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Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) is proud to announce the appointment of Meaghan Harkleroad as Dean of Allied Health. Meaghan has been employed with Coastal Pines since May of 2020 as a Practical Nursing instructor before recently being promoted to Dean of Allied Health in July. Meaghan graduated from Okefenokee Technical College’s (now Coastal Pines) Practical Nursing program before continuing her education to earn her Associate of Science Nursing degree from South Georgia State...

Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) is proud to announce the appointment of Carley McDonald as Vice President for Student Affairs. Carley has worked for Coastal Pines in various roles over her ten-year tenure with the college but has been with the Technical College System of Georgia for a total of thirteen years. She started her career at Coastal Pines on the Jesup campus in 2013 as a Dual Enrollment Coordinator and served in that role for eight years before being promoted to Associate...

The National Board for Respiratory Care (NRBC) recently donated $10,000 to start a Respiratory Care Scholarship for students enrolled in the Respiratory Care Program here at Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC). To qualify for the scholarship, students must be enrolled in the Respiratory Care Therapy program and meet minimum G.P.A. requirements set by the CPTC Foundation. Students can be enrolled full-time or part-time to qualify for this scholarship. "We are very excited to offer this...

Amanda Morris Foreman, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs, was recently named as one of 24 new fellows for the 17th cohort of the Georgia Education Policy Fellowship Program through the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education. The Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) is a national professional development program sponsored by the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) that provides potential leaders with the knowledge and networks to advance...

Coastal Pines Technical College’s (CPTC) Adult Education Program is the first of only two Adult Education Program providers in the State of Georgia to exceed their High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) diploma attainment for the 2024 fiscal year! CPTC’s Adult Education Program surpassed this goal by having 189 adult education and English Speakers of Other Languages (ESL) students earn their HSE diplomas. The Adult Education Program exceeded by 120.4% of their HSE attainment goal and served a...

Coastal Pines Technical College will be hosting Free Application Week July 22-26th. This event will be held on each of the seven campus locations (Alma, Baxley, Hazlehurst, Jesup, Camden, Golden Isles and Waycross) as well as online at www.coastalpines.edu. If a student is applying online, they should use the code FALL2024 inside the application. Students applying for the Fall 2024 Semester can have their $25 application fee waived at any point during the week of the 22nd. This event is...

Coastal Pines Technical College’s (CPTC) Registered Apprenticeship Program has been on a steady incline over the last two years with more than 40 local business and industry partners in the program. South Georgia Cotton Gin, now part of the Cotton Partners Company, was the first Commercial Truck Driving Apprenticeship Partner. Mr. James Selph, a Commercial Truck Driving student, has worked at South Georgia Cotton Gin for Mr. Gary Evans as a Registered Apprentice and is the first...

The Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Adult Education Program conducted its first ever Integrated Education and Training (IET) OSHA Forklift Operator Training on May 31, 2024, at the Ware County Jail. Four adult education students incarcerated at the Ware County Jail voluntarily participated in the final portion of the weeklong hands-on skills part of the OSHA Forklift training. Under the direction of Mr. Lacey Hines, OSHA Forklift Instructor, all four adult education students gained...

Recently, the Satilla REMC Foundation donated $10,000 to the Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation. This donation will be used towards scholarships for the Electrical Lineworker Program at the Southern Pines College and Career Academy (SPCCA) to directly support the dual enrollment students and costs associated with the program. Through assistance from community partners and donors like Satilla REMC, the CPTC Foundation continues to serve students in need of financial...

On Tuesday, June 11, 2024, Coastal Pines Technical College hosted the grand opening and ribbon cutting for its new Precision Machining & Manufacturing Building at the Camden Campus. This milestone event marks a significant expansion of the college's facilities and resources, aimed at enhancing educational opportunities in technical and manufacturing fields. The celebration also featured an open house for the Camden campus, offering attendees a comprehensive tour of both the new Precision...

Each semester Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) recognizes students who have accomplished high academic achievement through the President’s List, Dean’s List and the Academic Achievement Award. The President's List recognizes full-time students who earned a semester GPA of 4.00 and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. The Dean’s List recognizes CPTC students enrolled full time who have earned a semester GPA of 3.75 - 3.99 out of a possible 4.0 and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0...

The Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation hosted the 9th annual Sporting Clays Tournament on May 4, 2024, at the Dorchester Shooting Preserve in Midway, Ga. There were 22 teams participating in the event, and over $20,000 was raised for student scholarships. Winners were chosen based on Lewis Class rules and were split into two brackets. For bracket A, 1st place was JM Miles, 2nd place was Enviva, and 3rd place Darien Telephone. Bracket B winners were International Auto...