News

Aug 29
Yawn of Americus named new SGTC Medical Assisting Instructor

Jeana Yawn of Americus was hired as a new full-time Medical Assisting Instructor for South Georgia Technical College in Americus effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John […]

Aug 29
SGTC lineworker graduates finish 4th in Georgia Lineman’s rodeo

Two South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker graduates took top honors in the 2019 Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo at the FFA Camp John Hope in Perry. Bradley Knowles, a Spring 2010 […]

Aug 28
SGTC Adult Education students earn OSHA-10 certification

Four South Georgia Technical College Adult Education students passed OSHA-10 Certification exams recently and are working toward receiving ServSafe Industry certification as well as a completion certificate in Employability Skills […]

Aug 28
Cooperatives’ donation helps future lineworkers

LaGrange-based Diverse Power and Moultrie-based Colquitt Electric Membership Corp. (EMC) teamed up to provide a pole trailer to the South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker program in Americus recently. The […]

Aug 28
SGTC Foundation chairman Sharad Patel featured in Sumter County Living Magazine

Sharad Patel and his family have chosen to make Americus home and this community is much better because of his and his family’s involvement. Patel is the owner of the […]

Aug 27
South Georgia Tech to close Thursday, August 29th at 6 p.m. for construction; will reopen on Tuesday, September 3rd at 8 a.m.

South Georgia Technical College will be closing its Americus and Crisp County Center campuses on Thursday, August 29th at 6 p.m. due to construction to replace a water main. Both […]

Aug 27
Georgia Power Hiring Lineworkers; SGTC Offers Training

Georgia Power is hiring lineworkers, and South Georgia Technical College offers the training candidates need to take advantage of this outstanding opportunity.  Students who are interested in this career can […]

Aug 27
Over 200 attend job fair at South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center

CORDELE, GA – Well over 200 individuals attended the job fair held at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center recently. Twenty local employers were on hand looking for specific […]

Aug 26
SGTC’s Kari P. Bodrey promoted to Registrar position

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Kari Bodrey, Admissions coordinator on the SGTC Crisp County Campus, has been promoted to Registrar for the college. She starts […]

Aug 26
Jimmy Davis named incoming chair of SGTC Board of Directors

Jimmy Davis of Macon County has been selected to serve as Chair of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors for fiscal year 2019 – 2020. He served as […]

Aug 26
South Georgia Technical College offers WIOA opportunities to students

South Georgia Technical College students may be eligible to apply for additional financial aid through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), a federal program that assists students in select […]

Aug 23
38 Students on President’s List for Summer Semester at South Georgia Technical College

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the summer semester, which included 38 students from around the area and several other states. […]

Aug 23
South Georgia Tech names assistant coaches, intramural assistant

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that former Lady Jets assistant basketball coach Demetrius Colson of Atlanta has rejoined the Lady Jets as the assistant coach for […]

Aug 20
SGTC to host Financial Aid 101 workshop, August 26th

The South Georgia Technical College Financial Aid Office will be hosting a Financial Aid 101 workshop for currently enrolled students on the Americus campus on Monday, August 26th from 10 […]

Aug 19
Brandy Nipper joins South Georgia Tech as nursing instructor in Crisp County

   Brandy Nipper of Cordele has been hired as a full-time nursing instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center. She joins long-time Crisp County nursing instructor Cathy […]

Aug 19
South Georgia Technical College to Host Job Fair on Cordele Campus

CORDELE, GA – South Georgia Technical College will host a job fair featuring over 20 local employers at the SGTC Crisp County Center on Tuesday, August 27 from 9:00 a.m. […]

Aug 19
Café Campesino Recognized by Governor Brian Kemp as Small Manufacturer Nominee

Café Campesino in Americus, GA was recognized recently for their nomination as one of the top 100 small manufacturing companies in Georgia for 2019. Café Campesino is Georgia’s first and […]

Aug 16
Patrick Peacock hired as Marketing Specialist at South Georgia Technical College

   Patrick Peacock of Americus has been hired as the Marketing Specialist at South Georgia Technical College and will be assisting in planning and organizing the marketing and fundraising activities […]

Aug 16
Interfor Preston Division Recognized by Governor Brian Kemp as Small Manufacturer Nominee

Interfor Preston Division in Preston, GA was nominated as one of the top 100 small manufacturing companies in Georgia for 2019 and they were recognized recently for their accomplishments. Interfor […]

Aug 14
South Georgia Technical College Foundation awarded grant from Sumter EMC Foundation

   The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation, Inc. Proceeds from the grant will be […]

Aug 14
Economic Development Bus Tour Swings through Southwest Georgia and visits SGTC in Cordele

The Cordele-Crisp County Industrial Development Council welcomed an Economic Development Bus Tour to display the great opportunity that the community could provide potential businesses interested in locating in Georgia.    […]

Aug 8
South Georgia Tech traffic flow and parking changed due to construction

South Georgia Technical College is updating and improving the traffic corridor in the center of the Americus campus. Due to the construction, which will be underway now throughout Fall Semester, […]

Aug 8
South Georgia Tech Crisp County Center participates in National Night Out

The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center admissions department participated in the National Night Out 2019 event recently at the Community Clubhouse in Cordele for a night of free […]

Aug 7
South Georgia Technical College signs agreement with The Citadel

South Georgia Technical College and 27 other two-year colleges throughout the south are working together with The Citadel in South Carolina to make a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration […]

Aug 6
D.W. Persall joins South Georgia Tech Crisp County Center as Media, Library Services Specialist

Dorris William (D.W.) Persall of Cordele has been hired as the full-time Media & Library Services’ Specialist for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center in Cordele. He will […]

Aug 2
South Georgia Tech Crisp County Center nursing pinning ceremony held

Seventeen Practical Nursing graduates from the SGTC Crisp County Center Licensed Practical Nursing program participated in the Nursing Program’s Summer pinning ceremony in the LaPorte Auditorium on the Crisp County […]

Aug 2
South Georgia Tech to host Registration and Orientation, August 12th

South Georgia Technical College will be hosting a Fall Semester Registration/Orientation Day on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses on Monday, August 12th, 2019. Students who apply and […]

Aug 1
South Georgia Technical College holds summer semester pinning ceremony for LPN graduates

Thirteen individuals received their nursing pins as Summer 2019 graduates of the South Georgia Technical College Americus Licensed Practical Nursing program in front of a large crowd of supportive family, […]

Aug 1
Yeshia Gutierrez of Oglethorpe wins South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology Hairstyling Competition

Yeshia Gutierrez of Oglethorpe took first place in the South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology hairstyling competition on the SGTC Americus campus that featured 19 of the top students who got […]