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SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence overall winner Nathan Roland (left) and nominees (top row) Nacoria Dawson, Patrick Phillips, Christoper Huett, (bottom row) Karen Gonzalez, and Samuel Jessie Simmons.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center in Cordele recently recognized several students for outstanding work in their respective programs. Nathan Roland of Eastman, a student in the welding program, was named the overall Student of Excellence. Roland was...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above with members of the South Georgia Technical College Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Marketing, and Business Technology programs in front for their lighted area.    The cars just kept coming and the smiles were contagious during South Georgia Technical College’s Drive Thru “Light Up Your Future” event held recently that featured the campus and its programs of study illuminated with thousands of bright lights.     This was the 5th...

South Georgia Technical College is giving back on Giving Tuesday! Everyone is invited to the FREE 5th annual “Light Up Your Future” Event at South Georgia Technical College on Tuesday, December 1st from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.     Tuesday, December 1st, is typically known as Giving Tuesday when non-profits and colleges and universities ask for financial support from their communities.  However, South Georgia Technical College is changing things up and “giving back” to its community on...

Su Ann Bird receives 2020 GEAC Educational Fundraising/Development Award.   South Georgia Technical College Vice President for Institutional Advancement Su Ann Bird received the Georgia Educational Advancement Council (GEAC) 2020 Educational Fundraising/Development award during the organization’s Online Virtual Conference recently.  The event was scheduled to be held in St. Simons Island, GA, but was converted to a virtual conference due to COVID-19 restrictions.    Bird was one of four...

Everyone is invited to the FREE 5th annual “Light Up Your Future” Event at South Georgia Technical College on Tuesday, December 1st from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its fifth annual “Light Up Your Future” event on Tuesday, December 1st from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.  and everyone is invited to this fun free celebration.  Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, this event has been converted into a Drive-Thru celebration but there will be free gifts and...

The first Mike Cochran Aviation Scholarship was awarded recently to SGTC Aviation Maintenance student Ragan Norman of Americus, (third from right). Shown above (l to r) is SGTC Aircraft Structural Technology Instructor Jason Wisham, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Victoria Herron, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, SGTC Aviation Maintenance Instructor David Grant, Nancy Cochran, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Charles Christmas, Ragan Norman, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Paul Pearson, and...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Garrett Kennedy (left) and nominees (top row) Correy Jackson, Cullen McDonald, Eric Stephens, (bottom row) Jeremy Robinson, and William Nolan.Garrett Kennedy of Pine Mountain, a Motorsports Vehicle Technology Student, was honored recently as the Student of Excellence at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC). He was nominated by his instructor, Kevin Beaver. “I nominated Garrett because he’s a great student,” Beaver said. “He comes in on...

Pictured left to right: Al Harris, Sandy Larson, and Cynthia Carter conduct a mock interview with SGTC Electrical Lineworker Apprentice student Alex Endreson.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted mock Interviews for the 13 students enrolled in the college’s Electrical Lineworker Apprenticeship Program. The SGTC mock interview team consisted of Al Harris, Economic Development; Sandy Larson, Human Resources Director; and Cynthia Carter, Career Services Director. The...

South Georgia Technical College Registrar Kari Bodrey is shown above displaying the front of the SGTC graduate shirt with the 2020 Survivor words and SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens is shown showing off the back of the graduate shirt.   The year 2020 has been a strange one to say the least and because of COVID-19 restrictions, graduates and others have missed out on some special occasions or had those events changed to virtual.  South Georgia Technical College...

Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Technical College Business and Industry Director Paul Farr, Georgia Power Company Workforce Development Coordinator Marilyn Walker, Georgia Power Company Electrical Lineworker Scholarship students Shabius Williams, Bakari Etienne, and LaBaron Lewis with Kenny Holiday from Georgia Power Talent Acquisitions. Not shown is SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird.      South Georgia Technical...

Dual Enrollment students Chance Simpson and Christiana SmithChance Simpson of Marshallville and Christiana Smith of Albany are pursuing their education at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) while they are still finishing high school. Both students enrolled at SGTC as part of Georgia’s Dual Enrollment Program. The program allows qualified high school students to maximize their education and career training by taking courses that earn college and high school credit at the same...

Leslie Fisher presented a South Georgia Technical College recently.     Leslie Fisher of Fisher Technologies Inc. presented an on-site Professional Development session at South Georgia Technical College titled, “Tools You Can Use Tomorrow,” for approximately 35 individuals including representatives from South Georgia Tech, as well as school systems in Sumter, Schley, Macon, Marion, Crisp, Taylor, Webster, Muscogee, and Talbot counties.    The presentation was limited so that the college...