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Shown above (l to r) on the front row is SGTC Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson, SGTC Economic Development Assistant and Partnership Coordinator Tami Blount, Andrea Walker, Chair of the Sumter EMC Foundation, with the Sumter EMC Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recipient Hunter Wilkes of Leesburg and SGTC President Dr. John Watford.      Robert Hunter Wilkes of Leesburg received the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Sumter EMC Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently.  SGTC...

March is Free Application Fee Month at South Georgia Technical College.   South Georgia Technical College announces its application fee will be waived during March.  Those interested in applying for the Spring Mini-mester, Summer, or Fall Semester 2024 can apply online at www.southgatech.edu and save money during March.   The free application code is MARCH24.    The SGTC eight-week Spring mini-mester begins March 11.  Summer Semester classes begin on May 23 and Fall Semester begins August...

Candace Mabry, Technician Recruiting Liaison for Hyundai Motor America, speaks to SGTC students about career opportunities with Hyundai.The South Georgia Technical College Office of Career Services recently hosted an on-campus recruiting event for Hyundai Motor America. Candace Mabry, Technician Recruiting Liaison for Hyundai discussed career opportunities for students in SGTC’s Automotive Technology, Motorsports Vehicle Technology, Auto Collision Repair Technology, Diesel Equipment...

Shown above with SGTC President Watford are the SGTC State SkillsUSA medalists and their instructors.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (fourth from left) is shown above with the SGTC Georgia SkillsUSA GOLD medal winners and instructors. They are Teresa McCook and her Criminal Justice Gold Medal winner Brantley Vansickle, Aviation Maintenance instructor David Grant, President Watford, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Paul Pearson, GOLD medal Aviation Maintenance...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (left center) and speaker Troy D. Jones (right center) are shown above with the SGTC Black History Celebration program committee. They included: SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin, SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, SGTC Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, SGTC Executive Assistant to the President Teresa O’Bryant, SGTC Police Chief and Director of Campus Safety Sammy Stone, and...

Vera Gunaydin, 11, was selected as the GCAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week recently.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jet Vera Gunaydin was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of February 26, 2024 following SGTC’s wins over Southern Crescent Tech, Albany Tech, and Georgia Highlands.  This is her second nomination this season.    Gunaydin is a 5’ 9” sophomore guard from Ankara, Turkey....

Picture (l-r) are SGTC Business and Office Technology Instructor Nicole Turner, Institutional Effectiveness Director and Grants Coordinator Katrice Martin, Accounting Instructor Tammy Hamilton, and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Michelle McGowan. Martin was the featured speaker at the SGTC Crisp County Center Black History Month program.Katrice Martin, Institutional Effectiveness Director and Grants Coordinator at South Georgia Technical College, served as the featured speaker...

Tonya Barrett, Educational Technology Coordinator for Chattahoochee-Flint RESA, entered South Georgia Technical College’s Computer Information Systems program as a non-traditional student, earning her associate degree in her forties.For Tonya Barrett, South Georgia Technical College represented a chance to use her passion for technology to improve her career prospects and advance into her present position as the Educational Technology Coordinator for Chattahoochee-Flint RESA. As a young...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford, (r), is show above accepting a donation for the SGTC Foundation from Marian McLemore, (l) Vice President of Cooperative Communications with Flint Energies. The Flint Energies Foundation recently granted South Georgia Technical College Foundation (SGTC) $5,500 to assist with High School Equivalency and General Education Diploma (GED) scholarships for SGTC students. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and Su...

Pictured are members of the SGTC Automotive Technology Advisory Committee (l-r) Brandon Dean, Sandhya Muljibhai, Starlyn Sampson, John Beaver, Earl Snider, Ron Peacock, Dr. David Finley, Kevin Beaver, Matt Kiley, Carey Mahone, and David Miller.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Automotive Technology advisory committee met recently in the Morgan Transportation building on the SGTC Americus campus to discuss the state of the program and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the...

SGTC Dual Enrollment Coordinator Brittny Wright McGrady is shown above at the SGTC table set up in the SCHS gymnasium. She talked with students about how to jump start their future through dual enrollment opportunities with SGTC.   South Georgia Technical College participated in the Sumter County High School College and Career Expo in an effort to educate students about a variety of careers, professions, jobs, and postsecondary opportunities that SGTC and the Sumter County area has to...

Pictured are members of the South Georgia Technical College Drafting program advisory committee Dr. David Finley, instructor Kristie Hudson, Angie Wiseman, Katrice Martin, and Carolyn Hudson. The advisory committee for the drafting program at South Georgia Technical College recently held its spring semester advisory meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Representatives from the drafting profession met with faculty and staff of SGTC to discuss the...