Ogeechee Technical College

Ogeechee Technical College(OTC) is apublictechnical collegeinStatesboro, Georgia. It is part of theTechnical College System of Georgia. OTC servesBulloch,Evans,Screvenand surrounding counties.

State Senator Joe Kennedywas instrumental in the creation of Ogeechee Technical Institute, a post-secondary school that he hoped would educate and give job training to people in Bulloch County and the surrounding area. Ogeechee Technical Institute was created in 1987 by approval of theGeorgia General Assembly. In 1989, Ogeechee Technical Institute became responsible for Adult Literacy throughout its service area. That same year,Practical Nursing, with a student body of twenty-five became the first credited program to be offered by the institute. A new facility was completed in 1990, thereby allowing the school to begin offering more classes by the spring of 1991. In the Fall of 1999, Ogeechee Tech opened three new buildings. The expansion project included aHealth Sciencesbuilding,Horticulturebuilding, and aChildcarebuilding.

Ogeechee Technical Institute changed its name toOgeechee Technical College in 2000. The school is ranked 14th in size among the thirty-three technical institutes within theState of Georgia. It has been under state program standards developed by The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education since the first day of operation.

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