ABOUT
GRIFFIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Griffin
Technical College
Mission |
Accreditations
Technical Education Guarantee
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GTC Code
of Ethics
Organizational Structure
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GTC Timeline
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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, as well as 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 March 12, 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:
Automotive Technology:
National
Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF)
http://www.natef.org/
Cosmetology:
Georgia State Board of Cosmetology
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/
Heating and Air Conditioning:
HVAC Excellence-an affiliate of the Educational Standards
Corporation (ESO)
http://www.naot.org/
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
http://www.caahep.org/
Orthopedic 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 Therapy:
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/
The Technical College System of Georgia offers its business partners this guarantee:
"If one of our graduates who was educated under a standard program, and his or her employer agrees 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 employer."
This guarantee applies to any graduate of our technical colleges who is employed in the field of his or her training. It is in effect for a period of two years after graduation. To inquire or to file a claim under this warranty, call the Vice President of Academic Affairs at 770-228-7386.
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.
PRESIDENT: Dr. Robert Arnold
- VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES: Miriam Byrd
- ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT: Carolyn Robinson
- PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT: Vickie Brezee
- FINANCIAL AID DEPARTMENT: Gina Byrd
- HUMAN RESOURCES:
Christi Ellington
- VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS: Brent Mayes
- DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY AND MEDIA SERVICES: Wendy S. Wilmoth
- DEAN FOR ACADEMIC SERVICES: Dr. John Pope
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DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS: Rebecca Johnson
- VICE PRESIDENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: Wayne Brown
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: Steve Hendrix
- ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Janice Tarleton
- COMPUTER TRAINING:
Steve
Hendrix
- VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS: Xenia Johns
- ADMISSIONS & RECORDS: Karen Williams
- STUDENT AFFAIRS: TBA
- OFFICE MANAGER: Jessie Vickery
- SPECIAL POPULATIONS:
Cherryl Gilbert
- VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT: Barbara Jo Cook
- MARKETING AND CAREER SERVICES: Anna Taylor
- INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND RESEARCH: David P. Bunnell
- VICE PRESIDENT FOR FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS: Jim Brown
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Rick Moerman
- FACILITIES OPERATIONS: Kevin Huckaby
- SECURITY: Ken Triosi
GRIFFIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE TIMELINE
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1963 |
Griffin-Spalding County Area Vocational Technical School Founded under Georgia Department of Education |
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1963 |
First Full-time Classes Held in Temporary Building |
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1963 |
Edwin V. Langford, Sr. Named Director |
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1965 |
First class of Practical Nursing Students Graduate |
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1966 |
First Building Completed |
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1969 |
Council on Education Accreditation Granted |
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1978 |
Addition to Building Completed |
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1979 |
John V. Hooper, Named Director |
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1981 |
Coy L. Hodges Named Director/President |
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1985 |
State Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education Formed |
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1987 |
Renamed Griffin Technical Institute/Joined Network of State Schools |
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1988 |
Department of Technical and Adult Education Formed |
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1990 |
Academic Building Addition Completed |
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1992 |
Academic Building Renovation Completed |
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1992 |
First Associate Degree Students Enrolled |
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1994 |
First Associate Degrees Granted |
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1995 |
General Education Building Completed |
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1995 |
First Committee on Colleges-Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Accreditation Visit – Provisional Accreditation Granted |
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1996 |
First Library Collection Developed |
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1997 |
Community Services Building Purchased from State Patrol |
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1998 |
COC-SACS Accreditation Finalized next visit scheduled for 2003 |
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1998 |
Georgia Virtual Technical Institute Formed (now GVTC) |
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1999 |
Funding for New Technology Building Plan |
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2000 |
Renamed Griffin Technical College |
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2001 |
Jasper County Ceneter Completed |
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2002 |
New Technology Building Begun |
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2002 |
Coy L. Hodges Retires as President |
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2002 |
Robert Arnold Named President |
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2003 |
New Technology Building completed with new expanded library facilities, new plastics technology program, new medical electronics technology program, and expanded student services. |
| 2003 | COC-SACS Accreditation Renewed for next ten years. |
| 2008 | Butts County Center Completed |