May 20, 2026

College Catalog and Student Handbook 2026-2027

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College Catalog and Student Handbook 2026-2027

Technical Specialist, TCC

Location(s): Ben Hill-Irwin Campus, Coffee Campus, Cook Campus, Valdosta Campus, Online

The purpose of this certificate is to prepare students for positions in business that require technical proficiency to translate technical information to various audiences and in various formats using written and oral communication skills.

Admission Requirements:

Admissions and Enrollment Information

General Core Courses

Area I - Language Arts/Communication

ENGL 1101 - Composition and Rhetoric Credits: 3

Area II - Social/Behavior Science

PSYC 1101 - Introductory Psychology Credits: 3
ECON 1101 - Principles of Economics Credits: 3
ECON 2105 - Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 2106 - Microeconomics Credits: 3
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
POLS 1101 - American Government Credits: 3
HIST 1111 - World History I Credits: 3
HIST 1112 - World History II Credits: 3
HIST 2111 - U.S. History I Credits: 3
HIST 2112 - U.S. History II Credits: 3

Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics

MATH 1101 - Mathematic Modeling Credits: 3
MATH 1103 - Quant. Skills and Reasoning Credits: 3
MATH 1112 - College Trigonometry Credits: 3
MATH 1113 - Precalculus Credits: 3
MATH 1111 - College Algebra Credits: 3
BIOL 1111 - Biology I Credits: 3
BIOL 1111L - Biology Lab I Credits: 1
CHEM 1151 - Survey of Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 1151L - Survey of Inorganic Chem Lab Credits: 1
CHEM 1211 - Chemistry I Credits: 3
CHEM 1211L - Chemistry Lab I Credits: 1
PHYS 1110 - Conceptual Physics Credits: 3
PHYS 1110L - Conceptual Physics Lab Credits: 1

Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts

ARTS 1101 - Art Appreciation Credits: 3
MUSC 1101 - Music Appreciation Credits: 3
HUMN 1101 - Introduction to Humanities Credits: 3
ENGL 2130 - American Literature Credits: 3

General Education Core Electives

Curriculum Outline (36 Hours)

Occupational Courses

COMP 1000 - Introduction to Computers Credits: 3

Advisor Guided Electives