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Paul Larkin named SGTC Aviation Maintenance Technology Instructor.    Paul M. Larkin, Jr. of Leesburg, GA has been hired as a South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance Technology Instructor effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.      “We are pleased that Paul Larkin will be joining the South Georgia Technical College faculty as one of our Aviation...

SGTC Practical Nursing student DaQuan McKenzie donates blood at the recent American Red Cross blood drive on the SGTC Americus campus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross that resulted in the donation of 21 units of blood. Students, faculty and staff members, as well as community members attended the drive to donate blood. SGTC Nursing students assisted with the event to gain valuable experience. According to the American Red...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Chad Brown and Mitchell and Greg Turton, Owner/President of Southern Fiber Worx in Cordele. Dr. Watford and Brown were showing the Turton’s SGTC five-axis CNC Milling machine by Haas Automation in the Precision Machining and Manufacturing lab.   Greg Turton, Owner/President of Southern Fiber Worx in Cordele, and his son, Mitchell, a junior at Southland...

Pictured (l-r) are Al Harris, Lillie Ann Winn, Allie Zipperer, Calvin Santos, Monica Barnes, Cynthia Carter, and Tracy Israel as Zipperer, Santos, and Barnes were recognized for completing the Safety First IET course.Three students in the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Adult Education program recently completed the Safety First IET (Integrated Education and Training) course. Monica Barnes, Calvin Santos, and Allie Zipperer finished the 10-day, 80-hour program and earned OSHA-10...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Kiara Bryant (left) and nominees (top, l-r) Drake Weldin, Jy’Mia Fann, and (bottom) Matija Milivojevic.Kiara Bryant of Oglethorpe was recently honored as the overall South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Student of Excellence on the Americus campus. Bryant is an Accounting student and was nominated by Accounting instructor Brenda Boone. “Kiara is an outstanding student,” Boone stated. “I’ve been really impressed with her tenacity to want...

SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michelle Williams-Seay facilitates a workshop with SGTC students on the topic of stress management.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a workshop on stress management for students on the college’s Americus campus. SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michelle Williams-Seay facilitated the workshop, which was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. Dr. Seay emphasized the importance of dealing with stress in a healthy way, especially...

Shown above are the South Georgia Technical College Americus 2021 Practical Nursing graduates. Jennifer Childs and Christine Rundle are the SGTC Americus practical nursing instructors. Shown (l to r) on the back row are: Jasmin Robinson, Jordan Mizell, Zikerria Burton, Elizabeth Guerrero, Brittany Martinez, Cassandra Henderson, and Sonica Burton. On the front row (l to r) are Niki Banks, Shelby Law, Kambi Gardner, Kori Holley, Sontia Ingram, Elbunie Smith, and Ashley Ginn.   South...

Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier is shown above with SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services Paul Farr, SGTC Board of Director Member Grant Buckley, SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird, SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, SGTC Foundation Trustee and TCFA Foundation President Mike Cheokas, SGTC President Dr. John Watford and Barbara Watford, SGTC Board Member and TCDA Past President...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated center) is shown above with the members of the SGTC Senior Staff. Seated (l to r) are Su Ann Bird, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Dr. Watford, and Karen Werling, Vice President of Operations. Shown on the back row (l to r) are: Cynthia Carter, Career Services Director; Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management; Michelle McGowan, Director of Business and Industry Services (Crisp County), Athletic Director...

GACE will hold a virtual career fair November 9The GACE (Georgia Association of Colleges & Employers) statewide virtual career fair is scheduled for Tuesday, November 9, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. This virtual event is open to students and Alumni from South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and other participating schools. To register online, visit https://app.highre.co/events/virtual-career-fair and select “attendee.”  Approximately 75 employers are scheduled to participate in the...

Pictured with the SGTC Red Ribbon Week display are (l-r): SGTC Criminal Justice Instructor Teresa McCook; Diesel Technology student and SGA President Donald Gay; Criminal Justice student and SGA member Kimberly Sadecki; and SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai.The SGTC Student Affairs department won the college’s recent Halloween costume contest in the employee group category.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Student Government Association (SGA) recently held a series of events...

South Georgia Technical College alumnus Danny Hale (shown above right on the back row) is shown above with the group of students that he brought to take a tour of South Georgia Technical College recently.    Danny Hale, an Automotive Instructor at Heard County High School, graduated from South Georgia Technical College in 1998.  He believed in the education he received from South Georgia Tech so much he returned recently with a group of 12 students for a tour of the campus in Americus,...