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Savannah State and Augusta Technical College Enter into Articulation Agreement

Dr. Jermaine Whirl, President of Augusta Technical College (left), and Kimberly Ballard-Washington, J.D., President of Savannah State University (right), sign the new Institutional Articulation Agreement, allowing Augusta Technical College students to finish their electronics engineering technology degree at Savannah State University.

Savannah State University (SSU) has entered into an Institutional Articulation Agreement with Augusta Technical College. An articulation agreement signing ceremony will be held at Savannah State University on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 9 a.m. in the Science and Technology Center, second-floor foyer.

“There is a big demand for graduates of electronics engineering technology programs. Partnering with Augusta Technical College creates a steady pipeline of students who have the requisite talent and skills to be successful in SSU’s electronic engineering program, which aids in the ultimate goal of preparing a skilled and educated workforce,” Kimberly Ballard-Washington, president of Savannah State University, said. “I thank Augusta Tech’s president, Dr. Whirl, for a collaboration that will benefit our students by setting them on a path to high-paying careers in the electronics engineering technology field.”

From left: Dean of Industrial and Engineering Technology and Professional Services at Augusta Technical College Quentin Cooks, Dr. Jermaine Whirl, President of Augusta Technical College, Kimberly Ballard-Washington, J.D., President of Savannah State University, Sudesh Mujumdar, Ph.D., Interim Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Mohamad Mustafa, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Sciences and Technology, and Dr. Asad Yousuf, Department Chair of Engineering Technology.

The agreement, which goes into effect at the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year, is between SSU’s College of Science and Technology and The Department of Engineering Technology, with Augusta Tech’s School of Aviation, Industrial, and Engineering Technology and The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology.

“Augusta Technical College is honored to partner with Savannah State University to provide an ABET-accredited engineering technology pathway for our associates degree students,” Augusta Technical College President Jermaine Whirl said. “Our ability to produce more STEM-related graduates over the next several decades is imperative for Georgia’s long-term success. “Thus, we thank Savannah State University for partnering with us to provide this exciting new transfer pathway.”

Both institutions are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award the respective degrees, and each academic program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET.

From left: Dr. Jermaine Whirl, President of Augusta Technical College and Kimberly Ballard-Washington, J.D., President of Savannah State University.

About Savannah State University
Established in 1890, Savannah State University is the first public historically black college or university in Georgia and the first institution of higher learning in the city of Savannah. Students select majors from 30 undergraduate and five graduate programs in four colleges — Business Administration, Education, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and Sciences and Technology. For more information, visit SavannahState.edu. 

About Augusta Technical College
Augusta Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, is a public postsecondary academic institution that provides 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 augustatech.edu.

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