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Daphne Morris, Great Clips of Leesburg Manager, visited the SGTC Cosmetology class recently to demonstrate clipper cutting and talk with students.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...

Deryk Stoops of Oglethorpe named SGTC CCC's Electronics Technology InstructorDeryk 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...

Shown above (l to r) are the individuals who participated in the State of Education event at South Georgia Technical College recently. They are: Rhett Simmons, Chair of the Chamber of Commerce; Ty Kinslow, Headmaster at Southland Academy; Ted McMillian, Chair One Sumter; Alex Saratsiotis, Vice Chair One Sumter; Dr. Torrence Choates, Sumter County Schools Superintendent; Dr. John Watford, President of South Georgia Technical College, Dr. Neal Weaver, President of Georgia Southwestern State...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Air Conditioning Technology advisory committee members Dr. David Finley, Paul Battle, Greg Crowder, Jonathon Siskey, Shawn Tyson, and Glynn Cobb.The South Georgia Technical College Air Conditioning Technology advisory committee met recently in the Air Conditioning Technology classroom 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...

Career fair attendees fill out applications for production and line worker positions available at Goldens’ Foundry in Cordele during a recent event held at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center. More than 60 jobseekers from 21 different area cities attended a career fair that was held by Goldens’ Foundry and Machine Co. on South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele recently. The career fair was held on Sept. 20 and sought to fill several third...

Goldens' Foundry and Machine Co. will hold a job fair at SGTC's Crisp County Center on Wednesday, September 20th.Goldens’ Foundry and Machine Co. will be holding a job fair at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center on Wednesday, September 20th. The job fair will be held from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., and is free and open to all job seekers. Goldens’ is seeking to fill positions for grinders, mechanical and electrical maintenance workers, CNC operators, production line...

South Georgia Technical College, which is well known for its quality aviation maintenance department, was selected as the 3rd best community college in the nation. Shown above is an SGTC aviation maintenance student working on a small aircraft engine.South Georgia Technical College has been ranked as the third best community college in the nation for 2017 based on quality and affordability by AffordableColleges.com recently. South Georgia Technical College earned the top spot as the Best...

A program instructor said more mechanics are needed (Source: WALB) By PARRISH WALTON, Georgia@Work Blogger Remember back in May when we told you that the Aerospace industry was vital to Georgia’s economy? If you don’t, here’s the main takeaway of the story: The Aerospace industry is one of Georgia’s best-kept secrets. According to WSBTV, there are more than 800 aerospace companies in Georgia, and they employ more than 99,000 Georgians. Those Georgia workers helped export...

South Georgia Tech Aviation Maintenance student Bailey Mills said he loves to work on planes (Source: WALB)Published:Thursday, September 14th 2017, 6:26 am EDT Updated:Thursday, September 14th 2017, 6:48 am EDT By Zachary Logan, Reporter AMERICUS, GA (WALB) - Aerospace manufacturing is booming in Georgia. A recent study shows the state is number one when it comes to aviation maintenance. That’s good news for the more than 20 students currently enrolled in South Georgia Technical...

South Georgia Tech will close Monday, September 11th and Tuesday, September 12th.South Georgia Technical College will be closed on Monday, September 11, 2017 and Tuesday, September 12, 2017 due to the uncertain path of Hurricane IRMA, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. The closure will impact both the Americus and the Crisp County Center campuses as well as all adult education sites. “Student, faculty, and staff safety is of the utmost concern,” said...

Crisp County Center students pose for a picture during 2016's tacky day, part of Spirit Week. CORDELE -- South Georgia Technical College’s Student Government Association (SGA) on the Crisp County Center campus will hold its annual Spirit Week on Sept. 18-21. The contest seeks to determine which program is SGTC’s Most Spirited by encouraging students and instructors to dress up on different theme days that include: Hat Day, Team Day, Tacky Day and SGTC Red & Black Day. The Spirit Week...

Alex Smith (RIGHT) is pictured with his nominating instructor Glynn Cobb. The Student of Excellence banner will hang in the Air Conditioning Technology program area until next month’s Student of Excellence is named. Seated from Left to Right: SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Alex Smith, Semohn Davis, Cameron Williams, Adam Willingham, Michael Jaskulski and John Lin. Standing left to right: Nominating Instructors Glynn Cobb, Lora Wiseman, Mike Collins, Tyler Wells, Phil Deese, Chad...