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Susan Pittman, CEO of E-Learning Connections, Inc. from North Carolina, is shown above talking with the SGTC Adult Education staff during the professional development training session.    South Georgia Technical College’s Adult Education staff participated in an in-person Professional Development training session on the Americus campus recently with Susan Pittman, CEO of E-Learning Connections, Inc. from North Carolina.    Pittman conducted a one-day workshop with all of the South Georgia...

SGTC graduate Janice Goodin is shown above with SGTC Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea Lusane McKenzie.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) graduate Janice Goodin visited with SGTC Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea Lusane McKenzie and her students recently to talk with students about the importance of skin care. Janice Goodin is shown talking with cosmetology student. Goodin, who received her Master Cosmetology degree, works at Georgia Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center. She spoke with the...

Soar to new heights in the Aviation Maintenance program at South Georgia Technical College! The new year starts with a three-week term beginning July 11, with the full schedule continuing in fall semester beginning August 18. The two-year Aviation Maintenance program opens the door to great career opportunities for students including the option to obtain FAA Airframe and Powerplant licenses to be qualified to work on any non-military aircraft in the country. Apply now!

The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, June 21 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Students from the SGTC Practical Nursing program will be on hand to assist the Red Cross. As an added incentive, the American Red Cross has also announced the “Rock and roll up your...

South Georgia Technical College kicks off it's intramural softball season today, June 7, at 4:30 PM. Participation is open to all SGTC faculty, staff, and current students. Those wishing to play can sign up at the field this afternoon or contact Assistant VP of Student Affairs Josh Curtin to sign up. joshua.curtin@southgatech.edu or 229.931.2713.

: SGTC President Dr. John Watford (left) is shown above presenting outgoing SGTC Board of Directors Chair Don Porter of Georgia Power (right) with a token of appreciation for his service as Chair of the Board for the 2021 – 2022 years.     South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors Chairman Don Porter of Americus was recognized for his service with an appreciation award at the June South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors meeting.  He served as Chair of the organization...

Shown above (l to r) is Charles Eames of Waycross and three of the students who were presented with Charles Eames Travel Fund gas cards this semester. They are: Daniel Baker, Criminal Justice; Valeisha Faggins, Medical Assisting; and Heather H. Melton, Criminal Justice.   Charles Eames, a retired librarian from Waycross, Georgia, has found a unique way to “Change Lives @ South Georgia Technical College” in Americus and Cordele as well as other areas all across South Georgia.  He has been...

Shown above are REACH Scholars Ty’Quillious Mohone of Eatonton and Kanarvious Turner of Unadilla, who are currently enrolled in South Georgia Technical College this summer.Americus, GA - Two Georgia REACH (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) Scholars have selected South Georgia Technical College to continue their postsecondary education and are getting a jump start on their careers by enrolling summer semester.  Both were admitted into the REACH program as middle school students...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife Allene are shown above with TCSG officials, family, and friends who gathered to celebrate his retirement from the TCSG State Foundation Board. Shown (l to r) are SGTC President Dr. John Watford, TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier, SGTC Foundation treasurer Ben Dupree, TCSG State Foundation Board Chairman Dan Linginfelter, Kevin Reeves, Allene and Sparky Reeves, Ryan Young and his daughter Reeves, TCSG State Foundation...

Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford with SGTC CDL instructor Ken Hair, scholarship recipient Julissa Gutierrez with Client First Insurance’s Jody Wade making the presentation. Also shown is SGTC CDL Instructor Ken Coptsias.     The South Georgia Technical College Foundation presented Commercial Truck Driving student, Julissa Gutierrez of Oglethorpe, with a $500 Client First Insurance Solutions scholarship recently.  Jody Wade from Client...

A short-term employability skills class will be taught in-person for 10 days at SGTC this summer.   Employers are continually asking for skilled workers that have the soft skills needed to succeed in the workplace.  South Georgia Technical College is responding to that request by offering a 10-day, in-person employability class that meets one hour, two or three days a week.  Classes start May 31st and June 1st on both the Americus and Crisp County campuses. Financial aid is available.   ...

Ashondra Hunt, a 2022 Crisp County High School graduate, is the recipient of the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County High School Class of 1965 scholarship. She plans to enroll in the medical assisting program this summer.     Ashondra Hunt of Cordele, a member of the 2022 graduating class of Crisp County High School, was nominated and selected to receive the Crisp County High School Class of 1965 scholarship from the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. The scholarship can be...