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Tylen Pepito named Financial Aid Technician at South Georgia Technical College.     Tylen Pepito of Americus has joined the staff of South Georgia Technical College as a Financial Aid Technician in the Administrative Services office, announced President Dr. John Watford recently.  His office will be located on the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Campus in Cordele.  He will report to SGTC Vice President of Administrative Services Lea Coe and Financial Aid Director Kelly...

Pictured is overall Student of Excellence winner Abelardo Gomez Ruiz with Electrical Systems Technology instructor Patrick Owen.Nominees for SGTC’s Student of Excellence Award for September were (front row, L-R) Jarvis Jackson, Malachi Anderson, Abelardo Gomez Ruiz, Tucker Owen, Mary Katherine Madrid, Ashton Denning, and Luis Diaz-Perez. Back row (l-r) are nominating instructors Johnny Griffin, Kristie Hudson, Patrick Owen, Mike Collins, Brandon Gross, Chad Brown, and Ted Eschmann. South...

Shown above is SGTC CAT Think Big Advisory Committee Chairman Jeff Cornwell of Yancey talking with Advisory Committee members and SGTC personnel. Americus, GA –Representatives from Caterpillar Corporate and five Caterpillar dealers from across the Southeastern United States, participated in the “ThinkBIG” Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology Advisory Committee meeting at South Georgia Technical College recently.  The group held the meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial...

Hunter Little named SGTC Admissions Coordinator for the Crisp County Center and High School Initiative Specialist.   South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Culinary Arts Instructor Hunter Little is shifting job responsibilities and will now serve as the SGTC Crisp County Center Admissions Coordinator and High School Initiative Specialist effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Hunter will report to SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kitchens...

Pictured (l-r) during the recent SGTC Drafting program advisory committee meeting are Dr. David Finley, Academic Dean; Kristie Hudson, Drafting instructor; Rob Evans, President of IPG Incorporated; Russ Whaley, Designer at Wade Trim; and Katrice Martin, SGTC Director of Institutional Effectiveness Director and Grants Coordinator.The advisory committee for the drafting program at South Georgia Technical College recently held its fall semester advisory meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial...

SGTC John Deere instructor Matthew Burks, CDL Instructor Nick Edwards, Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Chad Brown, Aircraft Structural Instructor Jason Wisham and Auto Technology instructor Brandon Dean are shown above with SGTC’s self-contained Mobile Technology trailer.Moultrie, GA - South Georgia Technical College instructors and administrators debuted the college’s new self-contained mobile STEM educational lab at the Southwestern FFA Rally in Moultrie recently and...

SGTC Precision Machining instructor Chad Brown recently presented Technical Credit Certificates to students (l-r) Jarod Anderson, Blake Archer, MicQuvious Powell, Robert Wright, and Ashton Denning.South Georgia Technical College precision machining instructor Chad Brown recently presented well-deserved Technical Credit Certificates to several dedicated students for their outstanding performance in various disciplines. A certificate in precision machining enhances job prospects for...

SGTC Marketing instructor Mary Cross (right) and her students recently received a demonstration of drone technology from Electronics and Unmanned Aerial Systems Technology instructor Mike Collins (left).South Georgia Technical College offers skills training in a variety of industries that may seem completely unrelated to each other. Sometimes, though, students learn about interesting ways seemingly disparate programs can intersect. Such was the case recently when SGTC Marketing Instructor...

SGTC Mathematics instructor Chester Taylor (right) tells students about the benefits of being a member of the National Technical Honor Society.South Georgia Technical College recently held a resource fair for students on the Americus campus. Those attending learned about a variety of services available to them as well as opportunities to enhance their college experience by participating in student clubs and activities. On hand for the event were campus representatives for SkillsUSA, the...

The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, September 12 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Students from the SGTC Practical Nursing program will be on hand to assist the Red Cross. Donors will receive a limited-edition Red Cross t-shirt while supplies last. By taking a...

Garrett Kennedy, a 2021 SGTC Motorsports graduate, is now working for Hendrix Motorsports.By Olivia Yepez of WRBL AMERICUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Some go to school for English and math degrees, others go to work on race cars. August is Motorsports Awareness Month in the United States, and South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is one of two schools in the state which offers a motorsports vehicle technology program. The four-semester long program takes on 10 to 12 students a semester and focuses...

SGTC to close due to weather concerns.    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has announced that South Georgia Technical College will close on Wednesday, August 30th due to weather concerns.  No classes will be held and faculty and staff will not be asked to report.