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Line 1: {{Short description\|Community college in Waco, Georgia, US}} {{Infobox university}} '''West Georgia Technical College''' ('''WGTC''') is a public [[community college]] in [[Waco, Georgia]]. It is part of the [[Technical College System of Georgia]] and ~~provided~~provides education for a seven-county service area that includes [[Carroll County, Georgia\|Carroll]], [[Coweta County, Georgia\|Coweta]], [[Douglas County, Georgia\|Douglas]], [[Haralson County, Georgia\|Haralson]], [[Heard County, Georgia\|Heard]], [[Meriwether County, Georgia\|Meriwether]], and [[Troup County, Georgia\|Troup]]. WGTC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] (SACS) to award technical certificates of credit, and diplomas, with [[associate degrees]] being the highest level of award for which the College has been accredited.<ref name="sacs"/> == History == Western Georgia Technical College is part of the [[Technical College System of Georgia]]. ~~and~~It ~~provided~~provides education for a seven-county service area that includes [[Carroll County, Georgia\|Carroll]], [[Coweta County, Georgia\|Coweta]], [[Douglas County, Georgia\|Douglas]], [[Haralson County, Georgia\|Haralson]], [[Heard County, Georgia\|Heard]], [[Meriwether County, Georgia\|Meriwether]], and [[Troup County, Georgia\|Troup]]. These campuses were originally part of '''West Central Technical College''' ('''WCTC'''), based in [[Waco, Georgia]]. However, the name of the Troup campus in [[LaGrange, Georgia\|LaGrange]] was retained in the 2009 merger, one of several mergers in the TCSG. == Campus == Line 9 ⟶ 10: ==Academics== West Georgia Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] (SACS) to award technical certificates of credit, and diplomas, with [[associate degrees]] being the highest level of award for which the College has been accredited.<ref name="sacs" /> Its offers several types of courses: * [[Vocational education\|Technical education]]'' provide individuals with one of the following awards: Technical certificates of credit: typically last about six months to one year Line 15 ⟶ 16: [[Academic degree\|degree]]s: typically last about two years. * [[Adult education]] provide individuals with one of the following awards: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Adult Secondary Education (ASE) toward completion of the [[General Educational Development\|GED]] ** [[English as a foreign or second language\|English as a Second Language]] (ESL). * [[Continuing education]] provides individuals with short-term non-credit ~~training designed for~~ personal and professional development and enrichment training. ** Customized business and industry training provides employers with employer-specific training.

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