Albany Tech receives DOE grant

ALBANY, Ga. – The U.S. Department of Education has announced that nine Technical College System of Georgia institutions, including Albany Technical College, will share in $23.5 million from two federal grants.

The money is to be used to improve the colleges’ abilities to serve African American and other low- and middle-income students.

Albany Tech was one of five schools to receive a $2.4 million competitive grant, which will be paid in $600,000 installments over four years.