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Shown above are some of the Caterpillar students and families displaying the free “Creating Opportunities” t-shirts that they received at the orientation/registration day at SGTC.    Approximately 80 Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology and CAT Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology Electrical Power Generation students, their parents, family members, and Caterpillar Dealers from across the southeastern United States attended a special Fall Semester...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (center) is shown above with (l to r) SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens, SGTC Police Chief and Campus Safety Director Calvin Hodge, Jr., SGTC LEA Director Jim Mitchell, and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.   Law Enforcement representatives from each of the seven counties in South Georgia Technical College’s service delivery area and several surrounding counties were invited to a “Law Enforcement Meet & Greet”...

Wayne Peck to retire from teaching in the SGTC John Deere Agricultural Technology program.   South Georgia Technical College’s John Deere Agricultural Technology Instructor Wayne Peck of Cuthbert, is retiring after nearly two decades of dedication to diesel equipment technology and agricultural education.    For nine years, Peck has been a part of the driving force behind the success of hundreds of students pursuing careers in agricultural mechanics and diesel technology at South Georgia...

SGTC will offer Barbering on the Crisp County Campus this fall.   Four additional in-person academic programs will be available to students on the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center beginning Fall semester, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Classes begin Monday, August 18.  Students still have time to sign up.    South Georgia Technical College will be offering Barbering, Precision Machining, Automation Technology, and Business Management this fall in Crisp...

James W. Mitchell joins South Georgia Technical College as the full-time Director in the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. Classes start August 11.   James W. Mitchell of Claxton, GA, has joined South Georgia Technical College as the full-time Basic Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) Director, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.  The LEA classes begin August 11.    Mitchell has nearly 30 years of experience as a certified...

Jeff Moore named SGTC Facilities Director.   Hugh Jeff Moore of Ellaville has been promoted to Facilities Director at South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced President Dr. John Watford.  Former SGTC Facilities Director Jeff Wiseman retired at the end of June 2025 after working at SGTC for over 30 years.    Moore has been working as a Maintenance Technician at South Georgia Technical College since November 2020.  He has been assisting with routine and emergency...

Cosmetology instructor Adrienne Clayton (left) recently had her students participate in a resume workshop conducted by SGTC Career Services.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Career Services Director Cynthia Carter recently led a resume writing workshop for cosmetology students in Adrienne Clayton’s summer semester class. The session focused on the importance of a well-crafted resume as a marketing tool for job seekers. Carter emphasized that resumes should give potential employers a...

SGTC’s Crisp County Center was the site of two Georgia Trauma Skills Procedure Lab sessions recently.   The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center was the site of two Georgia Trauma Skills Procedure Lab sessions hosted by the Georgia EMS Association and the Georgia Trauma Commission.  The sessions were approved by Georgia’s Office of EMS & Trauma for 4 hours of CEUs. SGTC students are shown signing up to participate in the Trauma Skills lab sessions.    Approximately 70...

SGTC Dr. John Watford is shown above with Hospice of Americus and Sumter County members Carol Hudson, Nancy Harvey, Mikki Ferguson, Carolyn Myers and Susan Henderson during recognition of the group’s donation.    Hospice of Americus – Sumter County Georgia, Inc. presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with two $20,000 donations to provide scholarships for the new Associate of Science Nursing (LPN to RN) Bridge program which has been given initial approval by the Georgia...

Shown above is a photo of Danny and Billie Jo Arthur with their son, Gregory Alan Arthur, when he was a young lad.   The Billie Jo Arthur Estate presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a $50,000 donation recently to establish an endowed scholarship in memory of her son, Gregory Alan Arthur.  The scholarships will be awarded to Business Technology, Computer Information Systems and Marketing Management students as well as GED students and single parents.    Arthur, who...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford congratulates Police Chief and Campus Safety Director Sammy Stone, SGTC Retention and Coach Specialist and Testing Coordinator Dr. Deo Cochran-Sherrod, and SGTC Maintenance Director Jeff Wiseman on their retirements. SGTC John Deere Agricultural Technology Instructor Wayne Peck was also honored but he is now shown.   “A rich legacy of work” was the way South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford described the combined talents of Dr. Deo...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC Early Childhood Care and Education Advisory Committee Katrice Martin, Jaye Cripe, Cambrette Hudson, Monica Warren, Alecia Pinckney and Brett Murray. Also participating were Brandi Roland and Sarah Dice.The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) program advisory committee at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently met on the Americus campus to review the state of the program and trends in the early childhood education field. The committee...