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Technical College System describes workforce gains, $48 million rehab request and housing/safety gaps
Summary
Commissioner Greg Dozier told lawmakers TCSG served nearly 600,000 people last year, reported record credentialing and requested $48 million for 77 rehabilitation projects; he also outlined housing shortages and a pilot campus notification system for nine colleges.
Commissioner Greg Dozier presented the Technical College System of Georgia’s priorities to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, highlighting workforce engagement, capital maintenance and campus needs.
Dozier described TCSG’s role in workforce development across five pillars—adult education, technical education, Quick Start, WorkSource and WIOA programs—and said TCSG served "just under 600,000 individuals last year." He noted record outputs for the system including a reported 47,400 graduates, 81,400 credentials and a 92% placement rate.
On compensation, Dozier said the amended budget includes a one‑time $2,000 supplemental pay line and that the TCSG portion aggregates to roughly $13,998,806 on the tracking sheet, covering about 6,500 employees. On capital, he requested $48,000,000 through the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission to cover 77 rehabilitation and renovation projects statewide—approximately 48% of those projects are HVAC replacements and roughly 25% are roofing work.
Dozier acknowledged uneven campus housing across the 22 colleges. He described private‑public partnership models in Houston County and Albany (Phoebe Putney conversion) that provided workforce housing and training space. For campus safety, Dozier described a pilot to provide a card‑key notification and locator system at nine colleges that includes panic indicators and first‑responder alerts; he said the pilot would fund the card system and notification functionality, not additional officers.
Committee members asked about articulation with USG, the role of Georgia Match in allowing students to hold spots at multiple colleges, and how TCSG plans to scale successful housing and workforce models. Dozier said pathways and articulation agreements are expanding and that Georgia Match has increased two‑year college uptake.
Dozier closed by thanking the committee; the subcommittee then invited the Georgia Student Finance Commission to present GSFC line‑item changes.
