Albany Tech, Georgia Military College ink articulation agreement

ALBANY — Albany Technical College and Georgia Military College formally agreed to an articulation agreement Wednesday. According to officials with both schools, the goal of the agreement is to provide associate of applied science graduates of select Albany Tech programs the opportunity to continue their education at Georgia Military College online to earn their bachelor of applied science degree.

Under the agreement, any Albany Tech student graduating from the school with an AAS degree that has at least 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) of technical/occupational credit accepted as transfer credit by GMC is guaranteed admission into one of GMC’s BAS degree programs.

“We are thrilled to launch our BAS degree programs and look forward to serving the students of Albany Technical College,” Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, president of Georgia Military College, said. “Our BAS degrees are designed to build upon the occupational/technical education provided by an associate of applied science degree program and provide an excellent pathway toward completion of a bachelor’s degree. Our BAS degree programs prepare students for career advancement opportunities and management roles in their technical or occupational field.”

GMC has an annual enrollment of more than 12,000 students at 11 campuses throughout the state and online. In addition to GMC, Albany Tech currently has articulation agreements with Albany State University, Fort Valley State University, Georgia Southwestern state University, Kennesaw State University, Mercer University, Middle Tennessee State University, Savannah State University and Valdosta State University.

“It’s always beneficial for our students to have choices and opportunities to review their options,” ATC President Anthony Parker said. “It’s all about the option to continue to grow and further their educations without ever leaving Albany.”

The agreement formally recognizes that Albany Technical College and Georgia Military College are committed to the establishment of an educational partnership to better serve currently enrolled and future students at both institutions, as well as support economic and work force development in the communities served by the educational institutions.

Further, the latest articulation agreement is consistent with Gov. Nathan Deal’s Complete College Georgia initiative designed to provide an improved educational pipeline from high school through college graduation.

Academic programs included for ATC students earning an AAS degree that will transfer to a BAS in Business Management include Accounting, Business Logistics Management, Business Management, Marketing Management and Operations Management.

For ATC students earning an AAS that will transfer to a BAS in Supervision and Management, academic programs include Business Administrative Technology, Civil Engineering Technology, Computer Programming, Computer Support Specialist, Culinary Arts, Design and Media Production Technology, Drafting Technology, Early Childhood Care and Education, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, Electromechanical Engineering Technology, Electronics Technology, Fire Science Technology, Health Information Technology, Hotel/Tourism/Restaurant Management, Industrial Systems Technology, Information Security Specialist, Law Enforcement Technology, Medical Assisting, Networking Specialist, Paramedicine, Pharmacy Technology and Radiologic Technology.