Jets News

Lacey Chandler of Montezuma, an Electronics Technology student at South Georgia Technical College, was named the SGTC Student of Excellence for the month of January during a recent recognition ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus campus. Chandler, now in her fourth semester of the Electronics Technology program, was nominated for the award by her instructor Mike Collins. Collins presented her with a nomination certificate and spoke to the...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford presents Instructor of the Year winner Teresa McCook with the Rick Perkins Award. McCook was nominated for the honor by her peers and voted the Instructor of the Year by a panel of judges.South Georgia Technical College criminal justice instructor Teresa McCook was selected as the SGTC 2018 Instructor of the Year and will represent the college in the state Rick Perkins Award competition in Atlanta later this year. SGTC President Dr. John Watford made the...

GOAL finalists are pictured with their nominees, GOAL coordinator Cynthia Carter, and SGTC President Dr. John Watford. Left to right: Noah McCleskey, Brenda Gillium, Cynthia Carter, Stephanie L. John, Andrea Ingram, Alexandra Joiner, Karen Bloodworth, Dr. John Watford.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) 2018 GOAL (Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership) semi-finalists were recently interviewed by the GOAL selection committee following a special luncheon that honored the GOAL...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (c) is shown above cutting the ribbon for the new South Georgia Technical College Adult Education site in Taylor County. Also shown with Dr. Watford are Taylor County Chamber of Commerce Director Amanda Haynie, Taylor County Executive Director Julie Kent and other chamber and county officials as well as South Georgia Technical College officials including Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers, Assistant to the President Don Smith, Mia Collier,...

Photos of the Ribbon Cutting at the SGTC Taylor County GED Center.

This is the building at 35 Oak Street in Butler that South Georgia Tech has renovated for its adult education classes. It is located across from the Taylor County Middle and High Schools.BUTLER, Ga. - South Georgia Technical College and the Taylor County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, January 22nd from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at South Georgia Tech’s new Taylor County Adult Education site at 35 Oak Street in Butler, GA, announced SGTC...

South Georgia Tech to close Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 for weather concerns.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has made the decision to close South Georgia Technical College and its satellite locations on Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 due to the severe winter storm warnings issued by the National Weather Service for the South Georgia Technical College service delivery area. The college is scheduled to reopen on Thursday, January 18th, 2018 at its normal time,...

UPS will hold an hiring information session in Atlanta for Veterans.The United Parcel Service, more commonly known as UPS, will be hosting an information day for transitioning service members, veterans and their spouses on Jan 25 at the Atlanta Readiness Center in Atlanta. The event will provide information about job opportunities that will be available at the new UPS Hub in Atlanta. The location will be the third largest location in the country and will bring thousands of jobs to the...

Monica Hood, Air Evac Lifeteam flight nurse, trains a group of SGTC employees how to perform CPR during a recent staff development day.South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff members from both the main and Crisp County Center campuses participated in a special staff development training session on the Americus campus recently which covered behavioral intervention, CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training. The sessions included...

Dr. John Watford, President of South Georgia Technical College.By Dr. John Watford President South Georgia Technical College Celebrating possibilities! Those two words describe how South Georgia Technical College approaches its mission of workforce development. South Georgia Tech has been helping individuals as well as businesses and industries realize their potential since opening our doors in 1948. On behalf of the South Georgia Technical College faculty, staff, students, and alumni,...

Special Populations Coordinator LaKenya Johnson helps a student register for classes during the November 9, 2017 registration date.South Georgia Technical College will hold a Spring semester registration event on Monday, Jan 8 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,...

SGTC Law Enforcement Academy graduates are pictured as a class before their graduation ceremony on Dec. 15, 2017. Left to right: Director Brett Murray, Odell Williams III, Justin Lewis, Austin Lavon Spence, Nathan Brown, Anthony D. Davis, Steven Tyler Adams, Taylor Logan Mills, Claudia Marcela Tupper, David Rueda Fierros, Brandy Lee Stokes, Jeffery B. Bell, Christopher Ruric Slocumb, Matthew B. Robinson, Cora Kineshell Baker and Vanessa Wall.The South Georgia Technical College Law...