Lanier Technical College is a Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, serves as the leading workforce development resource for Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, and N. Fulton counties. The overall purpose of Lanier Technical College is to meet the changing educational and technological workforce development needs of the community by providing adult education and technical training to support the economic development and well being of the people. The college helps to minimize barriers to educational opportunities. It improves the intellectual and technical skills of area residents by providing adult literacy training, general academic and technical education, customized business and industrial training, economic development services, and continuing education services that prepare students and trainees for rewarding employment.

Admission
Regular Admission of students to a program is contingent upon their meeting statewide admissions requirements and institutional admissions requirements established for that specific program and upon proper completion of all admissions procedures.
Provisional Admission of students to a program is based on an evaluation of test scores and other admission file data by the Office of Admissions and program faculty and upon proper completion of all admissions procedures.
Learning Support Admission is granted to students who do not meet the regular or provisional admission requirements.
Special Status Admission is granted to an applicant who desires to take credit courses for personal or professional benefit but who does not plan to earn a degree, diploma or certificate.

Financial Aid
Financial assistance is available to those students who complete the necessary paperwork and qualify. Students wishing to apply for financial aid are encouraged to do so prior to enrollment.
Students must reapply for federal financial aid once each academic year (July 1 to June 30) by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid form.
Available Types of Aid:
-    Foundation Scholarships;
-    Academic Competitiveness Grant;
-    Federal Work Study;
-    Federal Pell Grant;
-    Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant;
-    Workforce Investment Act (WIA);
-    Georgia LEAP Grant Program (Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership);
-    Unemployment Benefits;
-    Vocational Rehabilitation;
-    Student Loan Information;
-    Veterans and Eligible Dependents;
-    HOPE Scholarship for Non-traditional Students;
-    HOPE Grant for Diploma & Certificate Seeking Students;
-    HOPE Scholarship for Degree Seeking Students Recent High School Graduates.