GA SR903

Georgia Senate recognizes and commends Georgia Piedmont Technical College in Lithonia for opening its Regional Transportation Training Center, the largest transportation education facility of its kind on the East Coast

The center offers hands-on training in Commercial Driver's License programs, logistics, fleet maintenance, electric lineworker education, and emerging transportation technologies

Projected to serve approximately 800 students per semester, expanding access to high-demand careers and advancing economic development in DeKalb, Newton, and Rockdale counties

The facility was developed through a public-private partnership involving the State of Georgia, DeKalb County, City of Stonecrest, Congress, and industry partners including Georgia Power, Amazon, and Radius Recycling

Georgia Piedmont Technical College serves more than 4,400 students annually with a job placement rate exceeding 98 percent