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The Americus Kiwanis Club presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a check recently in support of the Foundation’s annual fund drive to help students “Take Off With South Georgia Tech. Jody Wade, President of the Americus Kiwanis Club, made the presentation to South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently as part of the club’s weekly meeting. “The members of the Kiwanis Club are pleased to offer resources that can assist individuals...

Dakota Hall of Cordele, a Computer Information Systems Degree student, was the recipient of the October Student of Excellence Award for the Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College. This award recognizes an outstanding student from select program areas at the school. Program instructors nominate one student from their programs who has exhibited high standards academically, socially, and professionally. The student who receives this honor has proven that he or she realizes what...

Melisa Flakes of Americus, an Early Childhood Care and Education student at South Georgia Technical College, was named the SGTC Student of Excellence during the college’s recent student recognition ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. Flakes was nominated for the award by SGTC Early Childhood Care and Education instructor Jaye Cripe, who stood up to tell the full room of nominees’ friends, classmates and family members how well her...

Reynolds, GA - South Georgia Technical College showcased many of its over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit program offerings at a special open house in Taylor County at the Flint Energies Building in Reynolds recently. “South Georgia Technical College is an excellent higher educational choice and we are pleased to be able to showcase many of the fine programs that we have available and introduce ourselves to the individuals in Taylor County during...

Karl Booker and the Harrod Tree team pulled off a narrow one-stroke victory to capture their second consecutive victory in the third annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves golf tournament held at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, Georgia recently. The Harrod Tree team of Karl Booker, Mark Massey and Blake Clanton posted a 47 in the three-person scramble tournament which is the main fundraiser for the South Georgia Technical College...

The South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Department is offering adult education and GED services in Macon County. A special open house has been set for Thursday, October 12th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Viola Bailey Building, 309 Spaulding Road, Montezuma, Georgia to showcase the new facilities and services. “We would like to invite everyone in Macon County to join us for this very important open house,” said South Georgia Technical College Dean of Adult Education...

Elizabeth Lumpkin of Coleman, Ga. has been named adjunct instructor of Cosmetology at South Georgia Technical College’s Americus Campus, SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently announced. As an adjunct instructor, Lumpkin will provide instruction to students in the cosmetology courses under general supervision from program instructor Dorothea McKenzie. She will also report to Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Lumpkin graduated from SGTC’s Cosmetology program in 2016...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above welcoming individuals to the 2017 – 2018 Jets Kickoff event in the SGTC gymnasium. Shown above are the 2017-2018 Jets at South Georgia Technical College. Shown above are the 2017-2018 Lady Jets at South Georgia Technical College. Approximately 120 individuals attended the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club 2017 Tip Off banquet recently in the James S. Peters Gymnasium (The Hangar) at South Georgia Technical College in...

The South Georgia Technical College Auto Collision Repair Technology advisory committee met recently in the new Morgan Transportation Building Conference Room on the SGTC Americus Campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Auto Collision Repair Technology program. SGTC Auto Collision Repair Technology instructor Starlyn Sampson provided the committee with updates and information about...

Great Clips of Leesburg manager Daphne Morris visited the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) cosmetology lab recently to talk with students and demonstrate how to perform a clipper cut. Elizabeth Lumpkin, adjunct instructor of cosmetology at SGTC, invited Morris to speak with the class about her experiences in the industry and to show them how to properly cut hair with electric clippers. Morris, who is a successful cosmetologist with 24-years of experience in the industry, performed a...

Deryk N. Stoops of Oglethorpe has been named the Electronics Technology Instructor for South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele, SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently announced.  Stoops’ main duty as an instructor will be to provide high quality instruction for Electronics Technology courses on the Crisp County Center campus. He will report to Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Stoops is a 2008 honor graduate of SGTC, where he earned his...

The State of Education in Sumter County was the topic of an event presented by the Education Division of the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce in the John M. Pope Center on the South Georgia Technical College campus recently. Dr. Neal Weaver, President of Georgia Southwestern State University; Dr. John Watford, President of South Georgia Technical College; Dr. Torrence Choates, Superintendent of Sumter County Schools; Ty Kinslow, Headmaster of Southland Academy; and Dr. Elizabeth...