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South Georgia Technical College has added several eight week classes to its fall semester schedule.  The eight-week classes will begin on Tuesday, October 11th and end on Thursday, December 8th.  Students will receive full credit for the abbreviated classes. The abbreviated semester will feature credit classes in: Criminal Justice Technology, Electrical Systems Technology, Emergency Medical Technician, Commercial Truck Driving, Industrial Systems Technology, Marketing Management,...

Shown above are all the individuals who participated in the SGTC Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Golf Classic. Rhett Simmons and The Hooks Agency team almost managed to win back-to-back victories in the second 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 but the Karl Booker team edged them out for the victory. “We would like to thank all of the teams who...

  South Georgia Technical College hosted a Kauffman Tire graduate recognition ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus recently with the Kauffman Tire graduates, their family members, and Kauffman Tire and South Georgia Technical College officials attending. Brian Sisson, Kauffman Tire Vice President of Human Resources, welcomed the crowd to the graduate recognition ceremony. SGTC Automotive Technology instructor Brandon Dean thanked Kauffman for...

  Seated, from left to right, are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Feng Jie, Kaleb Tyler York, Alex Hill, Tyler Holt, Ben Adams, and Wesley Brazier. Standing, from left to right are nominating instructors Glynn Cobb, Lora Wiseman, Mike Collins, Tyler Wells, Phil Deese, and Ted Eschmann. Not pictured are nominee Jorge Lara and his instructor Gil Pittman. Feng Jie of DeSoto, a South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Air Conditioning Technology student, has been named SGTC Student of...

Col. Eric Bryant (front) of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Department was a featured guest speaker at a recent informational session that was held for dorm students at SGTC. Their topics included sexual assault, dating violence, and possession of illegal substances. South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Campus Safety officers recently hosted a special informational session for all dorm students on how to create a safe environment for themselves and their classmates.  The event...

South Georgia Technical College hosted the One Sumter Workforce Development strategy team meeting at the Heavy Equipment Dealers College of Technology building on the Americus campus recently. The purpose of the meeting was to help define the workforce development challenges and issues relevant specifically to Sumter County as well as discuss best practices for work-based learning. This was the second meeting of the One Sumter Workforce Development strategy team. South Georgia...

“Making it Happen at South Georgia Tech” is the theme for the South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s 2016 TechForce fund drive and SGTC foundation members are hoping that everyone will give generously to provide a positive impact on the nearly 20,000 lives touched each year by South Georgia Technical College. All donations will be matched dollar for dollar! The South Georgia Technical College TechForce 2016 fund drive will help “Make it Happen at South Georgia Tech” by...

South Georgia Technical College is an equal opportunity employer and offers career and technical education programs for all regardless of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, age, disability, or national origin. The two year residential technical college offers associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs. Students may obtain associate degrees in accounting, agricultural technology, air conditioning technology, business administrative technology, computer...

Jan Hobgood (third from left) is shown above with her husband Darryl (second from left) and family members at the retirement reception held in her honor at South Georgia Technical College recently. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford thanked Assistant Vice President of Adult Education Jan Hobbs Hobgood for her dedication and service to the college and the adult literacy program during a retirement reception held in her honor at the John M. Pope Industrial Technology...

AMERICUS — South Georgia Technical College and Georgia Military College held an articulation agreement signing ceremony on Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on South Georgia Technical College’s Americus Campus. The goal of the articulation agreement is to provide Associate of Applied Science graduates of select South Georgia Technical College programs with an opportunity to continue their education with Georgia Military College to earn a Bachelor of...

  South Georgia Technical College’s clubs and organizations are gearing up for the 2016-2017 year, and the Student Government Association (SGA) recently held its first meeting on the SGTC Americus campus. Soon, new officers will be elected for the SGA on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campus, and elections were the first topic of discussion on the agenda for new and returning SGA members. SGA advisors Paul Farr and Cynthia Carter also discussed the Party at the Park, a free...

The Americus Civitan Club continued its support of South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently by making a donation to its endowed scholarship fund that assists students enrolled in the licensed practical nursing program at South Georgia Technical College. Americus Civitan Club President Grant Williams presented South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford with the donation at the club’s regular meeting recently. Dr. Watford...