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South Georgia Technical College recently held a workshop for students on the Americus campus. LaKenya Johnson, Special Service Coordinator, made a presentation on how students can successfully handle procrastination. Johnson explained that there are both helpful and harmful forms of procrastination. In the workshop, she educated students on strategies to avoid the negative impacts of procrastination and even use it to their advantage. The student support services at South Georgia...

Americus, GA – John Deere Agricultural and Turf Division officials visited South Georgia Technical College recently and brought a donation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation for the John Deere TECH program. SGTC President Dr. John Watford also gave officials a tour of the campus before they met with SGTC John Deere TECH instructors and John Deere TECH students.    Grant Suhre, Director, John Deere Region 4 Customer & Product Support; Andy Meckley, John Deere U.S....

South Georgia Technical College may not be your granddaddy’s old trade school with its over 200 associate degree, diploma, or technical certificate of credit offerings, but the college was ranked recently as the seventh best trade school in Georgia and one of the best 500 trade schools in the nation.    “South Georgia Technical College is over 70 years old and is the second oldest technical college in the Technical College System of Georgia,” said SGTC President Dr. John...

South Georgia Technical College’s Adult Education department hosted its advisory committee meeting recently in the John M. Pope Center on the Americus campus with representatives from each of the seven county areas served by South Georgia Technical College’s GED programs.    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Adult Education Dean Lillie Ann Winn welcomed the advisory committee members, instructors, and guests to the meeting. Winn also talked...

Students from various programs at South Georgia Technical College recently held their first meeting of the year in preparation for the SkillsUSA competition. “SkillsUSA is a state and national organization where students compete and show off their skills,” said Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and SkillsUSA advisor Vanessa Wall. Students compete in program-specific skills as well as leadership skills such as job interviews, customer service, and extemporaneous...

Timothy Morgan of Cordele has been hired as the new Facilities Manager for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center campus, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to Maintenance Director Jeff Wiseman.    Morgan, who is completing the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Heating and Air Conditioning Program, has been working as a Maintenance Mechanic for the Cordele Housing Authority since 2004. He was...

The South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association (SGA) recently held its first meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year. The SGA is composed of student representatives from different program areas. The SGA will plan events for students on campus as well as community service events. “Each student (at SGTC) pays a student activity fee,” said Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and SGA advisor Vanessa Wall. “Our Student Government Association are the leaders who...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady basketball teams are getting ready for the upcoming 2019 – 2020 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) basketball season which officially starts on November 1st for both squads.    The Lady Jets will host the Lady Jets Tip-Off classic and play Santa Fe College on Friday, November 1st and Chattahoochee Valley Community College at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 2nd. The Jets will travel to Wilmington, NC to...

The advisory committee for the drafting program at South Georgia Technical College recently held its Fall Semester advisory meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Representatives from the drafting profession met with faculty and staff of SGTC to discuss the continued development of the college’s drafting program. Advisory committee members present at the meeting were Angie Craig from Eaton Lighting and Rob Evans, President of IPG Incorporated,...

TSG took first place in the fifth annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament held at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, Georgia recently. Brandon Horne, Kory Hobbs, and Gatewood Ledbetter comprised the three-man team for TSG and they had a one stroke lead over the Citizens Bank team which finished second and a two-stroke lead over the third place Hooks-Simmons team.     “I appreciate everyone who came...

South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently held a ceremony to recognize outstanding students in several program areas. The overall “Student of Excellence” distinction was awarded to Jerrell McIntosh of Dawson. He is a student in the barbering program. McIntosh was nominated by Xavier Jackson, SGTC barbering instructor. In his comments presenting McIntosh as a nominee for the Student of Excellence honor, Jackson said “Jerrell is different from most of my traditional...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford challenged the members of 2019 – 2020 Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams to build on the proud legacy of the college and the former Jets and Lady Jets as part of the Jets 2019 “Tip Off” banquet event recently in the Lake Blackshear Resort picnic area.    Approximately 75 individuals attended the event to show their support of the Jets and Lady Jets athletes, coaches, and program. All Jets Booster Club...