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Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith (l) is shown above presenting a check from the Rotary Club to Tredarrian Colbert (r), who was selected as the SGTC 2023 GOAL student of the year.     Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College barbering student Tredarrian Colbert of Americus with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club.  Colbert was recognized as the college’s 2023 Georgia Occupational...

SGTC has second highest enrollment percentage growth in TCSG for Fall Semester 2022.   South Georgia Technical College recorded the second highest percentage of enrollment growth for Fall semester in the Technical College System of Georgia and led the system in full-time enrollment growth percentage and full-time equivalent (FTE) percentage growth, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. The John M. Pope Center at South Georgia Technical College    South...

Shatarra Lundy named Administrative Assistant at South Georgia Technical College in Crisp County.     Shatarra Lundy of Vienna is joining South Georgia Technical College as an Administrative Assistant on the Crisp County Campus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  She will report to Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain.     Lundy is a recent graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Business Office Technology program and was nominated as the Student of...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (center) is shown above congratulating the four SGTC students who were presented with GADA scholarships recently by the SGTC Foundation. Shown (l to r) are SGTC Automotive Technology Instructor Brandon Dean with his scholarship students David Battle, Jr. and Jose Aguilar, Dr. Watford, and Auto Collision and Repair scholarship winners Brandon Ross and Traylon Blocker and their instructor Starlyn Sampson.   South Georgia Technical College Automotive...

    South Georgia Technical College has been named as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2023 by Intelligent.com, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  This is the fourth consecutive year that South Georgia Technical College has earned this distinction by two different organizations.     Niche.com selected SGTC as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2020, 2021, and 2022 and now Intelligent.com has recognized South Georgia Tech for 2023.  The...

SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens is shown above with the other members of the TCSG Senior Leadership Academy.ATLANTA, GA—South Georgia Technical College Vice President for Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens attended the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Senior Leadership Academy, a professional development program designed to promote career advancement within TCSG and its 22 colleges across Georgia.  Kinchens was a member of the first cohort of 25 participants...

Pictured are nominees for SGTC Student of excellence and their instructors. Seated (l-r) are Keith Bell, Eric Bailey, Desirae Cooper, Gabrielle Wade, Jacob Jones, Joseph Jolly, and Jarod Anderson. Standing (l-r) are instructors Johnny Griffin, Kristie Hudson, Patrick Owen, Mike Collins, Brandon Gross, Chad Brown, and Ted Eschmann. Not pictured is nominee Levi Moore.SGTC Industrial Systems Technology instructor Patrick Owen (left) presents a plaque to his student, Joseph Jolly, for being...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above with the SGTC 2023 GOAL Winner, Barbering student Tredarrian Colbert, and his Barbering Instructor Andre Robinson.   Tredarrian Colbert of Americus, GA, a Barbering student in Andre Robinson’s program, has been selected as the South Georgia Technical College Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2023.  He will now represent the college in regional and state level competitions in an effort to be declared as the statewide...

Jason Wisham is shown above with SGTC Aircraft Structural Technology graduate Makalya McCants who is still going the extra mile even after graduating from South Georgia Tech.   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.  Now less than a year and a half later, she has landed her dream job at the Warner Robins Air Force Base as a Flight Line Mechanic working...

Jeff S. Sheppard, Jr. of Cordele, hired as the new Electrical Systems Technology Instructor at the SGTC Crisp County Center.   Jeff S. Sheppard, Jr., of Cordele, has been hired as the new Electrical Systems Technology Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to South Georgia Technical College Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain and the Vice President of Academic...

Tammy Hamilton named SGTC Crisp County Accounting Instructor.     Tammy Hamilton of Americus was hired as the new full-time Accounting Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to South Georgia Technical College Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain and the Vice President of Academic Affairs.     Hamilton earned an Associate of Applied Science in...

SGTC Grant Coordinator Beth Wisham (right) is pictured with Michelle Kimble, CTAE Director/Assistant Principal, Taylor County High School (second from right), Nicole Acree, Executive Director, Taylor County Chamber of Commerce (left) and students from the Taylor County Youth Leadership Program during a recent tour of the South Georgia Technical College Campus.Seven Taylor County High School students in the Youth Leadership program visited South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently...