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   South Georgia Technical College Horticulture students were able to pick their first crop of vegetables from a small organic raised bed garden planted earlier as part of their classroom and lab studies.    “The Horticulture program encompasses more than just growing flowers and greenery,” said Instructor Brandon Gross.  “There are 10 different specializations that students have the opportunity to obtain as part of the Horticulture diploma and associate degree programs.”   ...

    Audrey King, Vice President for Georgia Power South Region, toured South Georgia Technical College and the college’s Electrical Lineworker Program recently with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and Don Porter, Georgia Power local manager and SGTC Board of Directors member and immediate past chairman.     King met with Dr. Watford and talked about Georgia Power’s immediate workforce needs and thanked him and South Georgia Technical College for their partnership.  She also commended...

Duluth, GA -  South Georgia Technical College Horticulture students Jordan Jones and Charles Collins attended the Georgia Green Industry Association Trade Show in Duluth, Georgia recently along with SGTC Horticulture Instructor Brandon Gross.    The SGTC Horticulture students met and talked with vendors and nurseries in Georgia and surrounding states.   The trade show was part of the Wintergreen conference which “is proud to be Georgia’s premier multi-day trade show and conference for...

DeVry to Accept all 60 Credits from several of South Georgia Tech’s Associate Degree Programs Americus, GA –South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is helping its graduates continue their education by seamlessly transferring the 60 credits they’ve earned from a qualifying associate degree to DeVry University to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Technical Management.  Students can choose from over 10 specializations in fields that can prepare them for today’s digital workforce when...

   South Georgia Technical College and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant had a big impact on Brian Ogletree.  He credits both for helping him complete his practical nursing degree and gain full-time employment in that field.  He returned to SGTC recently to say “Thank you.”    Ogletree is currently employed at the Lillian Carter Nursing Center in Plains and has been ever since his graduation from the South Georgia Technical College Nursing program in the summer...

Atlanta, GA - South Georgia Technical College’s Kimberly Sadecky of Montezuma took third place and a bronze medal in the 2022 National SkillsUSA Job Interview competition in Atlanta recently.  She is a criminal justice student in Teresa McCook’s program at South Georgia Technical College.    Sadecky and Jonathan Large of Marianna, FL, both captured gold medals at the State SkillsUSA competition earlier this year.  As the best of the best in Georgia, Sadecky and Large earned the right...

   Nadeen Green and Ned Cone of Atlanta have established a new scholarship for South Georgia Technical College students enrolled in technical and industrial programs.  The scholarship will assist students with tuition, housing, and tools and will be administered through the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.     “On behalf of South Georgia Technical College, our faculty and staff, and most importantly, our students, I would like to thank Nadeen Green and Ned Cone for their...

   South Georgia Technical College will be offering an 11-week Peace Officers Standards Training (POST) law enforcement training class beginning in August that will allow successful HOPE Grant qualified candidates to attend tuition free and receive 26 hours of college credit toward an associate of applied science in Criminal Justice.    “This is a tremendous opportunity for individuals interested in a career in law enforcement,” said South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement...

   Nearly 45 years of life experiences separate Alice Bridges and her granddaughter, Janelle Dodson, but because of a love of cooking and a desire to own and operate their own restaurant, the two have both enrolled in the South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts program this summer.    “This has been a lifelong dream of mine to get an education,” said Alice Bridges, when she was asked why she decided to enroll in the South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts program.  “I...

   South Georgia Technical College held its 2022 Summer High School Equivalency graduation ceremony recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus.  Thirty-four students earned their General Educational Development (GED) Diploma and were recognized for that accomplishment.    Faith Dunford, South Georgia Technical College’s 2022 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE), was the guest speaker at the event, which featured graduates...

Americus, GA -   Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Commissioner Greg Dozier along with Deputy Commissioner of Technical Education/Student Affairs Dr. Ray Perren and Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs Mark Peevy visited South Georgia Technical College recently.   TCSG Commissioner Dozier and members of his senior staff are visiting each of the 22 technical colleges in Georgia to discuss the various college’s goals for reducing the workforce gap in Georgia.  Each college...

    South Georgia Technical College’s Adult Education staff participated in an in-person Professional Development training session on the Americus campus recently with Susan Pittman, CEO of E-Learning Connections, Inc. from North Carolina.    Pittman conducted a one-day workshop with all of the South Georgia Technical College Adult Education instructors, staff, and administrators.  She discussed ways to help students earn their High School Equivalency.  Pittman works collaboratively...