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Long, Margaret; Cottrell-Yongye, Adrienne; Huynh, Tyler – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2020
Gwinnett Technical College (GTC), established in 1984, is the second-largest technical college in Georgia. As a two-year open-access college, GTC and other technical and community colleges are significant in educating STEM and nonSTEM majors in the scientific process and scientific literacy. To increase the success of students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Vocational Schools, Nonmajors, Biology
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Anukam, Raymond I.; And Others – 1996
A study was conducted in Georgia to determine the needs of vocational-technical education teachers for staff development and how those needs are being met. A review of literature revealed that, although the responsibility for maintaining competence in one's teaching field has remained with the teacher, the process of inservice education and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Inservice Teacher Education, Needs Assessment, Professional Development
Reeves, Karen; Bobell, John L. V. – 1990
In response to recent criticism of education in the United States and the need to provide society a more efficiently trained work force, the state of Georgia has recently instituted guaranteed postsecondary vocational-technical training. This program assures employers that when hiring a trained graduate from one of the 32 technical institutions in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Entry Workers, Job Training, Outcomes of Education
Starnes, Paul M.; Johnson, Berman E. – 1988
Georgia's two-year technical institutes have played a prominant role in linking education with industry. Five major interrelated efforts have worked to transform the state from an agrarian economy to one utilizing advanced technologies. The first of these, the Quick-Start Program, offers state-paid services, such as consultation, employee…
Descriptors: College Role, Curriculum Development, Economic Development, Engineering Education
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Hamilton, John M. – 1992
The college preparatory curriculum (CPC) in Georgia, is a state-mandated curriculum required of all high school seniors seeking to enter a University System institution as a regular placement freshman. Students deficient in any of the five CPC areas (English, foreign language, mathematics, science, and social sciences) are required to make up the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Admission Criteria, College Credits