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South Georgia Technical Crisp County Center Culinary Arts Instructor Hunter Little and SGTC Americus Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Ricky Watzlowick are shown above with Rebecca Stackhouse, Kelli Alexander, Larry Jackson, Nutritional Services Director at Furlow Charter School; Ethel Waters, Steve Southwell, Owner of Smoakes BBQ in Cordele; Lisa Leggett, Nutritional Services Director for Crisp County School, and Chef Juan Castilla, Q&A Manager Golden Gourmet in Americus.   The South Georgia...

The “Prevention is the Best Cure!” flier has been placed around the SGTC campuses.    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has organized a campus COVID-19 leadership team as a precautionary measure to keep the campus community informed and updated on information to ensure the safety of its students, faculty, and staff.  There have been no reported cases of COVID-19 among members of the South Georgia Technical College community.    “South Georgia Technical College...

Sheri Bass named SGTC Medical Assisting Instructor.     Sheri Bass of Cobb, GA was hired as a new full-time Medical Assisting Instructor for South Georgia Technical College in Americus effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.     Bass is a graduate of Darton College in Albany and has an Associate of Science in Nursing.  She is a Registered...

Demetrius Colson is shown above with SGTC President Dr. John Watford, head coach James Frey and the 2019 – 2020 Lady Jets after they clinched the NJCAA Region XVII tournament win and the opportunity to advance to the District J championship and the opportunity to advance to the national tournament for the fourth consecutive season.Demetrius Colson had several college basketball offers when he graduated from high school in Donalsonville, GA back in 2000.  But he decided to hang up his...

South Georgia Technical College cosmetology students are shown above raising awareness for Breast Cancer and then they are showing during manicures for students during the Innovative Senior Solutions “Dancing with the Stars” annual senior event.   South Georgia Technical College was recently rated as the top Community College in Georgia and one of the criteria for the award was student satisfaction and student involvement. Perhaps one of the reasons for the college’s high marks in...

Audra Cook EkkelAudra Cook Ekkel is the new Administrative Assistant for the Vice President of Student Affairs at South Georgia Technical College, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. She reports to Eulish Kinchens, Vice President of Student Affairs. Ekkel has worked at South Georgia Technical College as the Registrar Assistant since August 2014.  Prior to joining the Registrar’s office at SGTC, Ekkel worked as the Operations Manager, Associate...

SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers is shown above with Roderick Douglas, a Culinary Arts student from Americus, who was named Student of Excellence.South Georgia Technical College student Roderick Douglas of Americus was recently named the college’s Student of Excellence for the month of February. Douglas, a Culinary Arts student, was recognized for his hard work, participation and commitment to learning at the Student of Excellence program held in the John M. Pope...

Lady Jets sophomores Niya Goudelock, 3, and Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din, 13, named to the NJCAA Region XVII All-Tournament team. Goudelock was the MVP for the tournament.     South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore transfer Niya Goudelock helped lead her teammates to an impressive come from behind 69 – 63 victory over the second ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Region XVII tournament recently.      Her outstanding play...

Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Commissioner David Elder is shown above making the presentation to retired College of Coastal Georgia Athletic Director and men’s basketball coach Gerald Cox, Lady Jets head coach James Frey and Coach Cox’s son.   Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Commissioner David Elder and South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey presented College of Coastal Georgia former basketball head coach and Director of...

SGTC PBL students are shown above with their awards following the PBL District competition.Macon, GA – Five South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) students represented the SGTC Crisp County PBL Chapter at District Competition at Central Georgia Technical College in Macon recently and took top honors.    Kennedy Mathews of Vienna, Samantha Campbell of Cordele, Hannah Weaver of Rochelle, Christina Jordan of Fitzgerald, and Nacoria Dawson of Cordele...

TECC logoSouth Georgia Technical College will host a Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) course March 13-14 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. The program is based on the principles of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) and teaches civilian tactical EMS to aid any EMS called to respond to a mass casualty or active shooter event. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive NAEMT TECC Course Completion Certificates and...

Pictured are members of the SGTC advisory committee for accounting and business technology: Dr. Andrea Oates, SGTC Academic Dean; April Hilliard, SGTC Academic Affairs Administrative Assistant; Willette Smith, Macon State Prison; Deatrice Harris, Sumter YDC; Brenda Boone, SGTC Accounting instructor; and Jamie Campbell, Wells Fargo Bank.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Accounting and Business Technology advisory committee met recently in the Odom Center Conference Room on the...