Southern Crescent Technical College held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday to officially dedicate the new Industrial Training Facility.
Dr. Randall Peters welcomed the large group to the Flint River Campus and praised those in attendance that were instrumental in the $8,000,000 addition. Peters said that Thomaston residents should be proud that they live in “a mill town too tough to go away when the mills did.”
The new 32,000 square foot building houses the Automotive, Diesel and Electronics Technology programs and has nine classrooms, five training laboratories, nine faculty offices and one administrative office. The total construction cost was $6,300,000 for the building and another $1,260,000 to furnish and equip the facility.
Ron Jackson, Commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia, saluted the staffs of both the Griffin and Flint River campuses for their efforts during the merger of the two schools. Jackson told the crowd that “it doesn’t matter what the name is on the sign out front, this community will not be forgotten.”
Among those in attendance were Thomaston Mayor Hays Arnold, Upson County Commission Chairman Maurice Raines, State Senator George Hooks as well as State Representatives Robert Dickey and Billy Maddox.
For a slideshow of the ceremonies, click HERE or the photo link on the right.
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