Letter from our President Training Our Students for the Workforce and Beyond Dear ATC Supporter: As we close another year and begin a new one, let’s not forget why Albany Technical College is here and why technical education is leading the way to a better-trained workforce in more ways than one. One of our biggest accomplishments in 2012 was the renovation on our labs for Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism Management and Marketing Management, as well as our Academic Achievement Center and the new Campus Bookstore. The new HRT and MM labs will afford these students the training they need to be as effective as they can in their respective industries. With the same token, our new Academic Achievement Center will be able to expand on their tutoring services, while offering a small library option and iStudio rooms equipped with iPads for individual study in program areas they need help in. We are extremely proud of our beautiful new bookstore, which will allow us to serve many more students at once than our previous space did. The hands-on training is still the number one criteria setting us and technical education apart from the rest. With the extensive labs on our campus, as well as a wealth of internships available with area employers, our graduates are well prepared and ready for the workforce before they even secure employment. In addition to training, we also teach our students work ethics. We believe that these soft skills are just as important as training in the workplace and we take pride in the fact that these work ethics are incorporated into all of our programs to provide our students with a well-rounded education. Another topic I’d like to mention to you is Albany Tech’s participation in the Achieving the Dream National Reform Network. It is through our part in Achieving the Dream that we will be able to analyze student issues existing in our community and work on ways to improve in areas needing improvement. I hope that you will join me in this initiative for both this college and our community. As always, thank you for the support you gave us in 2012. With your help, we continue to make careers and stories of success possible for the many Southwest Georgians we serve. Sincerely,
Dr. Anthony O. Parker President