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South Georgia Technical College is “Going the Extra Mile” to deliver workforce education. Enroll today for Summer Semester.    South Georgia Technical College is currently registering students for an eight-week summer semester session which begins on May 24 and can be completed by July 27.  There are no test requirements for admission.  The college will be hosting in-person registration and orientation sessions on Tuesday, April 18 in Americus and on the Crisp County Center campus.    ...

A great crowd high school students attended the SGTC Spring Fling Open House Event.   Students were encouraged to engage their hands and their minds at the South Georgia Technical College Spring Fling Open House held recently in the James S. Peters gymnasium on the Americus campus.    Nearly 250 students from Sumter County High School, Schley County High School, Terrell Academy, Stewart County, Georgia Common, and Fresh Start Academy visited the SGTC Spring Fling Open House event to learn...

Pictured left to right: Nicole Turner, Business Technology Instructor; Teresa Jolly, Business Technology Instructor; Tammy Hamilton, Accounting Instructor; Vickie Teemer, Crisp Regional Hospital; Tim Powers, Planters First Bank; Mark Lewis, TCSG; David Wade, City of Cordele; Becky Fitzgibbons, Crisp County Power; and Jessica Carter, Crisp Regional Hospital.South Georgia Technical College’s Accounting and Business Technology programs recently held an advisory meeting on SGTC’s Crisp campus...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above presenting the Lt. Michael Sangster Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship to Donquavious Gudes.     South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) instructors stress the importance of getting a good education in addition to the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification.  SGTC LEA 23-01 graduate Donquavious Gudes of Cuthbert took those words to heart.  He will now have the opportunity to...

SGTC Student of Excellence Kevin Copeland (right) with Automotive Technology instructor Brandon Dean.Pictured are the SGTC Student of Excellence nominees (seated l-r) Lawrence Starling, Traylon Blocker, Kevin Copeland, Randy Robert Ampler, and Walter Williams, and their nominating instructors (standing l-r) Jason Wisham, Starlyn Sampson, Brandon Dean, Chase Channon, and Kevin Beaver.Kevin Copeland of Plains recently earned recognition as the South Georgia Technical College overall Student of...

South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey (center), was selected as the World Exposure Report NJCAA Division I Women’ Basketball Coach of the Year. He is shown coaching the 2022 – 2023 Lady Jets at the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head women’s basketball coach James Frey has been named as the 2023 World Exposure Report Junior College Division I Head Coach of Year.     Frey, who is...

Haley Lamberth of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 23-01 is shown above (right) receiving the SGTC Foundation Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship award from SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Haley Lamberth of Ellaville was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation at the completion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 23 – 01 graduation ceremony...

South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker instructor Sidney Johnson is shown above with Evan Wood, who was presented with the Chattahoochee Flint RESA Electrical Lineworker Scholarship by the SGTC Foundation. SGTC’s Partnership Coordinator and Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount is also shown. SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the SGTC Foundation Su Ann Bird is not shown.      Evan Wood of Fort Valley, GA, was awarded the South...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above presenting Alexandria Spain with the Chief Vanessa Wall Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Academy scholarship at the graduation ceremony for Class 23-01.    Alexandria Grace Spain of Oglethorpe was awarded the Chief Vanessa Wall Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Scholarship by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation at the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy 23 – 01 graduation ceremony recently.    The endowed...

The SGTC aviation maintenance and aircraft structural students and instructors served as hosts for the Griffin Bell Convocation. Shown above with Howie Franklin, speaker, and SGTC President Dr. John Watford in front of the 1948 Stearman airplane are the SGTC Aviation Maintenance and Aircraft Structural instructors and students. The instructors include: Victoria Herron, Charles Christmas, David Grant, Paul Pearson, and Jason Wisham.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford...

Julie Partain    Julie Slade Partain has been named Vice President for Academic Affairs at South Georgia Technical College effective April 17, 2023, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Partain has been serving as the Dean of Enrollment Management on the Crisp County Center since 2016.     “Julie Partain has been an integral part of South Georgia Technical College for the past 22 years.  She began her career as the Workforce Investment Act Coordinator and...

South Georgia Technical College LEA Academy Director Brett Murray and Instructor Marcus Harris is shown above with the members of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 23-01 cadets who competed their training recently. The cadets earned their POST certification and a technical certificate of credit for their course work in the academy. Shown above are: Sierra Donrelle Carroll, Avery Brandon Cruthirds, Erika Kate Dillard, Donquavious Gudes, Dillan Sport Jerkins,...