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Yeshia Gutierrez of Oglethorpe took first place in the South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology hairstyling competition on the SGTC Americus campus that featured 19 of the top students who got to show off their skills using live models.    South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology instructor Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, Lab Instructor Samantha Willis, Nail Tech Instructor Ariel Rolle, Instructor Trainee Shantray Ross, and Instructor Trainee Charlette Pines coordinated the...

Approximately 150 Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology and CAT Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology Electrical Power Generation students and their parents, family members, and Caterpillar Dealers from across the southeastern United States attended a special Fall Semester Registration/Orientation session at South Georgia Technical College recently.    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford welcomed the group to the Betty Deriso...

Members of the Georgia Air National Guard visited South Georgia Technical College recently to talk with the South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance Technology, Avionics Technology, and Aircraft Structural Technology students about their branch of service.    The Georgia Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U. S. State of Georgia. It is, along with the Georgia Army National Guard, an element of the Georgia National Guard and is under the jurisdiction of...

The South Georgia Technical College chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) inducted four new members in a ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus recently. Chester Taylor, NTHS Advisor, presided over the ceremony.    Noa James of Coffeville, AL; Alex Chadwick of Lawrenceville, GA; Kellin Cuevas of Kiln, MS; and Caleb Smith of Dadeville, AL; all students in the Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology Caterpillar...

A celebration of life service has been planned for South Georgia Technical College retired aviation maintenance technology instructor, Mr. Michael Paul Cochran, age 63, who passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Central Baptist Church. Dr. Bryan Myers, Reverend Earl Dunmon, and Reverend Sam Tate will officiate.    Mr. Cochran was born February 18, 1956 in Americus. He was the son of the late Paul Henry Cochran...

South Georgia Technical College Foundation Trustee and Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce President Monica Simmons was presented with the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives’ top award – the GACCE Legacy award at the 2019 GACCE Executive Leadership Conference.    For more than 20 years, the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (GACCE) has presented its Legacy Award, the association’s most prestigious award. The Legacy Award recognizes...

Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce President Monica Simmons stands with her husband David (left) and son Rob shortly after the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives presented her with its Legacy Award, the organization's most prestigious award.

The Americus Fire Department impacted student success at South Georgia Technical College recently by cooking out for the South Georgia Technical College Aviation Department during an end of summer semester celebration. The students enjoyed a meal of grilled hamburgers, chips, and deserts and participated in a corn hole tournament.    Americus Fire Chief Roger Bivins, Battalion Chief Terry Westbury, Captain Keith Dutcher, Billy Jones, and Cody Vickers volunteered to come out to...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and the South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff were saddened to learn of the airplane crash that claimed the life of retired Aviation Maintenance Instructor Mike Cochran.     “On behalf of everyone at South Georgia Technical College, I would like to extend our condolences to the family and many friends and colleagues of Mike Cochran. We were saddened to hear of his loss and our thoughts and prayers go out...

The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association released its 2018-2019 academic team honor rolls recently and the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets earned fifth place nationally for its overall team grade point average (GPA).    Earlier this year, the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) had released its 2018-2019 Academic Teams of the Year and the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were ranked 7th in the nation in Division I women’s basketball for...

South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets 2018 – 2019 team ranked 5th in the nation academically by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

Air Evac Lifeteam, the largest independently owned and operated membership-supported air ambulance service in the United States, conducted a training with South Georgia Technical College Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) students recently on the Americus campus.    Brad Harnum, SGTC EMT instructor, invited Air Evac to come and talk with students about the Air Evac Air Flight service and to demonstrate safe practices for air ambulance transport. Bryan Barnes and Alana Jernigan...