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West Georgia Technical College's Coweta Campus has been open for a year.
New WGTC Coweta
West Georgia Technical College’s
Coweta campus has one year under its belt and is continuing to impact higher education and dual enrollment opportunities. In its first semester, the fall of 2013, the new campus off Turkey Creek Road south of Newnan had more than 900 students enrolled, followed by more than a thousand in the spring semester. WGTC programs continue to provide more dual enrollment options for high school students, as well as job certifications, technical certificates and adult education. In addition to the stand-alone Coweta campus, WGTC also continues to offer classes at the Central Educational Center, Coweta School System’s charter college and career academy. In addition to its year-old campus, WGTC welcomed a new president in spring 2014, Dr. Stephen G. “Steve”
Daniel. Dr. Skip Sullivan, the former president, was appointed president of Alfred State College in New York in late 2013. “Our new Coweta Campus is such a great resource for Coweta County,” said Daniel. “I want to make sure that we continue to build our reputation as the college of choice for the people of Coweta County. We’ll do that by showing them the very best of what WGTC can offer through relevant, indemand programs of study, state-of-theart facilities and passionate, professional instructors and staff who will inspire as they educate. We’ll continue to enhance our partnerships with community stakeholders as we work to make Coweta County even more competitive in a global economy.” “Our mission to support and foster workforce development is something that I am truly passionate about,
and I am committed to bring the full resources of West Georgia Technical College to the table to serve in this capacity,” he added. The issue of a skilled workforce is front and center with companies looking to locate in Coweta, Greg Wright, president of the Coweta County Development Authority, noted recently. “While many communities are trying to get a handle on technical education, Coweta County continues to be a shining star in Georgia and across the nation,” Wright said. “Companies today – in all industry sectors – are looking to locate or expand in communities that have the ability to meet their workforce needs in terms of quantity and in terms of quality.” Representatives with an international company looking for the right location for a new manufacturing facility recently visited Coweta, with one of the
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