National Technical Honor Society
The National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) is designed to honor academic excellence for students enrolled in diploma programs. Membership in NTHS is the highest scholastic honor awarded for excellence in workforce and technical occupational education in America. NTHS encourages scholastic achievement, skill development, honesty, service leadership, citizenship, and individual responsibility.
Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Theta Kappa is an international scholastic honorary society for students enrolled in associate degree programs at two-year colleges and technical colleges and institutes. The only nationally acclaimed honor organization serving American institutions offering associate degree programs, Phi Theta Kappa annually initiates some 35,000 students into over 1100 chapters located in the U.S. and its territorial possessions. The organization maintains a “shared commitment to excellence” through its four hallmarks: scholarship, leadership, fellowship, and service.
Professional/Student Organizations
Students are encouraged to participate in local, regional, and national organizations related to their programs of study. The following organizations maintain campus chapters or area chapters for student membership:
American Association of Medical Assistants
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Armed Forces Communicators Electronics Association
Engineering Technology Professional Society
Student Nurses Association
Rotaract
Rotaract is a service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30 who are dedicated to community and international service. Its membership totals over 184,000 in more than 8,000 clubs worldwide. Rotaract clubs are self-governing and self-supporting and can be either university- or community-based. Individual Rotary clubs sponsor Rotaract clubs and offer guidance and support, making the Rotaract clubs true “partners in service” and key members of the family of Rotary.
Skills USA
Skills USA was established for trade, industrial, technical, and allied health students. It is a student organization that focuses on teaching leadership skills and offering opportunities for students to participate in skill competitions at the state and national level. Skills USA brings together people with common interests to exchange ideas, discuss problems, and work toward their goals. Students should see their advisors to become a part of the Skills USA team.
Student Government Association
The Student Government Association, with representation from the student body, provides a channel through which students may exhibit leadership, influence college decision-making, voice concerns, and enhance communication among students, faculty, and staff.
Student Veterans of America (SVA)
The purpose of the SVA Augusta Technical College chapter is to provide any student using the GI Bill a platform for gaining information concerning Veterans Affairs requirements, as well as the school’s policies and procedures. The association will empower student-veterans with information they can pass on to other service members, veterans, and military family members who are considering selecting Augusta Technical College as their choice of school for enrollment. The SVA is also designed to provide student-veterans with the resources, support, and advocacy needed to succeed in higher education, as well as after graduation and throughout life.
Grievance Procedure Policy
Augusta Technical College is in compliance with the rules and regulations for the administration of Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Title II of the Amendments of 1976, Public Law 83-318, as amended by Section 3 of Public Law 93-568, Title VI, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Public Law 101-336, The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF GEORGIA AND ITS CONSTITUENT TECHNICAL COLLEGES DO NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, GENDER, RELIGION, DISABILITY, AGE, POLITICAL AFFILIATION OR BELIEF, GENETIC INFORMATION, DISABLED VETERAN, VETERAN OF THE VIETNAM ERA, OR CITIZENSHIP STATUS (EXCEPT IN THOSE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES PERMITTED OR MANDATED BY LAW). THIS NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY ENCOMPASSES THE OPERATION OF ALL FEDERALLY FINANCED PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES INVOLVING ADMISSIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOANS, STUDENT LIFE AND ATHLETICS. IT ALSO APPLIES TO THE RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL AND THE CONTRACTING FOR GOODS AND SERVICES.
Grievance Procedure
The following procedure is to be used in reporting and settling grievances in regard to the policy listed above.
- An opportunity will be provided to resolve the complaint informally through meetings with faculty/staff and student(s) and/or the appropriate coordinator as designated in this policy.
- All parties to the complaint will be protected from retaliation. All written complaints and information obtained by impartial inquiry will be kept confidential.
- The Coordinator shall within 15 days conduct a thorough and impartial inquiry into the matter. The findings of this inquiry will be reported in writing to the College administration.
- A response concerning the complaint shall be made within ten (10) working days by the appropriate Vice President listed below: Vice President for Academic Affairs (Day or Evening credit programs or Adult Education), Vice President for Economic Development (Continuing Education or Industry Training programs), Vice President for Administrative Services (Business Office, Bookstore, Maintenance, Grounds, and Custodial Services), or the Vice President for Student Affairs (Admission, Career Services, Counseling, Financial Aid, or Student Activities).
Coordinators
STUDENT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
COORDINATORS FOR DISCRIMINATION
IN REGARD TO RACE, SEX, OR DISABILITY
NONDISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR
Shannon Patterson
AUGUSTA CAMPUS
BUILDING 100
706-771-4013
sbentley@augustatech.edu
ADA/504 COORDINATOR
KARISSA D. WRIGHT
AUGUSTA CAMPUS
BUILDING 1300
706-771-4067
kdavis@augustatech.edu
MAILING ADDRESS:
AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
3200 AUGUSTA TECH DRIVE
AUGUSTA, GA 30906