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SGTC faculty and staff participate in Life Day.Representatives from South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus and Crisp County Center campus will pervade SGTC’s six county service delivery area on Friday, July 29th from 10am until 4pm for the college’s third annual Community LIFE Day.     Informational booths will be set up at fifteen locations throughout Sumter, Schley, Webster, Marion, Macon, and Crisp Counties. The $25 application fee will be waived for one day only. The...

Ryan Barton of Cordele has joined South Georgia Technical College as a part-time Commercial Truck Driving instructor, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will be assisting SGTC full-time CDL instructor Robert Cook and adjunct instructor Edward Greene. The CDL instructors report to South Georgia Technical College Academic Dean Raymond Holt and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.       Barton is a graduate of the South Georgia...

Seated from left to right are competition models Daisy Tovar, Brooke Lumpkin, Erin Wodzinski, Tabetha Swanson, Alazhia Wade, and Crystal Thomas. Standing from left to right are SGTC cosmetology instructors Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, Robin Hardin, and Airel Rolle; competition first place winner Gladys Tovar, second place winner Elizabeth Lumpkin, third place winner Hanna Wodzinski, fourth place winner Tabetha Swanson, fifth place winner Alazhia Wade, sixth place winner Crystal Thomas, and...

Charlene Dupree Williams named SGTC Retention and Coaching Specialist for the Crisp County Center.Charlene Dupree Williams of Ellaville has been hired for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Student Affairs Retention and Coaching Specialist grant position effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President John Watford. Williams has been working as a Student Affairs Assistant at the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus for the past four...

Pictured from left to right are D.W. Persall, NTHS President; Katrice Taylor, NTHS Local and State Advisor; Kari Bodrey, NTHS Co-Advisor; Valerie Byron, NTHS Member; Tina Supers, NTHS Member; Tia Edwards, NTHS Member; and Maria Rivera, NTHS State Officer.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Crisp County Center chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) recently earned the NTHS Silver Star of Excellence for the fifth year in a row, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford...

Desiree Corbin, #23 who played at Darton College last season, is shown above guarding SGTC first team All-American Angie Thompkins, who will play for Wichita State this season. Corbin has signed to play her sophomore season with South Georgia Technical College’s Lady Jets and will represent SGTC at the NJCAA All-Star Weekend in Florida.South Georgia Technical College’s Lady Jets rising sophomore Desiree Corbin has been selected to participate in the National Junior College Athletic...

James Steward graduated from South Georgia Tech in 1979 in Aviation Maintenance and has a great career in the industry for over 37 years.“I have truly been blessed from the moment I graduated from South Georgia Technical College,” said James A. Steward, Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Division Quality Supervisor, who has over 37 years of experience in the General and Commercial Aviation Industry, and is a graduate of the South Georgia Tech Aviation Maintenance program. “I am eternally...

South Georgia Technical College and Marion County Schools officials had a good turnout at the previous two registration sessions. Over 15 individuals have already signed up to take classes this fall as part of this combined effort. Shown above are SGTC and Marion County officials with some of the prospective students for fall semester.BUENA VISTA, GA - South Georgia Technical College and Marion County School System employees, and community leaders have scheduled two new college registration...

Students eager to begin fall semester at South Georgia Tech receive online orientation at a recent orientation and registration session.South Georgia Technical College is currently holding registration for fall semester. Orientation and early registration were held on Thursday, July 14th, and SGTC’s Americus and Crisp County Center campuses were overflowing with new and returning students. Both campuses will continue open registration and orientation sessions on Thursday, August 11th, but...

Macon County Schools Superintendent Dr. Ray Hill and members of his administrative team visited South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently to discuss expanding the partnership between SGTC and the Macon County School System.       “We appreciate Dr. Hill and his administrators visiting South Georgia Technical College,” said SGTC President Dr. John Watford. “South Georgia Technical College is constantly looking for new ways to provide services to the individuals within our...

South Georgia Technical College was one of the special tours planned as part of the Sumter Historic Trust’s History Camp for the area’s rising 5th and 6th graders. The students are shown above in the SGTC aviation building.South Georgia Technical College was one of the special tours planned as part of the Sumter Historic Trust’s History Camp for the area’s rising 5th and 6th graders. Approximately 13 students from each of the local schools were part of the event, which was made...

South Georgia Technical College has received approximately $3.45 million in funding from the State Legislature to renovate and expand its existing Diesel Technology Building and the Morgan Transportation Center which houses the Automotive Technology and Automotive Collision Repair Technology programs.South Georgia Technical College has received approximately $3.45 million in funding from the State Legislature to renovate and expand its existing Diesel Technology Building and the Morgan...