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South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, June 27th from 10:00 a.m. ­­until 3:00 p.m. The blood drive will be held in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. By taking a moment from your day to donate, you may be giving someone else a chance at life. A single blood donation can be separated into components, which can actually help more than one person....

South Georgia Technical College held its 2017 General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the James S. Peters gymnasium on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Pablo Castaneda of Ellaville, the South Georgia Technical College 2017 EAGLE (Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education) representative, was the guest speaker at the ceremony where approximately 70 students from Sumter, Crisp, Marion, Schley, and Webster counties received their general equivalency...

Chase Shannon of Preston has been selected as the new full-time Diesel Equipment Technology instructor at South Georgia Technical College, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to South Georgia Technical College Academic Dean David Finley and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Shannon received an associate of applied science in Agriculture in 2005 from Southwest Georgia Technical College in Thomasville. He has 16 years of...

Lamaiyah Zybrekkia Ashley of Cordele, a member of the 2017 graduating class of Crisp County High School, was nominated and selected to receive the Crisp County High School Class of 1965 scholarship at South Georgia Technical College for the 2017 – 2018 year. The scholarship can be utilized for tuition, books, supplies, and educational tools while she continues her education at South Georgia Tech. Alumni of the Crisp County High School Class of 1965 set up the scholarship at South...

Need a job? Enjoy driving? South Georgia Technical College may have the perfect career opportunity for you and it’s not too late to enroll in classes. South Georgia Technical College Commercial Truck Driving Instructor Robert Cook and his instructors are expanding the South Georgia Technical College Commercial Truck driving program to include day and evening classes in Americus and Cordele as well as specialized contract training for businesses and industries. Ryan Barton, who is...

Chad Brown of Ellaville has joined South Georgia Technical College as the full-time Machine Tool Technology instructor, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to South Georgia Technical College Academic Dean David Finley and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Brown, who is a 2005 graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Machine Tool Technology program, has worked as a Machinist with the Marine Depot Maintenance Command...

Americus Police Chief Mark Scott was the speaker at the South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) 20th Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) graduation recently. Seven graduates of the SGTC Law Enforcement Class 17 – 01 were recognized and received their Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Certification. The graduates of SGTC’s LEA Class 17 -01 included: Larry James Bennett of Vienna; Chandler Ridge Buchanan of Cuthbert; Marcus Allen Ford of Leesburg; Christopher J. Gaddy of Ellaville;...

Charles Kinnamon of Americus was selected as the recipient of the South Georgia Technical College Lt. Michael Sangster Law Enforcement Academy endowed scholarship from the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) Class of 17-01. Kinnamon earned his Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification from the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy. Kinnamon also received the Highest Academic Award for earning the highest academic marks in the 17-01 graduating class as well as...

Quinntin J. Mann of Americus was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship at the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 17 – 01 graduation ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Mann earned his Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification from the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy. Mann expressed his appreciation for being selected as the Lou Crouch Law...

Christopher J. Gaddy of Ellaville was awarded the very first Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 17 – 01 graduation ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Lou Crouch of Bryon endowed this new South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement Academy scholarship in memory of Peach County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Patrick Sondron and...

Recruiters from Walmart recently visited South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students to talk about employment opportunities with the company, including full-time and part-time opportunities, and entry level, mid-management, and supervisory positions. John Davis, Store Manager of the Walmart location in Americus; Paul Thomas, Ethics/Compliance Regional Manager; Angelic Holmes, Personnel Coordinator; and other Walmart employees spoke about their careers at Walmart and the benefits of...

SGTC President Dr. Watford presented Shermel McCluster with her degree at South Georgia Tech’s spring commencement ceremony earlier this month. Shermel McCluster, a seventeen year-old high school senior from Americus, has just accomplished an amazing feat—she walked across the stage to receive her Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice Technology from South Georgia Technical College nine days before her high school graduation. McCluster, a graduating senior at...