EDUCATION
Chattahoochee Technical College
Photo special to the MDJ // Claire and Alan Peterson received the Volunteer of the Year award. Pictured from left are Technical College System
of Georgia State board member Jay Cunningham, Chattahoochee Technical College president Ron Newcomb, award winners Claire and Alan
Peterson, Chattahoochee Tech Foundation Board of Trustees chairman Jason Anavitarte and Chattahoochee Technical College Board of
Directors chairman Mark Haney.
Staff reports
Chattahoochee Technical College kicked off the 2019 fall
semester with 10,357 students enrolled for classes. The Marietta
based technical school is the largest in the state.
The college’s fall enrollment included students from 75
Georgia counties, according to Missy Cusack, executive director
of admissions and records. Cusack said the average age of its
students is now 24 years old, which reflects a younger student
every year since 2011.
“Even Georgia’s youngest citizens are understanding the value
of a technical education,” she said.
The college’s Marietta campus at 980 South Cobb Drive, is one
of six locations and at the start of the fall 2019 semester enrolled
about 4,000 students, according to the school.
The Marietta campus’s enrollment is followed by the North
Metro campus in Bartow County with nearly 3,000 students and
the Paulding campus with just under 1,000 students.
There are also more than 700 students registered for classes at
the Canton Campus, and more than 600 registered for classes at
the Woodstock campus. Another 593 students have enrolled at
the Mountain View Campus in Cobb County, and 570 students
are enrolled at the Appalachian campus in Pickens County.
The college reported that online registration has also grown
with “many students taking at least one online course.”
Online programs available at Chattahoochee Tech include accounting,
business management, business technology, criminal
justice technology, logistics and supply chain management and
marketing management.
“Chattahoochee Tech provides a high quality, easily accessible
college education at a fraction of the cost of other area colleges
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and universities,” Cusack said.
“The college awards certificates, diplomas and associate
degrees in more than 50 programs of study through traditional
classroom courses as well as online training. We
also provide the community with learning opportunities,
including customized workforce training, adult literacy and
continuing education programs.”
FACTBOX
Chattahoochee Technical College
Main Campus: 980 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA 30060
770-528-4545
Number of students: 10,357 (fall 2019)
In-state tuition by semester:
$1,200 per 12 credit hours, plus mandatory fees of $360 for a total
of $1,560 per semester
Undergraduate tuition per credit hour:
$100 per credit hour for in-state students.
Most popular programs and departments: Health Science
programs, which account for more than 20% of student enrollment,
and Business and Technical programs, which account for nearly
23% of student enrollment.