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W. T. Standard of W.T. Standard Automotive & Collision met with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently to explore partnership opportunities for training and hiring automotive, auto collision and repair, and diesel engine technicians for his metro Atlanta fleet vehicle businesses.    W.T. Standard Automotive & Collision has been the leader in fleet service and repairs in the Metro Atlanta area since 1985. The company has locations in Norcross,...

Colony Bank President Bob Evans, and W. T. Standard are shown above with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and Colony Bank’s Jeffery Hester.

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet,” was the quote that 2019 EAGLE Delegate and South Georgia Technical College GED Graduation speaker Heather Hinton shared with the graduates from the South Georgia Technical College 2019 Spring General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently.    Hinton addressed the 36 students from Sumter, Crisp, Schley, Macon,...

South Georgia Technical College will be sponsoring the inaugural SGTC Father’s Day Car Show on Saturday, June 15th from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in front of Gailey Park on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus.    Admission is free and lunch will be provided. First, second, and third place prizes for Best in Show, Old from 1900 to 1993, Best in Show, New from 1994 to Present, and Best Paint Job will be awarded.    Everyone is invited to attend. For more...

Kelsi Cannon, South Georgia Technical College’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2019, was invited to speak at the WIOA regular board meeting recently which was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus.    Cannon, a practical nursing student from Ellaville is scheduled to graduate with her licensed practical nursing diploma this summer. She has been enrolled in the Workforce...

David Kyle Hartsfield has been hired as a Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology Instructor at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.    Hartsfield worked with South Georgia Technical College from 2012 until 2017 until he moved to the Atlanta area to become a full-time Training Instructor with Yancey Brothers in Austell, GA. He and his family are now relocating back to this area.    Hartsfield is a...

South Georgia Technical College nominated Jessica Wright, Chief Operating Officer and co-owner of Innovative Senior Solutions (ISS), as a Technical College System of Georgia Foundation outstanding alumni, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.    Wright, a 2005 licensed practical nursing graduate of South Georgia Technical College, utilized her education at South Georgia Technical College to continue her education and earn her RN degree. She and...

South Georgia Technical College was one of over 20 vendors that participated in the Parent Engagement Event sponsored by the Crisp County Community Council Family Connection at Crisp County Middle School.    Kari Bodrey, Admissions Coordinator for South Georgia Technical College, attended and shared information about the over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs available at South Georgia Technical College in Cordele and Americus.   ...

Don E. Smith of Americus, has faithfully served three different educational leaders as the Special Assistant to the President at South Georgia Technical College for nearly 20 years. Today, he has announced his plans to retire effective December 31, 2019.    During his administrative career at South Georgia Tech as the Special Assistant to the President, Smith has worked in different capacities including overseeing student affairs, campus life, operations, global initiatives and...

South Georgia Technical College’s mobile app has been updated and students can now access their entire academic life via their smartphone, thanks to new technology implemented by the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) for the 22 colleges statewide. TCSG is one of the first system in the country to deploy this comprehensive mobile platform across all of its colleges.    Today’s students access the Internet and perform most transactions via smartphone. In the past, higher...

South Georgia Technical College was one of the special tours planned as part of the Sumter Historic Trust’s History Camp for the area’s rising 5th and 6th graders, which was made possible through a joint sponsorship of the Charles Mix Foundation and the Charles R. Crisp Preservation Trust.    The History Camp participants had the opportunity for hands on learning about Sumter County’s history beginning with early settlers through the early 1900’s. The History Camp also...

   Brandon McLemore of Americus was awarded a South Georgia Technical College Foundation automotive scholarship recently. The scholarship was sponsored by Jason Holloway and John Dixon of Jason’s Touchless Car Wash and J & J Oil Change on Tripp Street in Americus. Kevin Beaver is his instructor.    Jason Holloway and John Dixon partnered with the South Georgia Technical College Foundation to provide scholarships for deserving students enrolled in the automotive programs at South...