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South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance instructor Charles Christmas was selected as the SGTC 2017 Instructor of the Year and will represent the college in the state Rick Perkins Award competition in Atlanta later this year. SGTC President Dr. John Watford made the announcement at the recent Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year breakfast, held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. “What an honor,” said Christmas. “As President...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Dr. John Watford announced the college’s Fall Semester President’s List recently, which included 107 students. In order to qualify for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled in a degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Crisp County: Lindsey F. Biggers of Cordele, Culinary Arts; Gayla Annette Bleach of Cordele, Early Childhood Care Education; Ginny...

BUENA VISTA, GA - South Georgia Technical College and Marion County School System employees, and community leaders are continuing their efforts to provide additional educational resources to the individuals in Marion County who would like to begin or continue their college education. Classes will begin on Monday, January 30th. South Georgia Tech officials will offer Fundamentals of English on Monday nights from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. This is the English course required for all technical...

Christine Rundle of Americus has been hired as a Practical Nursing instructor for SGTC’s Americus campus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. In her new position, she will report to Academic Dean Vanessa Wall and Vice President for Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Rundle has 21 years of nursing experience, including over 16 years as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Operating Room (OR) and nearly five years as a Labor and Delivery Nurse at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center and...

South Georgia Technical College’s Medical Assisting program was ranked in the top 25 medical assistant programs in the nation according to Accredited Schools Online recently. The program earned the number 23 spot in the rankings, which included criteria such as tuition, percentage of students receiving financial aid, student-teacher ratio, and graduation rate. The healthcare industry in the United States is growing rapidly, and SGTC provides degree, diploma, and certificate programs in...

SGTC NTHS advisor for the Americus campus chapter, Raven Payne (left) and NTHS member Annie Streeter are pictured with the gifts donated to families in need for the annual NTHS Giving Tree. South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) and Student Government Association recently participated in a number of community outreach and service projects for the community. NTHS sponsored a Giving Tree, which the student organization...

  South Georgia Technical College’s Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Americus campus Chapter held its first meeting of 2017 recently in Hicks Hall on SGTC’s Americus campus. PBL members discussed the results and outcomes of their Season of Giving, Non-Stop November, and PBL Week. Also discussed were upcoming events such as the annual PBL district conference, FBLA-PBL Week, FBLA interaction, state competitions, and the 555 Challenge. PBL’s Season of Giving is an annual series of fundraisers to...

  Three South Georgia Technical College instructors have been selected as finalists for SGTC’s 2017 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year award, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. Those instructors include Teresa McCook, Criminal Justice Technology instructor; Charles Christmas, Aviation Maintenance Technology instructor; and Shelly Godwin, English/General Education instructor. These instructors were nominated for the honor by other members of the South Georgia Tech...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Criminal Justice Technology students in Teresa McCook’s Juvenile Justice class recently welcomed three representatives from the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Those officers were LaRhonda Jackson, Juvenile Program Manager, Travis Mansfield, High Intense Team Probation Officer, and Ameatrice Gibbons of the Intake Office. Each officer explained his or her role at the DJJ, including their day-to-day duties, the local court system, and the...

  South Georgia Technical College’s Automotive Technology program was ranked in the top 25 automotive mechanic programs in the nation according to Accredited Schools Online recently. The program earned the number 22 spot in the rankings, which included criteria such as tuition, percentage of students receiving financial aid, student-teacher ratio, and graduation rate. “Hands-on learners who are intrigued by the inner workings of automobiles are increasingly choosing mechanic training...

  South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently reached a social media milestone, surpassing 5,000 followers (or page “likes”) in the first few days of 2017. The college’s Facebook account amassed this amount of followers steadily since the page was officially live in summer of 2011. “At South Georgia Technical College, students are the most important part of what we do, and social media is one of our most effective ways of communicating with our students,” said SGTC President...

  SGTC’s CIS program collected toys for the Adopt an Angel program for local children in need. SGTC’s Welding and Joining Technology program organized an effort to get holiday cards to veterans through the American Red Cross’s Holidays for Heroes program. South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center campus students recently organized several community outreach projects for the holidays, including Adopt an Angel, Mail for Heroes, and a purple ribbon tree for those...