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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced two key personnel changes for the Americus and Cordele campuses. Former SGTC Registrar Julie Partain has been named as the new Dean of Enrollment Management for the college. Her new office will be located on the Crisp County Center Campus. Eulish Jones Kinchens, who is currently working in the Resource Development/Marketing office and has been with South Georgia Tech for 16 years, has been promoted to the...

“South Georgia Technical College posted a 10.8% increase in enrollment Fall semester 2016,” announced President Dr. John Watford. This is the college’s largest single semester growth since the college converted from the quarter system to the semester system in Fall 2011. It is also the third consecutive year of enrollment increases for South Georgia Technical College. “I would like to thank the entire South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff for their hard work in helping...

Americus, GA – Agrium, Inc., a global leader in agricultural products, services and solutions, focuses its efforts on helping growers increase crop yields sustainably - so that together they can provide more high-quality food to a rapidly growing population. They expanded that mission recently to help feed the minds as well as the bodies of our local student population by endowing another scholarship at South Georgia Technical College. “At Agrium, we believe that collaboration,...

The South Georgia Technical College Foundation kicked off its seventeenth annual TechForce fundraising drive and South Georgia Technical College employees demonstrated their commitment to help “Make it Happen at South Georgia Tech” through their contributions and participation at a silent auction and luncheon held recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Approximately 150 full and part-time employees participated in the “Make it Happen at South...

  South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) student organization for the Americus campus recently conducted officer interviews and elected new club officers for the 2016-2017 academic year. Candidates were interviewed by a panel that included SGTC staff members Dr. Andrea Oates, Academic Dean and PBL Local advisor; Linda Edge, Administrative Assistant; Teresa McCook, Criminal Justice Technology instructor; and Donna Lawrence, Business Technology adjunct instructor and...

  South Georgia Technical College will be hosting an “active shooter” training drill on its main campus in Americus on Friday, October 7th  beginning at 10 a.m.   Individuals from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Sumter County Fire and Rescue, Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Americus Police Department, Macon County Emergency Management Association, Middle Flint Regional 911, Gold Star EMS, Sumter County Emergency Management Office, and other local law enforcement, safety, and...

South Georgia Technical College has added several eight week classes to its fall semester schedule.  The eight-week classes will begin on Tuesday, October 11th and end on Thursday, December 8th.  Students will receive full credit for the abbreviated classes. The abbreviated semester will feature credit classes in: Criminal Justice Technology, Electrical Systems Technology, Emergency Medical Technician, Commercial Truck Driving, Industrial Systems Technology, Marketing Management,...

Shown above are all the individuals who participated in the SGTC Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Golf Classic. Rhett Simmons and The Hooks Agency team almost managed to win back-to-back victories in the second annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Golf Tournament held at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, Georgia recently but the Karl Booker team edged them out for the victory. “We would like to thank all of the teams who...

  South Georgia Technical College hosted a Kauffman Tire graduate recognition ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus recently with the Kauffman Tire graduates, their family members, and Kauffman Tire and South Georgia Technical College officials attending. Brian Sisson, Kauffman Tire Vice President of Human Resources, welcomed the crowd to the graduate recognition ceremony. SGTC Automotive Technology instructor Brandon Dean thanked Kauffman for...

  Seated, from left to right, are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Feng Jie, Kaleb Tyler York, Alex Hill, Tyler Holt, Ben Adams, and Wesley Brazier. Standing, from left to right are nominating instructors Glynn Cobb, Lora Wiseman, Mike Collins, Tyler Wells, Phil Deese, and Ted Eschmann. Not pictured are nominee Jorge Lara and his instructor Gil Pittman. Feng Jie of DeSoto, a South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Air Conditioning Technology student, has been named SGTC Student of...

Col. Eric Bryant (front) of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Department was a featured guest speaker at a recent informational session that was held for dorm students at SGTC. Their topics included sexual assault, dating violence, and possession of illegal substances. South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Campus Safety officers recently hosted a special informational session for all dorm students on how to create a safe environment for themselves and their classmates.  The event...

South Georgia Technical College hosted the One Sumter Workforce Development strategy team meeting at the Heavy Equipment Dealers College of Technology building on the Americus campus recently. The purpose of the meeting was to help define the workforce development challenges and issues relevant specifically to Sumter County as well as discuss best practices for work-based learning. This was the second meeting of the One Sumter Workforce Development strategy team. South Georgia...