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Shown above with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (far left) are the members of the Cordele Evening Lions Club organization that endowed a scholarship through the South Georgia Technical College Foundation for Crisp County students who enroll in the Law Enforcement Academy, Medical Assisting, or Criminal Justice programs. Shown with the endowed certificate are Mrs. Alton Churchwell, widow of long-time member Alton Churchwell, and Lions Club President Mac Hancock. ...

Shown above (l to r) are: SGTC Caterpillar Excellence scholarship winners Miguel Carranza, Jr., Tyler Long, and Richard Hardee with SGTC Diesel Equipment Technology instructor Chase Shannon.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...

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.     Grayson H. Watson of Sycamore, GA, was awarded the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the conclusion of...

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 the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 20-01 is shown above (c) with her Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship plaque. Shown with Sims is SGTC Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray (left) and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.   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...

Pictured are (l-r) SGTC PBL’s Gwendolyn Coley, Heather Hinton, Ashley Halstead, and Kenyatta Slaughter with a check representing a contribution of over $1500 to March of Dimes.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...

South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray is shown above presenting the Lt. Michael Sangster Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship to Yamilette Martinez-Rodriguez and William McClanahan is shown receiving his scholarship certificate from South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.     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...

Photo: South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (back right) and LEA Academy Director Brett Murray (back left) are shown above with the members of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 20-01 cadets who competed their training recently that was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These five cadets earned their POST certification and a technical certificate of credit for their course work in the academy. Shown above on the front row are: ...

South Georgia Technical College virtual tour gives students insight into the labs and classrooms available as well as the on-campus housing.   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...

South Georgia Technical College’s Heather Hinton and Jessie Louis Melton were two of the SGTC Virtual Trivia Contest winners and they are shown here with their prizes.    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...

Travion Gardner is shown above at his high school graduation with his mother, Angela Gardner. 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...

Commercial Truck Driving Orientation Dates announced   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....