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INSPIRE Sumter's inaugural class stands together for a picture. South Georgia Technical College students: WyKeshia Robinson (sophomore, early childhood education), Deasia Troutman (sophomore, marketing management), Alexis McDowell (sophomore, criminal justice), Quinton Cromer (sophomore, early childhood care & education), Larmar Terrellis (sophomore, welding and joining technology). Also shown are SGTC President John Watford, Ed.D.; GSW President Neal Weaver, Ph.D.; Americus Mayor Barry...

Air conditioning technology advisory committee members stand together before they begin their meeting. From left to right: Raymond Holt, Jacob Alexander, John Hayes, Brian McDowell, Paul Battle, Brian McMichael, Glynn Cobb.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) air conditioning technology advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and trade as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia...

SGTC Crisp County Center student Evelyn Castleberry was selected as the September Student of Excellence.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) student Evelyn Castleberry of Sylvester was recently named September’s Student of Excellence on the college’s Crisp County Center campus. Castleberry, a medical assisting student, and six other students from various programs were recognized for their hard-work, work ethic and other positive attributes at the ceremony, which was recently held in...

Members of South Georgia Tech’s Student Government Association display their school spirit during spirit week by wearing their best red and black outfits. South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center (CCC) campus showed their school spirit recently during the college’s annual Spirit Week event. Teresa Jolly’s business technology program was awarded the title of “most spirited program” and an in-class party after showing 100 percent participation in each of the...

Bobblehead ACE is shown in the rotunda of the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center.Post a photo or video with South Georgia Technical College’s new Bobblehead ACE on social media for a chance to win a scholarship and great prizes! South Georgia Technical College’s mascot, ACE, arrived on campus recently in Bobblehead form. To welcome him to campus, a special SGTC Bobblehead ACE Social Media Contest has been planned. It will be open to all SGTC students, faculty, staff, and the...

A student from the South Georgia Technical College Schley County High School CNA program is shown above utilizing a computer to assist with the American Red Cross Blood drive held at their high school recently. The SGTC Schley County CNA students helped with several duties including the check-in, escorting students to and from the staging room, and the refreshment area.South Georgia Technical College’s Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) program has been ranked as the 24th Most Affordable CNA...

South Georgia Technical College Computer Information and Networking Specialist Instructor Andrea Ingram is shown above with a student enrolled in the CIS program. Computer Information and Networking Specialist programs are one of the many STEM career programs offered at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College and Georgia Southwestern State University are part of a $3 million grant to prepare more underrepresented minority undergraduate students for careers in...

Stewart County High School juniors and seniors are shown above with the South Georgia Technical College mascot “ACE” and SGTC Board member and Georgia Power representative Don Porter, Georgia Power Engineering Supervisor Patrick Harris, as well as SGTC Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers and Paul Farr, SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services. A group of nearly two dozen juniors and seniors from Stewart County High School in Lumpkin, Georgia, visited South Georgia...

SGTC Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea Lusane McKenzie (second from left) is shown above with her lab instructor Samantha Willis, Instructor Trainee and former cosmetology student Shantray Ross, Jennifer Bowens of Miss J’s Salon in Fort Valley and her assistant Jessicia Keister, and SGTC Instructor Trainee Mikeeshia Towns.Jennifer Bowens of Miss J’s Salon and Hair Loss Clinic in Fort Valley was the special guest speaker at the South Georgia Technical College’s Cosmetology “Color Made...

Shirley Trice, Director of Food Services at South Georgia Tech. Photos by David Parks Photography and reprinted with permission from With You In Mind Publications.Shirley Trice, Director of Food Services at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), was featured in an eight-page spread in the Fall 2018 Sumter County Living Magazine. The article was written by June B. Anderson and David Parks Photography provided the photos. The article, beginning on page 94, can be found at:...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (r) and SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Chad Brown (l) are shown above with the $10,000 donation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. They are shown in front of one of the college’s Haas machines that students train on in the Precision Machining and Manufacturing program. The Gene Haas Foundation donated $10,000 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently to support scholarships...

Chef Ricky Watzlowick (right) and one his Culinary Arts students are shown above getting the basket of cookies ready for the silent auction.South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts instructor Ricky Watzlowick and his culinary arts students on the Americus campus gained valuable experience recently and also donated their time and talents for a good cause. The SGTC Americus Culinary Arts program uses hands-on instruction to teach students and as part of their “hands-on baking”...