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TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier is shown above after signing the agreement with Western Governors University.Agreement Provides Clear Path, Access to Degree Scholarships for Transfer Students ATLANTA, GA--The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and Western Governors University (WGU) signed a partnership agreement today to provide greater educational opportunities for TCSG students interested in transferring to WGU upon earning an associate degree from a TCSG college.   The agreement...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above presenting SGTC’s Champion of Education trophy to RESA’s Richard McCorkle (left).   The Chattahoochee-Flint RESA organization hosted a “Champions for Education” recognition luncheon recently and asked all the members of the Chattahoochee-Flint RESA organization to nominate an educational champion to be recognized at the luncheon on the SGTC Americus campus.    South Georgia Technical College President...

Everyone is invited to the FREE 7th annual “Light Up Your Future” Event at South Georgia Technical College on Tuesday, November 29th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its seventh annual “Light Up Your Future” event featuring tens of thousands of lights across the Americus campus on Tuesday, November 29th from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.  Everyone is invited to this fun free Drive-Thru celebration that will feature free light-up gifts and individually...

Pictured (L-r) are SGTC overall Student of Excellence winner Darius Collier and Aircraft Structural Technology instructor Jason Wisham.Pictured are nominees for SGTC’s Student of Excellence Award for November (front row, L-R) Darius Collier, Logan Mullins, Brandon Ross, Kadarius Idlette, and Bernard Mason Bryan III. Nominating instructors (standing, L-R) included Jason Wisham, Victoria Herron, Starlyn Sampson, Brandon Dean, and Chase Shannon. Not pictured are nominee Garrett Whitson and...

SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michelle Seay speaks to a group of SGTC students about dealing with mental health issues.Dr. Michelle Seay, Psychology Instructor at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), recently conducted a workshop for students on the topic of dealing with depression and mental health issues during a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic led to rising rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide among college students. Mental health effects have directly impacted students’...

Shown above with SGTC Director of Law Enforcement Academy Brett Murray (far right) and Instructor Marcus Harris (left) are the graduates of the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy Class 22-02. They included Terrell Cordell Jones of Albany, Sean Patrick Whilden of Warner Robins, Robert Jarrett Hartsfield of Americus, and Jatavius Jamal Whitehead of Montezuma. Not shown is Charleston Denzel Drew of DeSoto.    South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 22-02 completed their...

Members of the SGTC Marketing Management advisory committee (l-r): Harriet Glover, Manager of Belk in Americus; Julie Partain, SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management; Kala Bowens, Marketing Manager at Innovative Senior Solutions; Beth Wisham, SGTC Grant Coordinator; and Mary Cross, SGTC Marketing Management Instructor.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) marketing management program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the...

Pictured are members of the SGTC GOAL screening committee for 2022. Top row (l-r): Jennifer Robinson, Special Services Coordinator; Dr. David Finley, Academic Dean; and Sammy Stone, Chief of Police. Bottom row (l-r): Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management; Sandhya Muljibhai, Workforce Investment Opportunity Act Coordinator; and John Fox, Assistant Librarian.Joshua Curtin, the coordinator for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program at South Georgia Technical...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor, (left) with the Gene Haas donation to the SGTC Foundation.   The Gene Haas Foundation donated $8,000 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently to support Precision Machining and Manufacturing scholarships and student competition teams highlighting the CNC/Manufacturing programs such as SkillsUSA and SAE teams.    Haas Automation,...

Aaron Pitts, 4, named GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College’s Aaron Pitts a sophomore guard from Columbus, GA, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after the first week of play in the 2022 – 2023 season.    Pitts, 6’ 4”, played at Chattahoochee Valley last season.  This is his first season with the Jets.  He scored 18 points, and had two rebounds, one assist and three steals in SGTC’s 79 -74...

SGTC participating in No Fee November and waiving the Application Fee during the month of November.    South Georgia Technical College is providing application fee waivers for students who apply during the month of November.  November is “Apply to College Month” and students who apply during “No Fee November” can have the $25 application fee waived.    SGTC will be hosting in-person registration for Spring Semester on Tuesday, November 8th at 9:30 a.m., 1:30, and 5 p.m. on the...

Members of the SGTC Cosmetology classes are shown above participating in the National Violence Awareness Month activities.   “Love does not hurt – end the violence now,” was the message spread for the National Domestic Violence Awareness month activities at South Georgia Technical College which included a wear purple push to join the movement and bring awareness on Thursday, October 27th.    Faculty, staff and students were encouraged to wear purple on Thursday, October 27th and...