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Allan Sparling of Sylvester was named the latest Student of Excellence at SGTC in Americus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) diesel power equipment student Allan Sparling of Sylvester was recently named the Student of Excellence for December. Carter and six other outstanding students were recognized as the top students in their respective program areas and then Carter was selected as the overall Student of Excellence at the ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center...

Students at South Georgia Technical College in Americus and Cordele will be on Thanksgiving break November 25-29. There will be no classes those days. Employees also have the opportunity to schedule annual leave November 25-27 in addition to the Thanksgiving Holiday November 28-29.

Author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker Marc Arnett addresses the audience at the recent SGTC Phi Beta Lambda American Enterprise Day event.Americus Mayor Barry Blount and South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Dr. John Watford joined members of the South Georgia Technical College Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) organization for a celebration of American Enterprise Day in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Mayor Blount, President...

Chad Thurner, Office Manager for SAM Surveying and Mapping, LLC in Tallahassee, FL, discusses career opportunities for SGTC Drafting Technology students.Chad Thurner, Office Manager for SAM Surveying and Mapping, LLC in Tallahassee, FL, recently visited the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) campus in Americus to discuss career opportunities with students in the college’s Drafting Technology Program. Thurner explained to students that SAM uses terrestrial, mobile, and airborne LiDAR...

Macon County students build projects with snap circuits on a recent trip to SGTC.About 50 sixth through eighth grade students from Macon County recently visited the campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus for an opportunity to learn more about robotics and coding. The event was co-sponsored by SGTC and Middle Georgia RESA and was held in the James M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. SGTC Industrial Maintenance Technology instructor Phil Deese guides students from...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (left) thanking Georgia Power’s Don Porter (r) for the Georgia Power Foundation’s donation to the SGTC Foundation annual fund drive. Georgia Power’s Don Porter presented a donation from the Georgia Power Foundation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation 2019 TechForce annual fund drive recently. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above welcoming Governor Kemp to the campus. The Honorable Brian P. Kemp, Governor of Georgia, was the keynote speaker at the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at the John M. Pope Center at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA. Georgia Power was the presenting sponsor of the luncheon meeting.    Faith Pinnell, 2019 Chair of the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the capacity crowd to...

Pictured (l-r) are Auto Collision Repair Technology advisory committee members Henry Snipes of Lacy’s Paint and Body in Americus and Stephen Hilliard of Old South Auto Detail in Ellaville with SGTC Academic Affairs Administrative Assistant April Hilliard, SGTC Auto Collision Repair Technology instructor Starlyn Sampson, SGTC Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. David Finley, and SGTC Grants Coordinator Nancy Fitzgerald.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Auto Collision Repair Technology...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above accepting a check from David Aycock with Gene Haas for the SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Program. Chad Brown, SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor is also shown. The Gene Haas Foundation donated $10,000 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently to support Precision Machining and Manufacturing scholarships and student competition teams highlighting the CNC/Manufacturing...

SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence Theressa Bryant of Abbeville.Theressa Bryant of Abbeville was recently honored as the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center Student of Excellence for the month of October. Bryant was one of several students recognized for their exceptional work in their respective programs. The ceremony was held on the Cordele campus of SGTC. Bryant, a medical assisting student, was nominated by her instructor, Carol Cowan. Cowan noted...

Students and instructors from SGTC’s cosmetology program took part in the recent Sumter Pink Walk to raise funds and awareness in the fight against breast cancer.Students and instructors in the South Georgia Technical College cosmetology program recently participated in the Sumter Pink Walk at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus. The purpose of the event was to increase education and awareness of issues related to breast cancer and help raise funds to aid local breast cancer patients...

Marc Arnett shares insights on personal selling and entrepreneurship with students in SGTC’s Marketing Management program.Students in South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Marketing Management program recently welcomed motivational speaker and entrepreneur Marc Arnett to their class where he shared lessons on the importance of personal selling, brand building, and entrepreneurship. An Americus native, Arnett works to inspire others through speaking and mentoring initiatives. He...