Augusta Technical College Announces Student Laptop Learning Emergency Fund
"The Augusta Technical College Foundation has pledged $10,000 of support to the College to assist in lessening [the assignment completion] burden."
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE ANNOUNCES
STUDENT LAPTOP LEARNING EMERGENCY FUND
April 3, 2020, Augusta, GA - The Augusta Technical College Foundation is pleased to announce a new fund to assist Augusta Technical College students who are experiencing challenges with distance learning.
The Student Laptop Learning Emergency Fund will assist Augusta Technical College students who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic by lending them a laptop to use for online coursework completion. A number of students have indicated that they rely heavily on access to student labs and public libraries to complete online coursework. As a result of facility shutdowns, students' ability to complete assignments necessary for program completion or graduation have been hindered.
The Augusta Technical College Foundation has pledged $10,000 of support to the College to assist in lessening this burden. “These funds will help Augusta Technical College address the new and urgent technology needs impacting our students. We will focus these resources on areas of critical need in an effort to retain and graduate students while maintaining a high level of responsiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic,” stated Dr.
Melissa Frank-Alston, Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness and Research. “Thanks to the Augusta Technical Foundation for supporting the College in this effort.”
The Augusta Tech Foundation is accepting donations in support of this effort at https://www.gagives.org/organization/Augusta-Technical-College-Foundation. For more information or assistance in donating, please contact Augusta Technical College Foundation Director Beverly Peltier at bpeltier@augustatech.edu.
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About Augusta Technical College
Augusta Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, is a public postsecondary institution that provides academic and technical education, customized business and industry training, continuing education, student support, economic development, and adult education services to its service area (Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond Counties) at a competitive financial value. Associate of Science Degrees, Associate of Applied Science Degrees, diplomas, and
technical certificates of credit are provided through traditional and distance delivery methods. For more information, visit www.augustatech.edu.
For more information, contact Kimberly Holden, Director of Community Engagement & Public Affairs, Augusta Technical College, 706.771.4819.