In 2007 the DTAE created the Technical College System of Georgia, an entity comprising the thirty-four colleges under its administration, and in 2008 the DTAE’s name officially changed to TCSG. Mitchell), longtime president of Southeastern Technical College, was appointed interim president of Altamaha Tech after Scott retired from seventeen years of service as president of the college. More than 1,000 students were enrolled in adult literacy programs offered through the college. According to the DTAE’s 2005 annual report, 1,894 students were enrolled in certificate, diploma, or degree programs, and 1,437 additional students were enrolled in noncredit courses. In 2000 Altamaha Tech became Altamaha Technical College due to legislation (Georgia House Bill 1187) that allowed technical institutes offering associate degrees to be called colleges. Additional facilities and services gradually grew in Appling, Jeff Davis, and Long counties, which, together with Wayne County, make up Altamaha Tech’s service delivery area. More programs were offered that fall, and in 1992 the school received accreditation from the Council on Occupational Education. Under the direction of the Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE), the school opened as Altamaha Technical Institute in the summer of 1989, after Jesup’s licensed practical nursing program was transferred to Altamaha Techfrom Waycross Ware Technical School (later Okefenokee Technical College). Paul Scott began serving as Altamaha Tech’s first president, in Jesup.
In December 1988, after the state legislature appropriated $5.4 million for a new postsecondary vocational-technical school in the Appling–Wayne County area, C. Altamaha Tech is part of the Technical College System of Georgia, which is administered by the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The school’s mission is to meet the future economic challenges of southeast Georgia. Altamaha Tech provides postsecondary education programs in fields ranging from business technology and industrial technology to health sciences and personal services. Altamaha Technical College is located in Jesup, the seat of Wayne County, with satellite campuses in Baxley ( Appling County), Hazlehurst ( Jeff Davis County), and Ludowici ( Long County).
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