| Middle Georgia Technical College | |
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| Established | 1973 |
| Type | Community Technical College |
| Budget | $19,855,172 (FY2010)[1] |
| President | Dr. Ivan Allen |
| Students | 7,180[1] |
| Location | Warner Robins, Georgia, USA |
| Campus | Multiple campuses[2] |
| Former names | Houston Vocational Center, Houston Area Vocational Center, Middle Georgia Technical Institute |
| Colors | Navy, Silver, and White |
| Sports | Men's basketball, Women's basketball |
| Nickname | Titans |
| Affiliations | NJCAA Division I, GCAA conference |
| Website | http://www.middlegatech.edu |
Middle Georgia Technical College is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and provides education services for a four-county service area in middle Georgia. The school's service area includes Houston, Peach, Pulaski, and Dooly counties.[3] MGTC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate Degrees, Diplomas, and Technical Certificates of Credit. Many of the school's individual technical programs are also accredited by their respective accreditation organizations.[4]
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MGTC was originally established in 1973 as Houston Vocational Center, though the first classes were not held until January, 1974. At that time, its mission was to provide vocational educational programs to both secondary and post-secondary students. The school transitioned to an all-post-secondary curriculum in 1985, at which time its name was changed to Houston Area Vocational Center and its service area was expanded to the four-county area that it currently serves.
Oversight of the school was transferred from local authorities to the Technical College System of Georgia (then called the State Board for Post-secondary Vocational Education) in January, 1986, and a year later the school was renamed to Middle Georgia Technical Institute.
The school was named the official service provider for Adult Literacy programs in its four-county service area in 1990, which led to the opening of Adult Literacy Centers in all four counties. In 1993, the Georgia General Assembly also approved funding to build a new main campus for the school on an 83-acre (340,000 m2) site in Houston County, which was completed and occupied by March, 1998.[3]
MGTC's primary campus is located at 80 Cohen Walker Dr. in Warner Robins, and extended classroom facilities are also located at the Robins AFB Museum of Aviation. [5] From the main and extended campuses, the school offers associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs, adult education services, continuing education, and customized business and industry workforce training.[3] Additional training is also provided at four auxiliary locations in Warner Robins, Hawkinsville, and Vienna.[2] The Adult Education Programs utilize multiple locations throughout the four counties served by the school.[5]
MGTC currently sponsors intercollegiate men's and women's basketball teams. The school's teams are nicknamed the Titans, and participate in Division I of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference.[6]
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