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WGTC News

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West Georgia Technical College Students Achieve Top Honors at FBLA National Leadership Conference

July 8, 2024

CARROLLTON, GA – Six West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) students earned top honors at the 2024 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference, held June 24–27 in…

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Lucinda Montgomery Named Dean of Trade and Technology at West Georgia Technical College

July 1, 2024

LAGRANGE, GA – West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) is pleased to announce that Lucinda Montgomery has been named the new Dean for the School of Trade and Technology. Montgomery previously…

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West Georgia Technical College Hosts Annual Haas Demo Day

June 25, 2024

CARROLLTON, GA – West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) recently hosted Haas Factory Outlet for the Georgia Haas Demo Day in the state-of-the-art Gene Haas Precision Machining Lab at its Carroll…

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West Georgia Technical College Adult Education Program Celebrates ESL, GED, and High School Equivalency Grads

June 4, 2024

NEWNAN, GA – The Adult Education program at West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) celebrated graduates with a commencement ceremony held Friday, May 31, at the Donald W. Nixon Centre for…

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WGTC Foundation Awards $40,000 in Scholarships for Summer 2024

May 29, 2024

CARROLLTON, GA – The West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) Foundation awarded 64 individual scholarships for the 2024 summer semester totaling $40,000. Scholarships cover a wide range of educational expenses, including…

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West Georgia Technical College Announces New Commercial Construction Management Program

May 28, 2024

CARROLLTON, GA – West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) is pleased to announce the introduction of its new Commercial Construction Management (CCM) program, which will be offered at the Carroll Campus…

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West Georgia Technical College Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Murphy Industrial Building

May 17, 2024

WACO, GA – A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday afternoon to kick off construction of the new Murphy Industrial Building at West Georgia Technical College’s (WGTC) Murphy campus. The event…

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West Georgia Technical College Honors Graduates at 2024 Spring Commencement Ceremonies

May 16, 2024

CARROLLTON, GA – West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) celebrated its graduates on Thursday, May 9 with two commencement ceremonies at the Murphy Campus Conference Center in Waco and the Callaway…

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WGTC To Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Murphy Campus Industrial Building

May 9, 2024

WACO, GA – West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, May 16 at its Murphy Campus in Waco to kick off construction on the new…

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West Georgia Technical College Opens Two New Pearson Vue Labs for GED Testing

May 8, 2024

CARROLLTON, GA – West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) is proud to announce the opening of two new Pearson VUE Testing Labs at its Murphy and LaGrange campuses. The launch of…