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Pictured are the Fall 2020 graduates of the South Georgia Technical College Licensed Practical Nursing Program.Twelve graduates of the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Licensed Practical Nursing program received their nursing pins in a small, classroom ceremony. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only the students and their instructors participated in the traditional pinning ritual. Receiving their pins were Yolynda Brown of Americus, Kristanna Carnes of Americus, Keleisha Dowdell of...

South Georgia Technical College Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Vanessa Wall is shown above with SGTC President Dr. John Watford in front of the SGTC Christmas Tree surrounded by toys for the Governor’s Secret Santa program.    The faculty and staff of South Georgia Technical College participated in the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services “Secret Santa” program to help make the holidays a little better for the children and youth in Georgia’s foster care...

SGTC Medical assisting graduates Shominque Cateria Mitchell and Charley Prince are proudly showing off their diplomas and their caps and gowns.   South Georgia Technical College will be honoring all 2020 graduates with a special Drive-Thru graduation ceremony on Thursday, December 10th at 6 p.m.  Both the Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 graduations had to be adapted due to the Coronavirus and over 150 graduates have elected to participate in the December 10th Drive-Thru event.     The South...

SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence overall winner Nathan Roland (left) and nominees (top row) Nacoria Dawson, Patrick Phillips, Christoper Huett, (bottom row) Karen Gonzalez, and Samuel Jessie Simmons.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center in Cordele recently recognized several students for outstanding work in their respective programs. Nathan Roland of Eastman, a student in the welding program, was named the overall Student of Excellence. Roland was...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above with members of the South Georgia Technical College Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Marketing, and Business Technology programs in front for their lighted area.    The cars just kept coming and the smiles were contagious during South Georgia Technical College’s Drive Thru “Light Up Your Future” event held recently that featured the campus and its programs of study illuminated with thousands of bright lights.     This was the 5th...

South Georgia Technical College is giving back on Giving Tuesday! Everyone is invited to the FREE 5th annual “Light Up Your Future” Event at South Georgia Technical College on Tuesday, December 1st from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.     Tuesday, December 1st, is typically known as Giving Tuesday when non-profits and colleges and universities ask for financial support from their communities.  However, South Georgia Technical College is changing things up and “giving back” to its community on...

Su Ann Bird receives 2020 GEAC Educational Fundraising/Development Award.   South Georgia Technical College Vice President for Institutional Advancement Su Ann Bird received the Georgia Educational Advancement Council (GEAC) 2020 Educational Fundraising/Development award during the organization’s Online Virtual Conference recently.  The event was scheduled to be held in St. Simons Island, GA, but was converted to a virtual conference due to COVID-19 restrictions.    Bird was one of four...

Everyone is invited to the FREE 5th annual “Light Up Your Future” Event at South Georgia Technical College on Tuesday, December 1st from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its fifth annual “Light Up Your Future” event on Tuesday, December 1st from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.  and everyone is invited to this fun free celebration.  Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, this event has been converted into a Drive-Thru celebration but there will be free gifts and...

The first Mike Cochran Aviation Scholarship was awarded recently to SGTC Aviation Maintenance student Ragan Norman of Americus, (third from right). Shown above (l to r) is SGTC Aircraft Structural Technology Instructor Jason Wisham, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Victoria Herron, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, SGTC Aviation Maintenance Instructor David Grant, Nancy Cochran, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Charles Christmas, Ragan Norman, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Paul Pearson, and...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Garrett Kennedy (left) and nominees (top row) Correy Jackson, Cullen McDonald, Eric Stephens, (bottom row) Jeremy Robinson, and William Nolan.Garrett Kennedy of Pine Mountain, a Motorsports Vehicle Technology Student, was honored recently as the Student of Excellence at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC). He was nominated by his instructor, Kevin Beaver. “I nominated Garrett because he’s a great student,” Beaver said. “He comes in on...

Pictured left to right: Al Harris, Sandy Larson, and Cynthia Carter conduct a mock interview with SGTC Electrical Lineworker Apprentice student Alex Endreson.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted mock Interviews for the 13 students enrolled in the college’s Electrical Lineworker Apprenticeship Program. The SGTC mock interview team consisted of Al Harris, Economic Development; Sandy Larson, Human Resources Director; and Cynthia Carter, Career Services Director. The...

South Georgia Technical College Registrar Kari Bodrey is shown above displaying the front of the SGTC graduate shirt with the 2020 Survivor words and SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens is shown showing off the back of the graduate shirt.   The year 2020 has been a strange one to say the least and because of COVID-19 restrictions, graduates and others have missed out on some special occasions or had those events changed to virtual.  South Georgia Technical College...