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Pictured is the SGTC Automotive Technology Advisory Committee. Front row (l-r): Carey Mahone, SGTC Automotive Technology Instructor; Earl Snider, General Manager, Snider Automotive; Mike Kiley, Manager, Miller Auto Parts; Ron Peacock, OSS, Miller Auto Parts; SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley, and SGTC Auto Collision Repair instructor Starlyn Sampson. Back row (l-r): Henry Snipes III, Lacy’s Paint and Body; Ethan Smith, Body Shop Manager, Jerry’s Paint and Body; SGTC Motorsports...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC Air Conditioning program advisory committee John Hayes and Bryan McMichael along with instructor Johnny Griffin and Academic Dean Dr. David Finley.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) air conditioning technology program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in...

The winning piece colored by horticulture student Desirae CooperParticipants in the recent National Coloring Day EventSouth Georgia Technical College’s Office of Student Affairs recently hosted students, faculty and staff for National Coloring Day in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus. Student Affairs provided coloring books, markers, colored pencils, and other materials as well as free refreshments for the participants. The winning piece colored by horticulture student Desirae Cooper A...

Shown above is the TechForce 2022 postcard design with the Foundation’s “Going the Extra Mile @ South Georgia Technical College” theme.    “Going the Extra Mile @ South Georgia Tech” is the theme for the South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s 2022 TechForce fund drive and SGTC foundation members are hoping that everyone will give generously to provide a positive impact on the nearly 10,000 lives touched each year by South Georgia Technical College.  All donations will be...

(L-R) SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai, Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, and Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin conduct a mock interview with Electrical Lineworker Apprentice student Landon Hewett.South Georgia Technical College Career Services recently conducted mock interviews with sixteen students in the college’s Electrical Lineworker Apprentice program.  A mock interview helps the student learn how to answer different questions, develop interview...

Doug Greene prepares to donate blood at the recent American Red Cross blood drive on the SGTC Americus campus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross that resulted in the donation of 21 units of blood. Students, faculty and staff members, as well as community members attended the drive to donate blood. SGTC Nursing students assisted with the event to gain valuable experience. According to the American Red Cross, blood donations can...

SGTC CIS Alumni Chance Simpson is shown above with his new roommate Piper the Lab, in front of a Johns Hopkins University sign. Marshallville, GA – Chance Simpson of Marshallville who signed up as a dual enrollment student at South Georgia Technical College at the start of his 10th grade year at Macon County High School and graduated with his SGTC associate degree in Computer Networking Support just a few weeks shy of his high school graduation, completed his first year at the elite and...

Tucker Owen won the SGTC Intramural Chess Tournament recently.   Tucker Owen of Dawson took first place in the South Georgia Technical College Intramural Chess Tournament recently and was presented with an intramural champion t-shirt for winning.    The SGTC Student Affairs department hosts a variety of student activities for the SGTC students.  The Intramural Chess Tournament was held in honor of National Chess Day and students were invited to come out and play in the tournament or learn...

SGTC Student of Excellence winner Charlie Collins (R) with horticulture instructor Brandon Gross.Nominees for SGTC’s Student of Excellence Award for September were (front row, L-R) Robert Spikes, Phillip Mura, Dexter Green, Hunter Martin, Charlie Collins, Kelli Rees and Jayden Pennington. Back row (L-R): Academic Dean Dr. David Finley and nominating instructors Johnny Griffin, Kristie Hudson, Mike Collins, Brandon Gross, Patrick Owen, Chad Brown, and Ted Eschmann. Not pictured are nominees...

Former South Georgia Technical College Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach and head coach at Central Georgia Technical College Reco Dawson tapped as head coach for Shelton State Community College. He is shown here coaching against SGTC for Central Georgia Tech.   Former South Georgia Technical College assistant men’s basketball coach and head coach for the Central Georgia Technical College Titans basketball team has been named head men’s basketball coach for Shelton State Community...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the summer semester, which included 42 students from around the area and several other states. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours) in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Crisp County: Samantha J. Campbell,...

Olivia Melvin and Karim Mawuenyega join the SGTC staff as assistant women’s and men’s basketball coaches    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that College of Coastal Georgia Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach Olivia Melvin has joined the Lady Jets as the assistant coach for women’s intercollegiate basketball for the 2022-2023 season and Brewton-Parker College Assistant and Interim Men’s Basketball Head Coach Karim Mawuenyega has been hired as the...