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SGTC students have their picture taken during the recent Valentine's Day celebration.A student receives a free cookie during SGTC's recent Valentine's Day celebration.Students at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently celebrated Valentine’s Day with activities on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center. In Cordele, students took part in a Valentine’s-themed “meet and greet” social event. Participants enjoyed the opportunity to mingle and get to know each other a...

SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai speaks to a class of Medical Assisting Students about the benefits of the WIOA program.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students may be eligible to apply for additional financial aid through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), a federal program that assists students in select programs with school-related expenses.  WIOA provides financial assistance for tuition, fees, books and direct training costs for eligible participants....

La’Deja James, 10, is shown above playing for Norfolk State University where she earned the National Player of the Week honors.     South Georgia Technical College graduate and former Lady Jets women’s basketball standout, La’Deja James has earned National Player of the Week honors for her performance on the court with Norfolk State University in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) league. James, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, played for the Lady Jets from 2015 – 2017.  The...

Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce President Carolyn Wright is shown above (l to r) with South Georgia Technical College 2020 GOAL award winner David Bush and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. Wright presented the SGTC Foundation with a check from the Chamber and Sumter EMC to help defray the cost of expenses for the GOAL winner's for the state GOAL competition.   The Americus-Sumter County Chamber of Commerce and the Sumter Electric Membership...

SGTC Financial Aid Specialist Kierra Sparks teaches students at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center about financial aid options available to them.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a financial aid workshop for students at the college’s Crisp County Center. SGTC Financial Aid Specialist Kierra Sparks assisted students in navigating the financial aid process. She also guided the students in completing their 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 FAFSA...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (center) is shown above with many of the SGTC alumni and retired faculty and staff members that came out for the SGTC Alumni-Sophomore Day event.     South Georgia Technical College gave away over 500 t-shirts to SGTC alumni, retirees, current faculty, friends and supporters at its annual Alumni and Sophomore Day Celebration recently in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games.   ...

Susan Pittman from Brevard, North Carolina, is shown above providing professional development for the South Georgia Tech Adult Education and GED testing staff recently.   The South Georgia Technical College Adult Education and GED testing staff participated in a required professional development training recently with 19 full-time and part-time faculty and staff members, announced SGTC Dean of Adult Education Lillie Ann Winn.    Susan Pittman from Brevard, North Carolina, was the...

Patrick Owen    Patrick Owen of Americus has joined South Georgia Technical College as its new Industrial Systems Instructor, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.    Owen is a graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Industrial Electrical Technology program.  He also has an Associate Degree in Forestry from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (second from right) is shown above in front of the South Georgia Tech booth with (l to r) Mike Cheokas from the Georgia House of Representatives District 138; Speaker of the House David Ralston from Georgia House of Representatives District 7; Georgia House of Representatives District 148 Legislator Noel Williams, Jr.; and Education Chairman Rick Jasperse from the Georgia House of Representatives District 11.   South Georgia Technical...

Dr. Donna M. Beegle, poverty expert, speaker, and author, will be conducting a free workshop on “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty,” at South Georgia Technical College on Tuesday, February 18th in the John M. Pope Center from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting a FREE Professional Development Workshop featuring author, speaker and poverty expert Dr. Donna M. Beegle on Tuesday, February 18th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the John M. Pope Center on the Americus...

Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith (l) is shown above presenting a check to David Bush (r), who was selected as the SGTC 2020 GOAL student of the year.     Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College Air Conditioning Technology student David Bush of Cuthbert with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club after he was recognized as the college’s 2020 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves (l) and Allene (right) are shown above presenting a scholarship check to 2020 GOAL winner David Bush (c).     South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented Air Conditioning Technology student David Bush with a $500 scholarship after he had been recognized as the college’s 2020 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the...