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SGTC Practical Nursing instructor Christine Rundle donates blood at the recent American Red Cross blood drive on the SGTC Americus campus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross that resulted in the donation of 23 units of blood. Students, faculty and staff members, as well as community members attended the drive to donate blood. SGTC Nursing students assisted with the event to gain valuable experience. According to the American Red...

Jeremy Wicker of GSW leads SGTC students in a group activity during a recent meeting for students interested in joining the SGTC orientation team.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a meeting for students interested in joining the orientation team, a student organization that assists new and returning students during SGTC orientation and registration. Students on the orientation team also serve as ambassadors for the college and help host campus events. Dr. Deo...

Shown above are the South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students touring the Crisp County Power Commission dam in Warwick.   Seventeen members of the South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker class traveled to Warwick to take a tour of the Plant Crisp which is owned and operated by the Crisp County Power Commission.     Harold Ergle, SGTC adjunct instructor for the Electrical Lineworker Program and retired lineman from Crisp County Power Company, conducted...

SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers, Financial Aid Director Vickie Austin, Registrar Kari Bodrey, Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens, Admissions Director Candie Walters are shown of the back row along with Sean McAuley from North Georgia Tech, SGTC High School Coordinator Vickie Austin and Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Vanessa Wall on the middle row. The front row included North Georgia Tech individuals including: Dr. Fran Chastain, Mallory...

Pictured left to right are: Lacy Bailey, Financial Aid Specialist; Jasmine Mercer, Financial Aid Specialist; and Kelly Everett, Financial Aid Director of the SGTC Financial Aid department. Not pictured is Danyel Tobias, Financial Aid Specialist on the Cordele campus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently celebrated Constitution Day by distributing colorful bookmarks to students, which displayed the American flag behind the Preamble to the Constitution and information about the...

SGTC Fire Services/EMT students Will Toms and Clay Owens are shown above after participating with veteran fire fighters in the 9.11.2001 remembrance. (Photos by Leila Henderson Toms)   Two South Georgia Technical College Fire Fighter/EMSP students joined members of the Sumter County Fire and Rescue department in paying tribute to the memory of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives in the 9.11.2001 tragedy in New York City by climbing the equivalent of the 2,200 steps it would take the...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (right) congratulating Chance Simpson of Macon County at the SGTC Spring 2021 graduation ceremony. Simpson was a dual enrollment student who earned his Computer Information Systems associate degree prior to graduating from high school. The Marshallville native was accepted into the elite and prestigious John Hopkins University (Whiting) School of Engineering with a full academic scholarship. He is double majoring in...

South Georgia Technical College Director of Economic Development for the Crisp County Center Michelle McGowan is shown above with Jamie Register, Human Resources Manager for Big Tex.South Georgia Technical College Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain is shown above with Crisp County Sheriff’s Department’s Colonel Denise Youngblood, Chief Deputy of the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office; Haley Wade, Public Information Officer, and Major Al Smith, Field Operations.CORDELE, GA – Over 25...

South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, September 14, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. By taking a moment from your day to donate, you may be giving someone else a chance at life. A single blood donation can be separated into components, which can actually help more than one person. Accident victims...

South Georgia Tech is hosting a job fair with the Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce and the Cordele-Crisp County Industrial Development Council this Thursday from 9 a.m. until noon at the SGTC Crisp County Center. Interviews will be conducted on-site, so attendees are encouraged to bring their resumes. Employers will be on hand with job openings in a variety of categories, including: accounting, business and office, computer information (IT), general labor, healthcare, maintenance,...

The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) have collaborated to allow students to receive TCSG college credits for certain Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) courses.ATLANTA, GA--The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) have collaborated to develop statewide articulation agreements that will allow students to receive TCSG college credits for certain Career, Technical,...

SGTC is offering free online courses for soft skills training.South Georgia Technical College’s Office of Economic Development is providing access to 10 FREE, self-paced, online, basic soft-skills courses that encompass a variety of topics useful in any work environment.  The courses can be accessed at: https://gvtc.tcsg.edu/econdev.“In an effort to support our communities, business and industry, and individuals in this time of need, South Georgia Technical College and the Technical...