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10th annual Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament planned for Thursday, October 3.SGTC Booster Club to host 10th Sparky Reeves Classic Golf tournament.     The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club will be hosting the 10th annual Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, GA.  Everyone is encouraged to participate and all proceeds will go to the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club to...

Mikki Guest of Guest Forestry Services addresses SGTC students during a recent recruitment event on the Americus campus.Mikki Guest of Guest Forestry Services (right) recently spoke to students in SGTC’s Diesel Technology, Horticulture, and Commercial Truck Driving programs about opportunities available with the company.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Career Services recently held an On-Campus Recruitment event featuring Guest Forestry Services, Inc., a forestry contracting company...

    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has announced that South Georgia Technical College will be closed on Thursday, September 26th and Friday, September 27 due to weather concerns.  No classes will be held and faculty and staff will not be asked to report.

Students at SGTC’s Crisp County Center participate in a role-playing exercise during a recent workshop on effective communication.South Georgia Technical College’s Cordele campus held a Q.E.P. (Quality Enhancement Plan) workshop focusing on the importance of Effective Communication and the various ways communication has an impact on people’s lives. The event was held in the LaPorte Auditorium at the SGTC Crisp County Center and was designed to focus on the soft skills students need to...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Cassandra Williams (right) with Horticulture instructor Brandon Gross.Nominees for SGTC’s Student of Excellence Award for September were (front row, L-R) Debra Merrell, Henry Johnson, Lance Cornell, Cassandra Williams, Michael Mendez-Hernandez, Jordan Hayes, and Robert Nesselrotte. Not pictured is nominee Te’ahja Hardwick. Back row (l-r) are nominating instructors Johnny Griffin, Kristie Hudson, Mike Collins, Brandon Gross, Patrick Owen, Jake...

Josh Curtin, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs, is shown above (right) talking with students about many of the different student activities and opportunities available on campus.South Georgia Technical College hosted an Organization and Resource Fair in Hicks Hall recently to give students an opportunity to discover the many different clubs and resources available to students on the Americus campus.    Josh Curtin, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs spearheaded the...

Students from the Crisp Learning Center and Crisp County Elementary recently participated in STEM activities at SGTC’s Crisp County Center.South Georgia Technical College recently held two STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) sessions at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. Electrical Systems instructor Jeff Sheppard led a group of eleventh and twelfth-grade students from the Crisp Learning Center in a variety of STEM activities: the students made electrical...

SGTC Horticulture students recently participated in a field day at the Rodale Institute’s Southeast Organic Center.South Georgia Technical College horticulture instructor Brandon Gross and his students recently attended the Rodale Institute’s Southeast Organic Center Field Day. Students observed demonstrations of Rodale’s ongoing agricultural experiments. The horticulture class also learned about sustainability and agribusiness from Rodale partner organizations including the UGA...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (right) receiving a grant donation from International Paper Flint River Mill from IP Flint River Mill Communications Coordinator Caleb Mims (shown left). OGLETHORPE, GA -   The International Paper Flint River Mill presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a $5,000 grant in support of the “Bridging the Gap” TechForce 2024 drive which seeking resources to help fund life-changing benefits provided...

Pictured (l to r) are: SGTC Environmental Horticulture Instructor Brandon Gross (fifth from left) is shown above with Azalea Garden Club Past President Maxine Stribling who presented the Azalea Garden Club scholarship to SGTC Environmental Horticulture student Cassandra Williams. Mary-Katherine Madrid was not present. Also shown are SGTC Horticulture students Lisa Sellers, Cory Shelley, Zaria Green, Keinosia Brown, and Garden Club members Janie Webb, Sharon McFarland, Judy Parkinson, Myrt...

Sherri Cartwright and Madeline Mock Roberts join South Georgia Technical College as Associate of Science Nursing Instructors.    Sherri Cartwright of Shellman and Madeline Mock Roberts of Plains have joined South Georgia Technical College as Associate of Science in Nursing Instructors, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Both instructors will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain and will be housed on the Americus campus.    South Georgia Technical has...

SGTC Dean of Adult Education Tracy Israel leads the recent meeting of the adult education advisory committee.The South Georgia Technical College Adult Education advisory committee met recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Building on the SGTC campus. SGTC Dean of Adult Education Tracy Israel and program instructors presented updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities and student news. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South...