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Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford met with representatives from six Caterpillar Dealers from across the Southeastern United States, during the “ThinkBIG” Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology Advisory Committee meeting at South Georgia Technical College recently.  The group held the meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology building in the Griffin Bell Lecture Room for the purpose of conducting training opportunities benefiting the...

   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will be hosting an in-person registration for Summer Semester on Tuesday, May 23 from 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the John M. Pope Center on the Americus campus and at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Crisp County Center in Cordele.  Summer semester classes begin Wednesday, May 24 and it is not too late to sign up for the shortened summer semester.    “This is an awesome opportunity for individuals to enroll in college classes,” said South...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the spring semester, which included 116 students from around the area and several other states.To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours) in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Barrow County: Jackson Gannon of Winder,...

     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...