Augusta Technical College
Vocational school in Augusta, The United States
Augusta Technical College (Augusta Tech) is a two-year technical college in Augusta, Georgia, in the United States. It opened in 1961 and serves Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie and Richmond counties from five locations: Augusta, Grovetown, Summerville, Thomson and Waynesboro. It has about 5,940 students enrolled in credit programmes.
The college offers 196 credential programmes: 46 associate degrees, 31 diplomas and 119 technical certificates of credit, alongside non-credit industry training and adult education. Fields range from health care to engineering technology, trades, business and IT, for example:
- Nursing and Radiologic Technology
- Nuclear Engineering Technology
- Aviation Maintenance Technology
- Cybersecurity
- Welding and Joining Technology
- Culinary Arts
Augusta Tech highlights its flexible class schedules and small class sizes, and reports a job placement rate of 99.35%. High school students can take college courses through Dual Enrollment. Financial aid, scholarships, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) support and the HOPE Career Grant, which offers tuition-free options, are available to eligible students.
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Programmes
196 credential programmes: 46 associate degrees, 31 diplomas and 119 technical certificates of credit. Examples:
- Health: Nursing, Practical Nursing, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Engineering technology: Nuclear Engineering Technology, Mechatronics Technology
- Aviation Maintenance Technology
- IT: Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing and Solutions
- Business: Accounting, Business Administration
- Trades and services: Welding and Joining Technology, Automotive Technology, Culinary Arts, Criminal Justice Technology
Subjects taught
- Architecture, Building and Landscape
- Landscaping and Environment
- Drafting
- Arts, Design and Crafts
- Design
- Web Design
- Graphic Design
- Business
- Marketing Management
- Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Studies
- Communications
- Media Studies
- Computing
- Microcomputer Specialists
- E-Commerce
- Software Application Specialist
- Networking
- Computer Programming
- Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Engineering
- Manufacturing Process
- Finance
- Accounting
- Health
- Pharmaceutical Technology
- Respiratory Care
- Medical Assistant
- Dental Assistant
- Practical Nursing
- Health Occupations
- Radiology
- Surgery
- Occupational Therapy
- Emergency Medical Technology
- Law
- Criminal Justice
- Paralegal Studies
- Occupational Training
- Welding
- Construction
- Culinary Arts
- Cosmetology
- Public Administration and Services
- Development Studies
- Sciences
- Food Sciences and Technology
- Environmental Sciences
- Horticulture
- Fire Science and Technology
- Work Science
- Labor and Work Place
- Computer Science
- Technology
- Industrial Technology
- Chemical Technology
- Maintenance Technology
- Electrical Technology
- Machine Technology
- Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology
- Automotive Technology
- Computer Engineering Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Electronic Engineering Technology
- Printing Technology