| 1961 |
Augusta Area Vocational-Technical School was established by the Georgia State Board of Education in conjunction with the Richmond County Board of Education. |
| 1963 |
The Richmond Area Vocational School was established. |
| 1966 |
The two schools were combined to form Augusta Area Technical School. |
| 1981 |
With the exception of the health occupations programs, which remained in a facility on Walton Way, the programs offered by Augusta Area Technical School were moved to one campus located off Deans Bridge Road. |
| 1984 |
The first students graduated with an Associate of Applied Technology Degree (AAT). |
| 1987 |
Augusta Area Technical School became a state school operated by the Georgia State Board of Technical and Adult Education. The State Board changed the school name to Augusta Technical Institute. The Augusta Technical Institute Foundation was founded to promote higher education by acquiring and administering cash, grants, and other funds to support scholarships, building projects, and other programs at Augusta Technical Institute. |
| 1990 |
Augusta Technical Institute became Augusta’s leading provider of literacy education when the school accepted responsibility for the Office of Adult Education. |
| 1991 |
Allied Health programs moved to the Deans Bridge Road campus when construction was completed on a new Health Sciences building. |
| 1995 |
The Augusta Technical Institute Foundation launched The Power To Be Campaign, a major gifts campaign to provide furnishings and equipment for Augusta Technical Institute’s Thomson/McDuffie and Waynesboro/Burke Campuses, technology support, and funds for future land acquisition and capital construction. |
| 1997 |
Plans were announced for the Waynesboro/Burke Campus. The Office of Adult Education was moved to the Augusta Campus. The Thomson/McDuffie Campus opened. |
| 1999 |
Construction began on the Waynesboro/Burke Campus of Augusta Technical Institute. Plans for the Student Services/Classroom Building were announced for the Augusta Campus. |
| 2000 |
Augusta Technical Institute’s name became Augusta Technical College. The Waynesboro/Burke Campus of Augusta Technical College opened. |
| 2001 |
Groundbreaking for the Student Services/Classroom Building was held on December 4, 2001. |
| 2002 |
The 900 building was dedicated to Thelma “T” Ray Allgood. |
| 2003 |
The Student Services/Classroom Building opened. |
| 2004 |
The dedication of the Student Services/Classroom Building was held on April 29, 2004. |
| 2005 |
Funds were appropriated for Columbia County Center. |
| 2011 |
Columbia County Center opened. |