Georgia Tech Center For Teaching And Learning

What Georgia Tech Center For Teaching And Learning does

The Georgia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) operates within the Georgia Institute of Technology, a public research university founded in 1885 and headquartered at North Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. The CTL's explicit function is to provide programs, courses, consultations, and resources that support teaching and learning across the university, drawing on the broader Georgia Tech ecosystem that offers degrees in business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, and sciences, and serves more than 56,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 54 U.S. states/territories and 146+ countries.

The broader institution runs a diversified research enterprise generating more than $1B in annual research expenditure for government, industry, and society, with flagship initiatives including the NASA-funded Joint Advanced Propulsion Institute (JANUS) at $15M over five years, a Sustainable Lab Certification Program (bronze/silver/gold), and Centers such as the Strategic Energy Institute and the Center for MedTech Excellence. The technology stack spans engineering, computing, business, health, cybersecurity, and public policy, surfaced through institutional channels such as the Experts Hub and the newsroom; the underlying product surface for teaching includes the CREATE-X entrepreneurship pathway (Startup Lab, I2P, Capstone, Launch) and the ATDC HealthTech incubator with a 30-company portfolio.

Revenue is generated across four principal streams: tuition and fees from more than 56,000 students (set by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents); research grants and contracts with agencies including NASA and DOE plus corporate partners (Hyundai, Coca-Cola); professional education programs; and technology transfer and licensing through the Office of Commercialization. Distribution is delivered through the Atlanta main campus, distance and online learning platforms, international instructional sites, and CREATE-X sections in Atlanta, France, and Asia-Pacific. The institution is governed by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, with no private-equity or venture ownership structure.

Name

Georgia Tech Center For Teaching And Learning

Legal name

Georgia Institute of Technology

Website

https://gatech.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1885

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Georgia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning delivers programs, courses, consultations, and resources that support teaching and learning at Georgia Institute of Technology, a public research university serving more than 56,000 students across 146+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Teaching Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Classroom & Instructional Technology Support (AV, Lecture Capture, Smart Classrooms) (EDALAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Quantum Education, Workforce Development & Academic Centers (HDAGAMAM)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Faculty development
• Teaching consultations
• Course design
• Instructional support

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Undergraduate and graduate tuition from in-state and out-of-state students, with more than 56,000 students representing 54 U.S. states and territories and more than 146 countries
2. Research Grants and Contracts: Conducts more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society including NASA, DOE, and corporate partnerships
3. Professional Education: Continuing education and professional development programs offered through dedicated professional education unit
4. Technology Transfer and Licensing: Commercialization of research outcomes through startup formation and licensing arrangements

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Georgia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning provides programs, courses, consultations, and resources to support teaching and learning at Georgia Institute of Technology. The center serves faculty and instructors through evidence-based teaching practices, course design assistance, and professional development offerings. It operates within the broader Georgia Institute of Technology ecosystem in Atlanta, Georgia, supporting the institution's 56,000+ undergraduate and graduate students.

Product overview

The Georgia Tech Center For Teaching And Learning operates within the broader Georgia Institute of Technology ecosystem. The source material does not contain specific documentation of the Center's own product portfolio, though Georgia Tech broadly offers educational programs, research initiatives, and technology-driven campus innovations. Notable institutional offerings visible in the sources include CREATE-X (entrepreneurial programs), Startup Lab (entrepreneurial foundation course), the Cool Routes app (developed by the Center for Urban Resilience and Analytics), and various sustainability initiatives. However, these are institutional programs rather than formally documented products of the Center For Teaching And Learning specifically.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Teaching and Learning Programs Faculty-facing programs designed to support teaching and learning at Georgia Institute of Technology.
• Faculty Courses Courses provided by the Center for Teaching and Learning to support teaching and learning.
• Teaching Consultations Consultations provided by the Center for Teaching and Learning to support teaching and learning.
• Teaching and Learning Resources Resources provided by the Center for Teaching and Learning to support teaching and learning.

Quantifiable outcome

• $5.8B economic impact
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Hyundai Motor GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2026Multiyear partnership to advance hydrogen mobility solutions on campus. Includes donation of four Hyundai NEXO fuel cell electric SUVs and hydrogen electrolyzer installation at North Avenue Research Area. Partnership covers research in hydrogen-based systems, sustainability assessment, energy systems integration, and public policy evaluation. Ken Ramirez, EVP and head of Global Energy and Hydrogen Business, is a 1991 Georgia Tech graduate.
• The Coca-Cola CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026Property transaction valued at $31.3 million for Georgia Tech to purchase Coca-Cola's North Avenue property including two-story brick building and two-acre park. Building on century-long relationship between two Atlanta institutions. Expected to support academic, research, and student needs.
• NASA Joint Advanced Propulsion Institute (JANUS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2021$15M over five years for JANUS to develop strategies for ground testing high-power electric propulsion systems. Includes 12 partner universities and 17 researchers. Led by Mitchell Walker as principal investigator and director. Partner universities include University of Michigan, UCLA, University of Illinois, Colorado State, Penn State, Stanford, U of Colorado Boulder, Western Michigan, Clark Atlanta, Chicago State, and City Colleges of Chicago. Industry partners include The Aerospace Corporation, Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Busek.
• Catalyst by WellstarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of ATDC HealthTech vertical launched in 2018, supporting medical devices, biotech, and digital health startups
• Jim Pope Faculty FellowshipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides faculty $15,000 in discretionary funding, one-semester teaching break, structured training in evidence-based entrepreneurship, mentorship, and opportunity to work with student startup founders through CREATE-X ecosystem
• Dian Fossey Gorilla FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with alumna Tara Stoinski (Ph.D. Psychology 2000) who serves as president, CEO, and chief scientific officer. Includes student engagement, geospatial mapping, and architectural design projects including Center for Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing at University of Rwanda
• CREATE-X Ecosystem MentorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of successful founders including alumni who have raised funds, been acquired, and achieved other entrepreneurial successes providing mentorship to current startup founders

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• University of California, Berkeley: Larger-scope public research university with overlapping engineering, computing, and energy research portfolios — broader than Georgia Tech but a frequent comparator for federal grant competition and rankings.

Others

• Coursera: Online education platform that distributes Georgia Tech's OMSCS-style degrees. Adjacent ecosystem player rather than a competitor; useful as a comparator for the online professional education distribution channel.

Direct peers

• California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Smaller-scale but elite STEM research university with deep NASA/JPL and federal propulsion ties — a direct comparator for JANUS-style advanced propulsion research positioning.
• University of Michigan: Top-tier U.S. public research university, fellow JANUS partner, with similar scale of engineering research, automotive/mobility industry partnerships, and federal funding.
• Carnegie Mellon University: Strong tech-and-computing research university with parallel strengths in AI, robotics, and software engineering — comparable to Georgia Tech's computing and ACM SIGSOFT-recognized faculty footprint.
• Stanford University: World-leading research university with comparable industry-partnership and commercialization intensity (e.g.,硅谷-style startup output) and overlapping federal/corporate research programs.
• Virginia Tech: State technological university with comparable land-grant applied-research orientation, federal contracting profile, and a similar 'No. 1 fastest-growing' public-university narrative.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Elite private research university with comparable scale of federal research funding, technology-transfer infrastructure, and a top-tier brand. Most analogous direct peer in technology education and applied research.
• Purdue University: Land-grant public research university with strong engineering and propulsion/aerospace ties — a near-analog in mission, federal funding profile, and STEM student scale.
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Public research university with comparable engineering and computing scale, online education reach (similar to OMSCS), and deep federal research funding base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/georgiatech
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/GeorgiaTech
• Facebookfacebook.com/georgiatech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/georgia-tech
• Instagraminstagram.com/georgiatech

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Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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