ATLANTA — Some of the top programs that Moultrie Technical College and the 27 other institutions in the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) have to offer were on display for the state’s school counselors during the TCSG Expo 2009, which was held at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta Monday, Nov. 23.

The event, held in conjunction with the annual conference of the Georgia School Counselors Association, highlighted some of the more than 600 degree, diploma and certificate programs that are available at the TCSG colleges. More than 800 counselors browsed the program displays and met the college presidents, faculty, staff and students while enjoying delicacies from a 100-foot long appetizer buffet created by the chefs and students from the colleges with culinary arts programs.

Moultrie Tech featured its electronics technology program with assistance from program instructor Andy Clark, who teaches at MTC’s Veterans Parkway campus in Moultrie. Clark demonstrated the program’s Monster Jukebox, known as “Thumper,” which was completely designed, built and wired by MTC’s’ electronics students. It was built with a 2,000-watt high-tech stereo system, plasma screen television, wheel “spinners” and neon lights.

“We want Georgia’s school counselors to know that there are plenty of very good reasons why the Technical College System of Georgia can be their students’ first choice for a great college education and a future career,” TCSG Commissioner Ron Jackson said. “TCSG colleges offer individualized instructor attention, affordable tuition and excellent career opportunities, and people are taking notice that technical education is today’s pathway for tomorrow’s jobs.”

Enrollment is booming at the technical colleges, with a record-breaking 110,000 students enrolled in the current fall quarter. A recent study the Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement reported that TCSG colleges ranked among the top ten most popular college choices for graduating seniors in 165 state school systems, and a TCSG institution was the number one college choice in 62 of those systems.