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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above talking to the students who are enrolled in the college’s initial LPN to RN Bridge program class that begins Monday, August 18.   Forty students enrolled in South Georgia Technical College’s new Licensed Practical Nurse to Registered Nurse (LPN to RN) Bridge program slated to start Fall Semester.  The Georgia Board of Nursing (GBON) voted at its May meeting to grant initial approval for South Georgia Technical...

Dr. Shayla Collier joins South Georgia Technical College as an Associate of Science Nursing Instructor.    Shayla Collier of Cordele has joined South Georgia Technical College as an Associate of Science in Nursing Instructor, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain, and LPN to RN Nursing Director Darrell Thompson.  She will be housed on the Americus campus.    South Georgia Technical College’s LPN to RN Bridge...

SGTC Crisp County Center August 2025 graduates with instructor Kelly Northern.   Twelve graduates of the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Practical Nursing program received their nursing pins in a recent ceremony in the LaPorte Auditorium on the Crisp County Center campus. A crowd of family, friends, administrators, and instructors attended the event to show their support as the students participated in the traditional pinning ritual.    SGTC President Dr. John Watford...

SGTC Welding and Joining Technology instructor Tom Mayo and Automation Technology Instructor David Price are shown above talking with Dooly County High School students about dual enrollment and career opportunities available at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center.   South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Welding and Joining Technology instructor Tom Mayo and Automation Technology Instructor David Price spoke to several different classes and approximately 60...

SGTC August 2025 Practical Nurse graduates and instructors Jennifer Childes and Christine Rundle.   Sixteen graduates of the South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing program received their nursing pins in a recent ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. A crowd of family, friends, administrators, and instructors attended the event to show their support as the students participated in the traditional pinning ritual.    SGTC President Dr....

     Deborah Fultz of Cordele has been hired as a Practical Nursing Clinical Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain and Crisp County Center Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Michelle McGowan.    Fultz is a graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing program as well as a graduate of Georgia Southwestern...

Pictured are graduates of the SGTC Nail Tech program with instructor Jessakeetha Maddox (left) and SGTC President Dr. John Watford.South Georgia Technical College recently held a special graduation ceremony to honor students completing the Nail Technology program. Family, friends, faculty, and staff gathered to recognize the achievements of the graduating class in a celebration filled with gratitude and encouragement. After opening remarks from Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford congratulates Charles “Coop” Cooper on his 18 years of service to South Georgia Technical College during the retirement reception.   “A very valuable member of our maintenance team” was the way South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford described Charles “Coop” Cooper, who retired recently.  He was honored at a retirement reception in the John M. Pope Center in front of SGTC faculty, staff, friends, and their family members.   ...

SGTC Diesel Technology Instructor David Cox will now be teaching in the SGTC- John Deere Agricultural Technology program effective immediately.SGTC Diesel Technology Instructor David Cox of Ellaville will be shifting gears and becoming the new full-time Agricultural Technology instructor for South Georgia Technical College, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  He is replacing Wayne Peck, who retired July 31st, 2025. Cox will report to South Georgia...

Pictured (l-r) are LT Lamika Green, Recruiter, and Sarah White, Assistant Recruiter with the Georgia Department of Corrections.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Career Services office recently welcomed representatives from Macon State Prison for an on-campus recruitment event aimed at connecting students with career opportunities in the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The event highlighted a wide range of employment paths within the correctional system, including...

Tami Blount is shown above with several students signing in while John Deere Tech Dean Dr. David Finley look on.    Approximately 50 John Deere Ag Technology students, parents, family members, and John Deere Dealers from across the southeastern United States attended a Fall Semester Registration/Orientation session at South Georgia Technical College in the John M. Pope Center on the Americus campus.     South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain...

Free “Creating Opportunities” t-shirts will be available to students registering for Fall Semester at South Georgia Technical College while supplies last. In-person registration will be held August 13, 2025 in Americus and Crisp County. Shown above (l to r) are SGTC student affairs recruiter Tylen Pepito and a students already signed up for Fall Semester showing off the new SGTC “Creating Opportunities” t-shirts.   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting Fall Semester...