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SGTC Dr. John Watford is shown above with Hospice of Americus and Sumter County members Carol Hudson, Nancy Harvey, Mikki Ferguson, Carolyn Myers and Susan Henderson during recognition of the group’s donation.    Hospice of Americus – Sumter County Georgia, Inc. presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with two $20,000 donations to provide scholarships for the new Associate of Science Nursing (LPN to RN) Bridge program which has been given initial approval by the Georgia...

Shown above is a photo of Danny and Billie Jo Arthur with their son, Gregory Alan Arthur, when he was a young lad.   The Billie Jo Arthur Estate presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a $50,000 donation recently to establish an endowed scholarship in memory of her son, Gregory Alan Arthur.  The scholarships will be awarded to Business Technology, Computer Information Systems and Marketing Management students as well as GED students and single parents.    Arthur, who...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford congratulates Police Chief and Campus Safety Director Sammy Stone, SGTC Retention and Coach Specialist and Testing Coordinator Dr. Deo Cochran-Sherrod, and SGTC Maintenance Director Jeff Wiseman on their retirements. SGTC John Deere Agricultural Technology Instructor Wayne Peck was also honored but he is now shown.   “A rich legacy of work” was the way South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford described the combined talents of Dr. Deo...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC Early Childhood Care and Education Advisory Committee Katrice Martin, Jaye Cripe, Cambrette Hudson, Monica Warren, Alecia Pinckney and Brett Murray. Also participating were Brandi Roland and Sarah Dice.The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) program advisory committee at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently met on the Americus campus to review the state of the program and trends in the early childhood education field. The committee...

Free online Cyber Security Training available.   South Georgia Technical College is providing students and instructors access to a free cyber security on-line training program to help individuals limit exposure to cyber-attacks.  The link for the training is: https://www.cyber101.com/. Millions of businesses and individuals fall victim to cybercrime every year and the consequences can be catastrophic involving identity theft, confidential data breaches, extortion, and more.    Individuals...

Free “Creating Opportunities” t-shirts will be available to students registering for Fall Semester at South Georgia Technical College while supplies last. In-person registration will be held June 24, 2025 in Americus and Crisp County. Shown above (l to r) are SGTC student affairs and admissions staff Jennifer Robinson, Candie Walters and Peiare Adderley showing off the new SGTC “Creating Opportunities” t-shirts.   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting face-to-face Fall...

SGTC students (l-r) Blake Archer, A’Neya Mack and Hayden Tucker will compete in the national SkillsUSA competition June 23-27 in Atlanta.Three students from South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will represent the college at the prestigious SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC) in Atlanta, June 23–27, 2025. Hayden Tucker of Thomaston, A’Neya Mack of Plains, and Blake Archer of Palm Harbor, Florida, earned gold medals in their respective categories at the Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance student Patricia Rice (center right) was awarded the Sam Singletary endowed Aviation Maintenance Technology scholarship recently by SGTC President Dr. John Watford (center left) and the SGTC Foundation. Shown above (l to r) with Dr. Watford and Rice are SGTC Academic Dean Brett Murray, Ashton Singletary Tatum and her children, Aviation Maintenance Technology Instructor Charles Christmas and his wife, Kim Singletary Christmas, along with...

Jacob Harris (center), a SGTC Adult Education graduate, was the guest speaker at the graduation ceremony and he is shown with SGTC President Dr. John Watford (l) and Dean of Adult Education Tracy Israel (r).   “Your story isn’t over,” said Jacob Harris, South Georgia Technical College 2025 GED graduate and speaker at the South Georgia Technical College 2025 Summer High School Equivalency graduation ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus...

Pictured are YouthBuild participants with NCCER Site Supervisors Duane Crawford (right) and Tyler York (left), a graduate of South Georgia Technical College.YouthBuild participants are pictured here on their recent tour of the SGTC Americus campus with Case Manager Tomeika Davis (center) and Career Specialist Carolyn Sims (right of center). Members of the Southwest Georgia United YouthBuild program recently visited South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) to explore academic and career...

Jody Russell took first place in the Best in Show Car category as well as first place in the Best Old Car with his Camaro at the South Georgia Technical College Car Show recently.Americus, GA – Jody Russell took first place in the Best in Show Car category as well as first place in the Best Old Car with his 1968 Chevy Camaro at the South Georgia Technical College Car Show recently. More than 50 entries were on display in front of the SGTC cafeteria near South Georgia Tech Parkway and a...

Shown above are a group of the 2025 SGTC JET TECH Stem camp graduates who enjoyed the “complete college experience” during the week-long Stem Camp.   Approximately 60 rising tenth, eleventh, twelfth grade and recent high school graduate students from 10 different counties completed the six-day, five-night South Georgia Technical College Summer Bridge STEM camp to learn more about the educational and career opportunities available in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)...