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Dawan Bass (11) signs with Rogers State University in Oklahoma.CLAREMORE, Okla. – Rogers State head men's basketball coach Justin Barkley announced the signing of Dawan Bass to the 2018 men's basketball signing class. Bass will be a junior on the RSU men's basketball team in the 2018-19 season. "Adding a player like Dawan was important to this year's recruiting class," Barkley said. "He brings length, athleticism and toughness. One thing that sold us on Dawan was Coach Garrett at South...

SGTC Phi Beta Lambda advisors Donna Lawrence (standing, second from left) and Dr. Andrea Oates (standing, second from right) stand with five of the six competitors from the Georgia PBL State Competitions. Standing left to right: Joseph Hawkins, Donna Lawrence, Andrea Oates and Jurrius Cladd. Seated left to right: Shantelle Brito, Alicia English and Andrea Burton-Jackson. Christopher Lewis is not pictured.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is set to send members of the Americus campus’...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above (l to r) with SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management and Crisp County Lions Club member Julie Partain and SGTC Foundation Board of Trustee member, former Board of Director member and Crisp County Lions Club member Willie Patrick and SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services for the Crisp County Center Michelle McGowan.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford was the guest speaker at the...

Construction worker piloting drone at building site. video surveillance or industrial inspectionAs drones become more prevalent in business and industry practices, South Georgia Technical College is offering a six-day class that seeks to help 10 participants become licensed drone pilots. The class, which is hosted in conjunction with Crossflight Sky Solutions, a commercial Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) company out of SC, will be held on South Georgia Tech’s main campus in Americus from...

Jason Wisham of Leesburg has joined South Georgia Technical College as the full-time Aircraft Structural Technology Instructor for the Americus campus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. He will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers and Academic Dean over Aviation Raymond Holt. Wisham has over five years of experience at Thrush Aircraft in Albany. He is a three time graduate of South Georgia Technical College. He earned his Aircraft...

SGTC Americus CIS Instructor Andrea Ingram is shown above working with a student and showing him how to repair a computer.South Georgia Technical College was named as the sixth best college in the nation for Computer and Appliance Repair degree programs for 2017-2018 by Schools.com. The rankings were based on in-state graduation tuition and fees, graduation rate, accessibility, institutional spending, student-to-faculty ratio, size of program, and other information. “We are very...

FREE SGTC STEM Camp set for June 19th – 21st in Cordele.South Georgia Technical College will be hosting two FREE summer STEM camps for middle and high school students in June and July. Space is limited and admission will be awarded on a first come – first sign up basis. The SGTC STEM Camp in Cordele will be held June 19th – 21st for students in the 9th – 12th grades on the SGTC Crisp County Center campus at 402 Midway Road in Cordele, Georgia. The second camp will be held July...

Take advantage of the SGTC Summer Job Fair on Tuesday, June 12th at the South Georgia Tech Americus campus.South Georgia Technical College and the Southwest Georgia Employer Committee will be hosting a summer job fair on Tuesday, June 12th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the John M. Pope Technology Center on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus at 900 South Georgia Tech Parkway. Over 20 employers are expected to be at the Summer Job Fair. These employers are hiring for current...

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Sumter County graduates at the May 15, 2018 ceremony included: Front row: Teresa O’Bryant, Su Ann Bird Back Row: Facilitator Jenny Robbins with Georgia EMC, Charles Christmas, Don Porter, Robert Collins, Facilitator Jim Lovett with Georgia Power The Board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development announces Sumter County graduates from the 2018 Region 8 Multi-Day Training Program. Class participants represented a number of professional and non-professional economic development...

Lou Crouch of Byron is shown above presenting Santiago Rueda of Americus with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship during the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy 18-01 graduation ceremony recently. SGTC President Dr. John Watford is also shown.Santiago Michel Rueda of Americus was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship at the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 18 – 01 graduation ceremony held in the John M. Pope...

Lt. Michael Sangster’s dad, Robert Sangster, Sr., his sister, Melissa, and his mom, Connie Sangster Youngblood are shown above (l to r) presenting the Lt. Michael Sangster Scholarship award to Vivian Garcia-Aguirre of Americus with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford looking on during the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy Class 18-01 graduation ceremony.Vivian M. Garcia-Aguirre of Americus was selected as the recipient of the South Georgia Technical College Lt. Michael...