Celebrating 50 Years of Changing Lives, West Georgia Technical College is gathering stories and memories from a half-century’s worth of graduates.

In anticipation of West Georgia Tech’s 50th annual graduation, to be held at the Thomas B. Murphy Campus June 1, the college is collecting stories from alumni who found success in their field after attending WGTC. The stories will be shared on the college’s website, as well as through social media and other outlets, in addition to being archived at WGTC offices.

Any alumni – from the first graduating class in 1967 to those who’ve just graduated – are welcome to share where their WGTC education has taken them.

“We are excited to share these personal experiences through our ‘50 Years of Changing Lives’ campaign, leading up to our anniversary graduation in June,” said Kim Learnard, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at WGTC. “We know our alumni from the past 50 years have some great stories to tell, and we want to help share them.”

Troup County Area Vocational Technical School – based in LaGrange, eventually becoming West Georgia Technical College and merging with West Central Technical College in 2009 – held its first graduation in 1967.

Since then, tens of thousands of students have enrolled in classes at WGTC, and the college continues to flourish, growing to serve more than 9,000 credit students annually with campuses in Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson and Troup counties.