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Ron Clark is shown above with some of his students.Americus, GA – Ron Clark, teacher and administrator of the award-winning and internationally acclaimed Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, will be the keynote speaker at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center’s Community Health Symposium on Saturday, April 13 in the South Georgia Technical College gymnasium. The event is free and open to the public.   The Community Health Symposium will cover important healthcare issues important to the community....

Marketing management advisory members stand together during their recent meeting. Left to right: Jamie Jones, Andrea Tatum, Jessica Wright, Mary Cross, Harriet Glover and Dr. Andrea Oates.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) marketing management program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in...

Georgia State Patrol Trooper Anthony Wright talks about impaired driving with South Georgia Technical College students.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently kicked off April as alcohol awareness month by inviting a Georgia State Patrol Trooper to speak to students about the dangers of driving under the influence. The event was held in the John M. Pope center on the college's Americus campus and was attended by 17 students and several administrators. Alcohol awareness month is...

A current lineworker student from SGTC helps an ASHS student climb a power pole during a recent tour of the program.Just as a group of six handpicked graduating seniors from Americus Sumter High School started to get quiet, Don Porter of Georgia Power asked, “how much do you think a lineman makes per hour starting out?” The students threw some numbers out – five, ten, twelve. The correct answer was $19 an hour. When calculated to an annual salary, the number comes out to roughly...

Nineteen students from South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently traveled to Atlanta to compete in the state-level SkillsUSA competitions. Of the 19, six students received gold medals in their competitions and will advance to the SkillsUSA National competitions in Louisville, KY at the end of June. The students who will advance include: Ethan Lyle for placing first in aviation maintenance technology; Charles Westra and Tison Smith (team of two) for placing first in the additive...

Student of Excellence winner Gwen Hall (right) accepts her award from academic dean Dr. Andrea Oates. South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus named Dwandelyn “Gwen” Hall of Americus, an accounting student and full-time employee of the college, the Student of Excellence for March 2019 recently. She was announced as the winner of the five nominated students at a recent ceremony held in the John M. Pope Center on the college’s Americus campus. Hall was nominated for the award...

Lady Jets head coach James Frey talks strategy with the team during a timeout.The 19th-seeded South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets’ NJCAA National Tournament run was cut short on Tuesday morning after losing to 14th-seeded Trinity Valley Community College, 73-48, in the first round of the tournament. The loss ends the Lady Jets’ historic season with an overall record and program-best 30-4. The Lady Jets made the trip to Lubbock, TX knowing their opponent would be tough. The...

Robert Johnson Robert Michael Johnson of Americus has been hired as a full-time custodian for South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus effective immediately. He will be reporting to the SGTC Director of Maintenance Jeff Wiseman and Assistant to the President Don Smith.   As a custodian on the Americus campus, Johnson will be responsible for maintaining and caring for the South Georgia Technical College buildings and facilities as well as other duties as assigned. ...

Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Technical College John Deere Tech instructors Wayne Peck and Matthew Burks along with SGTC Vice President for Academic Affairs David Kuipers and John Deere Division Customer Support Manager Bob Cunningham who welcomed the students, parents and dealers to the open house.Americus, GA – Over 150 high school students from across the Southeastern United States attended South Georgia Technical College’s John Deere Agricultural Technology Open House held...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are headed to NJCAA Division I National Tournament for third straight year.LUBBOCK, TEXAS - The 2019 South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets basketball team is headed to the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas, for the third consecutive year and for the fifth time in six years under Lady Jets head coach James Frey and Assistant Coach Kenzia Conyers.   The Lady Jets are joining an elite...

South Georgia Technical College’s EAGLE representative Heather Hinton of Oglethorpe is shown above receiving an IPAD from TCSG Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education Dr. Cavanna Good.ATLANTA, GA - South Georgia Technical College's Heather Hinton of Oglethorpe was recognized at the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) 26th annual Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Conference in Atlanta recently along with the other 25 top adult education students from around...

Bob Cunningham (l) from John Deere is shown above welcoming each of the John Deere employees and Dealers to the two-day training session. Americus, GA – Approximately 200 John Deere officials from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama took part in the John Deere 2019 Division P Optimization Training event at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA recently. The training was held in South Georgia Tech’s Energy and Transportation Center in the John Deere Ag Tech classrooms...