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January 17, 2011

Gwinnett Tech Interiors Students to Serve as Event Docents

Students Invited to Work with the Pros at The Next Cool Thing

Gwinnett Technical College Interiors students have been chosen to serve as docents for The Next Cool Thing, a three-day Atlanta event held to showcase local arts talent to Georgia’s film industry.

Twenty-four GTC students have been invited to work with To The Trade Only at the event, held Jan. 21 – 23, at 1235 Chattahoochee Avenue in Atlanta, in conjunction with the Georgia Production Partnership. The public is invited to explore hundreds of creative exhibits based on movie or television themes. Designers, builders, architects, artisans, craftsmen and performing artists have collaborated to create the sets and have transformed a 90,000-square-foot warehouse.

Gwinnett Tech's Interiors program offers an associate degree, diploma and certificate in interior design, as well as additional certificate options in painted and faux finishes and in kitchen and bath design. The kitchen and bath design certificate is supported by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA).

In all, GTC offers more than 45 degree, diploma and certificate program options that you can finish in two years or less. For more information on all programs, visit www.GwinnettTech.edu or call 770-962-7580.

For more information and public hours for The Next Cool Thing, visit www.nextcoolthingevent.com.

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Gwinnett Technical College, one of Georgia's largest technical colleges, is committed to delivering relevant knowledge to meet the workforce training needs of its community. The college offers more than 50 associate degree, diploma and certificate programs and hundreds of seminars, workshops and courses providing specialized training. GTC is Gwinnett County's largest provider of corporate training and now serves residents and businesses in north Fulton County. Gwinnett Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097,404-679-4500, www.sacscoc.org for questions about the accreditation of Gwinnett Technical College. For more information, visit www.GwinnettTech.edu.

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