School News

     Kailee Whitmer of Arabi, a member of the 2023 graduating class of Crisp County High School, was nominated and selected to receive the Crisp County High School Class of 1965 scholarship from the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. The scholarship can be utilized for tuition, books, supplies, on-campus housing, and educational tools while she pursues her education at South Georgia Technical College.      Alumni of the Crisp County High School Class of 1965 set up the...

   South Georgia Technical College is offering the Nail Technician Certificate program beginning summer term on the Americus campus.  Classes begin Wednesday, May 24 and will conclude July 27. Licensed Cosmetologist, Hair Stylist/Nail Technician Jessakeetha Maddox, owner of Shears Hair Salon in Americus, will be the adjunct instructor.     Maddox is a 2014 graduate of the SGTC Cosmetology program and returned in 2018 to earn her Cosmetology Instructor Certification.  She was a SGTC winner...

   South Georgia Technical College recorded its third consecutive growth in enrollment following COVID-19, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  SGTC posted an 8.6% enrollment growth for Spring Semester which is over two times greater than the Technical College System of Georgia’s overall average growth of 3.9%.    South Georgia Technical College posted an 11.7% increase for Fall 2022 enrollment and a 12.2% increase in credit hours and full-time...

    South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA, received a total of 77 awards from College Factual’s 2023 rankings which analyzed over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best for each major and more.  SGTC’s Criminal Justice program was ranked tops in the state, fourth in the southeast and 21st in the nation.    In addition to its top ranking for Criminal Justice in Georgia, South Georgia Technical College was ranked as a top 1% College for the Money...

   Koby and Kip McClelland, twin brothers from Douglas, GA, graduated from the South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance Technology program in August 2020. They were featured recently in “Flying Magazine” for their expertise in helping a retired American Airlines pilot, who experienced engine trouble in a Piper Arrow.  “Flying Magazine” is the number one source for aviation news, airplane and gear reviews since 1927.   The twin brothers now own and operate Twin...

David Cox of Americus has been hired as a new full-time Diesel Equipment Technology instructor at South Georgia Technical College, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to South Georgia Technical College Academic Dean David Finley and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.  He is joining SGTC as a full-time instructor and will work with existing instructor Chase Shannon. Cox is a graduate of the South Georgia Technical...

     Representatives from the Americus Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc. kicked off their May week/month community service project by donating to the “Jets Pantry” at South Georgia Technical College recently to help college students in need.     “We are so very appreciative of this organization for donating these items to South Georgia Technical College for us to distribute to students who need toiletries but don’t have the financial means to purchase items...

The memories flooded back to Scott Schneider when he recently returned to the South Georgia Technical College campus for the first time in 30 years. As he marveled at the changes to the facilities over the past three decades, he also found much that was familiar. When Schneider first came from Tampa, FL to Americus in 1988, the school was known as South Georgia Technical Institute. After serving six years of active duty in the United States Air Force, Schneider sought to earn his Airframe...

Two Dual Enrollment students at South Georgia Technical College recently graduated from SGTC even before they graduated from their high schools. Mitchell Turton of Southland Academy earned a diploma in Precision Machining and Manufacturing while Wyatt Morgan of Marion County High School completed the Diesel Equipment Technology Program to earn his diploma. While completing his work in precision machining, Turton, the son of Lori and Greg Turton of Crisp County, also earned two technical...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) marketing management program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the marketing program. SGTC’s marketing management instructor Mary Cross of the Americus campus provided the committee with updates and information about...

   Seven Thompson Tractor South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar “Think Big” Heavy Equipment Diesel Technology program graduates were awarded the Fly High Goose - Adrian “Goose” Johnson tool scholarships in memory of former CAT Thompson Tractor Think Big student Adrian “Goose” Johnson at the SGTC Caterpillar Dealers Graduation Dinner recently.   The seven students honored with the Fly High Goose - Adrian “Goose” Johnson scholarships were: Tobias Cole Austin of...

The advisory committee for South Georgia Technical College’s John Deere Agricultural Technology program met recently on the SGTC campus in Americus. In the meeting, instructors Matthew Burks and Wayne Peck shared updates on the program and other related news, while committee members provided industry updates and guidance. In attendance at the meeting were: Bert Bagley, Jason Kinzey, Robert Thompson, Aaron Vancil, and Lee Johnson of John Deere; Dan Iglima, Diana Padron, and Jamar Boykin...