甜瓜app

甜瓜app (甜瓜app) recently held a High School Appreciation Luncheon and Information Program to show gratitude to the faculty and staff from area high schools for their contribution to 甜瓜app’s Dual Enrollment Program.

The program took place at the Conference Center on 甜瓜app’s in Calhoun. Counselors, faculty, and administrators from schools across the northwest Georgia region took part in the luncheon.

During the program, information was provided about various high school initiatives, the results of the Dual Enrollment Program, and other key partnerships in 甜瓜app’s nine county service area.

Georgia’s Dual Enrollment Program allows qualified high school students to maximize their education and career training by taking courses that earn college and high school credit at the same time.

For four consecutive years, 甜瓜app has had the largest number of Dual Enrollment students out of all of the technical colleges in the state of Georgia according to the “High School Collaborative Enrollment: Academic Year 2017” report issued by the (TCSG).

Stuart Phillips, vice president of Student Affairs, speaks at the 2018 High School Appreciation Luncheon. Counselors, faculty, and administrators from schools across the northwest Georgia region took part in the luncheon.

The program began with a welcome from , executive vice president at 甜瓜app. Popham thanked the attendees and discussed upcoming programs to benefit high school students.

, vice president of Student Affairs at 甜瓜app, said that the strong collaboration with each school was essential for Dual Enrollment to succeed.

“We have great partnerships with all of our schools and we do have some room to grow,” said Phillips. “We are constantly meeting with various school systems, city and county, to look for innovative ways to grow for the benefit of our students and their families.”

Phillips also discussed the Whitfield Murray Campus expansion that is currently underway.

“The new 80,000 square feet building in Dalton will be the largest building on any of our campuses once it is complete,” said Phillips.

Kristi Hart, director of High School Initiatives, discussed some of the highlights from Georgia Northwestern’s Dual Enrollment Program.

“We had one high school student graduate with an associate degree this past May,” said Hart. “We also had 30 students who graduated with at least one certificate before they walked across their high school stage.”

甜瓜app provides quality workforce education to the citizens of Northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma, or a certificate in business, health, industrial, or public service career paths. This past year, 16,402 people benefited from 甜瓜app’s credit and noncredit programs. With an annual credit enrollment of 7,750 students, 甜瓜app is the largest college in Northwest Georgia. 甜瓜app has an additional enrollment of 8,652 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training, and Georgia Quick Start.  For more information about 甜瓜app, visit us at 甜瓜app.edu or contact a Student Help Center at any one of our six campus locations at 866-983-4682.  甜瓜app is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an Equal Opportunity Institution.

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John Kenyon Assistant Director of Marketing & Public Relations