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The South Georgia Technical College Horticulture program teamed up recently with the SGTC Office of Student Affairs for an event to celebrate Earth Day. Students, faculty and staff at SGTC had the opportunity to plant a tree and enjoy free snacks and drinks. For the past 50 years, Earth Day has been celebrated by billions of people around the globe, annually every April 22, to join together in promoting awareness for the health of our environment. Small actions like picking up litter or...

    The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Culinary Arts students from the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses gained valuable practical experience by catering the South Georgia Technical College Foundation annual Donor Appreciation Dinner in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus South Georgia Technical College campus recently.  Approximately 200 guests attended the event.     “On behalf of South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical...

     Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation officials visited South Georgia Technical College recently for an on-campus recruitment event tailored for the aviation maintenance, avionics, and aircraft structural students.  The visit was designed to share information about Gulfstream and the employment opportunities available to graduates.    SGTC aviation instructors as well as students met with the Gulfstream officials in the John M. Pope Center on the Americus campus and were treated to a...

   South Georgia Technical College is offering the Nail Technician Certificate program beginning summer term at the Crisp County Center in Cordele.  Classes begin Wednesday, May 25th and will conclude July 28th.  Master Cosmetologist, Hair Stylist/Nail Technician Eden Edge, owner of The Edge Control in Cordele, will be the adjunct instructor.    “South Georgia Technical College has been offering the Nail Technician Certificate as part of the Cosmetology program on the Americus campus,...

South Georgia Technical College’s Office of Student Affairs recently held an Easter egg hunt for students on the Americus campus. Over 200 candy-filled eggs were hidden on campus for students to discover. Also hidden for the hunt were five golden eggs. The students lucky enough to discover the golden eggs and present them to SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin were rewarded with the opportunity to choose a prize from a selection of South Georgia Technical...

The Career Services department at South Georgia Technical College is helping employers reach their employment goals by offering on-campus recruitment opportunities. Recently, recruiter Ryan Blue of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice Muscogee County branch travelled to SGTC in Americus for an in-person event to educate students and job seekers about their organization, collect resumes, and to meet and greet students who may fulfill skill-set needs. Blue set up his recruitment...

Students, faculty, and staff on the South Georgia Technical College campus in Americus recently had the opportunity to create their own “lucky bamboo” arrangements as part of National Gardening day. Participants placed bamboo stalks and decorative stones in a vase to make custom displays traditionally believed to bring good fortune. Josh Curtin, SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs, organized the activity and demonstrated how to assemble the bamboo arrangements. All...

    South Georgia Technical College participated in the Chattahoochee Flint Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center’s (GYSTC) Science on the Farm Day at Jimmy Carter’s Boyhood Farm outside of Plains recently.     The day was filled with opportunities for the approximately 200 sixth through eighth graders from Dooly County, Southland Academy and Quitman County to learn about the science of farming. Sixteen different options were offered from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., for potential young...

Cordele, GA - The Crisp Regional Chronic Care Management & Chronic Kidney Disease Program held the first cooking demonstration for CCM & CKD program participants recently at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center. Austin Histon, LPN, organized the event with the help of Crisp Regional Hospital AVP of Quality Services, Jodi Ingram. The cooking class as led by South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Hunter Little. Chef Little selected Chicken and...

    South Georgia Technical College is currently registering students for an eight-week summer semester session which begins on May 25th and can be completed by July 29th.  There are no test requirements for admission.  The college will be hosting in-person registration and orientation sessions on Tuesday, April 19th in Americus and on the Crisp County Center campus.     “Summer is an excellent time for individuals to enroll in classes and get a head start on their college education,”...

     Crisp County Power Commission officials presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a 2000 GMC 8500 Digger Derrick truck to assist with training the next generation of electrical lineworkers enrolled in the college’s Electrical Lineworker Program.      “We appreciate the partnership we have with the Crisp County Power Commission and their willingness to provide equipment such as this Digger Derrick truck to provide training for our Electrical Lineworker...

Cordele, GA - South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center’s Accounting, Business Technology and Marketing Management programs recently held an advisory meeting on the Crisp County campus in the LaPorte auditorium.   Members of SGTC’s Accounting, Business Technology and Marketing Management advisory committee met with Crisp County’s Business Technology instructor Teresa Jolly and Accounting/Marketing instructor Karen Bloodworth.  The members reviewed all aspects of the program...