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Greg Long is shown above with the South Georgia Technical College logo when he came out to update his workforce records and let the college know he is now a local business owner putting his skills to work.   South Georgia Technical College Barbering alumnus Greg Long decided to make a change in his life and has now opened Long Cuts Barber Shop, which he describes as “an old-fashioned barber shop” at 200 Windsor Avenue in Americus.     Long worked at Electrical Wholesale Supply in...

2022-2023 SGTC Student Government Association officers (l-r): Jy’mia Fann, Parliamentarian; Makayla McCant, Reporter; Montavious Angry, Secretary; Anna Rees, Vice President; and Brandon Price, President.The South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association (SGA) recently held a meeting on the SGTC campus in Americus. The SGA is composed of student representatives from different program areas. At the recent meeting led by Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and SGA...

Eden Edge   Eden Edge of Cordele has been hired as an Adjunct Nail Tech Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center, announced President Dr. John Watford recently.  SGTC will begin offering the Nail Tech Program on its Crisp County Center campus beginning May 25th.   She will report to SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain and SGTC Vice President for Academic Affairs David Kuipers.    “We are pleased to have Eden Edge join South Georgia Technical...

Frank Gassett, second from left, is shown above with two of his former graduates, Dan Linginfelter and Dr. Royce Ann Martin, as well as SGTC President Dr. John Watford. Linginfelter and Martin both retired after tremendous careers in the aviation maintenance field. Linginfelter who is now Chairman of the Technical College System of Georgia State Foundation Board and former TCSG Alumnus of the Year, retired from Delta Air Lines as the Atlanta Station Manager, International. He also recently...

Shown above with SGTC Assistant Vice President Josh Curtin (left) are some of the SGTC faculty, staff, and students who participated in the “Walk Your Way to a Health Happy Life” as part of the National Walking Day celebration.   South Georgia Technical College’s Student Affairs Department hosted a “Walk Your Way to a Healthy Happy Life” as part of the National Walking Day celebration.  All students, faculty and staff were encouraged to participate.     The original walk was...

Members of SGTC staff and the Sports and Fitness Management Advisory Council (l-r): Brian Davis, MSA Orthopedics; Jeff Fussell, Recreation Manager, Sumter County Parks and Recreation; Terri Battle, Athletics Coordinator; James Frey, Athletic Director and Lady Jets basketball Head Coach; Chris Ballauer, Jets basketball Head Coach; Tim Estes, Executive Director, Sumter County Parks and Recreation; Dr. David Finley, Academic Dean; and Nancy Fitzgerald, Grants Coordinator.The Sports and Fitness...

Members of SGTC staff and the Industrial Programs Advisory Council (l-r): Dr. David Finley, Academic Dean; Josh Strange, RAMTEC; Brad Aldridge, Welding Instructor; Ted Eschmann, Weldin Instructor; Nancy Fitzgerald, Grants Coordinator; Chad Brown, Precision Machining Instructor; Brian White, Southern Company; Betty Suggs, Ignite Academy; Mike Collins, Electronic Instructor; Michael Jakulski, Imerys; Patrick Owen Industrial/Electrical Systems Instructor.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC)...

SGTC Practical Nursing instructor Jennifer Childs (left) looks on as her students prepare to register donors at the recent American Red Cross blood drive on the SGTC Americus campus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross that resulted in the donation of 19 units of blood. Students, faculty and staff members, as well as community members attended the drive to donate blood. SGTC Nursing students assisted with the event to gain valuable...

Student of Excellence overall winner Dawn Ammons (left) and nominees Justice Hayes and Nickolas Phelps. Not pictured is nominee Sara Rogers.Dawn Ammons of Ellaville was recently recognized as the March Student of Excellence on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus. Ammons studies Marketing Management and was nominated by her instructor, Mary Cross. “I nominated Dawn Ammons because of her impeccable work ethics,” Cross said. “She is an awesome student, she is a great...

Members of SGTC staff and the Cosmetology Advisory Council (l-r): Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, Cosmetology Instructor; Tori Purvis, Owner/Stylist at Capelli Salon and Spa in Albany; Kembrial Harris of Kem’s Beauty Palace of Montezuma; Samantha Inthiraj Nquyen of Sally’s Nail and Spa in Americus and Ellaville; Martha Bruce of KB’s Beauty Salon; SGTC Cosmetology student Anna Rees; Barbering instructor Andre Robinson; and SGTC Barbering Student Brandon Price. Not pictured is council member...

SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter conducts a workshop on Income Essentials for students at the SGTC Crisp County Center.Students at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele recently had the opportunity to attend a workshop on campus covering the topic of Income Essentials. Cynthia Carter, SGTC Director of Career Services, conducted the workshop. Twenty students from the LPN, Culinary Arts, and Early Childhood Care and Education programs attended the...

South Georgia Technical College in Americus will host a blood drive on March 29.The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, March 29, 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. By taking a...