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SAVANNAH, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors was recognized as a fully certified board at the Technical College Directors Association and the Technical College Foundation Association Leadership conference in Savannah recently. This is the 17th consecutive year that the SGTC Board has been recognized. All six members of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors have completed individual board member certification training and are fully certified...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford was selected as one of Georgia’s 500 Most Influential Leaders for 2025 for the field of education by Georgia Trend Magazine. See the full article at: Top 500 Most Influential Leaders in Georgia. Dr. Watford is in his ninth year as President of South Georgia Technical College which was recently named as the 8th top two-year college in the United States by EDsmart.org and also listed as the 16th Best Value Two-Year College in the...

Three Welding and Joining Technology students at South Georgia Technical College are proving that dedication and hands-on experience pave the way to career success. Under the guidance of instructor Tom Mayo, the students have spent the past year developing their skills and preparing to enter the workforce upon graduation in December. Jeremy Gonzalez, a 2024 honor graduate and salutatorian of Dooly County High School, will earn both his Welding and Joining Technology diploma and a...

South Georgia Technical College Director of Business and Industry Services for the Americus campus Paul Farr, is a graduate of the 2025 Technical College System of Georgia Senior Leadership Academy (SLA), a rigorous professional development program designed to prepare emerging leaders from across Georgia’s 22 technical colleges and the system office for senior-level positions in technical education. The 2025 cohort comprised a diverse group of talented professionals selected for...

Marianna, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both opened the 2025 -2026 basketball seasons with impressive wins over the weekend. The Jets took a 78 -76 overtime win over Chipola College on Halloween night in Marianna, Florida in the Chipola Classic before dropping an 88 – 81 decision to Tallahassee State College on Saturday. The Lady Jets also were on the road and came away with a 73 – 61 win over Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland, TN. The Jets...

South Georgia Technical College’s Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) program recently held its advisory committee meeting on the Americus campus to evaluate the program’s progress and discuss developments in the field of early childhood education. The advisory committee plays a vital role in helping SGTC faculty and staff continuously improve the program to meet industry needs and ensure student readiness. ECCE instructors Jaye Cripe (Americus campus) and Cambrette Hudson...

Early Bloomers Garden Club President Elect Patricia Perles and Treasurer Sybil Smith are shown above congratulating SGTC Early Bloomers Garden Club Scholarship recipient Felicia McKenney, along with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and her SGTC Instructor Brandon Gross.Felicia McKenney, a third semester Environmental Horticulture student from Marion County, was awarded the Early Bloomers Garden Club annual scholarship at South Georgia Technical College recently. Patricia Perles,...

Eva Hope, Community Outreach & Training Coordinator for the Southwest Georgia Victims Assistance Alliance, Inc., conducts a workshop on domestic violence with students in the SGTC Criminal Justice program.Criminal Justice students at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) gained real-world insight into the challenges faced by domestic violence victims during a recent special guest presentation. The event was part of the Criminal Investigations course taught by Criminal Justice Instructor...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (far right) is shown above thanking the Jets Booster Club members for attending the Tip Off Banquet. Show with Dr. Watford are SGTC Booster Club President Doug Goodin, SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter, and SGTC Jets head coach Chris Ballauer.     The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club recently held its Tip-Off Banquet in the SGTC James S. Peters gymnasium in anticipation of the Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams...

Pictured is SGTC Adult Ed Chief Examiner Michael Simmons (right) with Austin Yoder at the recent “GED Blitz”.Students from the Mennonite community in Macon County recently earned their High School Equivalency diplomas during the “GED Blitz”, an intensive, one-week program from South Georgia Technical College’s Department of Adult Education.The Adult Education Department at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a highly successful GED Blitz in Montezuma, helping a...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC Cosmetology program advisory committee Dr. David Finley, Tracy Finch, Jessakeetha Maddox, Viveca Jones Streetman, Hanna Wodzinski Dews, Kembrial Harris, Ylse Hernandez, Ava Dockery, Katrice Martin, Dorothea Lusane McKenzie and Alecia Pinckney.Members of the advisory council for the South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology program met recently on the SGTC campus in the Odom Center conference room. Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea Lusane McKenzie shared...

Student of Excellence Winner A’Neya Mack (right) with CIS instructor Veronda Cladd.Seated (l-r) are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Angela Rivers, Maurice Williams, A’Neya Mack and Dwight Brown. Standing (l-r) are instructors Brenda Boone, Sharon Smith, Veronda Cladd, Mary Cross, and Chris Ballauer. Not pictured is nominee Haley Story.A’Neya Mack of Plains was recognized recently as the overall Student of Excellence for South Georgia Technical College in Americus. Mack is a...