- Cook County, Ga. - Feb. 4th, 2012 -

Students come to the "Cook County Work Force Development Center" campus of Wiregrass Technical College to get a leg up on their future.
But the future of this campus may be cut short by state-wide budget cuts.
That could be bad news for as many as 500 credit and non-credit students.

"I really enjoy it here and everyone who works here are wonderful. You ask them questions and they can give you an answer," pharmacy student Emily Bostic tells Eyewitness News reporter Greg Gullberg.

The Technical College System of Georgia released a list of 18 campuses being considered for closure because attendance is too low.
This campus is by far the biggest on the list.
And Wiregrass President
Dr. Ray Perren insists it's too valuable to close.

"But we believe this is an area that's continuing to see growth right now inspite of the way budgets are," Perren tells Gullberg.

Dr. Perren says the campus is seeing a growth rate of more than 25% since last year and they are actively seeking new grants to expand their facilities and boost attendance.

Several Wiregrass representatives will soon go to Atlanta to state their case to the commission.

"I just don't want to see it go. I'd love to see it stay," says Bostic.

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College Campuses Consider For Closure By The "Technical College System of Georgia":

Moultrie - Worth County Campus

Ogeechee - Screven County Learning Center

Southwest Georgia - Mitchell County Campus

Oconee Fall Line - Dodge County Instructional Center

Ogeechee - Evans County Learning Center

Southeastern - Glennville Campus

Ogeechee - Evans Technical Education Complex

Athens - Greene County Campus

Oconee Fall Line - Hancock County Center

Central Georgia - Crawford County Center

Oconee Fall Line - Little Ocmulgee Instructional Center

Southwest Georgia - Grady County Campus

Moultrie - Turner Campus

Lanier - Jackson County Campus

Central Georgia - Putnam County Center

Okefenokee - Alma Ed Center

Oconee Fall Line - Jefferson County Center

Wiregrass Georgia - Cook County Workforce Dev Ctr