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Americus, Ga.—Three students in the Diesel Equipment Technology program at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) were awarded the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Caterpillar Excellence Scholarships recently in recognition of their hard work, work ethics and grade point averages. Miguel Carranza and Tyler Long of Americus and Richard Hardee of Oglethorpe, Georgia, were the students selected to receive the Caterpillar Excellence Scholarships.  Each of the students are recent...

     Grayson H. Watson of Sycamore, GA, was awarded the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the conclusion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 20 – 01 training.      Lou Crouch of Bryon endowed this scholarship for the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement Academy in memory of Peach County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Patrick Sondron and Daryl Smallwood.  The two deputies died in the line of duty in November...

South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray is shown above (left) with Grayson H. Watson (center) of Sycamore, Georgia, who is a graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy and a recipient of the SGTC Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Scholarship. SGTC President Dr. John Watford (right) is also shown.

   Angela Sims of Plains was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship at the completion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 20 – 01 recently.  Sims earned her Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification from the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy.    The SGTC LEA Class 20-01 group had their semester interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  They were unable to finish the program in May because the college...

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) was recently recognized as a Top Fundraising Chapter for 2020 by March of Dimes for their contribution of $1,541. It was the highest total raised in the state of Georgia and second highest in the nation. SGTC’s PBL chapter raised the funds for March of Dimes as part of the annual Season of Giving initiative which also included a non-perishable food drive, a trauma bear drive, and a toy drive to support area...

     A four-month commitment to enroll in the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 20-01 turned into a nearly seven-month commitment due to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Class 20-01 cadets made it to a little past the half-way mark before being forced to put their dreams on hold of graduating from the Law Enforcement Academy and earning their Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification.     But that dedication and commitment paid off for the...

    South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 20-01 began their training on January 6, 2020 and were expected to complete May 15, 2020, but the cohort was halted in March due to the state mandated shutdown related to the ongoing COVID-19 response.  Nearly two months after their scheduled completion date, five cadets completed their cohort and were presented with their Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certificates of completion.     The SGTC Law Enforcement...

    South Georgia Technical College has signed 2020 Webster County High School graduate Keundre Campbell to a full scholarship to play for the Jets basketball team for the 2020-2021 season, said SGTC Athletic Director James Frey.    In spite of playing at one of the smallest schools in the state, there aren’t many things recent Webster County High School graduate Keundre Campbell didn’t accomplish on the basketball court.  And now he is continuing his education and basketball career...

   The COVID-19 pandemic has limited the ability of South Georgia Technical College to conduct tours of its Americus campus.  So students who would like to take a sneak peek of what South Georgia Technical College has to offer, can visit this link on YouTube for an exciting virtual tour: Virtual Tour    “South Georgia Technical College was selected as the top community college in Georgia for 2020 and even though the coronavirus has prompted us to adapt and expand how we...

    South Georgia Technical College hosted a “Virtual Trivia” contest for students enrolled in summer semester classes and six students will be receiving prizes based on their winning answers.  All of the answers to the trivia questions could be found on the SGTC website: www.southgatech.edu.    The winners of the SGTC Virtual Trivia Contest were:  Heather Hinton, Jessie Louis Melton, Vivian Aguirre-Garcia, Ashlyn Childs, Shenequa Hall, and Alexis Wilson.    “Since most of our...

South Georgia Technical College Barbering Dual Enrollment student and recent Americus Sumter County High School graduate Travion Gardner was spotlight by WALB-TV recently for his hard work and dedication to his family. Gardner was singled out for stepping up to work a part-time job at Captain D's while also utilizing skills he learned from his barbering instructor Adirenne Clayton, who taught cosmetology and barbering for SGTC at Americus-Sumter, to help earn additional income to...

   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting orientation for its Summer and Fall Semester Commercial Truck Driving Classes the week of July 6th, 2020 on both the Americus and the Crisp County Center campuses.  The Orientation will be held in accordance with all local and state COVID-19 executive orders and social distancing guidelines.    SGTC Commercial Truck Driving Instructor will be on the Americus campus from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. July 6th.  Prospective students are asked to meet...