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FARMERS BRANCH, Texas, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A total of 16 students from the Golf Academy of America in Dallas earned associate degrees in Golf Complex Operations and Management during graduation ceremonies on April 19. This is the first class of students to graduate from the newest of Golf Academy of America's five campuses, which opened its doors in early 2012. Ceremonies were held at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. Dallas' 16 graduates are part of a total of 185...
Total of 185 Students Earn Associate Degrees in Golf Complex Operations and Management BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A total of 185 students from Golf Academy of America (GAA) campuses in Myrtle Beach, Orlando, Phoenix and San Diego earned an associate degree in Golf Complex Operations and Management during separate graduation ceremonies on April 19. "These students put in a lot of hard work and all of them are now well-prepared to step into golf career...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Golf Academy of America, the world's leading two-year golf career college, has announced that a distinguished group of golf industry professionals will serve as its Advisory Board. The Board's purpose is to serve a source of innovative ideas relating to the school's curriculum, career services and admissions processes and to educate Golf Academy of America faculty in how best to prepare students to thrive in the golf industry. It...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Golf Academy of America (GAA), the world's largest and longest-running two-year golf career college, announced today that Jim Hart was recently named as its new president. Previous president Mike Largent will continue to serve in an executive role for Education Corporation of America (ECA), whose educational properties include GAA, Ecotech Institute, Virginia College, Culinard, the Culinary Institute of Virginia College and New England...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Golf Academy of America (GAA) officials announced today that the two-year golf career college collected more than 800 golf clubs across its five campuses at the culmination of their second-annual Clubs Fore Christmas campaign. GAA students well versed in club building and fitting then worked together to clean, re-grip and re-shaft those clubs in order to prepare them to benefit the children of the Lorena Ochoa Golf Foundation and the...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Golf Academy of America (GAA) officials announced today that the two-year golf career college is seeking donations of unwanted sets of golf clubs, so they can be refurbished at GAA's state-of-the-art club fitting and repair facility and donated to the Lorena Ochoa Foundation and the First Tee during the holidays. The campuses will accept sets of clubs for the "Clubs Fore Christmas" campaign through Monday, December 17, 2012. In...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives of Golf Academy of America, the world's largest and longest-running two-year golf career college, announced that teams consisting of military veteran students and alumni from each of its five campuses played more than 1,000 total holes of golf on Monday, Nov. 12 for the Wounded Warrior Project. Over $2,500 was raised between five sites and donations continue to accumulate online. The 2012 Golf Academy of...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives of Golf Academy of America, the world's largest and longest-running two-year golf career college, announced that teams consisting of military veteran students and alumni from each of its five campuses will be playing all-day golf marathons on Monday, Nov. 12 to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. The 2012 Golf Academy of America Patriots Under Par Golf Marathon will begin at dawn at five golf courses across...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A young Sean Wickstrom dreamed of playing college baseball. An abrupt, violent seizure during practice robbed him of that opportunity. But after picking himself up and setting his sights on his other favorite sport, Wickstrom is now positioned to create a lasting impact on the game of golf. Representatives of Golf Academy of America, Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher Todd Sones and representatives of Golf Digest Marketing, announced that...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives of Golf Academy of America, the world's largest and longest-running two-year golf college, announced that the school's fall semester enrollment period will remain open through Sept. 1. Golf Academy's newest students will spend the next 16 months following a curriculum that blends golf knowledge with business education and leaves graduates well-equipped to step into the $76 billion-per-year golf industry. Golf Academy of...
