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The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, November 9 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Students from the SGTC Practical Nursing program wil By taking a moment from your day to donate, you may be giving someone else a chance at life. A single blood donation can be...

Rose Leggett of Byromville, GA, has been hired as a full-time Mathematics Instructor for South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center Campus, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Leggett will report to Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management on the Crisp County Center, and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. “South Georgia Technical College is pleased to be able to offer this math instructor position to an individual...

Kenneth R. Coptsias of Plains has been hired as a new full-time Commercial Truck Driving Instructor for South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. Coptsias will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs and lead CDL Instructor Robert Cook. “The need for commercial truck drivers is growing and as a result our CDL training program is growing,” explained President Watford.  “Ken Coptsias has...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a workshop for students to engage and educate them on the topic of workforce readiness. The event was held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus with 54 students in attendance. Cynthia Carter, Career Services Director at SGTC, led the discussion. “Your career will last as long as your commitment level,” Carter stated. “There’s a huge difference between getting ten years of experience and one year of experience ten...

Ginger Money of Preston was recently honored as the overall Student of Excellence on the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Americus campus. A student in the Early Childhood Care and Education program, Money was nominated by her instructor, Jaye Cripe. Each month, students from select divisions are nominated for the Student of Excellence award by their instructors. The Student of Excellence is chosen based on a number of criteria, including grades, work ethics, participation in clubs...

South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Thursday, November 4, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. All eligible donors from throughout the community are encouraged to participate. By taking a moment from your day to donate, you may be giving someone else a chance at life. A single blood donation can be separated into components, which can actually help more than one person. Accident victims and...

The Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College recently recognized Ke'Andrea Ray of Cordele as the September Student of Excellence. Ray, a Criminal Justice student, was nominated for the honor by her instructor, Wanda Bishop. After being announced as the award recipient by Julie Partain, SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management, Ray was presented with a $50 check, an engraved personal plaque, a congratulatory letter from SGTC President Dr. John Watford and a “Student of...

     South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts instructor Ricky Watzlowick and the culinary arts students on the Americus campus gained valuable experience and also donated their time and talents for a good cause recently when they provided the luncheon meal and silent auction goodies for the South Georgia Technical College Foundation 2021 Internal TechForce Employee Silent Auction and Luncheon.      The SGTC Culinary Arts program uses hands-on instruction to teach students and as...

            Grant Buckley, Executive Director of the Cordele-Crisp County Industrial Council in Cordele, and Rev. Michael Coley of Americus, SGTC Electronics Alumni and retiree from the Warner Robins Air Force Base, participated in training through the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG’s) Technical College Director’s Association (TCDA) to achieve the coveted individual certified board member status.     TCSG’s Grant and Coley participated in the one-day training...

    The South Georgia Technical College Foundation 2021 TechForce internal fund drive was able to withstand COVID-19 challenges and still raise nearly $25,000 to help students “Change Lives @ South Georgia Technical College” through faculty and staff donations for scholarships, grants, textbooks, and state of the art equipment for educational programs.     The South Georgia Technical College Foundation kicked off its 22nd annual TechForce fundraising drive with a faculty-staff...

Samuel Cover of Americus was recently recognized as the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Student of Excellence for September on the Americus campus. Cover studies Precision Machining and Manufacturing and was nominated by his instructor, Chad Brown. The Student of Excellence is selected based on a number of criteria, including grades, work ethics, participation in clubs and organizations, and amount of program completion. Each month, students from certain divisions selected for that...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the summer semester, which included 50 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: Cook County: Shamari Lashan Stafford...