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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that former Lady Jets assistant basketball coach Demetrius Colson of Atlanta has rejoined the Lady Jets as the assistant coach for women’s intercollegiate basketball for the 2019-2020 season. Ciarra Edwards of Florence, AL, also was hired as a part-time women’s basketball assistant coach for the Lady Jets and as an intramural assistant for the college. Colson will work as an instructor as well as an assistant...

The South Georgia Technical College Financial Aid Office will be hosting a Financial Aid 101 workshop for currently enrolled students on the Americus campus on Monday, August 26th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Odom Center Testing Lab on the second floor.    “This workshop is designed to encourage current students to complete verification for their 2018 – 2019 FASFA and complete the 2019 – 2020 FASFA for the new school year,” said South Georgia Technical College...

   Brandy Nipper of Cordele has been hired as a full-time nursing instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center. She joins long-time Crisp County nursing instructor Cathy Freeman in that department. Nipper will report to South Georgia Tech Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain.    “Adding another full-time nursing instructor at the Crisp County Center should definitely strengthen our nursing program,” said South Georgia Technical College President...

CORDELE, GA - South Georgia Technical College will host a job fair featuring over 20 local employers at the SGTC Crisp County Center on Tuesday, August 27 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The SGTC Crisp County Center is located at 402 North Midway Road in Cordele, GA. Companies in attendance will seek to fill a range of jobs including Crew Leader, Formulator CNA, PCA, LPN Computer/IT, Care Specialist, Customer Service, Assembly Operator, Forklift Operator, Industrial Maintenance Tech, CNC...

Café Campesino in Americus, GA was recognized recently for their nomination as one of the top 100 small manufacturing companies in Georgia for 2019. Café Campesino is Georgia’s first and only 100% fair trade organic coffee company and was nominated as one of the Small Manufacturers of the Year for 2019 by South Georgia Technical College in Americus, Georgia.  A small manufacturer is classified as a company with 150 or fewer employees. As one of the nominees, Café Campesino...

   Patrick Peacock of Americus has been hired as the Marketing Specialist at South Georgia Technical College and will be assisting in planning and organizing the marketing and fundraising activities of the college,” announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to Su Ann Bird, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.    “We are very pleased that Patrick Peacock...

Interfor Preston Division in Preston, GA was nominated as one of the top 100 small manufacturing companies in Georgia for 2019 and they were recognized recently for their accomplishments. Interfor manufactures a range of lumber products, and their sawmill in Preston was nominated as one of the Small Manufacturers of the Year for 2019 by South Georgia Technical College in Americus, Georgia.  A small manufacturer is classified as a company with 150 or fewer employees. As one of the...

   The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation, Inc. Proceeds from the grant will be used to establish a scholarship fund for students. Dr. John Watford, South Georgia Technical College President accepted the donation for the SGTC Foundation.    “One of the seven guiding principals that govern the way Sumter EMC operates is involvement in the communities we serve. This...

The Cordele-Crisp County Industrial Development Council welcomed an Economic Development Bus Tour to display the great opportunity that the community could provide potential businesses interested in locating in Georgia.    The Bus Tour brought statewide project managers from the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) and from ECG to see the city and its infrastructure firsthand. It is a unique opportunity for economic development project managers on a statewide level...

South Georgia Technical College is updating and improving the traffic corridor in the center of the Americus campus. Due to the construction, which will be underway now throughout Fall Semester, traffic patterns have been altered and additional parking areas identified.    “We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause students and the public during the construction phase,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. “The new updated and...

The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center admissions department participated in the National Night Out 2019 event recently at the Community Clubhouse in Cordele for a night of free family fun hosted by the Cordele Police Department.    Kari Bodrey, SGTC Crisp County Center Admissions Coordinator, and Desiray Kenney, an SGTC Accounting Degree student, who is also the Student Government Association President and a Georgia Student Government Association state officer,...

South Georgia Technical College and 27 other two-year colleges throughout the south are working together with The Citadel in South Carolina to make a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree available online, on campus or both, to a wider spectrum of students, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.    Eligible students would start in, or have already graduated from South Georgia Technical College or one of the partner schools and...