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SGTC Nail Tech instructor Jessakeetha Maddox (left) and Cosmetology instructor Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie (right) are pictured here with recent graduates of the SGTC Nail Tech program.The South Georgia Technical College Nail Tech Program recently held a ceremony to recognize five students for their completion of the program. Students honored were Maleiah Beamon of Americus, Deiona Crapp of Andersonville, Jazlyn Grier of Plains, Shia Pace of Americus, and Marquisha Williams of Americus. SGTC...

Mrs. Elena Carne’ Lorenz is shown above with SGTC President Dr. Watford.   South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford invited local CEO/Fashion Designer Elena Carne’ Lorenz of T31 Design House to tour South Georgia Technical College and learn more about the over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs available locally.    Carne’ Lorenz had spoken to the SGTC Criminal Justice students recently as part of an Ethics and Cultural...

SGTC Cosmetology instructor Dorothea McKenzie is shown above thanking Frederick Bryant and Angie Lundy for speaking to the class. Also shown is SGTC’s Rebecca Simon Thompson and Adrian Clayton.     Angie Lundy and Frederick Bryant, Influance Distributors, were guest speakers in South Georgia Technical College’s Cosmetology class recently and also provided a demonstration on the different types of hair products available from Influance.     Influance Hair Care is a premier hair care...

SGTC Aviation Maintenance students, faculty, and staff are shown above during the tour of Embraer.   South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance, Avionics, and Aircraft Structural students and their instructors attended the EMBRAER Summer of Hospitality Open House in Macon recently.  Cynthia Carter, SGTC Career Services Director and Tylen Pepito, SGTC Admissions Counselor/Recruiter, also attended.    Geoffrey Hammonds, Embraer Manager Technical Support, Structures Composites and...

Jon Butler joins SGTC as Maintenance Technician.   Jon M. Butler of Andersonville, GA has joined South Georgia Technical College as a Maintenance Technician effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Butler will report to SGTC Maintenance Director Jeff Wiseman and SGTC Vice President of Operations Karen Werling.    Butler is a graduate of the SGTC GED program and also studied Welding, Marketing Management, and Drafting at South Georgia Technical College. He is the...

SGTC’s Tammy Hamilton (center) is shown above with the Taylor County High School students who completed the SGTC Direct Customer Training session.   Ten Taylor County High School students completed a 20-hour program in Direct Customer Service at South Georgia Technical College this summer.  The special program was designed by SGTC Crisp County Accounting Instructor Tammy Hamilton in an effort to help “Bridge the Gap” for workforce development.  SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia...

Destiny Walker   South Georgia Technical College has hired Destiny Walker of Cordele as an Adult Education instructor for SGTC’s Adult Education/GED department on the Crisp County Center, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  She will be reporting to Vice President of Operations Karen Werling and SGTC Dean of Adult Education Tracy Israel.    In her new role with the South Georgia Tech Adult Education Department, Walker will be responsible for providing instruction in academic areas...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown talking with parents, students, and dealers at the John Deere Ag Technology registration and orientation.    Approximately 50 John Deere Ag Technology students, parents, family members, and John Deere Dealers from across the southeastern United States attended a Fall Semester Registration/Orientation session at South Georgia Technical College in the John M. Pope Center on the Americus campus.     South Georgia Technical...

Shown above is the University HQ badge for South Georgia Technical College earning the 5th best college in Georgia to earn an Associate Degree.    South Georgia Technical College was selected as the fifth best college in Georgia to earn an associate degree according to University HQ.    The ranking was based on cost of tuition, admission rate, retention rate, graduation rate, graduating salary, number of programs offered, online programs offered, loan default rate, diplomas awarded, percent...

SGTC’s Blake Archer, who finished seventh in the nation in the Precision Machining and Manufacturing SkillsUSA competition, is shown above with SGTC SkillsUSA Advisor Brenda Butler Gilliam, and Andrew Daniel, who finished first in the nation in Aviation Maintenance. Both Archer and Daniel were recognized recently as the SkillsUSA-Aerotek NLSC 2024 “Make Your Mark Scholarship” winners.   South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance student Andrew Daniel of Thomaston, GA, and...

SGTC Aviation Maintenance Instructor Robert Sturgeon (left) with WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai.An Alaskan cruise or help with paying for an education: this was the choice Robert Sturgeon’s father presented to him about 15 years ago and told him he had three days to think about it. For Robert, a young man in Eustis, Florida still searching for his path and struggling to make ends meet through a variety of part-time jobs, the choice was easy. “I don’t need to think about it,” he...

Joshua Watzlowick joins SGTC as Maintenance TechnicianJoshua Watzlowick joins SGTC as Maintenance Technician   Joshua Watzlowick of Leesburg, GA has joined South Georgia Technical College as a Maintenance Technician effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Watzlowick will report to SGTC Maintenance Director Jeff Wiseman and SGTC Vice President of Operations Karen Werling.    Watzlowick is a graduate of Lee County High School and Albany Technical College where he...