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   South Georgia Technical College will be sponsoring its SGTC Father’s Day Car Show on Saturday, June 15th from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the front lawn in front of the Lonnie E. Sweat Cafeteria on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus.    Admission is free and lunch will be provided.  Prizes for Best in Show, Old from 1900 to 1993, Best in Show, New from 1994 to Present, Best Paint Job, Best Truck, Best Motorcycle, Best Police/Fire & Rescue/Ambulance and Most Car Club...

   Makayla McCants of Oglethorpe, signed up for the Aircraft Structural Technology program at South Georgia Technical College as soon as she graduated from Macon County High School.  She graduated from SGTC in 2022 and since that time, her career has taken off.  She is currently working as a WG8 Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic at the Warner Robins Air Force Base.    She is also sharing her knowledge and experience with others in her home town, encouraging them to attend South Georgia...

   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will be hosting an in-person registration for Summer Semester on Tuesday, May 21 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center in Cordele.  Summer semester classes begin Thursday, May 23 and it is not too late to sign up for the shortened summer semester.    “This is an awesome opportunity for individuals to enroll in college classes,” said South Georgia Tech President John Watford.  “The Summer term is...

   Ashton Lane Rachels of Odenville, AL and Forrest Weldon White of Rockford, AL, Thompson Tractor South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Think Big Heavy Equipment Diesel Technology program graduates were awarded the Adrian “Goose” Johnson tool scholarships in memory of former CAT Thompson Tractor Think Big student Adrian “Goose” Johnson at the SGTC Caterpillar Dealers Graduation Dinner recently.     Adrian “Goose” Johnson was a 19-year old Thompson Tractor CAT student...

Americus, GA – Caterpillar dealers from Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina hosted a dinner for the South Georgia Technical College graduates receiving an Associate of Applied Technology Degree in Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology and Electric Power Generation Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology prior to the college’s 2024 Spring Commencement Ceremony.     Approximately 200 Caterpillar officials, students, family members and SGTC...

The proud past and promising future of South Georgia Technical College was on full display recently at the college’s Spring 2024 commencement ceremony Thursday, May 9, at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus in front of a capacity crowd. This is the 75th anniversary of the college’s first graduation ceremony in 1949. Over 150 students, 40 of which were either Presidential Honor or regular Honor graduates, received awards of either an associate degree or a...

South Georgia Technical College's (SGTC) John Deere Agricultural Technology program recently celebrated the achievements of its newest graduates with a special ceremony held at the Morgan Diesel and Automotive Complex on the SGTC campus in Americus. The event commenced with brief remarks from SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, and Agricultural Technology instructors Matthew Burks and Wayne Peck. Following these remarks, each graduate was honored with a...

   South Georgia Technical College will be conducting its Spring Graduation exercise on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus, announced President Dr. John Watford.     Over 150 graduates are expected to march across the stage to receive awards of either an Associate Degree of Applied Science or a diploma during the spring graduation ceremony.   There are nine Presidential Honor graduates with a 3.90 or 4.0 graduate point average (GPA) and...

South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing Instructor Brandy Patrick recently treated her students to a self-care day with the theme of “Pajamas and Pampering”. “We have been studying mental health,” Patrick said, “and we wanted to express how important it was for our nursing students to remember that they need to take care of themselves just as well as they take care of their patients.” The day was themed as a pajama party, and the students enjoyed full facials with...

Athens Technical College Student and Central Georgia Technical College Instructor Take Top Honors Atlanta, Ga.—South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Criminal Justice student, Diquita Mathis from Pinehurst, and SGTC General Core/Psychology Instructor Dr. Michele Seay represented SGTC at the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) and Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instructor banquet recently at the Grand Hyatt in Atlanta...

    South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Dean Lillie Ann Winn has spent over 22 years in education at the high school and collegiate level and that time has brought her a lot of joy.   She announced recently that she plans to retire from her current position, June 30, 2024.    “We are going to miss Lillie Ann Winn,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  “She joined us as the Dean of Adult Education in 2017 and she has excelled at that...

Atlanta, GA -  South Georgia Technical College psychology/general education instructor Dr. Michele Seay is a regional finalist to become the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) 2024 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.    Dr. Seay earned a Doctor of Education in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University, her Master of Science in Counseling and Psychology from Troy University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Albany State University. She has been employed at South...