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BUENA VISTA, GA - South Georgia Technical College and Marion County School System employees, and community leaders have scheduled a college registration session in Buena Vista this summer as part of an effort to provide greater access to college courses and workforce development options to the citizens of Marion County and surrounding counties. The South Georgia Technical College registration team will be in Buena Vista on Thursday, July 20th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Marion County...

South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) recently won the NTHS Silver Star of Excellence for the sixth year in a row, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford. The Silver Star of Excellence Award recognizes NTHS chapters who have exhibited superior achievement in community service. The chapter had to submit an application to be considered for the award, and several criteria had to be met. The focus of this national award...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Student Government Association (SGA) on the Crisp County Center campus recently hosted a special luau event for students. The SGTC students played bingo and enjoyed popcorn as part of the program. Door prizes were awarded to the bingo winners. The event was one of many student activities that the college supports for students on both campuses. South Georgia Technical College offers over 200 different associate degree, diploma and technical...

South Georgia Technical College officials met with members of the Bethesda Youth Leadership Institute (BYLI) group recently to share information about the college and leadership opportunities in the workplace. The Bethesda Youth Leadership Institute group consisted of a group of 14 youth, ages 14-18. The participants went to three different presentations on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus. Vicki Austin, South Georgia Technical College's High School Coordinator, spoke to...

Kelvin Pine of Americus has been hired as a Custodian at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. He will report to SGTC Maintenance director Jeff Wiseman and Assistant to the President Don Smith. Kelvin has been the Lead Custodian for the Sumter County Board of Education since 2002 where he supervised four other custodial workers. He also assisted in training and assisting employees with understanding their position and the company goals. He will...

The South Georgia Technical College Drafting Technology advisory committee met recently in the Drafting Technology classroom in the Pope Center on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Drafting Technology program. SGTC Drafting Technology Instructor Lora Wiseman provided the committee with updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities, and...

South Georgia Technical College’s Jordan Bates, a red shirt freshman member of the Jets basketball player team, which finished second in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference the past season, has signed a letter of intent to continue his basketball career as a Skyhawk at Point University in West Point, Georgia, announced SGTC Jets head basketball coach Travis Garrett. The 6’6” forward from Orlando, Florida played two seasons with the South Georgia Technical College...

Cody White of Americus has been hired as a Maintenance Technician at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. He will report to SGTC Maintenance Director Jeff Wiseman and Assistant to the President Don Smith. White previously worked at Quality Mechanical Solutions, Parkers Heating and Air, Southern Wholesale Glass and the Sumter County Sheriff's Department. He will serve as a full time Maintenance Technician at South Georgia Technical College and...

South Georgia Technical College hosted a blood drive in cooperation with the American Red Cross recently. The blood drive was held in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus and all eligible donors were encouraged to participate. A total of 15 units of blood was collected. By taking a moment from your day to donate, you may be giving someone else a chance at life. A single blood donation can be separated into components, which can actually help more than one person. Accident victims and surgery...

Johnny Beason of Americus has been hired as a Custodian at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. He will report to SGTC Maintenance director Jeff Wiseman and Assistant to the President Don Smith. Beason has been a custodian at the Sumter County School System since 2005 and worked as a Floor Maintenance/ Custodian at Walmart Supercenter in 2004 through 2005. He will serve as a full time custodian at South Georgia Technical College and will...

Anaheim, CA - Five members of the South Georgia Technical College Americus Campus Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda earned 21 awards and recognitions at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference competitive events held recently at the Hilton Anaheim in Anaheim, California. South Georgia Technical College students earned a second place, fourth place, two fifth place finishes and a ninth place finish in the national competitions against two and four-year colleges and universities from...

Milledgeville, GA - South Georgia Technical College Early Childhood Education instructors Jaye Cripe and Lisa Penton attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Georgia Center for Early Language and Literacy at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville recently. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and Sandra Deal presided over the event. The ceremony followed the Center’s first annual Governor’s Summit on Early Language and Literacy, which included representation from statewide...