Griffin Technical College

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GRIFFIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Griffin Technical College Mission | Accreditations
Technical Education Guarantee | GTC Code of Ethics

Organizational Structure
| GTC Timeline  | About Griffin, Georgia
President's Message



GRIFFIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE MISSION AND VISION

College Mission

Griffin Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, provides technical degrees, diplomas and certificates, including programs in adult education, continuing education and work force training that are high quality, community centered and student focused.

College Vision

Griffin Technical College envisions itself as an exceptional, innovative, and unparalleled technical college that places students at the forefront of educational excellence.  Access to affordable postsecondary education equips students for success.  Griffin Technical College provides an educated and superior workforce that makes a positive impact on the economic development of the service delivery area and Georgia.

Approved August 7, 2008


ACCREDITATIONS

Griffin Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award certificate, diploma, and associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Griffin Technical College.

Website: http://www.sacscoc.org

Specific program accreditations and certifications:

Air Conditioning Technology:
HVAC Excellence-an affiliate of the Educational Standards Corporation (ESO)
http://www.naot.org/

Automotive Technology:
National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF)
http://www.natef.org/

Cosmetology:
Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Georgia State Board Master Cosmetology Examination
http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/cosmetology/default.htm

Dental Assisting:
Commission on Dental Accreditation
http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/accred/commission/index.asp

Health Information technology:
Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
http://www.cahiim.org/

Medical Assisting:
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
http://www.caahep.org/

Orthopaedic Technology:
National Association of Orthopaedic Technologists (NAOT)
http://www.naot.org/


Polysomnography Technician:
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
http://www.caahep.org/

Practical Nursing:
Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nurses
http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/lpn/

Radiologic Technology:
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
http://www.jrcert.org/

Respiratory Care Technology:
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
http://www.caahep.org/

Surgical Technology:
Accreditation Review Committee for Education in Surgical Technology (ARC-ST) a part of the CAAHEP system of program accreditation
http://www.caahep.org/

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TECHNICAL EDUCATION GUARANTEE

 

In collaboration with the Technical College System of Georgia and other technical colleges in the state, Griffin Technical College has established curriculum standards with the direct involvement of business and industry. These standards serve as the industry-validated specifications which allow Georgia’s technical colleges to provide a Technical Education Warranty. The Technical Education Warranty states that:

“If one of our graduates educated under a standard program or his/her employer finds that the graduate is deficient in one or more competencies as defined in the standards, the technical college will retrain the employee at no instructional cost to the employee or the employer.”

The Technical Education Warranty applies to any Griffin Technical College graduate who is employed in the field of his/her training and is in effect for a period of two years after graduation. Griffin Technical College graduates or their employers who see a need to inquire or to file a claim under this Warranty should submit to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs/Designee a written request citing the graduate’s name, student identification number, program of study, and dates of attendance along with a description of the deficiency. The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs/Designee will review the claim and take appropriate action.

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GRIFFIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE - CODE OF ETHICS

The Code of Ethics states general rules for maintaining high standards of professional service and conduct toward students and colleagues.

  • WE seek to improve the College with our ideas and actions.
  • WE treat everyone with respect and dignity regardless of his/her affiliation to the College.
  • WE communicate without misrepresentation or malice and with respect for the opinion of others.
  • WE take responsibility for our individual and collective actions.
  • WE are receptive to ideas from employees, customers, and members of the community and act upon these ideas when appropriate.
  • WE perform all of our actions honestly and unselfishly to build trust.
  • WE respect the confidentiality of privileged institutional communication.
  • WE recognize employees for their efforts in developing better educational techniques, in bettering the life of the students, and in promoting and improving the College.
  • WE recognize that students are our customers and that Griffin Tech is a student-centered College.
  • WE are responsible to the communities in which we live and work and to the world community as well.

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

PRESIDENT: Dr. Robert Arnold

  • VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES: Miriam Byrd
    • ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT: Carolyn Robinson
    • PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT: Vickie Brezee
    • FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS: Jim Brown
    • FINANCIAL AID DEPARTMENT: Gina Byrd
    • HUMAN RESOURCES: Christi Ellington
    • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: George Flowers
    • SECURITY/CAMPUS POLICE: Ken Troisi
  • VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS: Brent Mayes
    • DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY AND MEDIA SERVICES: Wendy S. Wilmoth
    • DEANS FOR ACADEMIC SERVICES: Dr. John Pope, Rebecca Johnson,   Steve Cromer, Dr. Hazel Struby
    • DEAN FOR ONLINE LEARNING: Tempie Kitchens
  • VICE PRESIDENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: Mark Andrews
    • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: Kay Williamson
    • COMMUNITY SERVICES: Steve Hendrix
    • COMPUTER TRAINING: Steve Hendrix
  • VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS: Xenia Johns
    • ADMISSIONS & RECORDS: Kathlyn Smith-Burden
    • STUDENT AFFAIRS: Teri Kinard
    • OFFICE MANAGER: Jessie Vickery
    • SPECIAL POPULATIONS: Toni Doaty
  • VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT: Barbara Jo Cook
    • MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS: Anna Taylor
    • INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND RESEARCH: David P. Bunnell
  • VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADULT EDUCATION: W. Len Moore
    • DEAN FOR ADULT EDUCATION: Janice Tarleton
    • DEAN FOR ADULT EDUCATION: Melissa Gordon

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GRIFFIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE TIMELINE

1963

Griffin-Spalding County Area Vocational Technical School Founded under Georgia Department of Education

1963

First Full-time Classes Held in Temporary Building

1963

Edwin V. Langford, Sr. Named Director

1965

First class of Practical Nursing Students Graduate

1966

First Building Completed

1969

Council on Education Accreditation Granted

1978

Addition to Building Completed

1979

John V. Hooper, Named Director

1981

Coy L. Hodges Named Director/President

1985

State Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education Formed

1987

Renamed Griffin Technical Institute/Joined Network of State Schools

1988

Department of Technical and Adult Education Formed

1990

Academic Building Addition Completed

1992

Academic Building Renovation Completed

1992

First Associate Degree Students Enrolled

1994

First Associate Degrees Granted

1995

General Education Building Completed

1995

First Committee on Colleges-Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Accreditation Visit – Provisional Accreditation Granted

1996

First Library Collection Developed

1997

Community Services Building Purchased from State Patrol

1998

COC-SACS Accreditation Finalized next visit scheduled for 2003

1998

Georgia Virtual Technical Institute Formed (now GVTC)

1999

Funding for New Technology Building Plan

2000

Renamed Griffin Technical College

2001

Jasper County Ceneter Completed

2002

New Technology Building Begun

2002

Coy L. Hodges Retires as President

2002

Robert Arnold Named President

2003

New Technology Building Completed

2003 COC-SACS Accreditation Renewed for next ten years
2008 Butts County Center Completed

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