Chattahoochee Tech to graduate 400 students in May

(Media Release) This May more than 400 graduates of Georgia's largest technical college will be honored in a ceremony at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Approximately 120 are expected to walk in the ceremony. Scheduled for Thursday, May 10 at 10 a.m., the ceremony will honor those completing their programs of study during the spring semester.

This marks only the second graduation since the college transitioned with the other technical colleges in Georgia from quarters to semesters. Popular programs for graduates this term include Accounting, Automotive Technology and Early Childhood Care and Education.

This semester's graduation speaker will be Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. A native of Carrollton, Butler had served the previous eight years in the Georgia General Assembly, representing House District 18, comprised of Carroll and Haralson counties. During that time, he served as the Chairman of the House Appropriations Human Resources Sub-Committee, which oversees all operations of the budget for several of the largest state agencies, including the Departments of Labor, Human Services, and Behavioral Health.