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| About CVTC: One College, Three Branches |
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Our Mission
Our Purpose
Our Core Values
Our Vision
Our History |
Our Mission |
| Coosa Valley Technical College (CVTC) is a member of Georgia’s system of technical colleges that operate under the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education and an institution of higher learning that provides occupational education, skills training, and workforce development to support the educational, economic, and community development of Floyd, Gordon, and Polk counties. CVTC accomplishes its mission by providing quality technical and related academic education, customized business and industry training, continuing education, and adult education services that meet the workforce needs of area citizens, communities, and companies. |
Our Purpose |
Coosa Valley Technical College exists to provide education and skills training for the benefit of our community.
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Our Core Values |
CVTC's Core Values spell "ExCITE!"
Excellent Quality
Customer Service
Integrity
Teamwork
Everyone is Respected
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Our Vision |
Community Focus
CVTC is built upon a close relationship with the community and a commitment to be responsive to community needs. CVTC meets the unique needs of each community in Floyd, Gordon, and Polk counties while helping citizens, companies, and communities benefit from working together. CVTC helps communities by providing skilled technical program graduates, training services for local companies and adult education services to develop literate families and workers. CVTC will reach out to all three counties in the service area while working to enhance the larger community. CVTC’s purpose will continue to be community development through workforce development.
Quality Technical Programs and Services
CVTC will offer a comprehensive range of quality, high-demand associate of applied technology degree, technical diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs to prepare students for careers. The college will provide leadership in three technical areas: the college will be recognized as the premiere manufacturing/industrial training center in Georgia, and the leading medical/healthcare and business/information technology training source in Northwest Georgia.
Student-Oriented Learning
Instruction and all other activities at CVTC are student centered. CVTC faculty will provide instruction that enables students to become proficient professionals in their chosen fields of study. Faculty will be highly qualified and will be real-world professionals who will help students to bridge the gap between classroom instruction and real-world applications.
Seamless and Accessible Education
A collaborative relationship among high schools, CVTC, and other colleges will provide students with opportunities to make seamless educational transitions. CVTC will place emphasis on dual enrollment of high school students in technical programs and on distance education to make instruction more accessible.
Business Partnerships
An active relationship between businesses and CVTC will continue to grow. Credit programs will be developed and offered to meet business and industry needs, and noncredit customized training, human resource development services, and technology transfer services will be specifically designed to meet the needs of individual companies and consortia of companies with similar needs.
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Our History |
Coosa Valley Technical College
1962-2004
Histories tend to pop up in heavy books, dedicated to the changing perspectives of countries or long drawn out wars. In addition, amazing histories are right underneath our noses, and sometimes we neglect to see or appreciate them although they have been changing and affecting our lives all along. The history of Coosa Valley Technical College demonstrates how important training and education opportunities have been to the citizens of Northwest Georgia since July 1, 1962. The school represented a combined investment by the City of Rome, Floyd County, and state and federal governments in providing postsecondary vocational education and employment opportunities to the citizens of Northwest Georgia.
Prior to facilities being constructed for Coosa Valley Tech, vocational education courses were offered in an old fire hall on Shorter Avenue. The school offered academic training for over 800 veterans of World War II and the Korean Conflict. C. Maurice Culberson was the administrator and later became the first director of Coosa Valley Vocational-Technical School. Today, CVTC’s Floyd County Campus address, One Maurice Culberson Drive, is dedicated to Mr. Culberson.
Along with the academic training that was offered, the school also offered Practical Nursing. Programs like this were some of the first local, tax-supported programs for out-of-school adults in Rome and Floyd County. The veterans’ program was eliminated in 1961, and in 1962, two local bonds provided Coosa Valley Tech with $250,000, which was then matched by the state. The money went directly into purchasing a site and beginning construction on the school.
Coosa Valley Vocational Technical School became a reality in 1962 and was one of only 13 technical or vocational schools scattered throughout Georgia. It was born of a community plea to provide people with the skills and training necessary to succeed in a rapidly changing economy. Numerous requests began flooding in from local business and industry representatives for the school to offer more diverse types of training to meet the demand for local employment opportunities. In 1962, the following programs became operational: Electronic Technology, Automotive Mechanics, Electrical Appliance Servicing, Heating and Air Conditioning, Machine Shop, Business Education and Practical Nursing. The staff consisted of only 13 full-time and 4 part-time instructors, to provide education for 166 full-time and 48 evening students. Enrollment, however, continued to grow, and as enrollment grew, so did the size of the faculty and facility. In 1969, J. D. Powell was appointed to succeed Maurice Culberson, as director of the school, followed by Charles E. Earle from 1982-1987. Then in 1987 the name changed to Coosa Valley Technical Institute. J.D. Powell became the first president of CVT from 1987- 1994, followed by Dr. Ronald Swanson, 1994-1997.
Coosa Valley Tech continued to make a difference in the hearts and lives of the citizens of Northwest Georgia. In 1997, with continued enrollments growth, CVT added its first branch campus in Calhoun, the Gordon County Campus. Then in 1998, the Polk County Campus was built. It was the year that Craig McDaniel became CVT’s new president. In 2000, the name of the school was changed to Coosa Valley Technical College, as a part of Governor Roy Barnes’ Education Reform Package. In 2000, the state approved almost $14 million dollars in designated funds for expansion of all three CVTC campuses. Then in 2000, CVTC made a commitment to increase its prominent role in the community’s economic development efforts by establishing a Business Expansion Center. This facility, located in North Rome, offers businesses of all types the opportunity to start, grow and ultimately succeed. In just a short amount of time, CVTC has become one of the fastest growing technical colleges in the state of Georgia. Through the tremendous growth and expansion of CVTC, there is one thing that remains the same. Coosa Valley Technical College president, Craig McDaniel, assures that Coosa Valley Tech’s mission has not changed, “We are a workforce development college, here to help people learn new skills for the workplace and to improve their quality of life.” This statement exemplifies the strides that Coosa Valley Technical College has made toward achieving a milestone as it celebrates its 40th Anniversary.
Coosa Valley Technical College has gone through many expansions and additions throughout the years thanks to the strong support of the members of the General Assembly. With three campuses in Floyd, Gordon and Polk counties, in addition to the Business Expansion Center located in Rome, CVTC’s quarterly enrollment averages 3,000 students with 250 supporting faculty and staff. Last year, CVTC offered over 70 programs of study in credit, continuing education, adult literacy, developmental studies and general core classes. Just recently CVTC acquired more land at its Floyd County Campus including the Woodlee Center property and the Springwood Center.
A strong indicator that technical education is moving in the right direction is CVTC’s growth in numbers. For seven consecutive quarters, Coosa Valley Technical College’s student enrollment has hit all time records. Since its beginning, over 100,000 people have enrolled in CVTC. More and more people are discovering how technical education can help them in their current jobs or prepare them for their future. |
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