The college awarded 3,063 technical certificates of credit and the highest number of associate’s degrees (612) in the state last year.GTC was ranked 28th in the nation and 11th among two-year colleges for producing associate degree graduates in computer and information sciences in 2014.Its cyber security program is widely regarded as one of the strongest in the nation.Its surgical technology program graduates have recorded a 100-percent pass rate on the national exam for seven years in a row - the only school to attain that feat.“Our community college system in Georgia does that as well as any system in the nation, and we do it as well as or better than any other school in Georgia.”Ĭonsider the contributions of this 10,000-student, two-year, technical college: ![]() “Our ability to meet the specific needs of employers is what sets our college apart,” says Glen Cannon, president of Gwinnett Technical College, one of three finalists for Georgia College of the Year. ![]() Two of the most important players in providing that workforce are Gwinnett Technical College and the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). Gwinnett excels at luring technology companies largely because of its highly trained, technical workforce, says Masino. “And we have a proven track record of back-filling space whenever it becomes vacant.” “People forget that during the Great Recession, we went from one Fortune 500 headquarters in Gwinnett to four,” says Nick Masino, senior vice president of economic development for the Gwinnett Chamber. Level 3 and Comcast are part of a growing wave of high-tech investors in Gwinnett, which features two of metro Atlanta’s 10 largest employment centers: Peachtree Corners and Sugarloaf Corridor. in the 10-story Wells building on Corners Parkway in Peachtree Corners. And global cable giant Comcast continues to move nearly 700 workers to 88,000 sq. InComm announced that it will invest $20 million and create 120 jobs, mostly in information technology, in Peachtree Corners and Suwanee. Kaiser Permanente announced that it will invest $51 million and bring more than 600 jobs to a contact center in Duluth. The biggest deals, however, have come in information services and communications. And BioLife Plasma Services, a division of Baxalta/Shire, announced a $7-million investment that creates 50 jobs in Centerville. SKIPPER Logistics of France announced a warehouse and technology support center that creates 15 jobs in Lawrenceville. Suniva invested $96 million and created 500 jobs in Norcross. ![]() facility in Buford for the manufacturing of thermoplastic elastomers. ![]() Kraiburg TPE of Germany opened a new $15-million, 70,000-sq.-ft. Over the past few months, notable companies from around the US and the world have announced similar or larger investments into facility expansions in Gwinnett, a county of 877,922 residents along the I-85 corridor northeast of Atlanta. Level 3 is far from alone in making this location decision. We are a worldwide company, and this area promotes the high-tech industries. “The location and the environment around it align with our strategic objectives. “This has been a real positive for us,” notes Magana. More than 350 full-time Level 3 workers are being relocated to the site in Technology Park, which for more than three decades has welcomed some of the most prestigious names in high tech.
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