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SGTC students enjoy bingo at the recent Valentine's Day celebration.Students at South Georgia Technical College celebrated Valentine’s Day with a fun-filled Bingo Night hosted by the Office of Student Affairs in Hicks Hall. The event provided students with a chance to relax, enjoy friendly competition, and win prizes. Participants played multiple rounds of bingo while enjoying complimentary snacks and refreshments. Winners took home a variety of prizes, adding to the festive spirit of the...

Pictured are members of the SGTC automotive program advisory committee (l-r) Cynthia Carter, Sandhya Muljibhai, Jacob Smith, John Beaver, Kevin Beaver, Ron Peacock, Carey Mahone, Alecia Pinckney, Starlyn Sampson, Dr. David Finley, Brandon Dean and Henry Snipes.The Automotive Technology advisory committee at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently met in the Morgan Transportation Building on the Americus campus to review program advancements and industry trends. The committee plays a...

Special Services Coordinator Jennifer Robinson leads a recent goal-setting workshop for SGTC students.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students recently participated in a S.M.A.R.T. Goals workshop led by Special Services Coordinator Jennifer Robinson as part of the college’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), Ready, Set, J.E.T! (Jobs, Education, and Training). The workshop focused on soft skills essential for workforce success, with an emphasis on effective communication and goal...

Horticulture student and SGTC Student of Excellence Keinosia Brown (right) is pictured with her nominating instructor, Brandon Gross.Pictured are nominees for SGTC Student of excellence and their instructors. Seated (l-r) are Kylie Underwood, Kyler Walton, Dy’asiah McCoy, Keinosia Brown, Philip Quillope, and Johnathan Giese. Standing (l-r) are instructors Johnny Griffin, Kristie Hudson, Patrick Owen, Brandon Gross, Mike Collins, Jake Pittman and Ted Eschmann.Keinosia Brown, a horticulture...

Sign up today for Summer Semester classes!   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will be hosting registration for its C-Term Spring semester and Summer Semester classes on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Odom Center on the Americus campus and on the Crisp County Center in Cordele.  Spring semester C-term classes begin Monday, March 17 and end May 5.  Summer Semester classes begin Thursday, May 22 and end July 28.      “This is an awesome opportunity...

SGTC Advisory Committee members: Ethel Waters, Licensed Dietitian; Larry Jacskon, Mixx Masters; Lauriel Young of Aramark; and Janeisha Brown of Luxe Me & Co., are shown above seated surrounded by SGTC Crisp County Culinary Arts Instructor Johnny Davis and Americus instructor Ludwig (Ricky) Watzlowick and the SGTC Culinary Arts students who helped prepare the meal. The students included: Aaron Cooper, Tae’Kerrian Molden, Tera Parker, Jack Saunders, shown with Chef Davis, Huzley Jackson,...

Officer Alexandria Spain awarded SGTC Foundation Smarr-Smith Scholarship.Officer Alexandria Spain awarded SGTC Foundation Smarr-Smith Scholarship.Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Technology graduate Alexandria Spain of Perry, was awarded the Smarr-Smith Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice scholarship recently by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.       The Smarr-Smith endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College was created in memory of...

Students at the SGTC Crisp County Center participate in the recent Make Your Own Sugar Scrubs Event.Students at South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Cordele campus recently had the opportunity to learn about the science of body scrubs while crafting their own custom creations at the Make Your Own Sugar Scrubs event, hosted by the SGTC Office of Student Affairs in partnership with Chattahoochee-Flint RESA. Using ingredients provided to them, the students mixed personalized sugar scrubs...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and Chattahoochee Flint RESA STEM Director Heidi Goodin are shown above talking with the counselors from several systems in the Chattahoochee Flint RESA service area.   Counselors from 10 different school systems attended the Chattahoochee Flint RESA Counselor Consortium Meeting held at South Georgia Technical College in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center recently.    The event was co-sponsored by Chattahoochee Flint RESA...

SGTC HR Coordinator Erika Carrillo Arias and SGTC HR Director Suzanne Singletary are shown above with the Model Agency Award from DOAS.    South Georgia Technical College Human Resources (HR) Director Suzanne Singletary and HR Coordinator Erika Carrillo Arias received the Georgia Department of Administrative Services’ Model Agency Award in recognition of its Tier I Performance Ranking in the 2025 HR Assessment.      South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Vice...

Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Angela Smith (l) is shown above presenting a check from the Rotary Club to Barbara Chestnut (r), who was selected as the SGTC 2025 GOAL student of the year.     Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Angela Smith presented South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice student Barbara Chestnut of Mauk with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club.  Chestnut was recognized as the college’s 2025 Georgia Occupational...

Paul Farr, SGTC Business and Industry Services Director for the Americus campus.   Paul Farr, South Georgia Technical College Director of Business and Industry Services for the Americus campus, has been selected to represent the college at the Technical College System of Georgia 2025 Senior Leadership Academy, a professional development program designed to foster career advancement within TCSG and its 22 affiliated colleges across Georgia.   The 2025 cohort comprises a diverse group of...