South Georgia Technical College will be hosting face-to-face Fall Semester Registration on Wednesday, August 17th on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses. The Americus orientation and registration will start in the John M. Pope Center at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 and 5 p.m. and the Crisp County Center registration will begin in the main lobby area at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Students who register for Fall Semester classes will receive a free South Georgia Tech t-shirt with the new slogan, “Going the Extra Mile,” while supplies last. Facemasks and hand sanitizers will also be available.
A number of Welcome Week activities for SGTC students have been planned for Fall Semester. A movie night at the Hangar will begin at 8 p.m. Monday, August 15th behind the Hangar showing Jurassic World Dominion. Welcome Home Bingo will be held on Tuesday, August 16th at 6 p.m. in Hicks Hall with great prizes for all participants. Water Day at the Hangar will be held that same day from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the James S. Peters Gymnasium lawn area.
Registration Day is Wednesday, August 17th and the college will be providing lunch for new and returning students as well as faculty and staff. A Welcome Home Cookout for students will also be held on Thursday, August 18th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Odom Center Lawn for the first day of class. A game night and ice cream social will also be held that night at 6 p.m. in the Hicks Hall Student Center. The week will conclude with Karaoke Nigh at Hicks Hall at 7 p.m. Friday, August 19th.
“This is a great time for individuals to enroll or reenroll in classes at South Georgia Technical College,” said President Dr. John Watford. “We provide individuals with workforce education options for high demand and high paying careers. We invite everyone to come out and see what we have to offer.”
South Georgia Technical College will be offering a variety of class options Fall semester. There will be face-to-face classes where students are on campus for the traditional classroom setting as well as online classes that allow students to continue their education remotely. There are also a number of hybrid classes with some online portions as well as in-person lab-based classes that students need for critical hands-on skills to complete a program area.
Testing requirements for Fall semester have been waived and students are encouraged to go online to apply at www.southgatech.edu. Students can also complete the orientation process online at: /admissions/new-student-orientation/. There is also a COVID-19 informational video with a COVID-19 Release and Video Acknowledgement form that needs to be completed at: /admissions/sgtc-covid-19-guidelines/.
New students who have already applied to South Georgia Technical College for Fall Semester should check-in at the Pope Center on the Americus campus and the lobby area in the Crisp County Center main building. Current students who need to register for fall semester classes can visit their advisors or instructors.
For more information about applying to South Georgia Tech for Fall Semester, contact the admissions office at 229-931-2394 in Americus or 229.271.4040 in Crisp County. For more information about the Registration Day email sgtc411@southgatech.edu. Fall semester begins August 18th.