Georgia Piedmont Technical College Road to Perfection Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) known originally as the DeKalb Area Vocational School during its establishment in 1961. It is one of the oldest and most respected unit of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). Currently with eleven locations in Dekalb, Rockdale, Newton, and Morgan counties, GPTC aim to be the leading institution for technical and adult education. To achieve this goal, the college promotes a conducive learning environment with friendly staffs and helpful instructors. However, Georgia Piedmont Technical College roads to perfection is being hindered by lack of some basic resources, website technical difficulties and limited class options for students. Adequate parking lot, classroom temperature control and appropriate water supply in bathrooms are the basic resources lacking in GPTC Clarkston campus. Both staff and student waste valuable time struggling to find a parking slot because of the limited spaces available. Student sometimes come late into class because they must walk long distance, thereby missing out on class work. The college loses productivity since …show more content…
It took more than a month before the student could register for summer session this year due to problems with the website. When the site eventually opened, registration and payment time was shortened to about two weeks instead of the original one-month time limit. The college may have lost potential revenue as the issue affect new student enrollment and likely discourage current students from registering for classes. Blackboard, the online learning platform GPTC uses experience intermittent outages, giving student lot of concern about due dates and work submission. The student must work ahead of time to avoid missing deadlines because of site outages, this is sometimes upsetting to some
Understanding college policies and procedures is critical for success at Delaware Technical Community College. The reason it is so critical is because every college has its own policies, and without knowing those policies it is impossible to follow them. One policy for example that would be critical to success is understanding the grading policy. Delaware Technical Community College does not have D on the grading scale, if someone didn't look further into that policy they may not know that they are actually in bad academic standing and are failing a class. Another important procedure that is critical to success is understanding the appeals process. While academic appeals are often not a good thing, it is important to know about in case
Mrs. Bell didn't have big expectations because she was the first in her family to attend college. She really had no clue what she was getting into which her expectations didn't differ.
South Texas College has locations conveniently located throughout Hidalgo and Starr counties. The Pecan Campus in McAllen, Mid-Valley Campus in Weslaco and Starr County Campus in Rio Grande City offer traditional college programs. The Nursing Allied Health Campus and the Technology Campus in McAllen provide specialized training for students entering the workforce. In addition, South Texas College has Workforce Training Centers at the Technology Campus and the Mid-Valley and Starr County campuses. The Percentage of applicants submitted is 58%.Students who do not qualify for admission under either of the above conditions are admitted if they are at least 18 years of age and submit placement score test results from the Texas Success Initiative
Chattahoochee Technical College easy access campus located around the state of Georgia make it easy for students to attend school. In my opinions this is a great transitional school. Whether you are transitioning from high school to a four years institution or you have already attained a bachelor degree and going on to post-secondary school this is a great option.
West Georgia Technical College is located in Waco, Georgia and is the state 's third-largest technical college. As part of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) is a rural two year public technical institution located in the west Georgia area with campuses in Douglasville, Murphy, Waco, Carrollton, Lagrange, and Newnan. Additionally, the college is principally a commuter campus. The college was formed on September 4, 2008 from a merger of West Central Technical and West Georgia Technical colleges. The State Board of the TCSG a voted unanimously to merge 14 technical colleges statewide into six institutions. The union formed the new West Georgia Technical College. The college serves the counties of Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether and Troup. Heard and Meriwether county locations do not have comprehensive campuses, but do have sites for classes.
Two specific groups that I identify with as part of my decision to attend Columbia Southern University is based on my family and work. As an individual my choice to attend is based on my own desire to achieve a higher education in order to obtain a job that is satisfactory to the life and goals I have mapped out for myself. By having a job for which I have specifically attended school for, it will allow me to get and sustain a career conducive to my own happiness and prosperity. While my own individual choice to attend school is great, I have a family that encouraged me greatly in this decision. Both my mother and father, between the two, have a Master’s degree in criminal justice, and a Bachelor's degree in paramedic studies. Naturally
Famu is located in Tallahassee Florida is called famu because it is abbreviation for Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University it has a joint state with Florida state university the school was founded October,3,1887. The mission of the institution is land grant, advancement of knowledge, empowerment of citizen communities, student centered environment for students and professional levels of energy and local partnership. Famu has a large population of 10,229 student that had enrolled in 2014 in Tallahassee Florida the tuition or the cost of the famu rooms, board, books and supplies, transportation all that is between 4,500.00-10,260.00 famu must hold
On Wednesday's class there were different students representing clubs and organizations at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The students who represented FAMU Connections talked how their organization recruit students through song and dance. The Greek student talked about the pros and cons of joining sorority and fraternity. When a person joins a sorority or fraternity he or she expands their social circle. They are also up for different leadership opportunities, a brotherhood/sisterhood, and also networking with older members or younger members. The cons that the members expressed to us was that time management skills was necessary, that you are at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University for school first. And also keeping
I would be an excellent fit for Appalachian State University and am eager to both embark on this new path of life and better myself as a person. I am determined to fulfill my potential and am certain that enrolling in Appalachian State would help me do so. Appalachian State provides numerous educational opportunities for its students and I would be ecstatic to be those students. I wish to pursue a career in physics and Appalachian's well-trained teachers, research-based learning, and educational rigor rigorous would give me an advantage when pursuing a job and following my passion. Appalachian State University is an outstanding school and I would love to be a part of
Norfolk State University, a historically black university, is rich in history and deeply rooted in the south eastern Virginia region. NSU is the only HBCU founded in the midst of the great depression. Since, NSU has grown tremendously over the last eighty years. Now, the campus spans 134 acers and has 40 buildings, four of which were newly built as of 2011. Through partnerships with neighboring universities, community organizations and business vendors, Norfolk State provides vital services to this area. It is a pristine center of education and a hub of black excellence and achievement. Needed now, more than ever, is a reflection on NSU’s political, cultural and social relevance in 2015.
Nashville State Community College (NSCC) is a comprehensive, regionally accredited, two-year community college in Nashville, Tennessee operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) which is one of the "two systems of public higher education in Tennessee" (TBR, 2015). The TBR was authorized by the Tennessee General Assembly passed in 1972, and it is the sixth-largest system of public higher education in the United States enrolling over 200,000 students. (TBR, 2015). Nashville State Community College is described to be a public social agency whose mission is to provide social services in which it consists of instructors, professionals, students – undergrad or graduates, staff including social workers (Ashman & Hull, 2001). A public social
I am currently interning at Carver College and Career Academy, which was formerly called Chesterfield Community High School and was also a school for only African Americans. Carver College and Career Academy is now an alternative school for all races. Students get sent to an alternative school when they’re having educational, behavioral, and/or medical problems that will distract them from receiving an education from a traditional school.
The University of North Texas is one of the largest universities in Texas. The university has around 35,000 students that commute or live on campus. As the result of this, the university doesn’t have enough parking spots for students and staff member due new construction of buildings for classes and Greek Life. This causes students and staff members to wander around through different parking lots to find a parking spots. There have been some cases were students looked for parking spot for 30 minute to 1 hour. This causes students to be late to classes and their jobs. At the University of North Texas, parking spot after 8:40 AM parking spot is hard to find. This means that people’s that have 11:00 AM class and commute, they have to leave their
The situation above is something many college students, especially those here at the University of California Riverside (UCR), are well aware of. Although there are tons of parking lots here at UCR, students still struggle to find a place to park. One of the main reasons is because of the increase in students attending across campuses all over the US. According to the National Center for Educational Statistic, “Between 2001 and 2011, enrollment increased 32 percent, from 15.9 million to 21.0 million.” As a result, the amount of parking spaces here at UCR could not compensate for the growing number of students. A lack of parking spaces can cause many detriments toward the students as it can hinder with their class schedules, cause them to either be late or miss a class, and overall affect their grades. If UCR implement a shuttle bus system for the empty parking lots that are far away from the school, students would be less stress about the parking
West Chester University’s ongoing attempts to meet the needs of the student body’s various demographics are commendable, but some areas and services should be granted priority due to their more numerous natures’ and relatively minimal cost. Some of the ones being readily addressed are the constraints of and accessibility to various academic buildings on West Chester’s campus. These include but are not limited to: