Lanier Technical College

Lanier Technical College (LTC or Lanier Tech) is public technical college with multiple locations in Georgia. It is part of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and provides education services for a seven-county service area in north Georgia. The school's service area includes Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson, and Lumpkin counties.[2] Lanier Tech is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and many of the school's individual technical programs are also accredited by their respective accreditation organizations.[3]

Lanier Technical College
Former names
Gainesville-Hall County Area Vocational Trade School, Lanier Area Vocational-Technical School
TypeCommunity Technical College
EstablishedDecember 1964 (1964-December)
PresidentDr. Ray Perren[1]
Students5,069 Fall 2020[1]
Address
2535 Lanier Tech Drive, Gainesville, GA 30507
,
Gainesville
,
Georgia
,
USA
CampusMultiple Campuses
ColorsGreen, Black, Navy Blue
Websitehttps://www.laniertech.edu/
Aerial View of the Hall County Campus

History

The school was originally chartered by the Georgia State Board of Education in December 1964, as the Gainesville-Hall County Area Vocational Trade School. Its name was changed ten months later to Lanier Area Vocational-Technical School. The first classes at LTC were held in Fall, 1966, with classes initially held in various local schools, churches, and civic buildings. The school moved into the first building in Oakwood in January, 1967.[4] The school has since moved to their current location in Gainesville in 2019.[5]

The school has 4 campuses in addition to its first campus in Oakwood. The Forsyth Campus, in Cumming, was opened in 1998. Campuses were opened in Winder in 2002, in Commerce in 2003, and in Dawsonville in 2005.

Lanier Tech also offers GED and ESL classes at various locations through its seven-county service area.[4]

Lanier Tech has built a new $100 million campus along I-985, which opened in 2019. The University of North Georgia has since taken over the previous Oakwood campus.[6]

References
  1. President's message at the LTC website. Last accessed 2012-03-22.
  2. About us section of the LTC website. Last accessed 2012-03-22.
  3. Accreditation section of LTC website. Last accessed 2012-03-22.
  4. History Archived 2015-04-10 at the Wayback Machine section of the LTC online student catalog. Last accessed 2012-03-22.
  5. "UNG outlines plans for expansion into Lanier Tech campus". University of North Georgia. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  6. https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/new-lanier-tech-campus-edges-closer-january-2019-opening/

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