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...

On December 14, 2022, the Satilla REMC Foundation donated $20,000 to the Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation. The donations are broken in to two separate donations. One $10,000 check will be used toward scholarships for the Electrical Lineworker Program to directly support the students and costs associated with the program, including tuition, books, and supplies. The second $10,000 donation was made to the general scholarship fund to assist any student at Coastal Pines who...

The Rayonier Community Fund awarded the Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Forestry Program a $2000 donation to assist with with supplies such as Clinometers, diameter tapes (logging tapes), cruising vests, handheld compasses, and other programmatic expenses. The CPTC Forestry Program is currently taught on the Waycross campus and the Basic Timber Harvesting certificate can be earned at Pierce and Charlton County High Schools through the dual enrollment Program. For more information...

James Willis, Area Manager of Georgia Power presented a $10,000 check to the Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. These funds will be allocated to providing scholarships to students in need of financial assistance. The Foundation prides itself on being able to meet a student in that place of need and help push them toward their educational goals. “Georgia Power has been a strong community partner with CPTC for many years. This contribution...

The National Board for Respiratory Care (NRBC) has donated $5,000 to start a Respiratory Care Scholarship for students enrolled in the Respiratory Care Program here at Coastal Pines Technical College. To qualify for the scholarship, students must be enrolled in the Respiratory Care/Therapy program itself and meet minimum G.P.A. requirements. Students can be either full or part-time enrolled to qualify for this scholarship. "We are very excited to offer this scholarship to Respiratory Care...

The Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Foundation hosted its annual John P. Pike Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament on Friday, October 14, 2022. There were 22 teams who participated in the tournament with over $28,000 being raised. For more information on the CPTC Foundation or upcoming fundraising events, please visit www.coastalpines.edu/foundation. The winners of the four-man scramble were as follows: First Gross: Enviva Pellets First Net: Okefenoke...

The Technical College Foundation Association (TCFA) recently announced Coastal Pines Technical College’s (CPTC) Foundation as receiving the designation of “Role Model Board.” A Role Model Board is one in which all Trustees are actively engaged in the work of the board, through regular attendance at board and committee meetings, college and foundation events, participation in leadership activities, personal professional development, and fundraising on behalf of the board. Coastal Pines...