Appalachian Technical College

Appalachian Technical College was a technical college within the Technical College System of Georgia. Its main campus was in Jasper, and its satellite campus was in Woodstock. The Fannin campus at Epworth (on Georgia 5 northwest of Blue Ridge and south of McCaysville) was previously closed.

Appalachian Tech started as Pickens Area Vocational-Technical School with 22 staff members and nine areas of study on August 14, 1967. In 1988, the college became a part of Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, and the name was changed to Pickens Technical Institute. In 1999, it was given its current name effective July 1, for being in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, end expanding into nearby counties in Georgia. Appalachian Tech eventually offered over 50 associate degree, diploma, and technical certification programs.

Beginning with summer quarter 2009, the school fully merged into Chattahoochee Technical College along with North Metro Technical College on July 1 (the first day of fiscal year 2010), for a total of eight campuses.^[1] It remains the Appalachian Campus of Chattahoochee Technical College

References

External links

Appalachian Technical College official site

Technical College System of Georgia

Technical colleges	Albany Altamaha Athens Atlanta Augusta Central Georgia Chattahoochee Columbus Georgia Piedmont Georgia Northwestern Gwinnett Lanier Moultrie North Georgia Oconee Fall Line Ogeechee Okefenokee Savannah South Georgia Southeastern Southern Crescent Southwest Georgia West Georgia Wiregrass Georgia

USG college with technical division	Bainbridge College

Former technical colleges	Appalachian East Central Flint River Georgia Aviation Heart of Georgia Middle Georgia North Metro Northwestern Swainsboro West Central

Coordinates: 34°28′20″N 84°25′29″W / 34.47220°N 84.42465°W / 34.47220; -84.42465

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