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Jan Hobgood (third from left) is shown above with her husband Darryl (second from left) and family members at the retirement reception held in her honor at South Georgia Technical College recently. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford thanked Assistant Vice President of Adult Education Jan Hobbs Hobgood for her dedication and service to the college and the adult literacy program during a retirement reception held in her honor at the John M. Pope Industrial Technology...

AMERICUS — South Georgia Technical College and Georgia Military College held an articulation agreement signing ceremony on Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on South Georgia Technical College’s Americus Campus. The goal of the articulation agreement is to provide Associate of Applied Science graduates of select South Georgia Technical College programs with an opportunity to continue their education with Georgia Military College to earn a Bachelor of...

  South Georgia Technical College’s clubs and organizations are gearing up for the 2016-2017 year, and the Student Government Association (SGA) recently held its first meeting on the SGTC Americus campus. Soon, new officers will be elected for the SGA on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campus, and elections were the first topic of discussion on the agenda for new and returning SGA members. SGA advisors Paul Farr and Cynthia Carter also discussed the Party at the Park, a free...

The Americus Civitan Club continued its support of South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently by making a donation to its endowed scholarship fund that assists students enrolled in the licensed practical nursing program at South Georgia Technical College. Americus Civitan Club President Grant Williams presented South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford with the donation at the club’s regular meeting recently. Dr. Watford...

CORDELE, GA - High school students in Crisp County can now start Emergency Medical Technician training while they are still in high school as part of the new Move on When Ready program at South Georgia Technical College. Under the Move on When Ready program for high school students, the course is basically tuition free and will not count against their HOPE hours if they chose to continue on to college after high school graduation. Nine students from Crisp County High School are currently...

BUENA VISTA, GA -  South Georgia Technical College and Marion County School System employees, and community leaders have joined together and are now offering two college classes at the Marion County Performing Arts Center (Old Middle School location in Buena Vista), at 100 Burkhalter Avenue in Buena Vista. The classes will meet on Monday nights from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. starting immediately. Individuals who are interested and have not signed up can still participate. For more information...

Americus, GA- South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and Georgia Military College (GMC) will hold an articulation agreement signing ceremony on Tuesday, August 30 at 10 p.m. in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center at South Georgia Technical College’s Americus Campus. The goal of the articulation agreement is to provide Associate of Applied Science (AAS) graduates of select South Georgia Technical College programs with an opportunity to continue on with Georgia Military College...

The South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology students recently showed off the skills they learned in the classroom in a hairstyling competition on SGTC’s Americus campus. SGTC Cosmetology instructor Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie and adjunct instructors Airel Rolle and Robin Hardin coordinated the competition for their students. The students styled models of their choice and got creative with innovative and interesting hairstyles. Judges for the competition used the international 30-point...

Charlene Dupree Williams of Ellaville has been hired for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Student Affairs Retention and Coaching Specialist grant position effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President John Watford. Williams has been working as a Student Affairs Assistant at the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus for the past four years and has been with South Georgia Technical College full-time since 2006. She has worked as...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Crisp County Center chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) recently earned the NTHS Silver Star of Excellence for the fifth year in a row, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. This is also the first year that the chapter received the Silver Star of Excellence for Outstanding Chapter. “Your NTHS chapter deserves credit for commitment to community service on multiple fronts—encouraging the love of reading for P-K...

South Georgia Technical College’s Lady Jets rising sophomore Desiree Corbin has been selected to participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association All-Star Weekend in Niceville, FL, July 21st – 24th, announced South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head Coach James Frey. Another Lady Jet rising sophomore, La’Deja James has been selected as an alternate for the event. Only the top 40 NJCAA...

“I have truly been blessed from the moment I graduated from South Georgia Technical College,” said James A. Steward, Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Division Quality Supervisor, who has over 37 years of experience in the General and Commercial Aviation Industry, and is a graduate of the South Georgia Tech Aviation Maintenance program. “I am eternally thankful for my South Georgia Tech instructors Frank Gassett and Thomas Munn and the knowledge they shared with me.” Steward, who is also an...