Posted by Staff Reports | Aug 7, 2026 | Bartow News | 0 | Chattahoochee Technical College has been selected as one of 10 community and technical colleges to receive support from the Lowe’s Foundation to scale training and remove education barriers for sought-after trades careers. The Lowe’s Foundation awarded $750,000 to Chattahoochee Technical College as a part of 10 community and technical colleges receiving Gable Grants this week. Since awarding its first grants three years ago, the foundation has expanded skilled trades career pathways through its growing network of 73 workforce development organizations in 30 states. With this grant, Chattahoochee Tech will expand HVAC and commercial climate-control training to help meet growing workforce demand in the Atlanta and northwest Georgia region. The grant will support additional instructors, expanded lab capacity and hands-on training equipment, increasing enrollment while preparing more students for in-demand careers through industry-connected instruction. Many students are already securing jobs before completing the program, underscoring the strong demand for skilled trades talent. “Over the past three years, the Lowe’s Foundation has built a national flywheel that is connecting educators, workforce organizations and community partners and strengthening the skilled trades workforce,” said Janice Dupré, Lowe’s executive vice president of human resources and president and chair of the Lowe’s Foundation. “Funding is just one…
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