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Coastal Pines 2023-2024 EAGLE Winner Announced

Tasaka Lasha Jones has been chosen as the 2023-2024 EAGLE winner for Coastal Pines Technical College! Tasaka is a Bacon County Adult Education student currently enrolled at Coastal Pines Technical College in the Phlebotomy Program. Ms. Jones will go on to represent Coastal Pines Technical College at the Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE Leadership Institute on March 25-27, 2024. The Leadership Institute recognizes and honors those students who have demonstrated superior achievement in adult...



Outstanding Career and Technical Students recognized as new inductees in the National Technical Honor Society

Outstanding Career and Technical Students at Coastal Pines Technical College were honored today as the newest inductees into the National Technical Honor Society, the honor society for Career & Technical Education (CTE). Seventy-three students were inducted for membership based on their skill development and academic achievement in their Career & Technical courses. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA, completed 12 credit hours of courses, and receive an endorsement from an instructor to be...



Technical College System of Georgia and Coastal Pines Celebrate Outstanding Alumni of the Year Joey Bullard

Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) is proud to announce the Alumni of the Year nomination for CPTC alumni, Joey Bullard. Joey Bullard is a Practical Nursing graduate from Coastal Pines Technical College. After graduating from Pierce County High School as an honor graduate, Joey began his studies in 2006 with Okefenokee Technical College (now CPTC) and Waycross College (now South Georgia State College). By enrolling in a joint program with two colleges, he completed his Imaging...



Southern Pines College and Career Academy Hosts Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

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...



Students Honored at Charles Eames Travel Scholarship Luncheon

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...



CPTC GOAL Finalists Announced

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...



Three Campuses See 100% Pass Rate on NCLEX-PN

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...



High Tech, High Quality Training. Delivered to You.

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...



Accounting Students Prepare to Participate in VITA

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...



Golden Isles Student Receives Scholarship

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...



HURRICANE IDALIA UPDATE 8/30/23, 2:30pm

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...



Hurricane Idalia 3:00 p.m. Update

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...