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A student shows off her creation at the recent SGTC Lucky Bamboo activity.Students at SGTC got a little extra good fortune this week with our Lucky Bamboo activity! As part of our welcome-back fun, students designed their own bamboo planters—symbols of growth, strength, and success—to brighten their semester and their study space. Here’s to growing knowledge, confidence, and good vibes all semester long!

Ashley Lambert of the Americus Department of Community Supervision is a proud graduate of South Georgia Technical College – one of several in her family.For Ashley Lambert, South Georgia Technical College isn’t just an alma mater—it’s part of the family. A 2006 graduate of the Business and Office Technology program, Lambert’s story with SGTC began while she was still a student at Schley County High School and now continues with the next generation. “I graduated high school in...

Kerry Williams joins SGTC custodial staff.   Kerry Williams of Americus has been hired as a full-time custodian for South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus effective immediately.  She will be reporting to the SGTC Director of Maintenance Jeff Moore and Vice President of Operations Karen Werling.     As a custodian on the Americus campus, Williams will be responsible for maintaining and caring for the South Georgia Technical College buildings and facilities as well as other...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above with new SGTC Foundation Trustee Kimberly Reid. Dr. Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird gave Reid a tour of the Americus campus and talked with her about the Foundation’s impact on the college.   Kimberly Reid, a partner with the law firm of Lawson & Reid, LLC, in Cordele, Georgia, has been named to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Board of Directors.  As a Foundation Trustee, Reid will participate in...

From left: Blake Archer, A’Neya Mack and Hayden Tucker represented South Georgia Technical College at the nation SkillsUSA competition, placing among the best in the nation.South Georgia Technical College is proud to recognize three outstanding students who recently competed in the 2025 National SkillsUSA Championships in Atlanta. Representing the best of SGTC's talent and dedication, these students earned high rankings on a national stage: A’Neya Mack placed 6th in the nation in...

Dr. Karah Sprouse: Generational Engagement Consultant Dr. Karah Sprouse addresses SGTC faculty and staff during a recent employee development event on the Americus campus.Pictured from left to right are SGTC Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Grants Coordinator Katrice Martin, Tonya Barrett, Dr. Karah Sprouse, Heidi Goodin, and LaPaul Shelton at the recent SGTC employee development day. South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) faculty and staff gathered in the Pope Center recently for...

SGTC Bound. Students who apply to South Georgia Tech can receive one of the SGTC Bound Yard Signs in addition to a free t-shirt as well as an excellent education that prepares students for the workforce!   South Georgia Technical College’s Fall Semester will begin Monday, August 18th and it is not too late to apply.  Registration on the Americus and Crisp County Center classes is being held, Wednesday, August 13th but it is not too late to apply and sign up.    Students who register for...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above talking to the students who are enrolled in the college’s initial LPN to RN Bridge program class that begins Monday, August 18.   Forty students enrolled in South Georgia Technical College’s new Licensed Practical Nurse to Registered Nurse (LPN to RN) Bridge program slated to start Fall Semester.  The Georgia Board of Nursing (GBON) voted at its May meeting to grant initial approval for South Georgia Technical...

Dr. Shayla Collier joins South Georgia Technical College as an Associate of Science Nursing Instructor.    Shayla Collier of Cordele has joined South Georgia Technical College as an Associate of Science in Nursing Instructor, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain, and LPN to RN Nursing Director Darrell Thompson.  She will be housed on the Americus campus.    South Georgia Technical College’s LPN to RN Bridge...

SGTC Crisp County Center August 2025 graduates with instructor Kelly Northern.   Twelve graduates of the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Practical Nursing program received their nursing pins in a recent ceremony in the LaPorte Auditorium on the Crisp County Center campus. A crowd of family, friends, administrators, and instructors attended the event to show their support as the students participated in the traditional pinning ritual.    SGTC President Dr. John Watford...

SGTC Welding and Joining Technology instructor Tom Mayo and Automation Technology Instructor David Price are shown above talking with Dooly County High School students about dual enrollment and career opportunities available at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center.   South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Welding and Joining Technology instructor Tom Mayo and Automation Technology Instructor David Price spoke to several different classes and approximately 60...

SGTC August 2025 Practical Nurse graduates and instructors Jennifer Childes and Christine Rundle.   Sixteen graduates of the South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing program received their nursing pins in a recent ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. A crowd of family, friends, administrators, and instructors attended the event to show their support as the students participated in the traditional pinning ritual.    SGTC President Dr....