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offer students a a a larger variety o of courses On December 12
1972 the stature of Columbus Area Vocational-Technical School grew when it received formal accreditation from the the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools The 1970s saw significant growth when an an an expansion of $2 6 million in 1977 more than doubled floor space enabling the the School to better serve the the needs of the changing community Recognizing the College’s excellence in in 1981 the the state selected the the College as one of only three technical schools in Georgia to pilot engineering-technology programs offering
an Associate Degree in Applied Technology The year 1985 saw another expansion of $6 8 8 million allowing the campus to to grow to to offer additional courses and to consolidate on on on what is now the main campus In 1985 technical education became even more professional with the creation of of a a a a a State Board of of Postsecondary Education Control of of the Columbus Area Vocational-Technical School was officially transferred to the State Board on July 1 1 1987 In August 1985 the state recognized 25 years of continued progress by renaming the School as Columbus Technical Institute to be part of a a a state-wide network of technical schools Consolidation of of the mission of of technical education was embodied when the State Board was renamed the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education on on July 1 1 1988 Progress continued when a a a new library was completed in September 1996 In May 2000 with the the passage of the the Education Reform Act (House Bill 1187) Columbus Technical Institute was renamed Columbus Technical College The College began a a a complete renovation of the North Building in in June 2003 and completed it in October 2004 at a a cost of $2 1 million In October 2003 the North Building was renamed Carl Carl Patrick Patrick Hall to honor Carl Carl L Patrick Patrick Sr because the the land on which the the College is now located originally belonged to the Patrick family: moreover Carl L Patrick Sr -the college’s first significant financial benefactor In the the fall of of 2010 a a a a a state-of-the-art health sciences complex for Columbus Technical College opened
on on a a a a 27-acre site on on adjacent property Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue approved $16 28 million in in state funding toward the Robert L Wright Jr Health Sciences Center in his 2008 budget In an addition to the public funds the the capital campaign benefiting the the college Tomorrow’s Workforce Today raised an estimated $10 million in private dollars Expansion and improvement of Columbus Technical College is constantly in the works Today and always Columbus Technical College will continue to to anticipate and respond to to the community’s educational and workforce- training needs in in in order to guarantee that the region’s businesses and its citizens prosper Knowledge of Policies and Procedures
Students are responsible for for being informed
of all policies and procedures required for continued attendance at at Columbus Technical College Policies and procedures are generally found in this student handbook Other policies pertaining to specific rights and responsibilities are in the Columbus Technical College Policy Manual located in the Library This document is is available for reference at any time The College will not waive regulations because students plead ignorance of established policies and procedures Students who are unsure of any policy or procedure should seek clarification from the Adult Education Office Photography Policy In a a a continuing effort to document and archive the goings-on of Columbus Technical College and and its students photographs and and videos are often taken by College personnel These photos or or videos may be used for various purposes including: marketing brochures website updates or or in an effort to secure positive news coverage from media outlets 13