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Marty D. Thompson of Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, MS (left) speaks with welding students during a recent recruiting visit to the SGTC campus.The Career Services department at South Georgia Technical College is helping bridge the gap between workers and employers by offering on-campus recruitment opportunities. Marty D. Thompson, Field Recruiter 3 with Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, MS, recently visit campus to inform SGTC students in welding and electrical programs of potential...

Shown above are the members of the 2023 – 2024 SGTC Lady Jets that finished the season with the ninth highest GPA in the Nation in the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball league. Charlotte, NC -The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets women’s basketball team earned the 2023 – 2024 NJCAA Women’s Basketball Division I Academic Team Award for a cumulative grade point average of 3.60.  This was the ninth highest GPA in the nation in the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball...

SGTC Horticulture instructor Brandon Gross (left) observes students Cassie Williams and Lisa Sellers as they disassemble a lawnmower engine.Students in the Horticulture program at South Georgia Technical College recently learned to disassemble and reassemble a common lawn mower engine as a lab experience in their small engine class. The class focuses on the function, repair and maintenance of small engines. “Horticulture is not just pretty flowers,” instructor Brandon Gross said....

DCIM100MEDIADJI_0135.JPG   South Georgia Technical College will be offering eight-week Commercial Truck Driving classes in Crisp County Fall Semester.  Classes start August 15 and it is not too late to sign up. CDL classes are also available on the Americus campus.    The Crisp County CDL classes will be held on SGTC’s new Commercial Truck Driving Range behind its Crisp County Center location at 402 North Midway Road.  The Americus campus classes will be held on the SGTC Americus CDL...

Mrs. Elena Carn’e Lorenz is shown above speaking to the SGTC Criminal Justice Ethics and Cultural Diversity class.   South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Instructor Teresa McCook wanted to make her classes come alive for students this summer so she invited Mrs. Elena Carn’e Lorenz of T31 to speak to the members of her Ethics and Cultural Diversity class.    Mrs. Elena Carn’e Lorenz, is the owner of T31 in Americus, GA.  She is from Venezuelan and has overcome many trials...

Pictured are presenters and honorees at the recent National Technical Honor Society induction ceremony at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently inducted 20 new members into the college’s chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) in recognition of the students’ outstanding academic achievement. The ceremony was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Dr. John Watford, President of South Georgia...

SGTC adding two new associate degree options for students in occupational programs.   South Georgia Technical College continues to “Bridge the Gap” in workforce education by adding additional credentials students can utilize to meet individual and local labor-market needs, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.    SGTC is adding the Associate of Applied Science in Technical Studies and the Associate of Applied Science in Allied Health degrees beginning Fall Semester.  Classes begin...

Shown above are SGTC Caterpillar students displaying the new “Bridging the Gap” free t-shirts available for students who register at South Georgia Tech this fall.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will be hosting registration for Fall semester on Tuesday, July 23 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Odom Center on the Americus campus and on the Crisp County Center in Cordele.  Fall semester classes begin Thursday, August 15.  Students requesting on-campus housing are encouraged to...

Sonya Shearer of CAT Thompson Tractor is shown above with SGTC Partnership Coordinator Tami Blount and Brad Manis of Stowers CAT and Rance Pross, an instructor in the SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology program.    Approximately 80 Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology and CAT Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology Electrical Power Generation students, their parents, family members, and Caterpillar Dealers from across the southeastern United States...

South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea Lusane McKenzie (right) is shown with her students and Jennifer Bowens after the “Color Made Easy” presentation.     Jennifer “JB” Bowens was the special guest speaker at the South Georgia Technical College’s Cosmetology “Color Made Easy” program recently for second and third semester students.      Bowens encouraged the students to “keep learning because learning never stops!”  The purpose of the “Color...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above talking with a group of Aviation Maintenance Technology students and their instructors recently. SGTC’s Aviation Maintenance Technology student Andrew Daniel took top honors in the SkillsUSA national competition in Aviation Maintenance recently in Atlanta. Americus, GA, which is served by South Georgia Technical College, was listed as the most-aligned in the nation for meeting local labor-market needs and the...

Pictured are members of the SGTC Electrical Lineworker Apprentice program advisory committee. Front row (l-r): Harold Ergle and Tami Blount. Middle row (l-r): Blake Manning, Eddie Greene, Ryan Hall, and Chelsea Payne. Standing (l-r): Paul Farr, Jason McInvale, and Brett Murray.South Georgia Technical College’s Electrical Lineworker program advisory committee met recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Committee members discussed various aspects of...