Middle Georgia Technical College signs agreement with GSW

WARNER ROBINS, Ga.--President Ivan H. Allen of Middle Georgia Technical College (MGTC) in Warner Robins and President Kendall A. Blanchard of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) signed an agreement Tuesday, Oct. 21 allowing credits from MGTC to transfer in the areas of Computer Information Systems and Information Technology. Boris Peltsverger Ph.D., dean of the GSW School of Computing and Mathematics, and Arvind C. Shah Ph.D., computer science professor at GSW, joined Blanchard for the signing.

“I believe that if we can work together to help students accomplish goals, then we should do that,” said Blanchard.  “This agreement between Georgia Southwestern and Middle Georgia Technical College will benefit many students. We look forward to a long and productive partnership.”

Cindy Rumney, program chair for Computer Information Systems (CIS) at MGTC, and CIS instructor Felicia Everidge, along with Gerri Sorrell, MGTC’s vice president for Academic Affairs, worked to secure the agreement with GSW. This joint program will be open to MGTC graduates of the Computer Information Systems/Information Technology associate degree programs and will allow for transferability of several MGTC courses toward a Bachelor of Science degree in information technology at GSW.

“We are excited about this new opportunity with Georgia Southwestern,” said Allen. “This agreement will be very beneficial to our students and is just one example of the avenues we continually pursue to give our students a chance to reach their goals and become productive citizens of our community.”

Similar to a more expansive agreement GSW has with South Georgia Technical College in Americus, the document between the two MGTC and GSW will take effect January 2009.

Middle Georgia Technical College offers both diploma and degree programs in the areas of Computer Information Systems and Information Technology, as well as several technical certificates of credit. Day, evening, and online classes are available.

For more information about the CIS/IT program between GSW and MGTC, call MGTC at (478) 988-6800 or Georgia Southwestern Academic Affairs at (229) 928-1361.

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