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SGTC Admission Coordinator Katrice Taylor is shown above with SGTC’s Brandy Nipper, Wanda Bishop and Brad Harnum at the Crisp County Learning Center Career Awareness Day.   South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Admissions Coordinator Katrice Taylor joined instructors Brandy Nipper, Wanda Bishop and Brad Harnum in participating in the Crisp County Learning Center’s Career Awareness Day.    The event was sponsored by the Crisp County Industrial Development Council.  Katrice...

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy, Col. Eric Bryant, speaks at the recent SGTC African American History Program.Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy, Col. Eric Bryant, was the featured speaker at South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) annual African American History Program. The event took place before a large audience in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. “We make history every day,” Bryant said in his remarks. “As we...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with Taylor County CTAE Director Michele Kimble.     Approximately 100 Taylor County High School CTAE students, instructors and administrators attended the South Georgia Technical College Phi Beta Lambda Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education Day at South Georgia Technical College recently.    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford was the special guest speaker at the event.   The students...

The Reverend Keith Lewis is the guest speaker for the SGTC Crisp County Center African American History program.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will host an African American History program at the Crisp County Center in Cordele on Thursday, February 27, at 10:30 am. Reverend Keith Lewis will serve as the featured speaker. The program will start with introductory remarks from SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain. Members of the SGTC chapter of the National Technical Honor...

Julie Partain, South Georgia Technical College’s Dean of Enrollment Management for the Crisp County Center is shown above (l to r) receiving the Melvin Jones Fellow Plaque from Cordele Lions’ Club President Willie Mae Dexter. Photo by Gabe Jordan, Cordele Dispatch.    South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center’s Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain was recognized as a Melvin Jones Fellow by the Cordele Lions’ Club recently during the club’s weekly meeting.   ...

Dr. Donna Beegle educates the audience on how to “Break the Cycle of Poverty” during a recent workshop on the SGTC Americus campus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a professional development workshop for educators, community leaders, and students entitled “Break the Cycle of Poverty”.  The workshop was conducted by Dr. Donna M. Beegle, an expert on poverty and strategies to combat it. The event was presented free to the community and paid for through a federal...

Dr. Deborah Jones, SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Navigation, teaches time-management strategies to students in a recent workshop.In a recent workshop for students at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus, students learned strategies for managing their time in order to be successful in school, on the job, and at life in general. Dr. Deborah Jones, SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Navigation, presented the workshop in the Hicks Hall Life Lab on the Americus...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l to r) is shown above with SGTC Adult Education Transition Specialist Tracy Israel, IET graduates Faith Dunford, Skylar Walker, Dashawn Garvin, and Roberto Bangel, SGTC Dean of Adult Education Lillie Ann Winn, and SGTC Vice President of Operations Karen Werling.    Four South Georgia Technical College Adult Education students passed OSHA-10 Certification exams and received other industry recognized certificates as part of a new...

Col. Eric Bryant to speak at African American History celebration at South Georgia Technical College.    Col. Eric Bryant, Chief Deputy for the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, will be the keynote speaker at the South Georgia Technical College African American History celebration on Thursday, February 27th at 11 a.m. in the South Georgia Technical College John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus.  The public is invited to attend the free event.    South...

U.S. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.The Sumter County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce U.S.  Congressman Sandford D. Bishop, Jr, District 2; and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black as keynote speakers at the March 18, 2020 at the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce luncheon hosted at South Georgia Technical College, 900 South Georgia Technical College Parkway, beginning at 12 PM. Congressman Sanford Bishop, Jr. is serving his fourteenth term in the U. S. House of...

SGTC Academic Dean and PBL local advisor Dr. Andrea Oates (standing, second from left) thanks Culinary Arts students and their instructor, Chef Ricky Watzlowick (standing left) for their generosity during the Phi Beta Lambda Season of Giving.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) recently hosted a pizza party for the Culinary Arts program on the Americus campus. The occasion honored the Culinary Arts students for their generous contributions during the...

SGTC students have their picture taken during the recent Valentine's Day celebration.A student receives a free cookie during SGTC's recent Valentine's Day celebration.Students at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently celebrated Valentine’s Day with activities on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center. In Cordele, students took part in a Valentine’s-themed “meet and greet” social event. Participants enjoyed the opportunity to mingle and get to know each other a...