Athens, Albany and Atlanta Technical Colleges (ATC Times Three)

The goal of the ATCx3 Consortium is to incease access to and completion of associate degree programs in engineering technology. To accomplish this goal, consortium members are developing an integrated strategy that (1) adds new associate degree programs; (2) introduces stackable certificates for engineering technology and latticed certificates to allow students in closely related programs such as industrial systems technology and biotechnology to bridge into the engineering technology programs; (3) embeds basic skills development in entry-level occupational courses, redesigns the delivery of learning support coursework, provides additional methods of technology-enhanced instruction, and expands prior learning assessments; (4) introduces contextualized, problem-based pedagogy; and (5) provides wrap-around support services.