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Our faculty and staff have returned to campus today and are working hard to determine the best way forward for the Fall semester. As previously announced, classes will resume tomorrow, Tuesday, October 8, 2024. We want to emphasize once again that there will be no penalties for missed assignments, exams, or other class requirements during the time CPTC was closed. As we continue recovering from Hurricane Helene, our faculty are fully prepared to work with you to get back on track and...

Good afternoon Stingray community. We hope you continue to recover from the effects of Hurricane Helene in your area. With regards to resuming normal operations: ➡ Campuses will open on Monday, October 7, 2024 for faculty and staff only. ➡ We will tentatively resume classes on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 barring any major complications. We will update our student body after we assess the situation on Monday during the staff work day. We plan to continue communicating with our...

Due to the effects of Hurricane Helene in our service delivery area, all campuses will remain closed through the end of this week. It is our intention to open again on Monday, October 7th but that is contingent on multiple circumstances. We will make updates as we know more on our college social media accounts, the website, and campus text & email alerts. Students are not expected to complete assignments, exams, or other class requirements during the closure as we are experiencing power,...

Due to the impact of Hurricane Helene, all Coastal Pines locations will remained closed through Tuesday, October 1, 2024. We are continuing to access the situation and damage to our service delivery area and will make an announcement as we know more. The safety of our students, faculty, and staff remain our top priority. To receive updates, continue to monitor social media, text alerts, email, and our website.

Weather Alert! HURRICANE HELENE Update Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Due to the impending threat of inclement weather from Hurricane Helene, please read below for detailed information on school closures and class cancellations: All CPTC campuses will be closed, and classes are cancelled for Thursday, September 26th and Friday, September 27th. Normal business operations will resume on Monday, September 30, 2024. Please continue to monitor campus emails, emergency text...

Congratulations to Dr. Jeannie Martin, Lead Biology Instructor at CPTC, for her recent publication in Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation. New Marking Methodology in Pangolin Conservation: Introducing the Pangolin Universal Notching System Innovative Solution Provides Standardized and Widely Accessible Method to Enhance Pangolin Tracking and Conservation Efforts Waycross, GA — Have you ever wondered how scientists manage to track some of the world's most elusive...

The Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation is set to host its annual John P. Pike Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament. This tournament is hosted every year by the CPTC Foundation to help raise scholarship funds to benefit CPTC students. The CPTC Foundation Golf Tournament is Friday, October 18, 2024 at the Okefenokee Country Club in Blackshear, Ga. For more information on the tournament, to sponsor, put in a team, or to donate, please visit...

Brunswick, GA — The Golden Isles Development Authority (GIDA) will host the “Golden Isles Talent Discovery Showcase,” an engaging event set to take place from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, September 6, 2024, during First Friday in Historic Downtown Brunswick. The Talent Discovery Showcase is an opportunity for students and professionals to learn about upskilling and local careers in the skilled trade professions. First Friday attendees who stop by the GIDA offices, located at 209...

NextEra Energy recently donated $2,500 to the Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation to go towards the Adult Education Program. These funds will be earmarked to assist with paying for High School Equivalency (HSE) testing fees for students who have completed their HSE course work and are ready to complete their HSE diploma test. "We appreciate our partners at NextEra Energy for their continued support of the Adult Education Program and the college. The funds from this donation...

Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) is excited to announce the completion of the 3rd class of the Stingray Leadership Academy. Thirteen of our awesome faculty and staff completed this internal leadership program. The Stingray Leadership Academy is an internal leadership program created and adopted by CPTC to expose employees to various divisions of the college, its daily functions, the budget process, enrollment, and more to prepare employees for potential internal promotion. There are...

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...

Weather Alert! Tropical Storm Debby Update Due to potential weather conditions produced by Tropical Storm Debby, please read below for detailed information on school closures: All campuses will be closed on Monday and Tuesday August 5-6, 2024. Current plans are to resume normal business operations on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Please continue to monitor campus emails, emergency text alerts, and the website home page for updates.