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Southern Crescent Technical College is a public

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with two main campuses in

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, one in

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and one in Thomaston. The McDonough campus of the Henry County Center has the second-largest student enrollment behind the Griffin campus. It also has centers in

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and

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. Southern Crescent offers programs of study in the areas of business, health, industrial, and public service with choices of

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, and technical certificates of credit. It serves Butts, Fayette,

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, Lamar,

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, Spalding,

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, and Upson counties. The college originated from the merger of Griffin Technical College and Flint River Technical College. The merger of these technical schools was approved by the

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on Dec. 7th 2009.

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* Technical College System of Georgia Universities and colleges established in 1963 Education in Spalding County, Georgia Education in Upson County, Georgia Education in Butts County, Georgia Education in Jasper County, Georgia Education in Taylor County, Georgia Buildings and structures in Griffin, Georgia 1963 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Two-year colleges in the United States {{GeorgiaUS-university-stub