Caterpillar Dealers host graduation dinner for 2024 CAT graduates

Americus, GA – Caterpillar dealers from Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina hosted a dinner for the South Georgia Technical College graduates receiving an Associate of Applied Technology Degree in Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology and Electric Power Generation Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology prior to the college’s 2024 Spring Commencement Ceremony.     Approximately 200 Caterpillar officials, students, family members and SGTC...



South Georgia Technical College hosts Spring 2024 commencement ceremony

The proud past and promising future of South Georgia Technical College was on full display recently at the college’s Spring 2024 commencement ceremony Thursday, May 9, at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus in front of a capacity crowd. This is the 75th anniversary of the college’s first graduation ceremony in 1949. Over 150 students, 40 of which were either Presidential Honor or regular Honor graduates, received awards of either an associate degree or a...



John Deere Ag Tech Program at SGTC Holds Graduate Recognition Ceremony

South Georgia Technical College's (SGTC) John Deere Agricultural Technology program recently celebrated the achievements of its newest graduates with a special ceremony held at the Morgan Diesel and Automotive Complex on the SGTC campus in Americus. The event commenced with brief remarks from SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, and Agricultural Technology instructors Matthew Burks and Wayne Peck. Following these remarks, each graduate was honored with a...



South Georgia Technical College Spring Graduation set for Thursday, May 9

   South Georgia Technical College will be conducting its Spring Graduation exercise on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus, announced President Dr. John Watford.     Over 150 graduates are expected to march across the stage to receive awards of either an Associate Degree of Applied Science or a diploma during the spring graduation ceremony.   There are nine Presidential Honor graduates with a 3.90 or 4.0 graduate point average (GPA) and...



SGTC Crisp County Practical Nursing Program Holds Self-Care Day for Students

South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing Instructor Brandy Patrick recently treated her students to a self-care day with the theme of “Pajamas and Pampering”. “We have been studying mental health,” Patrick said, “and we wanted to express how important it was for our nursing students to remember that they need to take care of themselves just as well as they take care of their patients.” The day was themed as a pajama party, and the students enjoyed full facials with...



Technical College System of Georgia Announces 2024 Student of the Year and Instructor of the Year

Athens Technical College Student and Central Georgia Technical College Instructor Take Top Honors Atlanta, Ga.—South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Criminal Justice student, Diquita Mathis from Pinehurst, and SGTC General Core/Psychology Instructor Dr. Michele Seay represented SGTC at the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) and Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instructor banquet recently at the Grand Hyatt in Atlanta...



Lillie Ann Winn announces retirement as SGTC Adult Education Dean

    South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Dean Lillie Ann Winn has spent over 22 years in education at the high school and collegiate level and that time has brought her a lot of joy.   She announced recently that she plans to retire from her current position, June 30, 2024.    “We are going to miss Lillie Ann Winn,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  “She joined us as the Dean of Adult Education in 2017 and she has excelled at that...



SGTC’s Dr. Michele Seay named TCSG Finalist for Rick Perkins Instructor of Year

Atlanta, GA -  South Georgia Technical College psychology/general education instructor Dr. Michele Seay is a regional finalist to become the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) 2024 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.    Dr. Seay earned a Doctor of Education in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University, her Master of Science in Counseling and Psychology from Troy University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Albany State University. She has been employed at South...



SGTC Culinary Arts students gain valuable experience catering the Foundation Donor Dinner

    The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Culinary Arts students from the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses gained valuable practical experience by catering the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Annual Donor Appreciation Dinner in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the campus recently.  Approximately 200 guests attended the event.     The SGTC Foundation Donor Dinner event is designed to thank the individuals who have supported the college and the...



James Williams Named SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence

South Georgia Technical College recently honored James Williams of Fort Valley as the college’s Crisp County Center Student of Excellence for the spring 2024 semester. Williams, an Electrical Systems Technology student, was nominated by his instructor, Jeff Sheppard. As the overall winner, Williams received a $50 check, an engraved personal plaque, a congratulatory letter from SGTC President Dr. John Watford and a “Student of Excellence” t-shirt.  His name was also engraved on a...



SGTC Crisp County Center students participate in Forklift Training

   South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Industrial Electrical and Welding and Joining Technology students, along with SGTC Adult Education and YouthBuild students participated in a Forklift Training Certification class recently.    For more information about this type or more training opportunities contact SGTC Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs and Economic Development Director for the Crisp County Center Michele McGowan at mmcgowan@southgatech.edu or SGTC...



Earn as you learn event held at SGTC

    South Georgia Technical College is hosting an “Earn as You Learn” event today in the Odom Center for students to come by and determine their progress toward technical certificate of credits (TCC) earned within their field of student.    SGTC Registrar Kari Bodrey, Registrar Assistant Shonda Boddie, Special Populations Coordinator Jennifer Robinson will meet with students to determine if they have already earned TCCs or are in progress to earn one by the end of Spring...