Successful emergency response drill conducted at South Georgia Tech

South Georgia Technical College EMT students are shown administering aid to mock victims during the emergency response drill at SGTC.Over 150 individuals participated in a multi-layered emergency response training drill on the South Georgia Technical College campus recently that involved more than 20 different emergency response agencies as well as students from South Georgia Technical College and Georgia Southwestern State University. “On behalf of South Georgia Technical College...



Dozier Wins Annual SGTC Hairstyling Competition

Hairstyling competition winner Codi Dozier stands behind her model, Lindsey Dozier, with South Georgia Technical College instructor Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie. Dozier won an engraved plaque for creating the best hairstyle of the competition.Hairstyling isn’t a competition – that is until South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) cosmetology instructor, Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, holds an annual hairstyling competition for her cosmetology students on the college’s Americus campus. Codi...



Emergency Response Training Drill Set for July 12 at SGTC

An emergency response drill will be conducted on the Americus campus of South Georgia Technical College on Thursday, July 12 between 5 - 7 pm.An emergency response drill will be conducted on the Americus campus of South Georgia Technical College on Thursday, July 12 between 5 - 7 pm.AMERICUS, GA — South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) will be the sites for a multi-layered emergency response training drill on Thursday, July 12. The simulated...



SGTC’s Mills Named National Champion at SkillsUSA Championship

Bailey Mills, center, stands with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and one of his instructors Victoria Herron, following his being named as a SkillsUSA National Champion.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) student Bailey Mills has proven himself to be the top aviation maintenance technology (AMT) student in the country after winning the gold medal at the national SkillsUSA competition in Louisville, Kentucky recently. Mills was chosen to represent South Georgia Technical College and the...



SGTC’s PBL Organization Wraps Up Academic Year with National Wins

Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) members Andrea Burton-Jackson (left) and Alicia English (right) stand with PBL advisor Dr. Andrea Oates (center), holding their awards from the national leadership conference in Baltimore, Maryland.Two members of South Georgia Technical College’s Americus chapter of the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) student organization attended the Institute for Leaders and National Leadership Conference in Baltimore, Maryland recently, bringing several national awards back to Americus. The...



SGTC CIS Student Earns CompTIA A+ Certification

CIS instructor Randy Greene (left) presents Dakota Hall, CIS student on SGTC's Crisp County Center campus, with his A+ certification. Dakota Hall, a Computer Information Systems student at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center recently earned his A+ certification, validating him as an Information Technology (IT) professional. The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) A+ (Plus) is an entry-level computer certification for PC computer service technicians. The...



SGTC Blood Drive Beats Anticipated Goal

South Georgia Technical College student Trenton Rundle, son of Practical Nursing instructor Christine Rundle, relaxes as he donates blood at the recent American Red Cross blood drive held on the SGTC campus.South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus hosted a blood drive in collaboration with the American Red Cross recently, bringing in seven more units of blood than the anticipated daily goal. A total of 25 units of blood were donated to the Red Cross during the drive, which...



SGTC Hosts First STEM Camp of Summer

Two students work together on the main project of the camp – creating a robotic hand. Students learned how to assemble the hand and about the processes that made it work.South Georgia Technical College hosted its first STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – camp of the summer recently at its Crisp County Center location in Cordele. The free camp was a way to show and teach the participants about how STEM education is applied in various real-world trades. The camp lasted...



Three SGTC Students Prepare for SkillsUSA National Competitions

Bailey Mills, one of the three SGTC students competing in the SkillsUSA National Competition, practices his sheet metal skills – one of the skills he will be judged on in the aviation maintenance technology competition. Three South Georgia Technical College students are preparing to compete on the national stage when they travel to Louisville, Kentucky on June 25 to attend the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The five-day event is the world’s largest showcase of...



SGTC Driver’s Ed students pose with American Idol winner Phillip Phillips

Posing with Phillip Phillips! South Georgia Technical College Driver’s Education students Preslee Owen of Americus and Hanae Colquitt of Ellaville and Zoe Bell of Ellaville are shown above with American Idol winner Phillip Phillips at Chick Fil A in Leesburg recently.South Georgia Technical College Driver’s Education students got more than they signed up for in their Driver’s Education classes this summer. Three young ladies had the opportunity to meet and pose with American Idol...



Eaton Management Team Visits South Georgia Technical College

Members of Eaton's management team listen to Electronics instructor Mike Collins explain his program. Members of one of Americus’ leading manufacturers, Eaton, visited South Georgia Technical College recently to take a tour and discuss their hiring and training needs with the college’s Economic Development team. Five members of the company’s management team, Scott Chandler, operations manager; Sam Westby, OPEX manager; Gail Elliott, senior human resources generalist; Stan Fussell,...



Coosa Valley alumni earns Thompson Tractor scholarship

Clay Stewart of Vincent, AL, awarded a Thompson Tractor scholarship to South Georgia Tech.Clay Stewart of Vincent, AL, awarded a Thompson Tractor scholarship to South Georgia Tech.Vincent, AL - Clay Stewart of Vincent has been awarded a scholarship by Thompson Tractor to pursue an associate’s degree as a Caterpillar Dealer Service Technician at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, Georgia. Stewart has been accepted in the College’s Southeastern Caterpillar Dealers College of...