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Dr. Watford is shown with Dean Moore and his family during the unveiling of the new dedication plaque at the entrance to the South Georgia Technical College tennis courts.Dr. Watford is shown with Dean Moore and his family during the unveiling of the new dedication plaque at the entrance to the South Georgia Technical College tennis courts.South Georgia Technical College paid tribute to Harold Edward Moore, who served as the Dean of Students at South Georgia Trade and Vocational School for...

School buses from each of the 13 schools park while their 908 students learn about STEM education. More than 900 fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students pulled onto the South Georgia Technical College campus recently to spend an entire day learning about robotics and computer coding as part of the college’s largest STEM Day event. STEM is composed of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fields. The 908 students represented seven different counties – Taylor,...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey are shown above (l to r) congratulating Lady Jets Esther “Nike” Adenike for being the first Lady Jets to ever be named to the NJCAA National Women’s Division I All-Tournament Teach. Lady Jets Assistant Coach Kezia Conyers is also shown congratulating “Nike.” LUBBOCK, TEXAS - South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore forward Esther Adenike from Lagos,...

Prospective John Deere Ag Tech students raise their hands during a breakout session at South Georgia Technical College’s recent John Deere Open House event.High school students from across the Southeastern region of the country visited South Georgia Technical College recently to find out more about the college’s John Deere Agricultural Technology program during an open house event. The event was held in SGTC’s John Deere Ag Technology labs and classrooms and featured breakout sessions...

Artist rendering of the renovated Morgan Diesel and Automotive Complex at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College will be hosting a ribbon cutting on the newly renovated and expanded Morgan Diesel and Automotive Complex on the Americus campus, Thursday, March 29th at 11 a.m. at the Morgan Diesel and Automotive Complex building on Transportation Drive. The public is invited to attend. “We would like to thank Governor Nathan Deal and the State Legislature, especially...

Workshop facilitator and SGTC alumnus Christopher Saunders looks onto the computer screen over a student’s shoulder as they get one-on-one training during the recent workshop for current Computer Information System students. Christopher Saunders, a 1998 South Georgia Tech graduate and current information technology (IT) professional, recently revisited his Alma mater to teach current Network Specialist students about the computer’s active directory. The workshop was held for a small...

Golden Gourmet Chef Juan Castilla, is shown above (far right) conducting a tour of the Golden Gourmet manufacturing facility as part of the SGTC Culinary Arts Advisory Committee meeting. Also shown are: Larry Jackson, Ethel Waters, Lisa Leggett, Steve Southwell, Kelli Alexander, Shirley Trice and SGTC Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Ricky Watzlowick.The South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts advisory committee met recently in the Culinary Arts lab on the college’s Americus campus to...

Sumter County Chamber of Commerce Board of Director members Faith Pinnell (far left) and Rhett Simmons (far right) present the Community Partner of the Year award to Dr. Neal Weaver of GSW (second from left) and Don Smith of SGTC (second from right)South Georgia Technical College and Georgia Southwestern State University were awarded the Community Partner of the Year Award at the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce’s 98th Annual Dinner and Awards Celebration recently. The banquet was held in...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Motorsports Vehicle Technology advisory committee members Raymond Holt, Ron Peacock, Kevin Beaver, John Werling, John Beaver and Wayne Lyle.Pictured from left to right are SGTC Motorsports Vehicle Technology advisory committee members Raymond Holt, Ron Peacock, Kevin Beaver, John Werling, John Beaver and Wayne Lyle.The South Georgia Technical College Motorsports Vehicle Technology advisory committee met recently in the Morgan Diesel and Automotive Center...

A John Deere official conducts a breakout session in one of SGTC’s John Deere TECH Agricultural Technology labs. For a second year in a row, approximately 200 John Deere officials from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama took part in the John Deere 2018 Division P Optimization Training event at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA recently.  The training was held in South Georgia Tech’s John Deere Ag Tech classrooms and labs in the Energy and Transportation Center...

South Georgia Technical College Grants Coordinator Nancy Fitzgerald is shown above with Dr. Ruby Payne who conducted a professional development workshop for educators at South Georgia Technical College.Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D., was the featured speaker at a one-day professional development workshop hosted by South Georgia Technical College recently. The workshop was free of charge for educators in Sumter, Macon, Marion, Crisp, Schley, Taylor, and Webster counties and the surrounding area. ...

SGTC Marketing Management students distribute a survey which they created in their class to students on the college’s Crisp County Center campus. About half of South Georgia Technical College’s students are aware of the college’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) program, according to a recent comprehensive study conducted by the college’s own Marketing Management majors, under SGTC instructor Mary Cross. The study will be used to enhance the program’s marketing plan, but was...