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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara, are shown above “Taking Off with South Georgia Technical College” by posing for a selfie in the Jets and Lady Jets social media frames.Take Off with South Georgia Tech this fall. South Georgia Technical College is encouraging all students, parents, faculty, staff, retirees, and alumni to post selfies on social media showing how South Georgia Tech helps this community and its students “Take Off” in their...

Shown above are the South Georgia Technical College Instructors and winners from the Cosmetology Hairstyling Contest with the judges. They are (standing l to r): SGTC Cosmetology Instructors Dorothea Lusanne McKenzie and Airel Rolle and Instructor trainee Jessakeetha Maddox; first place winner Frances Gill, second place finisher Morgan Whaley, the third place winner Tatum Brown, fourth place contestant Ambrea Hill, Jenna Gill who finished in fifth place, and Jamirah Johnson, the sixth place...

South Georgia Technical College CIS Instructor Andrea Ingram is shown above with student John Beech.South Georgia Technical College’s Computer Information and Networking Systems programs have been recognized for excellence by the Community for Accredited Online Schools ((AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org) recently. The rankings can be found at: http://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/computer-science-degree/#best-college-ranking. South Georgia Technical College was listed as one of the top...

SGTC Crisp County Center Welding Instructor Brenda Butler Gilliam (r) is shown above instructing a student on proper welding techniques. Welders are in high demand and if you need the skills for this career, sign up for classes during the job fair.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will be hosting a free Job Fair at the SGTC Crisp County Center at 402 North Midway Road in Cordele on Tuesday, July 25th from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Job applicants are encouraged to dress for success and bring...

SGTC’s Derrick Trawick signs Letter of Intent to play basketball with Allen University.South Georgia Technical College’s Derrick Trawick, a sophomore member of the Jets basketball team, which finished second in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference this past season, has signed a letter of intent to continue his basketball career as Fighting Yellow Jacket at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina, announced SGTC Jets head basketball coach Travis Garrett. Derrick...

South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Institutional Advancement Su Ann Bird (right) is shown accepting the big check for $5,000 for the South Georgia Technical College Foundation from the Flint Energies Foundation members.REYNOLDS/WARNER ROBINS/UPATOI – The South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently received $5,000 in grant funds from the Flint Energies Foundation. The grant will assist in the funding of equipment for the college’s Electric Generation Program as well...

SGTC Jets' Davion Clark, 32, Signs Letter of Intent With Allen University.South Georgia Technical College’s Davion Clark, a sophomore member of the Jets basketball team, which finished second in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference this past season, has signed a letter of intent to continue his basketball career as a Fighting Yellow Jacket at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina, announced SGTC Jets head basketball coach Travis Garrett. Davion Clark, a 6’5”...

South Georgia Technical College and Marion County Schools officials had a good turnout at a previous registration session. Shown above are SGTC and Marion County officials who worked an earlier registration session.BUENA VISTA, GA - South Georgia Technical College and Marion County School System employees, and community leaders have scheduled a college registration session in Buena Vista this summer as part of an effort to provide greater access to college courses and workforce development...

Pictured from left to right on the back row are D.W Persall of Cordele, NTHS Advisor Kari Bodrey, Ramona Williams of Cordele, Maria Rivera of Vienna, Dakota Hall of Cordele and Dontavious Harrell of Cordele. From left to right on the front row are Joshua Chappell of Cordele and Christian Powell of Cordele.South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) recently won the NTHS Silver Star of Excellence for the sixth year in a row,...

Pictured are Bingo winners at SGTC’s recent summer luau, hosted by the Student Government Association on the Crisp County Center campus.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Student Government Association (SGA) on the Crisp County Center campus recently hosted a special luau event for students. The SGTC students played bingo and enjoyed popcorn as part of the program. Door prizes were awarded to the bingo winners. The event was one of many student activities that the college supports...

SGTC’s Cynthia Carter, Deo Cochran, and Vickie Austin are pictured from left to right. They led three informative and interactive sessions for the Bethesda Youth Leadership group.South Georgia Technical College officials met with members of the Bethesda Youth Leadership Institute (BYLI) group recently to share information about the college and leadership opportunities in the workplace. The Bethesda Youth Leadership Institute group consisted of a group of 14 youth, ages 14-18. The...

Kelvin Pine has been named custodian at South Georgia Technical College.Kelvin Pine of Americus has been hired as a Custodian at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. He will report to SGTC Maintenance director Jeff Wiseman and Assistant to the President Don Smith. Kelvin has been the Lead Custodian for the Sumter County Board of Education since 2002 where he supervised four other custodial workers. He also assisted in training and assisting...