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Pictured (l-r) during the recent SGTC Drafting program advisory committee meeting are Dr. David Finley, Academic Dean; Kristie Hudson, Drafting instructor; Rob Evans, President of IPG Incorporated; Russ Whaley, Designer at Wade Trim; and Katrice Martin, SGTC Director of Institutional Effectiveness Director and Grants Coordinator.The advisory committee for the drafting program at South Georgia Technical College recently held its fall semester advisory meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial...

SGTC John Deere instructor Matthew Burks, CDL Instructor Nick Edwards, Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Chad Brown, Aircraft Structural Instructor Jason Wisham and Auto Technology instructor Brandon Dean are shown above with SGTC’s self-contained Mobile Technology trailer.Moultrie, GA - South Georgia Technical College instructors and administrators debuted the college’s new self-contained mobile STEM educational lab at the Southwestern FFA Rally in Moultrie recently and...

SGTC Precision Machining instructor Chad Brown recently presented Technical Credit Certificates to students (l-r) Jarod Anderson, Blake Archer, MicQuvious Powell, Robert Wright, and Ashton Denning.South Georgia Technical College precision machining instructor Chad Brown recently presented well-deserved Technical Credit Certificates to several dedicated students for their outstanding performance in various disciplines. A certificate in precision machining enhances job prospects for...

SGTC Marketing instructor Mary Cross (right) and her students recently received a demonstration of drone technology from Electronics and Unmanned Aerial Systems Technology instructor Mike Collins (left).South Georgia Technical College offers skills training in a variety of industries that may seem completely unrelated to each other. Sometimes, though, students learn about interesting ways seemingly disparate programs can intersect. Such was the case recently when SGTC Marketing Instructor...

SGTC Mathematics instructor Chester Taylor (right) tells students about the benefits of being a member of the National Technical Honor Society.South Georgia Technical College recently held a resource fair for students on the Americus campus. Those attending learned about a variety of services available to them as well as opportunities to enhance their college experience by participating in student clubs and activities. On hand for the event were campus representatives for SkillsUSA, the...

The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, September 12 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Students from the SGTC Practical Nursing program will be on hand to assist the Red Cross. Donors will receive a limited-edition Red Cross t-shirt while supplies last. By taking a...

Garrett Kennedy, a 2021 SGTC Motorsports graduate, is now working for Hendrix Motorsports.By Olivia Yepez of WRBL AMERICUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Some go to school for English and math degrees, others go to work on race cars. August is Motorsports Awareness Month in the United States, and South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is one of two schools in the state which offers a motorsports vehicle technology program. The four-semester long program takes on 10 to 12 students a semester and focuses...

SGTC to close due to weather concerns.    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has announced that South Georgia Technical College will close on Wednesday, August 30th due to weather concerns.  No classes will be held and faculty and staff will not be asked to report.

South Georgia Technical College Environmental Horticulture Instructor Brandon Gross is shown above (l to r) with Early Bloomers Garden club members Deanna Pope, Reda Rowell, Pam Smith, Sybil Smith, Mary Len Walker, scholarship recipient Lisa Wade, and SGTC President Dr. John Watford.Lisa Wade, a second semester Environmental Horticulture student from Americus, was the first recipient of the Early Bloomers Garden Club annual scholarship at South Georgia Technical College recently. Mary Len...

Shown above are the Americus SGTC Practical Nursing students and instructors displaying their personal and professional Exergen TemporalScanner thermometers.   Exergen Corporation of Watertown, MA, provided 100 Exergen home TemporalScanner thermometers and five professional TemporalScanner model thermometers to the South Georgia Technical College practical nursing students and programs on both the Americus and the Crisp County Center campuses recently.    Exergen Corporation, manufacturer...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above accepting a donation from Early Bloomers Garden Club members and President Mary Len Walker (second from right). Also shown are Early Bloomer Garden Club members Deanna Pope, Reda Rowell, Pam Smith and Sybil Smith.The Early Bloomers Garden Club presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a donation to provide a scholarship for a student enrolled in the Environmental Horticulture Program...

Pictured are members of the SGTC Electrical Lineworker advisory committee: (front row, l-r) Harold Ergle, Dewey Turner, Barry Forrest, and Adam Taylor; (middle row, l-r) Jason McInvale, Blake Manning, Ronnie Dodson, Ryan Hall, and Chelsea Mullins; (standing, l-r) Brett Murray, Tami Blount, and Paul Farr.South Georgia Technical College’s Electrical Lineworker program advisory committee met recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. Advisory...