Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (WGTC) is a

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Valdosta, Georgia Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, Lowndes County in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, Valdosta metropolitan statistical area, ...

. It is part of the

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and provides education for an eleven-county service area in south-central Georgia. The school's service area includes Atkinston, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, and Wilcox counties. WGTC is accredited by the

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to award associate degrees, diplomas, and technical certificates of credit. WGTC was formed on July 1, 2010, from a merger of East Central Technical College and Valdosta Technical College. This merger had previously been approved by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education on September 4, 2008, as part of a major series of mergers and geographical restructuring in the TCSG system. WGTC's full campuses are located in

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, and Sparks. Some classes are also taught at extended campuses located at

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in Lowndes County and in Rochelle. In addition, there are "Adult Education Centers" in all 11 counties of the school's service area, offering Basic Education,

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and

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classes. On December 2, 2010, WGTC was named the first recipient of the Governor Sonny Perdue Award for Technical College of the Year.

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Official website
Education in Lowndes County, Georgia Education in Ben Hill County, Georgia Education in Coffee County, Georgia Education in Cook County, Georgia Education in Wilcox County, Georgia Technical College System of Georgia Educational institutions established in 2010 2010 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Two-year colleges in the United States {{GeorgiaUS-university-stub