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BUENA VISTA, GA - South Georgia Technical College and Marion County School System employees, and community leaders have scheduled two new college registration sessions in Buena Vista this summer as part of an effort to provide greater access to college courses and workforce development options to the citizens of Marion County and surrounding counties. The SGTC registration team will be in Buena Vista again on Friday, July 29th, and Saturday, July 30th. The group will set up on the Town...

South Georgia Technical College is currently holding registration for fall semester. Orientation and early registration were held on Thursday, July 14th, and SGTC’s Americus and Crisp County Center campuses were overflowing with new and returning students. Both campuses will continue open registration and orientation sessions on Thursday, August 11th, but new students can apply any time. On registration day, orientation sessions are held at 9:30am, 1:30pm, and 5pm for students’...

South Georgia Technical College has received approximately $3.45 million in funding from the State Legislature to renovate and expand its existing Diesel Technology Building and the Morgan Transportation Center which houses the Automotive Technology and Automotive Collision Repair Technology programs, announced South Georgia Tech President Dr. John Watford.       “We would like to thank Governor Nathan Deal and the State Legislature, especially State Representative Mike Cheokas, for...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Criminal Justice Technology dual enrollment students from Americus Sumter High South recently got the chance to speak directly with local law enforcement officers about the different law enforcement divisions. Several guest speakers with varying backgrounds in law enforcement visited the class, including those who work in corrections, criminal investigation, probation and parole, the CIA, GBI, and more.     “Hearing from the different divisions of...

South Georgia Technical College Marketing Management student Ashley Rodgers of Oglethorpe has been selected as SGTC’s GOAL winner for 2016, announced SGTC Acting President Janice Davis at the recent GOAL luncheon held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus.    Rodgers was selected for the honor by a panel of local community leaders out of a group of four finalists. The three other finalists included Monica Castaneda Parra of Ellaville, Accounting;...