Three dental hygiene students and one dental assisting student from Columbus Technical College were awarded $2,750 in total scholarship money at the annual Hinman Dental Meeting held recently in Atlanta. The nation's leading dental organization hosted its 101st conference at the Georgia World … [Read more...]
Dental Scholarship Means VERY Happy B’day for CTC Student/Mom
Columbus Technical College dental hygiene student Cheyenne Forbes celebrated her birthday in grand fashion on September 19. That's because late that afternoon, her name was called as the winner of the 2012 Emile T. Fisher Dental Scholarship. This additional $400 will be a welcomed addition to her … [Read more...]
Columbus Tech Graduation Means a Fresh Start
May 2, 2012: If you asked Kimberly Zapata in late 2009 where she’d be in three years, you might be met with tears and uncertainty. That’s when she and her husband lost their jobs with an Opelika tire plant; Kimberly had been drawing a paycheck there for some 17 years and the future looked … [Read more...]
Dental Assisting Student Earns $500 Boost from Scholarship
May 2, 2012: Dental assisting student Madelene “Summer” Hale still has a little bit of time to go before she graduates from Columbus Technical College in December. But those few months will fly by a little quicker thanks to an extra $500 in her pocket. That’s because Hale is the winner of … [Read more...]
CTC Dental Hygiene Student Finds New Hope with Education & Scholarship
Kimberly Zapata knew her name was about to be called. She fought back tears and swallowed hard before officially learning that she was awarded a $400 scholarship to help fund her education as a dental hygienist at Columbus Technical College. The financial helping hand, known as the Emile T. Fisher … [Read more...]
Dental Assisting Students Boast 100% Nat’l Exam Pass Rate
Congratulations to our 2011 Dental Assisting class! For the second time in school history, all 13 students took and passed their national board exams on the first try! The exams were given at the Pearson Testing Center in Macon on Wednesday, June 15. Program manager, Sharron Cook, says she is … [Read more...]