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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...

Two new board members were recently appointed to the Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Local Board of Directors by the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia. Appointed to Board were Kristy King Foreman, owner of Ellianos in Waycross (Ware County), and Summer Stipe, COO at Baptist Village (Pierce County). Calvin Bennett, Probate Judge in Ware County presided over the swearing in of the new members. The CPTC local board of directors serves in an advisory capacity to...

Coastal Pines Technical College’s (CPTC) Adult Education Program proudly held its’ first Commencement Ceremony on July 21, 2023, at the Ware County Sheriff’s Office. In early March, Katrena Felder, Executive Director of CPTC’s Adult Education Program and Sheriff Carl James of the Ware County Sheriff’s Office developed a partnership that has created a positive impact between adult education services and the jail population. CPTC’s Adult Education Program offered the...

Leadership from Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) and Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a training partnership today. HMGMA CEO/President Oscar Kwon and CPTC President Lonnie Roberts signed the MOU on the CPTC Baxley instructional site. “We are excited for this partnership with Coastal Pines,” said CEO Kwon. “This partnership helps us build a future workforce and gives Coastal Pines students the skills they need to...

The Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation recently sold its George Street property to Waycross Heating and Cooling. This established Waycross business will soon be relocating its headquarters to George Street for its operations. Waycross Heating and Cooling has a unique tie to our college aside from purchasing the property from the Foundation. Jeffrey Wade, owner, and Jordan Cason, employee, are both former students at the college when it was Okefenokee Technical College...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently donated to the Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation. This $25,000 donation will be used for the scholarship and endowment program that was created in January of 2022 to invest in the next generation of Georgia’s commercial fishermen. Students who are entering into the college’s Basic Commercial Fisherman Program can qualify for financial assistance from this scholarship by the CPTC Foundation to cover expenses...