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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.

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...