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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...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Paul Farr of Americus has been named as the new Director of Business and Industry Services for the Americus campus. He will report to SGTC Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers. He will begin his new duties immediately. Farr has been employed at South Georgia Technical College since 2007. He began working at SGTC as an adjunct instructor. He became a full-time instructor for English and Criminal Justice...

AMERICUS, Ga, - The Department of Agriculture announced a $99,999 grant award to South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) that will help Commercial Truck Driving students gain specialized training and meet the region’s need for qualified truck drivers. Funding is from USDA’s Rural Business Development Grant program (RBDG), a competitive grant designed to support targeted technical assistance, training and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging...

South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele will host a job fair for Labor Finders on Tuesday, January 17th, 2017. The job fair will be held from 10am until 2pm, and is free and open to job seekers of all ages, experience levels, and industries. On site interviews will be held, and job seekers are asked to bring an updated résumé and $15 for a nationwide background check. Several industries will be represented at the job fair, including careers for skilled...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets bounced back after a disappointing 63 – 61 loss to Broward College in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic to overpower the St. Petersburg College Lady Titans 78 – 57 and move to 13 – 3 on the season. They are still 1 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. “We played with much more intensity,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey. “We took control of the rebounds and made...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets came out very sluggish after the holiday break and were defeated in a narrow 63 – 61 decision by the Broward College Lady Seahawks. The Lady Jets are now 12 – 3 overall and 1 – 0 in the conference. Georgia Highlands defeated St. Petersburg College 75 – 69 in the opening game of the Holiday Classic. “We just didn’t show up until the fourth quarter,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach...