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Shown above (l to r) are Jody Wade, President of the Americus Kiwanis Club, presenting SGTC President Dr. John Watford with a donation for the SGTC Foundation.The Americus Kiwanis Club presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a check recently in support of the Foundation’s annual fund drive to help students “Take Off With South Georgia Tech. Jody Wade, President of the Americus Kiwanis Club, made the presentation to South Georgia Technical College President Dr....

Dakota Hall of Cordele named October 2017 Student of Excellence for the SGTC Crisp County Center campus. Dakota Hall of Cordele, a Computer Information Systems Degree student, was the recipient of the October Student of Excellence Award for the Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College. This award recognizes an outstanding student from select program areas at the school. Program instructors nominate one student from their programs who has exhibited high standards academically,...

Melisa Flakes of Americus, an Early Childhood Care and Education student at South Georgia Technical College, was named the SGTC Student of Excellence during the college’s recent student recognition ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. Flakes was nominated for the award by SGTC Early Childhood Care and Education instructor Jaye Cripe, who stood up to tell the full room of nominees’ friends, classmates and family members how well her...

South Georgia Technical College Aaron’s Rents 99 race car was on display and collected some interested on-lookers when instructor Kevin Beaver cranked the engine.Reynolds, GA - South Georgia Technical College showcased many of its over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit program offerings at a special open house in Taylor County at the Flint Energies Building in Reynolds recently. “South Georgia Technical College is an excellent higher educational...

“The Tassel is Worth the Hassel” is the theme for the SGTC Open House in Macon County on Thursday, October 12th at the Viola Bailey Building in Montezuma.The South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Department is offering adult education and GED services in Macon County. A special open house has been set for Thursday, October 12th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Viola Bailey Building, 309 Spaulding Road, Montezuma, Georgia to showcase the new facilities and services. “We...

Elizabeth Lumpkin named adjunct instructor of cosmetology at SGTC.Elizabeth Lumpkin of Coleman, Ga. has been named adjunct instructor of Cosmetology at South Georgia Technical College’s Americus Campus, SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently announced. As an adjunct instructor, Lumpkin will provide instruction to students in the cosmetology courses under general supervision from program instructor Dorothea McKenzie. She will also report to Vice President of Academic Affairs David...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC auto collision repair technology advisory committee members Henry Snipes of Lacy’s Paint and Body, Matt Kiley of NAPA Auto Parts, SGTC Auto Collision Instructor Starly Sampson, Arnold Cowan of Advance Auto Parts, and SGTC Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. David Finley.The South Georgia Technical College Auto Collision Repair Technology advisory committee met recently in the new Morgan Transportation Building Conference Room on the SGTC Americus Campus. The...

Daphne Morris, Great Clips of Leesburg Manager, visited the SGTC Cosmetology class recently to demonstrate clipper cutting and talk with students.Great Clips of Leesburg manager Daphne Morris visited the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) cosmetology lab recently to talk with students and demonstrate how to perform a clipper cut. Elizabeth Lumpkin, adjunct instructor of cosmetology at SGTC, invited Morris to speak with the class about her experiences in the industry and to show them how...

Deryk Stoops of Oglethorpe named SGTC CCC's Electronics Technology InstructorDeryk N. Stoops of Oglethorpe has been named the Electronics Technology Instructor for South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele, SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently announced.  Stoops’ main duty as an instructor will be to provide high quality instruction for Electronics Technology courses on the Crisp County Center campus. He will report to Vice President of Academic Affairs David...

Shown above (l to r) are the individuals who participated in the State of Education event at South Georgia Technical College recently. They are: Rhett Simmons, Chair of the Chamber of Commerce; Ty Kinslow, Headmaster at Southland Academy; Ted McMillian, Chair One Sumter; Alex Saratsiotis, Vice Chair One Sumter; Dr. Torrence Choates, Sumter County Schools Superintendent; Dr. John Watford, President of South Georgia Technical College, Dr. Neal Weaver, President of Georgia Southwestern State...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Air Conditioning Technology advisory committee members Dr. David Finley, Paul Battle, Greg Crowder, Jonathon Siskey, Shawn Tyson, and Glynn Cobb.The South Georgia Technical College Air Conditioning Technology advisory committee met recently in the Air Conditioning Technology classroom on the SGTC Americus Campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the...

Career fair attendees fill out applications for production and line worker positions available at Goldens’ Foundry in Cordele during a recent event held at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center. More than 60 jobseekers from 21 different area cities attended a career fair that was held by Goldens’ Foundry and Machine Co. on South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele recently. The career fair was held on Sept. 20 and sought to fill several third...