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Chattahoochee Tech Hosts Tour For Rising Ninth Graders
Chattahoochee Tech hosted a tour at the North Metro Campus for Cherokee high school students in the district's Summer Bridge Program.
ACWORTH, GA — Chattahoochee Technical College welcomed 160 rising ninth graders from the Cherokee County School District for a tour of the college’s North Metro Campus on June 20, as part of the Cherokee County School District Summer Bridge program.
Students previewed programs offered by Chattahoochee Tech and learned about different career paths so they could begin their high school years by planning for college opportunities and future careers, according to Chattahoochee Tech Student Outreach Specialist Candie Walters, who organized the Summer Bridge program tour at the college.
“Today is about introducing high school students in our community to a college setting and educating them about what Chattahoochee Tech has to offer,” said Walters, who noted that the tour included students from Cherokee, Creekview, Etowah, River Ridge, Sequoyah, and Woodstock high schools. “I really like working with this group of younger students because we’re motivating them and opening their eyes to the possibilities available to them.”
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Students who toured the Chattahoochee Tech North Metro Campus, 5198 Ross Rd in Acworth, received a first-hand look at teaching areas for several programs, which included the Surgical Technology and Physical Therapist Assistant programs in the college’s Health Sciences division. Programs highlighted on this campus tour also included CNC Technology, Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology, and Industrial Maintenance and Electrical Technology, along with Diesel Equipment Technology, and Cosmetology.
A Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, Chattahoochee Tech is the largest technical college in the state with more than 14,000 students enrolled in the past academic year. The college awards certificates, diplomas and associate degrees in more than 50 programs of study. Chattahoochee Technical College has eight campus locations serving the counties of Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Gilmer, Paulding and Pickens.
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For more information, visit www.ChattahoocheeTech.edu.
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