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Instructor of the Year nominees for SGTC include (left to right): Teresa McCook, Charles Christmas, and Shelly Godwin. They will be interviewed by a selection committee of local educators and one instructor will be selected as SGTC’s Instructor of the Year.   Three South Georgia Technical College instructors have been selected as finalists for SGTC’s 2017 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year award, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. Those instructors include Teresa...

Representatives from the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) spoke to SGTC Criminal Justice Technology students about the daily operations of the DJJ and the different roles within the organization. Those officers included LaRhonda Jackson (right), Travis Mansfield (center), and Ameatrice Gibbons (left). South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Criminal Justice Technology students in Teresa McCook’s Juvenile Justice class recently welcomed three representatives from the Department of...

Automotive instructor Brandon Dean stands with students around a car in the Automotive Technology lab.  South Georgia Technical College’s Automotive Technology program was ranked in the top 25 automotive mechanic programs in the nation according to Accredited Schools Online recently. The program earned the number 22 spot in the rankings, which included criteria such as tuition, percentage of students receiving financial aid, student-teacher ratio, and graduation rate. “Hands-on...

SGTC Reached 5000 Facebook likes  South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently reached a social media milestone, surpassing 5,000 followers (or page “likes”) in the first few days of 2017. The college’s Facebook account amassed this amount of followers steadily since the page was officially live in summer of 2011. “At South Georgia Technical College, students are the most important part of what we do, and social media is one of our most effective ways of communicating with our...

SGTC’s Crisp County Center chapter of NTHS displayed a purple ribbon tree to honor those who have survived cancer, remember those who have lost their battle, and recognize those who have been affected by cancer.   SGTC’s CIS program collected toys for the Adopt an Angel program for local children in need. SGTC’s Welding and Joining Technology program organized an effort to get holiday cards to veterans through the American Red Cross’s Holidays for Heroes program. South Georgia...

SGTC’s Paul Farr named new Director of Business and Industry Services for the Americus campus.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Paul Farr of Americus has been named as the new Director of Business and Industry Services for the Americus campus. He will report to SGTC Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers. He will begin his new duties immediately. Farr has been employed at South Georgia Technical College since 2007. He began working at...

USDA RBEG Signing at South Georgia Technical College - USDA Rural Development Specialist Patricia Simmons is shown above seated (l to r) with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford, USDA Rural Development State Director for Georgia Jill P. Stuckey of Plains and USDA Rural Development Area Specialist Tamika McGhee during the signing ceremony for the $99,999 USDA RBEG grant for Commercial Truck Driving equipment at South Georgia Tech. Also shown (l to r) standing are: ...

South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele will host a job fair for Labor Finders on Tuesday, January 17th, 2017. The job fair will be held from 10am until 2pm, and is free and open to job seekers of all ages, experience levels, and industries. On site interviews will be held, and job seekers are asked to bring an updated résumé and $15 for a nationwide background check. Several industries will be represented at the job fair, including careers for skilled...

Shaineequah Fluellyn (32) earned a start for the Lady Jets against St. Petersburg and led her team in scoring with 22 points.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets bounced back after a disappointing 63 – 61 loss to Broward College in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic to overpower the St. Petersburg College Lady Titans 78 – 57 and move to 13 – 3 on the season. They are still 1 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. “We played with much more intensity,” said South...

La’Deja James was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 15 points. Seven of her points were from the foul line. She was seven of seven from the free throw line.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets came out very sluggish after the holiday break and were defeated in a narrow 63 – 61 decision by the Broward College Lady Seahawks. The Lady Jets are now 12 – 3 overall and 1 – 0 in the conference. Georgia Highlands defeated St. Petersburg College 75 – 69 in the opening game of...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above presenting a diploma to Joy Anderson, mother of Motorsports student Jacob Anderson, who passed away due to injuries in an automobile accident. Also shown are Scott Baker, Beth Anderson, Nance Seifert, and Lorraine Smalley. Jamie Campbell of Americus, a Presidential Honor Graduate, earned an AAS in Accounting. She is shown receiving her diploma from SGTC President Dr. John Watford. A large crowd attended the SGTC Fall graduation ceremony. ...

Shown above are Jenni Badding of John Deere, (c) presenting the John Deere Gold Award to SGTC President Dr. John Watford (second from left). Also shown are SGTC Academic Dean David Finley (l) and Wayne Peck and Matthew Burkes, SGTC Agricultural Technology Instructors.Americus, GA - South Georgia Technical College’s John Deere TECH program earned “The College of Tomorrow Award” from the John Deere Company recently. The award was presented to South Georgia Tech officials at the...