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Programs of Study
Academic Calendar
- 2019-2020 Academic Calendar
- 2018-2019 Academic Calendar
- 2017-2018 Academic Calendar
- 2016-2017 Academic Calendar
- 2015-2016 Academic Calendar
President's Message
About Athens Technical College
- Mission Statement
- Vision Statement
- Strategic Goals and Objectives
- History of the College
- Development Activities
- Accreditation, Approval, and Certification
- Memberships
- Program Advisory Committees
- Service Member Opportunity Colleges
Admissions Information
- Statement of Equal Opportunity
- Priority Application Deadlines
- Application Deadlines for Selective Admission Programs
- Eligible Applicants
- General Admission Requirements
- Home School Admission
- Provisional Admission
- Special Admission
- Admission Processes for Selective Admission Programs
- Transfer Student Admission
- Transient Student Admission
- Dual Enrollment Admission for High School Students
- Joint Enrollment Admission for High School Students
- International Student Admission
- Change of Major
- Readmission
- Life Science Programs Readmission
- ACCUPLACER Placement Examination
  - Testing Grid
- ACCUPLACER Retesting Policy
- Selective Admission Examinations
Advisement and Registration
- Early Alert Program
- Academic Advisement
- General Registration Information
- New Student Orientation, Registration, and Advising Day
- Returning Student Registration
- Transient Student Registration
- No-Show Policy
- Withdrawing From Classes
- Withdrawing From Online Courses
- Withdrawing for Military Duty
Academic Information
- Grade Point Averages
- Grading System
- Grade Discrepancy Policy
- Academic Probation
- Academic Dismissal
- President's List
- Dean's List
- Alternative Credit
- Transfer Credit
- Attendance Policy
- Auditing Classes
- Continuation of Instruction Plan
- Course Load
- Course Substitution
- Distance Learning
- Full-time Student Eligibility
- Residency Requirement
- Transcript Requests
- Transient Status for Athens Technical College Students
- Transfer Articulation Agreements
- Warranty of Graduates
- Work Ethics
Tuition and Fees
- Other Expenses
- Georgia Resident Defined
- Electronic Authorizations of Financial Aid
- Student Insurance
- Tuition/Fees Payment Deadlines
- Methods of Payment
- Collection of Debts
- Refunds
Financial Aid Information
- Federal Aid Programs
- State Aid Programs
- Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Withdrawing From or Dropping Classes
- Athens Tech Foundation Scholarships, Awards, and Access Funds
- Other Scholarship Opportunities
- Rehabilitation Services
- Veterans Program
Community Outreach
Academic and Student Support Services
- Statement of Equal Opportunity
- Special Population Services
- Veterans Services
- Academic Support Center
  - Workforce Innovation and Oppportunity Act
- Athens Technical College Emergency Notification System
- Bookstore
- Campus Police and Security
- Career Services
- Counseling Services
- Disability Services
- Emergency Action Plan
- Emergency Messages
- First Aid
- Housing
- Identification Cards
- Library Services
- Live Work
- Lost and Found
- New Student Orientation
- Parking
- Public Transportation
- Safety Escorts
- Sexual Health
- Student Email Accounts
- Telephone Services for Hearing Impaired
- TecknOWLogy Nest
Student Activities
Student Code of Conduct
- Definitions
- Student Rights and Responsibilities
- Academic Freedom
- Academic Rights
- Protection Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
- Freedom of Speech and Assembly
- Violations of Federal, State, or Local Law
- Weapons
- Prohibited Conduct
- Filing a Complaint
- Investigation and Decision
- Document Retention
- Children and Pets on Campus
- Use of Personal Electronic Devices
- Use of Tobacco Products
- Violation of Clinical Site Policies
Student Right-to-Know Information
- Grievance Procedures
- Complaints
- Campus Political Activity
- Computer Use and Internet Access
- Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act
- Clery Act
- Confidentiality of Student Records
- Discrimination or Harassment
- Drug-Free Campus Policy
- Drug Testing/Background Checks
- Hazardous Weather
- Intellectual Property
- Open Records Act
- Student Right-to-Know Act
- Unauthorized Distribution of Copyrighted Materials
- Visitors on Campus
- Voter Registration
Academic Honesty Policy
Business and Education
- Accounting
- Applied Technical Management
- Business Technology
- Business Management
- Computer Support Specialist
- Consumer Economics
- Culinary Arts
- Early Childhood Care and Education
- Early College Essentials
- Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management
- Interior Design
- Marketing Management
- Networking Specialist
- Paralegal Studies
- Social Work Assistant
- Technical Specialist
Life Science and Public Safety
- Agricultural Science
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Admission Requirements
  - Agricultural Science (Major Code: AS63)
  - Agricultural Systems and Mechanics (Major Code: AS51 )
  - Animal Science TCC (Major Code: AS61)
  - Ornamental Horticultural Production TCC (Major Code: OHP1)
  - Poultry Production and Processing (Major Code: PPA1)
- Bioscience
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - BioScience Website
  - Bioscience Associate Degree (Major Code: BI13)
  - Biological Sciences Laboratory Technician TCC (Major Code: BS11)
  - Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Technician TCC (Major Code: ALT1)
  - Bioscience Regulatory Assurance Technologist TCC (Major Code: RC11)
- Criminal Justice Technology
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Criminal Justice Technology Diploma (Major Code: CJT2)
  - Criminal Justice Technology Associate Degree (Major Code: CJT3)
  - Criminal Justice Fundamentals TCC (Major Code: CJ71)
  - Criminal Justice Specialist TCC (Major Code: CJ21)
- Dental Assisting
  - Accreditation
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Narrative with Course Table
  - Admission Requirements
    - Program Preliminary Requirements
    - Process for Selection for Transfer Admission
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - Dental Assisting Diploma (Major Code: DA12)
- Dental Hygiene
  - Accreditation
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Admission Requirements
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - Dental Hygiene Associate Degree (Major Code: DH13)
- Emergency Medical Technician
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - EMS Professions Diploma (Major Code: EP12)
  - Emergency Medical Technician TCC (EMT) (Major Code: EMJ1)
  - Emergency Medical Responder TCC (Major Code: EB71)
  - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician TCC (AEMT) (Major Code: EMH1)
  - Pre-hospital EMS Operations TCC (Major Code: PEO1)
- Fire Science Technology
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - Fire Science Technology Diploma (Major Code: FST2)
  - Fire Science Technology Associate Degree (Major Code: FS13)
  - Basic Fire Company Officer TCC (Major Code: BF11)
  - Fire Officer I TCC (Major Code: FF31)
  - Fire Officer II TCC (Major Code: FF51)
  - Firefighter I TCC (Major Code: FF11)
  - Firefighter II TCC (Major Code: FF21)
- Healthcare Assistant
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Healthcare Assistant TCC (Major Code: HA21)
- Health Information Management Technology
  - Accreditation
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Program Effectiveness Data
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Health Information Coding Diploma (Major Code: HI12)
  - Health Information Management Technology Associate Degree (Major Code: HI13)
  - Healthcare Access Representative TCC (Major Code: HC21)
- Interdisciplinary Studies
  - Mission Statement
  - Employment
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Admission Requirements
  - Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree (Major Code: AF53)
- Medical Assisting
  - Certification
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - Medical Assisting Diploma (Major Code: MA22)
- Nanotechnology
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Nanotechnology Associate Degree (Major Code: NA13)
  - Nanotechnology Technician TCC (Major Code: NT51)
- Nursing
  - Accreditation
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Admission Requirements
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - Licensure and Certification
  - The Bridge Program
  - ASN Program Effectiveness Data
  - Nursing Associate Degree (Major Code: NU53)
  - Nursing Bridge Program Associate Degree (Major Code: NTA3)
- Paramedicine
  - Accreditation
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Paramedicine Program Effectiveness
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - Paramedicine Diploma (Major Code: PT12)
  - Paramedicine Associate Degree (Major Code: PT13)
- Phlebotomy Technician
  - Approval
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - Phlebotomy Technician TCC (Major Code: PT21)
- Physical Therapist Assistant
  - Accreditation
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Physical Therapist Assistant Program Outcomes
  - Program Expenses
  - Admission Requirements
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - Physical Therapist Assistant Associate Degree (Major Code: PTA3)
- Practical Nursing
  - Approval
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Practical Nursing Addendum to the Student Handbook
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - Practical Nursing Diploma (Major Code: PN12)
  - Practical Nursing Evening Program (Major Code: PN12)
- Radiography
  - Accreditation
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Program Goals and Student Learning Outcomes
  - Performance Standards
  - Radiography Program Effectiveness Data
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Clinical Education Component
  - Radiography Addendum to the Student Handbook and Prospective Student Packets
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - Radiography Associate Degree (Major Code: RT23)
  - Computed Tomography Specialist TCC (Major Code: CT91)
  - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Specialist TCC (MRI1)
- Surgical Technology
  - Accreditation
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Effectiveness
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - Surgical Technology Diploma (Major Code: ST12)
  - Surgical Technology Associate Degree (Major Code: ST13)
- Veterinary Technology
  - Accreditation
  - Mission Statement
  - Nature of the Work
  - Employment
  - Earnings
  - Student Learning Outcomes
  - Essential Functions
  - Program Expenses
  - Gainful Employment
  - Admission Requirements
  - Readmission Policy
  - Residency Policy
  - Veterinary Technology Addendum to the Student Handbook
  - Veterinary Technician National Examination Results for Program Graduates
  - Veterinary Technology Associate Degree (Major Code: VT23)
  - Veterinary Technician Assistant TCC (Major Code: VA11)
Technology, Engineering, and Manufacturing
- Air Conditioning Technology
- Automotive Collision Repair
- Automotive Technology
- Commercial Truck Driving
- Cosmetology
- Diesel Equipment Technology
- Drafting Technology
- Electrical Construction Systems Technology
- Emerging Technologies
- Engineering Technology and Applied Science
- Industrial Systems Technology
- Manufacturing Operations Specialist
- Precision Machining and Manufacturing Technology
- Welding Technology
Faculty
Staff