South Georgia Tech named the best Community College in Georgia for 2020

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (r) is shown above talking with students and employees during a college registration and orientation session. South Georgia Technical College is currently accepting students for Spring Registration.    South Georgia Technical College has earned the top spot as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2020 by Niche, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Niche just released their Best College...



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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (r) is shown above talking with students and employees during a college registration and orientation session. South Georgia Technical College is currently accepting students for Spring Registration.



South Georgia Tech Spring Semester classes begin January 9th

    It is not too late! South Georgia Technical College will begin Spring Semester classes on Thursday, January 9th in Americus and on the Crisp County Center campus.  Students can still apply, enroll, and register for Spring semester.    South Georgia Tech will provide the use of textbooks at no cost to students again for Spring Semester. Students can fill out the financial aid or FASFA forms on line before enrolling.     South Georgia Tech currently offers over 200 different associate...



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Want to learn new skills for the New Year. Register for Spring Semester classes at South Georgia Technical College. Christopher Carreiro from Florida is signing up for the Aviation program this Spring.



South Georgia Tech Spring Semester registration scheduled for Tuesday, January 7th, 2020

Want to learn new skills for the New Year. Register for Spring Semester classes at South Georgia Technical College. Registration is Tuesday, January 7th and classes begin January 9th. Start training for a new career in 2020!    South Georgia Technical College will be hosting registration and orientation for Spring Semester 2020 on Tuesday, January 7th on the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses.  Spring Semester classes begin on Thursday, January 9th but all students are urged to...



Rural Development Council meets at South Georgia Technical College

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston and State Representative Mike Cheokas at the Rural Development Council meeting held at South Georgia Technical College.   The Georgia House Rural Development Council met at South Georgia Technical College recently to talk about workforce development in rural Georgia.  South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford welcomed the group and he also talked about...



Smarr-Smith Foundation adds to endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College in memory of fallen officers

Smarr-Smith Foundation Chairman Blake Dukes (seated right center) is shown above presenting SGTC President Dr. John Watford (seated left center) with a scholarship check from the Smarr - Smith Foundation to add to the endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College. Also shown (l to r) seated with Dr. Watford and Blake Dukes are Paul and Sharron Johnson and Jessie Simmons. Standing (l to r) are SGTC Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray, Americus Police Chief Mark Scott,...



South Georgia Tech Lady Jet Niya Goudalock named GCAA Player of the Week

Lady Jets Niya Goudalock, 3, named GCAA Player of the Week for December 16, 2019.     South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets transfer sophomore guard Niya Goudalock from Gaffney, SC, has been selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball player of the week.  She is the fourth member of the Lady Jets to earn this honor for the 2019 – 2020 season.     The 5’ 7” guard that played at Limestone University last season, scored 15 points, had...



South Georgia Technical College hosts Fall 2019 commencement

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with SGTC Adult Education employee Kenia Wills who earned her Computer Support Specialist Associate Degree and her son, Kenneth Willis who was a Presidential Honor Graduate from the Welding and Joining Technology program.Over 300 individuals were recognized at the South Georgia Technical College’s Fall 2019 commencement ceremony Thursday, December 12th at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus...



Eight Cadets Graduate from SGTC Law Enforcement Academy

SGTC LEA Director Brett Murray (left), SGTC President Dr. John Watford (right) and guest speaker District Attorney Lewis Lamb (second from right) are pictured with LEA graduates (l-r) John Webb of Andersonville, Dillon Hanners of Perry, Kevon Kendrick of Leesburg, Samantha Smith of Columbus, Kevin Kendrick of Leesburg, Monteze McCall of Bainbridge, Jalen Johnson of Leesburg, and Andrew Emmons of Perry.Class 19-02 of the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement Academy (LEA)...



South Georgia Technical College honors three retirees

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (Center back) is shown above with retirees: Done E. Smith, Diana Skipper and Phil Deese.   South Georgia Technical College honored three valuable employees who have impacted student success for over half a century through their faithful service. They were recognized during the South Georgia Technical College Faithful Service Awards reception held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus...



South Georgia Technical College holds Fall GED graduation ceremony

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with Fall 2019 Adult Education graduate Alexander Hale.    South Georgia Technical College held its 2019 Fall General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently.    Heather Hinton, the South Georgia Technical College 2019 Eagle Delegate and an SGTC GED graduate, was the guest speaker at the ceremony where 34 students...