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SGTC Culinary Arts students prepared and served a meal at a recent meeting of the South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts Advisory Committee.Members of the SGTC Culinary Arts Advisory Committee (l-r): Chef Ricky Watzlowick, SGTC Americus Culinary Arts Instructor; Beth Wisham, SGTC Grant Coordinator; Shirley Trice, Food Service Director, Aramark; Lisa Leggett, Nutrition Director, Crisp County Schools; Larry Jackson, Nutrition Director, Sumter County High School; Ethel Waters, Retired...

SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin (left) hands Marketing Management student Jychera Fluellen of Sparta a cupcake during the recent Constitution Day commemoration while Air Conditioning Technology student Keith Bell of Americus (right) and SGTC Special Services Coordinator Jennifer Robinson look on.South Georgia Technical College recently celebrated Constitution Day, a national holiday occurring each year on September 17 to commemorate the signing of the United...

Gabrielle Wade won the recent intramural billiards tournament at SGTC.Gabrielle Wade, an Electrical Systems Technology student from Dawson, won the recent intramural billiards tournament sponsored by the South Georgia Technical College Office of Student Affairs. The competition was held in the Hicks Hall game room on the campus of SGTC in Americus. For winning the tournament, Wade received an intramural champion t-shirt from Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin. South...

Pictured is the SGTC Automotive Technology Advisory Committee. Front row (l-r): Carey Mahone, SGTC Automotive Technology Instructor; Earl Snider, General Manager, Snider Automotive; Mike Kiley, Manager, Miller Auto Parts; Ron Peacock, OSS, Miller Auto Parts; SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley, and SGTC Auto Collision Repair instructor Starlyn Sampson. Back row (l-r): Henry Snipes III, Lacy’s Paint and Body; Ethan Smith, Body Shop Manager, Jerry’s Paint and Body; SGTC Motorsports...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC Air Conditioning program advisory committee John Hayes and Bryan McMichael along with instructor Johnny Griffin and Academic Dean Dr. David Finley.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) air conditioning technology program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in...

The winning piece colored by horticulture student Desirae CooperParticipants in the recent National Coloring Day EventSouth Georgia Technical College’s Office of Student Affairs recently hosted students, faculty and staff for National Coloring Day in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus. Student Affairs provided coloring books, markers, colored pencils, and other materials as well as free refreshments for the participants. The winning piece colored by horticulture student Desirae Cooper A...

Shown above is the TechForce 2022 postcard design with the Foundation’s “Going the Extra Mile @ South Georgia Technical College” theme.    “Going the Extra Mile @ South Georgia Tech” is the theme for the South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s 2022 TechForce fund drive and SGTC foundation members are hoping that everyone will give generously to provide a positive impact on the nearly 10,000 lives touched each year by South Georgia Technical College.  All donations will be...

(L-R) SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai, Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, and Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin conduct a mock interview with Electrical Lineworker Apprentice student Landon Hewett.South Georgia Technical College Career Services recently conducted mock interviews with sixteen students in the college’s Electrical Lineworker Apprentice program.  A mock interview helps the student learn how to answer different questions, develop interview...

Doug Greene prepares to donate blood 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 21 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 experience. According to the American Red Cross, blood donations can...

SGTC CIS Alumni Chance Simpson is shown above with his new roommate Piper the Lab, in front of a Johns Hopkins University sign. Marshallville, GA – Chance Simpson of Marshallville who signed up as a dual enrollment student at South Georgia Technical College at the start of his 10th grade year at Macon County High School and graduated with his SGTC associate degree in Computer Networking Support just a few weeks shy of his high school graduation, completed his first year at the elite and...

Tucker Owen won the SGTC Intramural Chess Tournament recently.   Tucker Owen of Dawson took first place in the South Georgia Technical College Intramural Chess Tournament recently and was presented with an intramural champion t-shirt for winning.    The SGTC Student Affairs department hosts a variety of student activities for the SGTC students.  The Intramural Chess Tournament was held in honor of National Chess Day and students were invited to come out and play in the tournament or learn...

SGTC Student of Excellence winner Charlie Collins (R) with horticulture instructor Brandon Gross.Nominees for SGTC’s Student of Excellence Award for September were (front row, L-R) Robert Spikes, Phillip Mura, Dexter Green, Hunter Martin, Charlie Collins, Kelli Rees and Jayden Pennington. Back row (L-R): Academic Dean Dr. David Finley and nominating instructors Johnny Griffin, Kristie Hudson, Mike Collins, Brandon Gross, Patrick Owen, Chad Brown, and Ted Eschmann. Not pictured are nominees...