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Sharad Patel and his family have chosen to make Americus home and this community is much better because of his and his family’s involvement. Patel is the owner of the Best Western Plus Windsor Hotel in Americus and serves as the Chairman of the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. He lives by the motto, “wherever you live, that is your home and that is where you give back!”    Patel was featured in the Sumter County Living magazine recently. Sherri Martin...

South Georgia Technical College will be closing its Americus and Crisp County Center campuses on Thursday, August 29th at 6 p.m. due to construction to replace a water main. Both campuses are scheduled to reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3rd after the long Labor Day Holiday weekend, barring any unforeseen complications,” announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.   By closing the college on Thursday evening, August 29th, South Georgia...

Georgia Power is hiring lineworkers, and South Georgia Technical College offers the training candidates need to take advantage of this outstanding opportunity.  Students who are interested in this career can attend South Georgia Technical College for eight weeks and have the opportunity for the career of a life-time.  South Georgia Tech also has on-campus housing available. A lineworker for Georgia Power can expect excellent pay and benefits. An apprentice lineworker can earn over $40,000...

CORDELE, GA – Well over 200 individuals attended the job fair held at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center recently. Twenty local employers were on hand looking for specific needs within their businesses and industries. Companies in attendance were seeking to fill a range of jobs including Crew Leader, Formulator CNA, PCA, LPN Computer/IT, Care Specialist, Customer Service, Assembly Operator, Forklift Operator, Industrial Maintenance Tech, CNC Operator, CDL, Welder,...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Kari Bodrey, Admissions coordinator on the SGTC Crisp County Campus, has been promoted to Registrar for the college. She starts her new position immediately. She will be located on the Americus campus and will be reporting to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens.    Bodrey is a graduate of South Georgia Technical College with an associate of applied science...

Jimmy Davis of Macon County has been selected to serve as Chair of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors for fiscal year 2019 - 2020. He served as Vice-Chair from July 1, 2018 and began his service as Chair from July 1, 2019 through June 30th, 2020.    Don Porter of Georgia Power was nominated by an officer selection committee to serve as Vice Chair from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. He will serve as Chair of the Board the following year. South...

South Georgia Technical College students may be eligible to apply for additional financial aid through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), a federal program that assists students in select programs with school-related expenses.  This is just another way that South Georgia Technical College is working to “impact student success @ SGTC.” WIOA provides financial assistance for tuition, fees, books and direct training costs for eligible participants. Federal funds are...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the summer semester, which included 38 students from around the area and several other states. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours) in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Crawford County: Benjamin Keith Bishop of...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that former Lady Jets assistant basketball coach Demetrius Colson of Atlanta has rejoined the Lady Jets as the assistant coach for women’s intercollegiate basketball for the 2019-2020 season. Ciarra Edwards of Florence, AL, also was hired as a part-time women’s basketball assistant coach for the Lady Jets and as an intramural assistant for the college. Colson will work as an instructor as well as an assistant...

The South Georgia Technical College Financial Aid Office will be hosting a Financial Aid 101 workshop for currently enrolled students on the Americus campus on Monday, August 26th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Odom Center Testing Lab on the second floor.    “This workshop is designed to encourage current students to complete verification for their 2018 – 2019 FASFA and complete the 2019 – 2020 FASFA for the new school year,” said South Georgia Technical College...

   Brandy Nipper of Cordele has been hired as a full-time nursing instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center. She joins long-time Crisp County nursing instructor Cathy Freeman in that department. Nipper will report to South Georgia Tech Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain.    “Adding another full-time nursing instructor at the Crisp County Center should definitely strengthen our nursing program,” said South Georgia Technical College President...

CORDELE, GA - South Georgia Technical College will host a job fair featuring over 20 local employers at the SGTC Crisp County Center on Tuesday, August 27 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The SGTC Crisp County Center is located at 402 North Midway Road in Cordele, GA. Companies in attendance will seek to fill a range of jobs including Crew Leader, Formulator CNA, PCA, LPN Computer/IT, Care Specialist, Customer Service, Assembly Operator, Forklift Operator, Industrial Maintenance Tech, CNC...