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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...

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...

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...

The Harley Langdale Jr. Foundation pledges to support Coastal Pines Technical College's (CPTC) Timber Harvesting Program for the next five years with a donation amount of $75,000 to the CPTC Foundation. These funds will be used in student scholarships and other costs associated with the program. The Harley Langdale Jr. Foundation has been a big supporter of the Timber Harvesting Program since its inception. The funds they have donated in the past have been instrumental in the success and...

The Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation hosted the 8th annual Sporting Clays Tournament on April 22, 2023 at the Dorchester Shooting Preserve in Midway, Ga. There were more than 18 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 Community Bank of Baxley, 2nd place was Shoreline Marine, and 3rd place was Thomas and Hutton....

The Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation hosted a 10-year anniversary celebration on the college’s Waycross campus on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. This celebration was to mark the 10th year of the Charles Eames Travel Fund Scholarship and the Charles Eames Scholarship. During the celebration, it was announced by President Lonnie Roberts that the library system at Coastal Pines was being named the “Charles B. Eames Library”. A sign was unveiled above the entrance to the...

The Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation received a $5,000 donation from the Hope 1312 Collective organization. The donation was used to set up the Hope 1312 Scholarship for Coastal Pines Technical College students. The scholarship will be available for students to apply for beginning Summer Semester 2023. This scholarship will be used to assist students not only with their tuition and fees but, any books and supplies related to their program as well. Hope 1312 Collective is...

The Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation received a $10,000 grant from the Terry Thomas Foundation. The Terry Thomas Foundation, located in Glynn County on Sea Island, was established in 2004. Ms. Thomas passed away in 2011, but her Foundation continues to have a powerful impact on her community. Susan Goodhue, Executive Director of the Terry Thomas Foundation presented the check to Stephanie Roberts, Executive Director of College Advancement with Coastal Pines Technical...

The Waycross Bar Association donated to the Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation to go towards student scholarships. Alexis Nolan, Waycross resident, and Associate of Applied Science Education student is the proud recipient of a $250 scholarship. Donations like these from community partners assist our students with tuition, fees, books, supplies and other program related expenses. For more information on the CPTC Foundation, visit www.coastalpines.edu/foundation.

The CPTC Foundation recently awarded the Georgia Automotive Dealers Association (GADA) scholarship to 10 students in Automotive Collision and Automotive Repair programs for Fall Semester. Students in auto-technology, auto-collision, and other automotive related programs were eligible to apply for assistance from the Georgia Automobile Dealers Association Scholarship to offset any fees, costs of attendance, books, supplies and other educational expenses. These tools sets, which will go...

The Camden County Board of Education has donated $30,000 to Coastal Pines Technical College Foundation. The purpose of this fund/scholarship is to support Camden County High School students who are dually enrolled at Coastal Pines Technical College and do not receive state funding to pay for their courses. “The dual enrollment program is extremely beneficial to these high school students, and we are excited about the prospect of serving more students with this donation made by the...