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Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier is shown above with SGTC Board of Directors Chairman Michael Coley, Board members Jake Everett, Don Porter, and Grant Buckley along with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and Adie Shimandle, TCDA Director.SAVANNAH, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors was recognized as a fully certified board at the Technical College Directors Association and the Technical College Foundation Association Leadership conference in...

SGTC Adult Education program offering FREE Math Smash Down sessions for individuals who just need One to Go to complete their GED exams.   The South Georgia Technical College Adult Education department is sponsoring FREE “Math Smash Down” sessions for individuals who have successfully completed three of the four sessions of the GED or General Equivalency Diploma tests.     The SGTC Adult Education department will be hosting the sessions on November 7th, 8th, and 9th from 8 a.m. to 12...

Terrie Smith is shown above with the 1967, 1968, and 1969 annuals from the South Georgia Tech Vocational School donated to SGTC by Linda Carll.   Linda Carll of Lafollette, TN, contacted South Georgia Technical College recently and asked if the college would be interested in securing copies of the 1967, 1968, and 1969 South Georgia Tech Vocational School Technic yearbooks.   Her late husband, Robert Curtis Carll, Jr., had attended and graduated from SGTC in 1969.    Robert Curtis Carll,...

Students from Crisp County Elementary School watch a demonstration from SGTC welding instructor Brad Aldridge during the recent STEM Days event at SGTC’s Crisp County Center.South Georgia Technical College recently hosted fifth-graders from Crisp County Elementary School (CCES) for a series of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) days at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. SGTC instructors in healthcare, computers, welding, and culinary arts showcased their...

SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley works with the college’s new virtual reality training system.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a training session for instructors on the use of the college’s new virtual reality (VR) system. Those in attendance had the opportunity to experience the VR equipment and software first hand with guidance from a representative of Transfr, the company behind the program. SGTC will implement the system for both recruiting and instructional...

SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers (left) presents a plaque to Sports and Fitness Management student Loes Rozing to commemorate her selection as the overall SGTC Student of Excellence.Seated (l-r) are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Devin Daniels, Crystal Bullard, and Loes Rozing. Standing (l-r) are instructors Brenda Boone, Veronda Cladd, Mary Cross, and Karim Mawuenyega. Not pictured is nominee April Beamon.Loes Rozing of Heiloo, Netherlands was recently honored as...

Images from the recent Halloween Bingo/Costume Contest at SGTCSGTC Costume Contest winners Roxall Foster (left) and Zachary DraperThe South Georgia Technical College Office of Student Affairs recently hosted a Halloween Bingo Night event and costume contest in Hicks Hall on the SGTC campus in Americus. Roxall Foster and Zachary Draper were selected as winners of the costume contest. Images from the recent Halloween Bingo/Costume Contest at SGTC

Charlette PinesFrom the Albany Herald: On Jan. 4, 2019, Charlotte Pines' family had just returned from celebrating Christmas and New Year's in Atlanta. Having made a resolution to improve her health, she was planning to do a "girl's push-up," as she calls it, with her knees on the floor. "My other son challenged me to do a regular push-up," she said. "When I got up, my breast was hard. I said maybe I should check it out. As I rubbed my hand on the side of my breast, I felt a bump." Pines'...

Pictured at a recent on-campus recruiting event by the Georgia Department of Corrections/Macon State Prison are (back row, l-r): SGTC Police Chief Sammy Stone; criminal justice students Cania Dawson and Donovan Hill; Macon State Prison Human Resources Technician Shania Gaston; (front row l-r) SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter; Criminal Justice instructor Teresa McCook; Lt. Ferisa Sims of Macon State Prison; and criminal justice students Traneisha Burns and Mariticia...

SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin leads students in a workshop on using the Focus2 Career education and career planning platform.Students at South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently had the opportunity to attend a workshop on how to use the Focus2 Career online, self-guided career and education planning system. SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin led the workshop and instructed attendees on setting up an account and getting the...

Terrie Wooden, a two-year Breast Cancer Survivor who is also the Human Resources Specialist for the Sumter County Board of Commissioners, was the guest speaker.Shown above are some of the SGTC faculty, staff, and students who turned out for the SGTC Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on the SGTC campus recently.   Hope, Fight, Cure.  Those were the words that helped Terri Wooden, Human Resources Specialist for the Sumter County Board of Commissioners, overcome a battle with breast cancer.  The...

Shown above is SGTC President Dr. John Watford talking with the CAT Think Big Advisory Committee members recently. Also shown is Caterpillar Advisory Committee Chairman Jeff Cornwell.Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford met with representatives from six Caterpillar Dealers from across the Southeastern United States, during the “ThinkBIG” Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology Advisory Committee meeting at South Georgia Technical College...