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SGTC held a registration meeting for Marion County. Shown above are the individuals who showed up for the registration process.BUENA VISTA, GA -   “A great start,” was the way Marion County Schools’ administrator Dr. George Porter described the first registration session held in Buena Vista to encourage individuals from Marion County to enroll in college classes that will be offered in their county beginning in August. A second registration session is planned for Tuesday, June 28th...

Hunter WindhamChipley, FL - Hunter Windham of Chipley, Florida, has been awarded a scholarship by Thompson Tractor to pursue an Associate’s Degree as a Caterpillar Dealer Service Technician at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, Georgia. Windham has been accepted in the College’s Southeastern Caterpillar Dealers College of Technology for the fall semester.       Windham graduated in 2016 from Chipley High School. He is an avid bow hunter, fisherman and golfer. He is...

GVTC Training held.Fifteen South Georgia Technical College faculty members recently received Blackboard online training from Annelise Berger, Training Coordinator of the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) Georgia Virtual Technical Connection (GVTC). Berger was on site at SGTC’s Americus campus and conducted a two day training session for GVTC’s Blackboard online learning interface. The training session will prepare SGTC full-time and adjunct faculty members to teach fully...

Wayne PeckEddie Wayne Peck of Cuthbert has joined the South Georgia Technical College staff as an Agricultural Technology instructor for the John Deere TECH program on the Americus campus, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. His appointment is effective immediately and he will be reporting to Vice President for Academic Affairs David Kuipers.       Peck will join SGTC Agricultural Technology Instructor Matthew Burks, who is also working as an...

South Georgia Technical College held its 2016 General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center recently on the SGTC Americus campus. Shown above are the individuals who help with the program.South Georgia Technical College held its 2016 General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center recently on the SGTC Americus campus.       Amanda Farley of Americus,...

Dr. John Watford speaks to Kiwanis Club group.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford was the guest speaker at the Americus Kiwanis Club meeting recently and he shared with area Kiwanis members how South Georgia Tech is “making it happen” by reinforcing the Kiwanis motto of “Serving the children of the World” and the Kiwanis Georgia District theme of “Back to Basics.”       “South Georgia Technical College has a great legacy,” explained Dr. Watford...

SGTC Board of Directors is shown above.Janet Siders of Americus has been selected to serve as Chair of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors for fiscal year 2017. She has been serving as Vice-Chair from July 1, 2015 and will begin her service as Chair from July 1, 2016 through June 30th, 2017.       Richard McCorkle of Marion County was nominated by an officer selection committee to serve as Vice Chair from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. He will serve as Chair of...

The Americus Kiwanis Club presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a check recently.                 Ronald Kauffman, President of the Americus Kiwanis Club, made the presentation to SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently as part of the club’s weekly meeting.     “The members of the Kiwanis Club are glad to offer resources that can assist individuals in our community in bettering themselves and improving their quality of life,” stated...

Victoria HerronOver 100 women pilots, ranging in age from 17 to 90 years old, are participating in the Air Race Classic, which is the epicenter of women’s air racing, and will be flying through and stopping in Americus as one of the eight timing points in the 2,400 statute miles race, June 21st – 24th. South Georgia Technical College aviation maintenance instructors and students are serving as volunteers for the event.       The Air Race will begin in Prescott, Arizona and continue...

South Georgia Technical College was ranked as one of the top five Best Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) programs in Georgia for 2016 by Accredited Schools Online recently.South Georgia Technical College was ranked as one of the top five Best Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) programs in Georgia for 2016 by Accredited Schools Online recently, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. South Georgia Technical College also had the highest graduation rate among the top...

Lea CoeLea Coe has been named Vice President of Administrative Services at South Georgia Technical College, effective immediately, announced President Dr. John Watford. Coe has been serving as the Assistant Vice President of Administrative Services at SGTC for the past 13 months. She will report to President Watford.       “Lea Coe has been an integral part of South Georgia Technical College for the past nine years and we are very pleased about this new opportunity for Lea as well as...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Criminal Justice Technology dual enrollment students from Americus Sumter High South recently got the chance to speak directly with local law enforcement officers about the different law enforcement divisions. Several guest speakers with varying backgrounds in law enforcement visited the class, including those who work in corrections, criminal investigation, probation and parole, the CIA, GBI, and more.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Criminal...