Accreditation, Mission and Vision
Accreditation
West Georgia Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lake, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of West Georgia Technical College.
Programs accredited by individual associations include Dental Hygiene, by the American Dental
Association; Radiologic Technology, by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic
Technology (JRCERT); Licensed Practical Nursing, by the Georgia Board of Licensed Practical Nurses;
Medical Assisting, by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB); Medical Laboratory Technology, by the National Accrediting
Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences; Surgical Technology, by the Commission on Accreditation of
Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP); Associate Degree Nursing by the Georgia Board of Nursing and
NLNAC; Cosmetology, by the Georgia Board of Cosmetology; Barbering is approved by the Georgia
State Board of Barbering; and Automotive, by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).
Our Mission
The Mission of West Georgia Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, is to
lead economic and workforce development by offering students aged 16 and above learning
opportunities through quality technical education programs and services. These opportunities focus on
the development of academic and technical competence; critical thinking skills; social, personal and
intellectual values; and an understanding of society. These services of West Georgia Technical College
include adult education, continuing education and corporate training as well as technical associate
degree, diploma and certificate programs.
Our Vision
West Georgia Technical College is built upon the full participation of individual citizens, the
collaboration of business, industry, social service providers, health care providers and education groups,
and the best possible use of human, financial, and natural resources.
As West Georgia strives to promote individual student development and to improve the quality of life in
an increasingly multicultural community, the effectiveness of West Georgia’s educational programs and
services shall be measured against the following standards:
1. offering affordable and accessible credit and non-credit programs;
2. enhancing the economic well-being of regional business, industry and their employees;
3. adapting programs in response to changing societal, business, and industry needs;
4. providing state-of-the-art technology, educational resources and training; and
5. maintaining student success as the primary measure on which West Georgia is evaluated.