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SGTC Dean of Academic Affairs David Finley, Ag Tech instructors Wayne Peck and Matthew Burks along with coordinator Tami Blount and President Dr. John Watford are shown above greeting parents and students at the registration table.    Approximately 50 John Deere Ag Technology students and their parents, family members, and John Deere Dealers from across the southeastern United States attended a special Fall Semester Registration/Orientation session at South Georgia Technical College in the...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology instructors Don Rountree, Keith McCorkle, and Kyle Hartsfield and the seven CAT Think Big students that received the scholarships for their outstanding academic and leadership qualities. Americus, GA –Seven students enrolled in the South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology program were awarded the Agrium/Nutrien...

South Georgia Technical College Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter (right) is shown above with SGTC Alumnae Varnice Sutton (left) and her granddaughter, Kebony Banks (center), who enrolled in the medical assisting program at South Georgia Technical College for Fall Semester. They are “going the extra mile” @ South Georgia Technical College!   Varnice Sutton graduated from South Georgia Tech in 1978 from the Business program and worked in that field for over 30 years.  She is...

South Georgia Technical College WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai is shown above with Ciera Raven presenting her with a “Going the Extra Mile” t-shirt. Cynthia Carter, Director of Career Services at SGTC is also shown.   Ciera Raven graduated from the South Georgia Technical College practical nursing program in August of 2015.  Today, she is a successful business owner and ready to “pay it forward” by hiring other South Georgia Technical College certified Nursing Assistants...

Americus Civitan Club Secretary Grant Williams (left) is shown above presenting a check to South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) for the Americus Civitan Club’s endowed scholarship for nursing students at South Georgia Technical College.     The Americus Civitan Club continued its support of South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently by donating to the club’s practical nursing endowed scholarship fund at South...

SGTC's Deo Cochran adds water to a student's "Lucky Bamboo" arrangementJosh Curtin, South Georgia Technical College's Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs, recently organized a "Lucky Bamboo" activity for students, faculty, and staff at SGTC. Participants had the opportunity to create their own decorative bamboo arrangements traditionally believed to bring good fortune. All supplies were provided by the SGTC Office of Student Affairs at no cost to those who joined the activity. Fall...

South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers is shown talking to the nearly 100 individuals that were involved in the SGTC-Caterpillar Orientation/Registration Day for Fall Semester 2022.    Approximately 100 Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology and CAT Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology Electrical Power Generation students and their parents, family members, and Caterpillar Dealers from across the southeastern United States...

South Georgia Technical College to receive additional funding from a HEERF grant.WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce the selection of three district institutions to receive grant funding through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) totaling $3,048,137. These funds have been allocated to the South Georgia Technical College ($691,171), Albany Technical College ($1,146,963), and Columbus Technical College ($1,210,003) and will go...

SGTC mathematics instructor Chester Taylor (left) is pictured with SGTC students recently inducted into the National Technical Honor Society.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently inducted 17 new members into the college’s chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) in recognition of the students’ outstanding academic achievement. The ceremony was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Dr. John Watford, President of South...

SGTC Financial Aid Director Kelly Everett and Lacy Bailey in the Americus Financial Aid office are shown above talking with ACE about the new Georgia College Completion grant opportunities to help students who have completed 80% of their current program area.   South Georgia Technical College will be offering a new opportunity called the Georgia College Completion Grant Program beginning Fall Semester.  This new grant program is designed to assist students who have an outstanding balance due...

SGTC Auto Collision and Repair instructor Starlyn Sampson is shown above (l to r) presenting Abisai Gutierrez with the GADA Scholarship Certificate while SGTC President Dr. John Watford looks on.   South Georgia Technical College Automotive Collision and Repair student Abisai Gutierrez of Macon County was presented with the Georgia Automotive Dealers Association (GADA) scholarship recently by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford made the...

The new Jack Walton Stanley Scholarship has been endowed in honor of Jack Walton Stanley, a 1967 and 2002 graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Electronics Technology program.  “Making a difference in someone’s life is the best thing you can do,” said retired Telecommunications Executive Jack Walton Stanley, who initially graduated from South Georgia Tech in Electronics in 1967 and returned 53-years later in 2020 to receive his Associate Degree in Electronics with honors.   ...