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Seated (left to right): Dr. Andrea Oates, Mr. Racarda Blackmon, Ms. Annita Barron and Ms. Donna Lawrence (Panel) Standing (left to right): Dreyshawn Newberry, Christian Holloman, Bentura Nunez, Michael Karns, Adrienne Clayton, La’Keista Davis, Timothy Patillo, Branyon Kendrick, Mary Solis, Shanteka Holmes, and Alicia English (Officers)South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Americus Chapter recently elected new club officers for the 2017-2018 school year. At the...

SGTC National Technical Honor Society State Officer Christian Powell is shown above with other state officers Jonas Barlow of Columbus Tech and JoAnne Garza of West Georgia Tech at the NTHS Headquarters in Flat Rock, NC.South Georgia Technical College’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) State Officer Christian Powell and SGTC NTHS Advisor Raven Payne recently traveled to Flat Rock, North Carolina to visit the NTHS Headquarters. Other State NTHS officers from Columbus Technical...

SGTC Crisp County Center Welding students and instructors pull back the sheets to reveal their finished product and Downtown Cordele’s newest public art installation.South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center’s Welding and Joining Technology students provided the City of Cordele with its newest public art installation -- an all-metal train engine sculpture that was designed by SGTC’s full-time and dual enrollment welding students.  The sculpture was unveiled and is on...

Boston Celtics' Jae Crowder (99) drivers to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (2) and LeBron James (23) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Cleveland. Crowder was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a part of the Kyrie Erving/Isaiah Thomas trade. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Former South Georgia Technical College Jets star and Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder will join the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2017-2018 NBA season after a trade between...

Energetic Individual needed to serve as SGTC ACE mascot for 2017 - 2018.South Georgia Technical College is looking for an energetic student with an outgoing personality to become ACE for 2017 - 2018. This is a South Georgia Technical College work study position and students can earn $7.25 an hour for working as the ACE Mascot during ballgames and special events. For more information contact the JETS Athletic Assistant Terri Battle at tbattle@southgatech.edu or visit the SGTC Career...

Lillie Ann Winn named SGTC Dean of Adult Education.Lillie Ann Winn of Montezuma has been named Dean of Adult Education at South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced President Dr. John Watford. She will be reporting to South Georgia Technical College’s Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. “South Georgia Technical College’s adult education department is one of the finest in the state,” said President Watford. “This department works with the...

Rick Hughes (STANDING) of Ambassador helps job fair attendees apply for jobs at Wednesday’s job fair on SGTC’s campus in Cordele.The Georgia Department of Labor and Ambassador staffing company held a job fair at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele recently. The job fair was held in SGTC’s computer testing lab and sought to fill positions across several industries. Job fair attendees handed out resumes to representatives, participated in on-site...

Angie Kauffman, South Georgia Technical College's Adult Education Instructor for the Crisp County Center, is shown above with her first book, Confronting the Enemy.This article was published in the Americus Times Recorder on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017 about South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center's Adult Education instructor, Angie Kauffman. By Leila S. Case AMERICUS — Americus native Angie Kauffman’s winning smile depicts her positive mental attitude and strong faith in...

Phi Beta Lambda advisor Dr. Andrea Oates (RIGHT) listens to a PBL member share their experiences with potential new members.South Georgia Technical College’s Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Americus campus chapter held a meet and greet event on Wednesday in SGTC’s Hicks Hall to inform potential new members about the organization. Nearly 30 students attended the “meet n’ greet” event to talk and learn about PBL – SGTC’s largest student organization -- from advisors and current...

Members of the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets basketball team are shown with Americus Mayor Barry Blount and the Japanese delegation from Miyoshi City, Japan during a visit to Americus.Members of the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets basketball team had the opportunity to meet and talk with members of the Japanese delegation from Miyoshi City, Japan during a special welcome reception to Americus event. South Georgia Technical College sophomore point guard Kanna Suzuki...

Rachel Hart, the new Police Chief for Oglethorpe, center, is shown above with (l to r) South Georgia Technical College Foundation Board of Trustee member Mike Cheokas and SGTC Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray as they presented her with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship certificate from the South Georgia Tech Law Enforcement Academy graduation in May 2013.South Georgia Technical College 2013 Law Enforcement Academy graduate Rachael Hart of Macon County was sworn in as...

Shown above are members of the Cordele-Crisp County IDC Advisory Board at a meeting at Marvair in Cordele.South Georgia Technical College Director of Business and Industry Services for the Crisp County Center Michele McGowan participated in the Cordele-Crisp County Industrial Development Council Advisory Board meeting recently at Marvair in Cordele, GA. The meeting included a tour of the facility conducted by Paul Mechler, President. Marvair, a division of Airxcel(tm), Inc., is an ISO...