The Counseling Center is designed to support students in their efforts to achieve maximum success in school, in the workforce, and in life. The Center offers academic, career and disabilities counseling. The staff of the Center will assist students to discover and develop ways to problem solve and take full advantages of opportunities. The Center offers services to help students choose a career, schedule appropriate classes, establish accommodations, improve grades, and overcome personal barriers to success. The staff of the Center plays a prominent role in individual evaluation, academic counseling, career counseling, disabilities counseling, and personal guidance.

Counseling Center Staff

Students who need academic or career counseling should contact Amy Laughter, Academic Counselor, at (706) 771-4068, email at alaughte@augustatech.edu or come by the office located in the 1300 Building, Room 240. Office Hours are Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Students with documented disabilities must register and request accommodations/services each quarter from Karissa Wright, Disabilities Counselor, at (706) 771-4067, email at kdavis@augustatech.edu or come by the office located in the 1300 Building, Room 241. Office Hours are Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Students who may benefit from assistance with issues related to being a single parent or displaced homemaker, or those who are pursuing a nontraditional field of study, may contact Crystal Monds, Special Populations Coordinator, at (706)771-4070, email at cmonds@augustatech.edu, or come by the office/computer lab located in the 1300 Building, Room 244/245.  Office hours are Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, 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 educational programs and activities including admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other college-administered programs. It also encompasses the employment of personnel and contracting for goods and services. Augusta Technical College shall promote the realization of equal opportunity through a positive continuing program of specific practices designed to ensure the full realization of equal opportunity.

For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Randall Davis at (706) 771-4081 or in the New Connections Office in the 100 building. For information on ADA/504, contact the Special Needs/Disabilities Counselor, Karissa Wright at (706) 771-4067 or in the Counseling Center in the 1300 Building.