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South Georgia Tech Aviation Maintenance student Bailey Mills said he loves to work on planes (Source: WALB)Published:Thursday, September 14th 2017, 6:26 am EDT Updated:Thursday, September 14th 2017, 6:48 am EDT By Zachary Logan, Reporter AMERICUS, GA (WALB) - Aerospace manufacturing is booming in Georgia. A recent study shows the state is number one when it comes to aviation maintenance. That’s good news for the more than 20 students currently enrolled in South Georgia Technical...

South Georgia Tech will close Monday, September 11th and Tuesday, September 12th.South Georgia Technical College will be closed on Monday, September 11, 2017 and Tuesday, September 12, 2017 due to the uncertain path of Hurricane IRMA, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. The closure will impact both the Americus and the Crisp County Center campuses as well as all adult education sites. “Student, faculty, and staff safety is of the utmost concern,” said...

Crisp County Center students pose for a picture during 2016's tacky day, part of Spirit Week. CORDELE -- South Georgia Technical College’s Student Government Association (SGA) on the Crisp County Center campus will hold its annual Spirit Week on Sept. 18-21. The contest seeks to determine which program is SGTC’s Most Spirited by encouraging students and instructors to dress up on different theme days that include: Hat Day, Team Day, Tacky Day and SGTC Red & Black Day. The Spirit Week...

Alex Smith (RIGHT) is pictured with his nominating instructor Glynn Cobb. The Student of Excellence banner will hang in the Air Conditioning Technology program area until next month’s Student of Excellence is named. Seated from Left to Right: SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Alex Smith, Semohn Davis, Cameron Williams, Adam Willingham, Michael Jaskulski and John Lin. Standing left to right: Nominating Instructors Glynn Cobb, Lora Wiseman, Mike Collins, Tyler Wells, Phil Deese, Chad...

Photo: Seated (l to r) signing the new articulation agreement are South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and Georgia Southwestern State University President Dr. Neal Weaver. Shown standing behind the two President’s (l to r) are: Sandra Daniel, GSW School of Nursing dean; David Kuipers, SGTC VP for Academic Affairs; Lynda Lee Purvis, GSW interim VP for Academic Affairs; Boris Peltzverger, GSW School of Computing and Mathematics dean; Kelly McCoy, GSW College of Arts...

Seated (left to right): Dr. Andrea Oates, Mr. Racarda Blackmon, Ms. Annita Barron and Ms. Donna Lawrence (Panel) Standing (left to right): Dreyshawn Newberry, Christian Holloman, Bentura Nunez, Michael Karns, Adrienne Clayton, La’Keista Davis, Timothy Patillo, Branyon Kendrick, Mary Solis, Shanteka Holmes, and Alicia English (Officers)South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Americus Chapter recently elected new club officers for the 2017-2018 school year. At the...

SGTC National Technical Honor Society State Officer Christian Powell is shown above with other state officers Jonas Barlow of Columbus Tech and JoAnne Garza of West Georgia Tech at the NTHS Headquarters in Flat Rock, NC.South Georgia Technical College’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) State Officer Christian Powell and SGTC NTHS Advisor Raven Payne recently traveled to Flat Rock, North Carolina to visit the NTHS Headquarters. Other State NTHS officers from Columbus Technical...

SGTC Crisp County Center Welding students and instructors pull back the sheets to reveal their finished product and Downtown Cordele’s newest public art installation.South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center’s Welding and Joining Technology students provided the City of Cordele with its newest public art installation -- an all-metal train engine sculpture that was designed by SGTC’s full-time and dual enrollment welding students.  The sculpture was unveiled and is on...

Boston Celtics' Jae Crowder (99) drivers to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (2) and LeBron James (23) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Cleveland. Crowder was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a part of the Kyrie Erving/Isaiah Thomas trade. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Former South Georgia Technical College Jets star and Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder will join the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2017-2018 NBA season after a trade between...

Energetic Individual needed to serve as SGTC ACE mascot for 2017 - 2018.South Georgia Technical College is looking for an energetic student with an outgoing personality to become ACE for 2017 - 2018. This is a South Georgia Technical College work study position and students can earn $7.25 an hour for working as the ACE Mascot during ballgames and special events. For more information contact the JETS Athletic Assistant Terri Battle at tbattle@southgatech.edu or visit the SGTC Career...

Lillie Ann Winn named SGTC Dean of Adult Education.Lillie Ann Winn of Montezuma has been named Dean of Adult Education at South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced President Dr. John Watford. She will be reporting to South Georgia Technical College’s Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. “South Georgia Technical College’s adult education department is one of the finest in the state,” said President Watford. “This department works with the...

Rick Hughes (STANDING) of Ambassador helps job fair attendees apply for jobs at Wednesday’s job fair on SGTC’s campus in Cordele.The Georgia Department of Labor and Ambassador staffing company held a job fair at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele recently. The job fair was held in SGTC’s computer testing lab and sought to fill positions across several industries. Job fair attendees handed out resumes to representatives, participated in on-site...