VTC offers over 85 programs during the day, in the
evening, and on Saturdays, that lead to awards at the degree, diploma,
and certificate levels. Many other continuing education courses
are offered through the Office of Business and Industry Services.
General Information
Valdosta Tech currently operates facilities that total
over 178,000 square feet on the main campus. The main campus occupies
123 acres of land in north Lowndes County. The Cook County Center,
as a satellite center of VTC, is housed in a new 14,000 square foot
building on five acres between Adel and Sparks, Georgia.
Faculty and Staff
Full-time faculty and staff: 142
Part-time faculty and staff: 213
Placement
The overall placement rate of Valdosta Tech graduates has
averaged more than 95% over the past several years. The placement
rate of 2004 graduates was 98.3%. A number of programs each year
consistently place 100% of graduates in fields related to their
fields of training.
HOPE Impact/Financial Aid
A total of $3,275,000 was disbursed through HOPE Grants
and Scholarships for tuition, fees, and books for students enrolled
in degree, diploma, and certificate programs during the 2002 school
year.
Growth
The Cook County Center was completed and opened in 2002. The satellite
campus is housed in a modern 14,000 square foot building on five
acres. The center was constructed at a cost of $2,000,000.
Valdosta Tech purchased 16 acres adjacent to the main campus for
a planned expansion of 90,000 square feet in classroom space. The
project has been approved and is waiting funding through the Georgia
legislature.
The planned expansion will include the introduction of several
new degree, diploma, and certificate programs as well as expansion
of a number of existing programs and a new library complex.
Guarantee
In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, one of the most
important challenges facing Georgia today is the education and training
of a technologically advanced, highly skilled workforce - the lifeblood
for continued economic growth and development.
The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education and Valdosta
Tech are proud to offer their business and industry partners the
following guarantee:
"If one of our graduates who was educated under a standard
program and his or her employer agree that the employee is deficient
in one or more competencies as defined in the standards, the technical
colleges will retrain that employee at no instructional cost to
the employee or the employer."
This guarantee applies to any graduate of a standard program who
is employed in the field for which he/she was trained. It is in
effect for a period of two years after graduation.
To inquire about this warranty, please call the Placement Coordinator,
333-2120 or 333-2100.
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