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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (second from right) is shown above with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Chad Brown and his two SkillsUSA Gold Medal Winners Tison Smith and Patrick Hortman. Smith and Hortman will now advance to the SkillsUSA National competitions.Five students from South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) competed in the virtual state-level SkillsUSA competitions recently and three students received gold medals in their...

GCAA Freshman of the Year Will Johnston led the Jets in scoring with 18 points against Southern Crescent in the NJCAA Region 17 quarterfinals.

Jalen Reynolds, 3, Will Johnston, 4, and Marvin McGhee, 10, were recognized by the GCAA for their individual play on the court this year.   South Georgia Technical College’s Jalen Reynolds, 6’ 7” sophomore forward from Darien, Georgia, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association’s (GCAA) Men’s Division I basketball Player of the Year for 2021, announced GCAA Commissioner David Elder.  He will be leading his team in the NJCAA Region 17 quarterfinal tournament tonight...

South Georgia Tech will host an OSHA general industry training course June 2-3 at the Crisp County Center in Cordele.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will host a 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) general industry course on June 2-3 at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. Greg Turner, CSP Authorized Trainer, will be the instructor. Topics covered in the course include: an introduction to OSHA; emergency action planning; hazard communication...

SGTC eCampus logoCourses available 100 percent online, providing students more options, access, and flexibility Americus, GA—South Georgia Technical College isproviding students access to more online courses through a statewide platform called “eCampus”. This Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) initiative provides students the ability to enroll in online courses offered by any TCSG college, allowing students access to programs that may not be available at their home technical...

The Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is offering a forklift operator certification training class on April 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The class will cover forklift operation, maintenance, and safety requirements. Training will consist of practical skills and testing as well as a written exam. Participants in the class must be at least 18 years of age. The cost of the class is $125 and pre-registration is required. Space in the course is extremely...

South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker instructor Sidney Johnson is shown above on the front row with Garrett Earls, the SGTC Georgia EMC Foremen and Linemen Supervisor’s Electrical Lineworker scholarship recipient. SGTC Director of Business and Industry Paul Farr, SGTC Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount and SGTC President Dr. John Watford are shown on the back row during the scholarship presentation.      The Georgia EMC Foremen and Supervisors’ Association...

Jasmine Alexander is shown with her prize for finding the winner egg at the SGTC Crisp County Center Easter Egg Hunt student activity.   The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Student Government Association hosted an Easter Egg Hunt student activity recently on the SGTC Crisp County Center campus.  All current students were invited to participate.    The Student Government Association hid 162 eggs on the back side of the campus and prizes were awarded to the students who...

South Georgia Tech will host a forklift training course April 28 at the Crisp County Center in Cordele.The Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is offering a forklift operator certification training class on April 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The class will cover forklift operation, maintenance, and safety requirements. Training will consist of practical skills and testing as well as a written exam. Participants in the class must be at least 18 years of age. The...

Synovus’ Tami Duke is shown above (l to r) presenting Chef Ricky Watzlowick with a donation from Synovus for being selected as the South Georgia Technical College 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.    SGTC Culinary Arts Instructor “Chef Ricky” Ludwig Watzlowick was presented with a check from Synovus in Americus recently after he was selected as the South Georgia Technical College Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2021.       Each year Synovus or SB&T presents the winner...

Shown above is South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker graduate Maurice Jordan, who is now working with Georgia Power Network Underground.   South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker graduate Maurice Jordan is the latest in a long line of success stories from individuals who attended and graduated from the SGTC Electrical Lineworker Apprentice program and moved forward toward successful careers.  He talks about his experience in this Georgia Power video: ...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Kenyatta Slaughter (left) and nominees (l-r) Christopher Lowell, Moe Shida, and Sheldon Holt.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently recognized Kenyatta Slaughter of Buena Vista, a Marketing Management student, as the overall Student of Excellence on the Americus campus. She was nominated for the award by SGTC Marketing instructor Mary Cross. The ceremony recognized the top students from each area of the business programs, which...