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Shown above with SGTC Director of Law Enforcement Academy Brett Murray (far right) and Instructor Marcus Harris (left) are the graduates of the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy Class 22-02. They included Terrell Cordell Jones of Albany, Sean Patrick Whilden of Warner Robins, Robert Jarrett Hartsfield of Americus, and Jatavius Jamal Whitehead of Montezuma. Not shown is Charleston Denzel Drew of DeSoto.    South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 22-02 completed their...

Members of the SGTC Marketing Management advisory committee (l-r): Harriet Glover, Manager of Belk in Americus; Julie Partain, SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management; Kala Bowens, Marketing Manager at Innovative Senior Solutions; Beth Wisham, SGTC Grant Coordinator; and Mary Cross, SGTC Marketing Management Instructor.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) marketing management program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the...

Pictured are members of the SGTC GOAL screening committee for 2022. Top row (l-r): Jennifer Robinson, Special Services Coordinator; Dr. David Finley, Academic Dean; and Sammy Stone, Chief of Police. Bottom row (l-r): Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management; Sandhya Muljibhai, Workforce Investment Opportunity Act Coordinator; and John Fox, Assistant Librarian.Joshua Curtin, the coordinator for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program at South Georgia Technical...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor, (left) with the Gene Haas donation to the SGTC Foundation.   The Gene Haas Foundation donated $8,000 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently to support Precision Machining and Manufacturing scholarships and student competition teams highlighting the CNC/Manufacturing programs such as SkillsUSA and SAE teams.    Haas Automation,...

Aaron Pitts, 4, named GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College’s Aaron Pitts a sophomore guard from Columbus, GA, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after the first week of play in the 2022 – 2023 season.    Pitts, 6’ 4”, played at Chattahoochee Valley last season.  This is his first season with the Jets.  He scored 18 points, and had two rebounds, one assist and three steals in SGTC’s 79 -74...

SGTC participating in No Fee November and waiving the Application Fee during the month of November.    South Georgia Technical College is providing application fee waivers for students who apply during the month of November.  November is “Apply to College Month” and students who apply during “No Fee November” can have the $25 application fee waived.    SGTC will be hosting in-person registration for Spring Semester on Tuesday, November 8th at 9:30 a.m., 1:30, and 5 p.m. on the...

Members of the SGTC Cosmetology classes are shown above participating in the National Violence Awareness Month activities.   “Love does not hurt – end the violence now,” was the message spread for the National Domestic Violence Awareness month activities at South Georgia Technical College which included a wear purple push to join the movement and bring awareness on Thursday, October 27th.    Faculty, staff and students were encouraged to wear purple on Thursday, October 27th and...

Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier is shown above with SGTC Board of Directors Chairman Michael Coley, Board members Jake Everett, Don Porter, and Grant Buckley along with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and Adie Shimandle, TCDA Director.SAVANNAH, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors was recognized as a fully certified board at the Technical College Directors Association and the Technical College Foundation Association Leadership conference in...

SGTC Adult Education program offering FREE Math Smash Down sessions for individuals who just need One to Go to complete their GED exams.   The South Georgia Technical College Adult Education department is sponsoring FREE “Math Smash Down” sessions for individuals who have successfully completed three of the four sessions of the GED or General Equivalency Diploma tests.     The SGTC Adult Education department will be hosting the sessions on November 7th, 8th, and 9th from 8 a.m. to 12...

Terrie Smith is shown above with the 1967, 1968, and 1969 annuals from the South Georgia Tech Vocational School donated to SGTC by Linda Carll.   Linda Carll of Lafollette, TN, contacted South Georgia Technical College recently and asked if the college would be interested in securing copies of the 1967, 1968, and 1969 South Georgia Tech Vocational School Technic yearbooks.   Her late husband, Robert Curtis Carll, Jr., had attended and graduated from SGTC in 1969.    Robert Curtis Carll,...

Students from Crisp County Elementary School watch a demonstration from SGTC welding instructor Brad Aldridge during the recent STEM Days event at SGTC’s Crisp County Center.South Georgia Technical College recently hosted fifth-graders from Crisp County Elementary School (CCES) for a series of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) days at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. SGTC instructors in healthcare, computers, welding, and culinary arts showcased their...

SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley works with the college’s new virtual reality training system.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a training session for instructors on the use of the college’s new virtual reality (VR) system. Those in attendance had the opportunity to experience the VR equipment and software first hand with guidance from a representative of Transfr, the company behind the program. SGTC will implement the system for both recruiting and instructional...