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Picture left to right are members of the SGTC CIS Program Advisory committee: SGTC CIS instructor Andrea Ingram, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Network Engineer Will Patterson, SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain, NEOS Technologies Network Engineer Christopher Saunders, and SGTC CIS instructor Sharon Smith.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Computer Information Systems (CIS) advisory committee met recently in the Odom Center conference room on the SGTC campus. The...

A capacity crowd of South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technician and Electric Power Generation graduates, their families and CAT dealer representatives gathered prior to graduation for a dinner sponsored by the CAT dealers for their graduates in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center.Americus, GA – Caterpillar dealers from Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee hosted a dinner for the South Georgia Technical College...

ZaKyah Cameron, SGTC’s 2022 GOAL student and a student in the Culinary Arts program, was the featured speaker at the South Georgia Technical College 2022 Commencement ceremony.The proud past and promising future of South Georgia Technical College was on full display recently at the college’s Spring 2022 commencement ceremony Thursday, May 5th at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus in front of a capacity crowd. This was the first in-person graduation ceremony...

Some of the recent graduates of the John Deere Agricultural Technology program at South Georgia Technical College pose for a photo.The John Deere Agricultural Technology program at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a ceremony to recognize new graduates from the program. The event was held in the Morgan Diesel and Automotive Complex on the SGTC campus in Americus. After brief remarks from SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, and...

South Georgia Technical College Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter is shown above on the front row with Blue Bird Senior SR Business Partner Stephanie Thompson, Recruiting Manager Ashley Mixon, and Director of Training Robert Jason Carrigan along with SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Shown on the back row are: SGTC Air Conditioning Technology Instructor Johnny Griffin, Aircraft Structural Instructor Jason Wisham, Precision Machining and Manufacturing...

South Georgia Technical College Mathematics Instructor Chester Taylor (at podium) addresses the new SGTC inductees into the National Technical Honor Society at a recent event on the SGTC campus in Americus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently inducted nine 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...

SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence overall winner Elijah Harris of Rochelle.Standing (l-r): Julie Partain, SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management; Carol Cowan, Medical Assisting instructor; Mike Enfinger, HVAC and Electrical Systems instructor; Brandy Nipper, Practical Nursing instructor; and Brad Aldridge, Welding instructor. Seated (l-r): SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Valerie Barber, Shana Jolly, Gregory Bacon, Ladarius Smith, and overall winner Elijah Harris. Not pictured is...

Criminal Justice Student Amaya Brown of Pineview facilitates a game of BINGO at the recent “Spring Fling” event at the SGTC Crisp County Center. The SGTC Student Government Association sponsored the event for students, faculty, and staff. The Student Government Association (SGA) at South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Crisp County Center recently sponsored a “Spring Fling” event for students, faculty, and staff. The event was held in the auditorium on the Cordele...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner MaKayla McCants (left) and nominees (top row) Detrontae Daniels, Zillie Daniels, Donald Gay, (bottom row) Nathan Glass, and Lyam Waiters.Makayla McCants of Oglethorpe was recently recognized as the South Georgia Technical College Student (SGTC) of Excellence for April on the Americus campus. McCants studies Aircraft Structural Technology and was nominated for the honor by her instructor, Jason Wisham. “Makayla has a great work ethic and a great...

SGTC Horticulture instructor Brandon Gross (right) completes a transaction with SGTC Computer Information Systems instructor Andrea Ingram at the recent plant sale in the SGTC greenhouse.The South Georgia Technical College Horticulture program recently held a plant sale open to SGTC students, faculty, and staff. The sale was held in the greenhouse on the Americus campus. Plants offered in the sale were grown as part of the Horticulture program’s curriculum. Instructor Brandon Gross and...

SGTC Early Childhood Care and Education Advisory Council: Pictured from left to right are instructor Jaye Cripe; SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain; instructor Lisa Penton; Crisp County Primary School Principal Monica Warren; and Macon County Board of Education Family Services Director Verneda Johnson.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) early childhood care and education (ECCE) program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the...

SGTC Horticulture instructor Brandon Gross (center) led students, faculty and staff in planting trees to celebrate Earth Day.The South Georgia Technical College Horticulture program teamed up recently with the SGTC Office of Student Affairs for an event to celebrate Earth Day. Students, faculty and staff at SGTC had the opportunity to plant a tree and enjoy free snacks and drinks. For the past 50 years, Earth Day has been celebrated by billions of people around the globe, annually every...