{"72034":{"#nid":"72034","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech has new partnership with South Georgia College","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has announced a partnership with South George College to establish a new degree program supported by both institutions.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUnder the new agreement, Georgia Tech will accept transfer students who meet admissions requirements from South Georgia College and have earned an associate in science (AS) degree in pre-engineering.  After completing the program, students will be awarded a bachelor\u0027s degree in engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022With Douglas as my hometown, I\u0027m pleased that this new partnership with South Georgia College will ensure that students in south Georgia are able to take advantage of a Georgia Tech education,\u0022 said Georgia Tech President Wayne Clough.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The new partnership will allow a smooth academic route for students to pursue a career in engineering.  We are looking forward to a long and rewarding partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology and especially with Georgia Tech Savannah,\u0022 said South Georgia College President Torri Lilly.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESouth Georgia College will begin offering the Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering degree this fall.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"South Georgia College to offer the associates degree this fall"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"The Georgia Institute of Technology has announced a partnership with South George College to establish a new degree program supported by both institutions.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech and SGC establish new degree program"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2007-06-19 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:00:50","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-06-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-06-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72035":{"id":"72035","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449177425","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:17:05","changed":"1475894649","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:09"}},"media_ids":["72035"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2346","name":"Degree Program"},{"id":"2345","name":"Engineering Degree"},{"id":"572","name":"partnership"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}