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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated left) is shown above with Sandra Eskew Capps, Director of Academic Relations for CHSGa (seated center) and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers during the scholarship presentation. Also shown (standing) are: Melissa Dupree of the Lillian G. Carter Health and Rehabilitation in Plains, Georgia; Debra Mims, Regional Vice President for the Southwest Region, Ethica; Tonya Mathis of the Lillian G. Carter Health...

Students and faculty members march through SGTC’s Americus campus, holding “green” protest signs and picking up trash along the way in observance of Earth Day. South Georgia Technical College students and faculty members celebrated Earth Day recently by picking up trash around both campuses, parading through campus with awareness signs, hugging trees and doing yoga in the grass. On the Americus campus, Nikki Thompson, Orientation Team Co-Coordinator, organized the event for students...

South Georgia Technical College graduate Stephanie Preskitt has been hired as the college’s Human Resources Specialist, SGTC President Dr. John Watford announced recently. She will report to Sandy Larson, Human Resources Director and Lea Coe, Vice President of Administrative Services. As the Human Resources Specialist, Preskitt’s responsibilities will include preparing and conducting new hire orientation, coordinating and processing new and existing employee benefits during open...

From left to right is National Technical Honor Society advisor Raven Payne and new inductees Joshua Smallwood, Dakota Kuhn, SheKetta Wakefield, Megan Yarbrough, Prince Burns, Adrian Queenie, Andrew Stevens and Anniya Barron.A new slate of South Georgia Technical College students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) Americus Campus chapter recently. The eight new inductees were invited to join the organization based on their high academic achievement. The new...

From left to right on the back row are new NTHS inductees Corbin Stinehelfer, Justin Smith, Caleb Radle, Noah McCleskey, Christopher Mathews, Desiray Kenney, Logan Harris and Jamile Curry. From left to right on the front row are Nicole Turner, Kimberly Trejo, Alexandra Joiner, Carolyn Luther, Samantha Campbell and Melinda Allen.South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) recently inducted 20 new members into the organization...

Summer @ SGTCSouth Georgia Technical College will hold a Summer semester registration event on Thursday, Apr 26 for new and returning students on both campuses. Orientation sessions will be held for new students at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on the Americus campus and at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the Cordele campus to accommodate for different schedules. The Summer semester lasts just eight weeks and serves as an opportunity for students to get ahead or catch up on classes. During the...

Shown above are SGTC Dean of Academic Affairs over Culinary Arts Dr. David Finley and Culinary Arts Instructor Ricky Watzlowick with the Americus and Crisp County Center Culinary Arts students who helped prepare and serve at the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Donor Appreciation Dinner recently.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Culinary Arts students from the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses gained valuable practical experience by catering the South Georgia...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above (r) with Mr. and Mrs. Rushabh Patel and Mr. and Mrs. Sharad Patel who were recognized at the SGTC Foundation Donor Dinner for being members of their life time giving. The Patel’s endowed the Best Western Plus Windsor Hotel scholarship for culinary arts students at South Georgia Tech. They were also recognized as members of the 2017 President’s Club.Americus, GA – The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Foundation paid tribute to over...

) Members of South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center student organizations stand together after participating in the Crisp County Suicide Prevention Walk.CORDELE – Throughout the month of March, South Georgia Technical College students from the Crisp County Center campus could be found around the community participating and volunteering at different events. Members of the campus’ Student Government Association (SGA) and National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) devoted...

South Georgia Technical College was ranked number one in the nation in Culinary Arts degree programs. Shown above is South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) sharing the good news with SGTC Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Ricky Watzlowick and his students who are preparing rosemary to be used as part of the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Donor Appreciation Dinner. Shown (l to r) are: Tommy Lamaree, Gussie Jackson, Chef Ricky Watzlwick, Ryan Faaborg and...

Former South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets assistant coach Tomekia Reed was selected as the head women’s basketball coach at Jackson State University.Former South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets assistant women’s basketball coach and Georgia Southwestern State University standout player, Tomekia Reed, has been named as the new women’s basketball head coach at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. Reed began her coaching career as the South Georgia Technical...

SGTC Lady Jets head coach James Frey and Assistant Coach Kezia Conyers recognize sophomore Esther “Nike” Adenike as the Most Valuable Player of the Year for the Lady jets.“Quite a year!” That was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington summed up the 2017 – 2018 basketball season for the Jets and Lady Jets at a special Booster Club banquet held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus recently. Lady...