- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Lanier Technical College
- Creator:
- Koon, Mary Downing
- Date of Original:
- 2007-05-25
- Subject:
- Universities and colleges--Georgia--Oakwood
Georgia. Dept. of Technical and Adult Education
Education--Georgia--Oakwood
Vocational education--Georgia--Oakwood
Technical education--Georgia--Oakwood - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Hall County, 34.31689, -83.81968
United States, Georgia, Hall County, Oakwood, 34.2276, -83.88435 - Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Lanier Technical College. Lanier Technical College is located in Oakwood, Georgia, a community in Hall County, and supports branch campuses in Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, and Jackson counties. The college's service delivery area also includes Banks, Lumpkin, and north Fulton counties. During World War II (1941-45), the poultry industry in Hall County began to grow, and as of 2006 major poultry producers Fieldale Farms, Mar-Jac Poultry, and Pilgrim's Pride were among the county's five largest employers. The health care industry is another major employer in the area. Based on the number of graduates, Lanier Tech's nursing program was the most popular in 2005, followed by emergency medical technology and early childhood education and teaching. The college is part of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG).
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- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/lanier-technical-college/
- Language:
- eng
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