“The overall mission of Southern Crescent Technical College is workforce development. We offer a variety of academic and technical programs as well as student life and student success activities to support the communities that we serve. With a committed and caring team as well as strong business partnerships, we build strong students, strong careers, and strong communities. We change lives.” — Dr. Alvetta P. Thomas, president of Southern Crescent Technical College
Name: Southern Crescent Technical College
City: Griffin
State: GA
President: Dr. Alvetta P. Thomas
Board Chair: Michael Powell
Website: www.sctech.edu
Board of Trustees website: www.sctech.edu/aboutsctc/board-of-directors/
Type of college: 2-year Public
Campus setting: Suburb: Large
Year established: 1963
Student Characteristics Fall 2017
| Credit Enrollment
Total Enrollment: 4,756 Gender Male: 32% |
Race/Ethnicity
African American: 42%
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Interesting facts:
- Southern Crescent Technical College (SCTC) was recently awarded the Silver level designation in the large community college category of the 2019-2020 Military Friendly Schools list for its outstanding efforts to support military service members
- First in the Technical College System of Georgia with the largest in graduation rate and awards conferred for the past two years.
- SCTC is the proud home of the Tigers. Our men’s and women’s basketball teams moved to division one in 2019. Five players from the men’s team made the GCAA D1 All Star Roster.
- SCTC is ranked in the top 100 Safest Colleges in America for 2019, by the National Council for Home Safety and Security.