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Jeana Yawn of Americus was hired as a new full-time Medical Assisting Instructor for South Georgia Technical College in Americus effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. She will report to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.    Yawn, who is a South Georgia Technical College alumni, was working with the Riverside Treatment Center inside Flint River Hospital in Montezuma as a...

Two South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker graduates took top honors in the 2019 Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo at the FFA Camp John Hope in Perry. Bradley Knowles, a Spring 2010 graduate from Hawkinsville, and John Mastin, a 2010 Fall semester graduate from Ft. Valley, were both part of a Flint Energies EMC team that finished fourth in the journeyman division.    Each year professional journeyman teams and apprentices with EMC’s statewide compete against teams and...

Four South Georgia Technical College Adult Education students passed OSHA-10 Certification exams recently and are working toward receiving ServSafe Industry certification as well as a completion certificate in Employability Skills Training as part of a new Integrated Education Training Program (IEP).    The four students who are participating in the Integrated Education Training Program are: Ryan Lamar, Darrius Daniels, Alex Hale and Alexis White. Each of them are attending...

LaGrange-based Diverse Power and Moultrie-based Colquitt Electric Membership Corp. (EMC) teamed up to provide a pole trailer to the South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker program in Americus recently. The trailer donation was featured in the September 2019 edition of the Georgia Magazine.    Colquitt EMC donated the pole trailer, which was refurbished and painted by Diverse Power before it was given to the college. The trailer will now be utilized to train...

Sharad Patel and his family have chosen to make Americus home and this community is much better because of his and his family’s involvement. Patel is the owner of the Best Western Plus Windsor Hotel in Americus and serves as the Chairman of the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. He lives by the motto, “wherever you live, that is your home and that is where you give back!”    Patel was featured in the Sumter County Living magazine recently. Sherri Martin...

South Georgia Technical College will be closing its Americus and Crisp County Center campuses on Thursday, August 29th at 6 p.m. due to construction to replace a water main. Both campuses are scheduled to reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3rd after the long Labor Day Holiday weekend, barring any unforeseen complications,” announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.   By closing the college on Thursday evening, August 29th, South Georgia...

Georgia Power is hiring lineworkers, and South Georgia Technical College offers the training candidates need to take advantage of this outstanding opportunity.  Students who are interested in this career can attend South Georgia Technical College for eight weeks and have the opportunity for the career of a life-time.  South Georgia Tech also has on-campus housing available. A lineworker for Georgia Power can expect excellent pay and benefits. An apprentice lineworker can earn over $40,000...

CORDELE, GA – Well over 200 individuals attended the job fair held at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center recently. Twenty local employers were on hand looking for specific needs within their businesses and industries. Companies in attendance were seeking to fill a range of jobs including Crew Leader, Formulator CNA, PCA, LPN Computer/IT, Care Specialist, Customer Service, Assembly Operator, Forklift Operator, Industrial Maintenance Tech, CNC Operator, CDL, Welder,...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Kari Bodrey, Admissions coordinator on the SGTC Crisp County Campus, has been promoted to Registrar for the college. She starts her new position immediately. She will be located on the Americus campus and will be reporting to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens.    Bodrey is a graduate of South Georgia Technical College with an associate of applied science...

Jimmy Davis of Macon County has been selected to serve as Chair of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors for fiscal year 2019 - 2020. He served as Vice-Chair from July 1, 2018 and began his service as Chair from July 1, 2019 through June 30th, 2020.    Don Porter of Georgia Power was nominated by an officer selection committee to serve as Vice Chair from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. He will serve as Chair of the Board the following year. South...

South Georgia Technical College 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.  This is just another way that South Georgia Technical College is working to “impact student success @ SGTC.” WIOA provides financial assistance for tuition, fees, books and direct training costs for eligible participants. Federal funds are...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the summer semester, which included 38 students from around the area and several other states. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours) in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Crawford County: Benjamin Keith Bishop of...