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Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) was recently ranked the #3 online community college in the nation by Online Schools Guide. Not only does this distinction come as an exciting win for Coastal Pines, but also for the state of Georgia. Coastal Pines was the #1 rated Georgia school on the Top 10 list indicated by Online Schools Guide. Online Schools Guide ranked the community colleges based on searching accredited Community Colleges offering online or hybrid degree programs. They first...

Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation Board of Trustees welcomes their newest Trustee, Dr. Edie Baxley from Appling County. She joins the CPTC Foundation Board of Trustees as the first-ever representative from Appling County. Larry Paulk Chairman of the Board of Trustees feels that Dr. Edie Baxley will be a great addition to the Board of Trustees and will bring focus to the Appling County area. Dr. Baxley will serve a 4-year term on the Board of Trustees. CPTC Foundation Trustees...

South Georgia State College (SGSC), Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (WGTC) and Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) announced a historic collaboration that will provide education students an opportunity to obtain an elementary and special education four-year degree locally. With the signing of the articulation agreement on September 29, 2021, students can now seamlessly transfer from WGTC and CPTC into the Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Special Education program at SGSC. The...

Every year, Georgia Trend releases a list of 40 of the state of Georgia’s most esteemed and influential people under the age of 40. This year one of our very own, CPTC Local Board Member, Ralph Staffins, was named to this prestigious list of Georgians! Ralph currently serves as President and CEO of the Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce and serves his community and the college by being a member of the Board of Directors. The CPTC board members represent a variety of business,...

The Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Associate of Science Nursing (ASN) Program was awarded full program approval at the September 15, 2021 Georgia Board of Nursing Meeting. This approval comes after the College had a successful first year cohort of associate degree graduates in May 2021. The full approval status is granted through December 2031 for a 10-year time period. The ASN Program was awarded Candidacy Status from the Accreditation Commissions for Education in Nursing (ACEN)...

Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) has recently had the opportunity to offer new Dual Enrollment courses at Clinch County High School (CCHS). Clinch County recently began offering Timber Harvesting Operations, Construction, Shampoo Tech, and the Nurse Aide Program through Coastal Pines by way of the Dual Enrollment program. Participating students are able to begin taking these college-level courses, and if passed, will receive college credit for those courses for no cost to the student....

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...

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...

Recently, the Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Radiologic Technology Program underwent an accreditation review process and passed with flying colors. The program has received continued accreditation for another eight years by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). The continuing accreditation status of the associate degree radiography program sponsored by Coastal Pines Technical College was considered and awarded at the July 20, 2021 meeting of the...

Coastal Pines Participating in the TCSG Collaboration for the National Science Foundation Effort to Transform Online Education through Artificial Intelligence The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) is a partner in a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Artificial Intelligence Research Institute that is focusing on transforming online education. NSF is investing $20 million in Georgia on a collaborative effort designed to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to transform learning...

Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) recently hired and swore in a new Campus Police Chief, Ethan Johnson. Lonnie Roberts performed the swearing-in ceremony on the Waycross Campus. Ethan began his career in law enforcement by enrolling in the criminal justice program at South Georgia Technical College. After graduation, he enrolled in the police academy at South Georgia Technical College’s campus. Upon graduation, he was employed by Georgia Southwestern State University’s Department...

Due to the threat of severe weather from Tropical Storm Elsa, please read below for detailed information on campus closures: All CPTC campuses will be closed beginning at 1 pm on Wednesday, July 7th. The College will resume normal business operations on Thursday, July 8th. Classes are not meeting this week due to the July 4th holiday. Please continue to monitor campus emails, emergency text alerts, and the website home page for further potential updates on the reopening of...