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SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above (back row, far right) with the SGTC employees from the Americus campus who were reaching a milestone with the college this year. The employees from the Americus campus shown above are (l to r): Charles Christmas, Paul Fitzgerald, Starlyn Sampson, Gail Clary, Brandon Dean, Robin Bell, Raymond Holt, Teresa McCook, Mark Brooks and Mary Cross. Not shown are: Terri Battle, Deo Cochran, Lakenya Johnson, Brett Murray, Dr. Andrea Oates, Roy Statham,...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara, are shown with his mother, Doris, his sister Dr. Lettie Watford, and son, Mark Watford as they prepared to welcome guests to the South Georgia Tech Christmas gala. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara, are shown with his mother, Doris, his sister Dr. Lettie Watford, and son, Mark Watford as they prepared to welcome guests to the South Georgia Tech Christmas gala. The...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara are shown above with Santa at the SGTC Light Up Your Future event.SGTC President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara are shown above with Santa at the SGTC Light Up Your Future event.Nearly 1,000 individuals took part in the South Georgia Technical College’s third annual “Light Up Your Future” event recently that featured the campus and its programs of study illuminated with thousands of bright lights. The event was held in...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with the Fall 2018 GED Graduation Speaker Kaydon Wallis, who was also graduating with his GED at the ceremony.South Georgia Technical College held its 2018 Fall General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Kaydon Wallis, a 2018 GED graduate from South Georgia Technical College was the guest speaker at the...

Instructors at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) have nominated six of their students for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition, according to Cynthia Carter, coordinator for the college’s GOAL program. GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s 22 technical colleges as well as one Board of...

South Georgia Technical College will hold a Spring semester registration event on Thursday, Nov. 29 for new and returning students on both campuses. Orientation sessions will be held for new students at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on the Americus campus and at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the Cordele campus to accommodate for different schedules. During the event, students will have the opportunity to meet with their advisor, register for classes, attend an orientation session, have an SGTC...

Left to right: Dr. Deborah Jones, Mark Brooks, Sammy Stone, Dianne Trueblood and Michelle McGowan have been selected to serve as the GOAL selection committee for 2019.Cynthia Carter, the coordinator for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program at South Georgia Technical College, has announced the members of the screening committee that will interview students who are nominated for the college’s annual GOAL title. The objective of the GOAL program is to recognize and...

AMERICUS - South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has announced that Cynthia Carter, the director of career services at the college, will coordinate the 2019 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program. GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence among the state’s technical college students. According to Carter, the GOAL program is the first statewide program in the nation designed to recognize leadership and...

Everyone is invited to the FREE 3rd annual “Light Up Your Future” Event at South Georgia Technical College on Tuesday, December 4th from 5:30 to 8 p.m.South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its third annual “Light Up Your Future” event on Tuesday, December 4th from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. in Gailey Park on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus and the community is invited to this fun free celebration. The Jets basketball team also will be playing Marion...

Fatou Pouye, 12, named GCAA Player of the Week for the second consecutive week.South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore forward Fatou Pouye from Kaolack, Senegal, has been selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball player of the week for two consecutive weeks. The 6’ 0” forward averaged 16.5 points, 10 rebounds, 4.5 steals, and 1.5 block shots in the Lady Jets two wins this week to earn her second Player of the Week honors in as...

Shown above left to right are: Jasmine Majors, SGA; Ashley Holland, SGA President; Shana Rainey, SGA; Prince Burns, NTHS President; Tonya Rodgers, SkillsUSA President; standing top right, Stephanie Tyson, SGA and members from the Americus Senior Citizens center.The South Georgia Technical College SkillsUSA program is paving the way for our future workforce by reaching out to different groups in the community. The South Georgia Tech local membership team members reached out to the elderly at...

Ryan Carter accepts his Student of Excellence plaque from academic dean Dr. David Finley. Carter was named the student of excellence for the month of December 2018.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) aviation maintenance technology student Ryan Carter of Blackshear was recently named the Student of Excellence for December.  Carter and five other outstanding students were recognized as the top students in their respective program areas and then Carter was selected as the overall Student...