NORTH GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
STUDENT HANDBOOK
2007-2008
Clarkesville Campus
P. O. Box 65
Clarkesville, Georgia 30523
(706) 754-7700
(706) 754-7777 FAX
Blairsville Campus
434 Meeks Avenue
Blairsville, Georgia 30512
(706) 439-6300
(706) 439-6301 FAX
Currahee Campus
8989 Hwy 17
Toccoa, GA 30577
(706) 779-8100
(706) 779-8130 FAX
www.northgatech.edu
North Georgia Technical College
The content of this handbook does not constitute a contract between North Georgia Technical College and its students on either a collective or individual basis. It represents North Georgia Technical College's best academic, social, and financial planning at the time the handbook was published.
While the provisions of this handbook will ordinarily be applied as stated, North Georgia Technical College reserves the right to change any provisions listed, including but not limited to academic requirements for graduation, without actual notice to individual students. Information on changes will be available from the Office of Academic Affairs, Office of Student Affairs, and classroom instructors. It is the student's responsibility to keep apprised of requirements, rules, and regulations.
A Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia
North Georgia Technical College is an equal opportunity
institution and is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education (COE). The COE’s address, telephone, fax number, and website address are as follows:
41 Perimeter Center East, N.E.
Suite 640
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
(770) 396-3898 or (800) 917-2081
FAX (770) 396-3790
www.council.org
North Georgia Technical College is a candidate for accreditation with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404)679-4501 for questions about the status of North Georgia Technical College.
MISSION STATEMENT
North Georgia Technical College is a public, residential, multi-campus, two-year technical college whose mission is to provide quality technical education, adult literacy education, continuing education, and business and industry training to individuals who can benefit from these programs and services. These efforts improve the quality of life of individuals by preparing them to succeed as literate and technically competent members of the workforce and by promoting the economic growth and development of the Northeast Georgia region. The college offers both traditional and distance learning courses that lead to the certificate, the diploma, and the associate degree.
The college encourages the development of the whole individual in a learning-centered environment while maintaining measures of cost effectiveness and fiscal soundness in program planning, implementation, and services. Instruction in work ethics is emphasized, and lifelong learning is promoted. A highly competent, professional faculty and staff are customer focused and dedicated to providing high quality, accessible education, and training through continuous improvement efforts.
