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Southern Pines College and Career Academy (SPCCA) hosted a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. This event comes on the heels of the construction completion and opening of the College and Career Academy in late August. Since opening the doors, classes have been held daily on the Baxley instructional site offering area high school students a number of program opportunities not otherwise available to them. SPCCA partners with Coastal Pines Technical...

The CPTC Foundation hosted a luncheon on the Jesup Instructional Site for the Charles Eames Travel Scholarship on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. A total of 14 Travel Scholarships were awarded for the Fall Semester (not all awardees attended the luncheon) to students taking classes at the college. After the luncheon, Mr. Eames was presented with a plaque at the entrance of the Jesup Library to indicate the room naming. Earlier in the year, the CPTC Foundation announced the naming of the...

Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) is proud to announce the three GOAL (Georgia’s Occupational Award of Leadership) Finalists for the 2023-2024 year. These outstanding students were chosen after being nominated by their instructors for good academic standing and impressive work during their time at Coastal Pines Technical College. These three students will sit in front of a panel of community judges and give their speeches. Of these three students, one will be named the 2023-2024...

The Coastal Pines Technical College’s Practical Nursing program continues to see great success! The newest accomplishment comes from the Baxley, Alma, and Golden Isles campus students. All three cohorts of students from these campuses have received a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX-PN on their first attempt. Congratulations to these students! The Practical Nursing diploma program at Coastal Pines is designed to prepare students to write the NCLEX-PN for licensure as practical nurses. The...

Coastal Pines Technical College has recently purchased a 52-foot mobile welding lab. This self-contained trailer is outfitted with state-of-the-art welding tool sets and equipment to make up 8 working welding booths. The trailer also has its own ventilation and air conditioning systems to allow for a safe working environment. The equipment is set up to train 16 welding operations 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, and 6G Welding positions and Gas Metal Arc, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GMAW/MIG), Shielded...

Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Accounting students have had the opportunity for the last two years to participate in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) VITA program. This program allows CPTC students to get real world accounting experience during their time in the accounting program. VITA is a program that allows you to get your taxes prepared and filed for free. The program is coordinated locally by volunteers from one or more community-based organizations. Volunteers are...

Michele Acevedo, an Interdisciplinary Studies student in the Golden Isles campus recently received the Golden Isles ACT scholarship from the CPTC Foundation. CPTC Foundation Trustees Donna Gowen Poe and Woody Woodside presented the check to Michele. Golden Isles ACT scholarship funds are used to support students with tuition, fees, and supplies. The mission of the CPTC Foundation is to further the mission and goals of Coastal Pines Technical College by providing financial and other...

The safety of our employees and students continues to be our number one priority. In an abundance of caution and to provide everyone an opportunity to assess and repair any damages from the storm, please note the following: • All CPTC campuses will be closed, and classes are cancelled until Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Normal operations will resume at that time. • Dual enrollment classes held on a high school campus should refer to the local school system for cancellation...

In an abundance of caution and to provide everyone an opportunity to assess any damages from the approaching storm, please note following (updates in italics): All CPTC campuses will be closed, and classes are cancelled for Wednesday, August 30, 2023, and for the morning of Thursday, August 31, 2023. Normal business operations and classes on all CPTC campuses will resume Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Dual enrollment classes held on a high school campus should refer to the...

Due to the approaching storm, please be aware of the following: All CPTC campuses will be closed, and classes are cancelled for Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Normal business operations will resume Thursday, August 31, 2023. Dual enrollment classes held on a high school campus should refer to the local school system for cancellation information. Please continue to monitor campus emails, emergency text alerts, and the website home page for further updates.

Heather Magnotti, Associate of Science Nursing (ASN) student, on the Jesup Campus recently received a MORE Scholarship awarded by the Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation for the fall semester. CPTC Foundation Trustee Miriam Murray presented the check to Heather. Ms. Murray is a longtime Trustee of the CPTC Foundation where she serves as the Secretary as well as a member of the MORE Committee that helped to raise these scholarship funds. The MORE Scholarship was created by a...

Jennifer Hale is a working wife and mother who desired a career that challenged her and also allowed her to give back to her community, where she is currently employed at Okefenokee RESA as the Registrar. Through research for a degree and college that would allow her the flexibility to be a full-time employee, wife, and mother, she landed on the Business Technology program at Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC). Jennifer said, "The Business Technology program allowed me to support my...