New President of Lanier Technical College Named

The college has a campus in downtown Winder.

Lanier Tech's Winder-Barrow Campus to Host Open House for Prospective Students

Attendees will receive all the information needed to register in time for summer term classes, which start May 21.

Barrow residents interested in furthering their educations or learing the skills needed to move into a different career are invited to check out Lanier Technical College. Staff, faculty and students will host an open house at the Winder-Barrow campus, where attendees will receive all the information needed to register in time for summer term classes, which begin May 21. The open house will include tours of the campus, and faculty advisors from many of the school's program areas will be available to speak with prospective students.  The open house will be held from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 5. Application fees will be waived for those who apply during the open house. Click here for more information on Lanier Tech or call 770-531-6300.

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Lanier Technical College to Host GED Orientation at Winder-Barrow Campus

Teens and adults who wish to enroll in Lanier Tech’s General Education Development Program in Winder, Statham or Auburn are encouraged to attend the next orientation session Friday, Jan. 27.

In addition to providing a wide variety of academic courses that run the gamut from accounting and business management to solar energy technology and welding, Lanier Technical College also offers an Adult Education Program that features General Education Development and English literacy classes free of charge to students. Before enrolling in GED classes at Lanier Technical College or registering for the GED test itself, participation in an orientation is strongly recommended. Orientations include activities such as taking the diagnostic assessment test, watching a video about the use of the calculator on the GED test and writing a brief essay detailing why the student wishes to obtain a GED.  Adults who are 20 years of age or older and …

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Local Lanier Tech Student Selected as Semi-finalist for Award

A student at Lanier Technical College's Winder campus is one of the college’s four semi-finalists for a statewide award.

A student at Lanier Technical College's Winder campus is one of the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership. Jennifer Whaley, who is in the medical assisting program at the Winder Campus, is one of four Lanier Tech students to be selected. Other semifinalists are Tammy Baker, who is studying cosmetology at the Oakwood Campus, Leisa Stevens, who is studying business administrative technology at the Oakwood campus, and Sue Ferguson, who is studying business administration at the Dawson campus. GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s 25 …

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Lanier Tech Earns ‘Gold Standard’ Accreditation

College President Russell Vandiver said accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is the “gold standard for academic quality”.

Lanier Technical College, which has a campus in Winder, has received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. “This is the culmination of a five-year effort by Lanier Technical College,” President Russell Vandiver said in a release announcing the accreditation. “Regional accreditation by a body such as SACS-COC is the gold standard for academic quality. This accreditation, along with our long-standing affiliation with the Council on Occupational Education, assures students they are getting the very best in workforce development education.” The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is the regional accrediting agency for the southeastern United States focusing on academic quality and …

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