(Acworth, Ga. – June 9, 2015) Gretchen Corbin, The Technical College System of Georgia’s new Commissioner, paid a visit to the North Metro Campus of Chattahoochee Technical College on Monday, June 8.
Focusing on some of the campuses’ most popular programs, Dr. Ron Newcomb, CTC President, led Commissioner Corbin and Julia Ayers, TCSG Assistant Commissioner of External Affairs, on a tour of the campus. The tour began in the Health Education Center where the Commissioner met with students in the Radiography and Physical Therapist Assistant programs. Both programs are highly competitive and students in those programs have had a 100 percent pass rate on their national exams nearly every year since their inception.
“I reside in the Northwest Georgia area myself,” Corbin said, “so I know that we are going to need the expertise of students like you in the years to come. You should be proud of what you are accomplishing here.”
Commissioner Corbin also toured the campuses’ newest additions, a student center that was renovated in 2012 and the newly expanded library that was renovated in 2013. Corbin appreciated the peaceful “study areas” in the library for those students needing a quiet place to study.
In addition to also touring the Industrial and Economic Development buildings, Corbin was also treated to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) demonstration. Corbin was impressed with the fact that CTC is keeping up with advances in technology by teaching courses such as the UAV technology course through its Continuing Education Department.
“We were honored to have Commissioner Corbin visit our campus today,” said Dr. Newcomb. “We appreciate the opportunity to demonstrate what a fine institution we have and how our students are contributing to the growth and the strength of the local workforce.”
Corbin began her term as the new Commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia in January, replacing retiring TCSG Commissioner, Ron Jackson. Corbin was previously the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, a position that she held since 2013. Prior to that she served as the deputy commissioner for global commerce at the Georgia Department of Economic Development, where she had worked since 1998 in a wide variety of roles.
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TCSG Commissioner Gretchen Corbin visited a Physical Therapist Assistant Program Rehabilitation II course while touring the Chattahoochee Technical College North Metro Campus on June 8. Pictured are, from left, Lori Cano, Ron Webb, CTC Dean of Health Sciences, Heather Eaves, Whitney Tilley, Commissioner Corbin, Rose Rainey, Lauren Steffins, Bradley Mays, Timothy Hourigan, Matthew Herod, and Tyler King.
During TCSG Commissioner Gretchen Corbin’s tour of Chattahoochee Technical College’s North Metro Campus, she stopped by the Radiography program classroom and met the students on the first day of Summer Term. Pictured are, back row, Amanda Skelton and Karin Cutcliff. Second row, Hilary Herlinger, Cheryl Weaver, Commissioner Corbin, Megan Strickland and Brandi Carmichael. Last row, Dax Muse, Radiography Society president.