Chattahoochee Technical College - Appalachian Campus
100 Campus Drive ~ Jasper, GA 30143
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Chattahoochee Technical College Receives Student Retention and Success Grant

3/1/2010 - Chattahoochee Technical College has received a $20,000 grant to develop curriculum for a student retention and success project funded by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and managed by the American Association of Community Colleges.
The year-long grant project, “Make It Personal: College Completion “addresses the impact of teen and unplanned pregnancy on individuals, families, and society. According to the National Campaign, unplanned pregnancy remains a serious problem for older teens and women in their 20s and is a major reason for high college dropout rates.
Dr. Sean Brumfield, Instructor of English and Humanities and Faculty Director of Service Learning, will lead the Chattahoochee Technical College project with assistance from faculty in English, speech, and sociology. Course syllabi, emphasizing service learning options for students, will be developed with input from faculty at Kennesaw State University and staff from the Center for Family Resources in Marietta.
Hennepin Technical College in Minnesota and Mesa Community College in Arizona join Chattahoochee Technical College as project participants. In 2011, the three grant winners will share materials and teaching strategies with community colleges across the nation.
A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, Chattahoochee Technical College is the largest technical college in the state with a student population of more than 11,000 students. The college has seven campus locations throughout the counties of Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Gilmer, Paulding, and Pickens counties. Chattahoochee Technical College offers over 100 certificate, diploma and associate degree programs through traditional classroom courses as well as online training. The college also provides the community with learning opportunities including customized workforce training, adult literacy and continuing education programs. For more information, visit www.ChattahoocheeTech.edu.