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From left to right stand SGTC Accounting and Business Technology advisory committee members Annita Barron, Tabitha Williams, Monica Castaneda, Brenda Hudson-Boone, Barbara Hill and Dr. Andrea Oates. South Georgia Technical College’s Accounting and Business Technology advisory committee met recently in Odom Center Conference Room on the college’s Americus campus to discuss several aspects of the industry over lunch. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech...

Three of the five Dual Enrollment students and SGTC graduates stand together following the Spring graduation ceremony. (left to right: Brandon Cochran, Daimian Jackson, Jerome Smith)In the moments leading up to South Georgia Technical College’s Spring graduation ceremony, the nearly 200 graduates lined up in the back hallway of James S. Peters Gymnasium. Walking through, the graduates look the same for the most part, wearing the traditional black cap and gown with a black 2018 tassel. The...

South Georgia Technical College’s Welding Advisory Committee stands in the welding classroom before their semi-annual meeting. Members from left to right are Raymond Holt, Ted Eschmann, Steve Barrett, Wayne Parker, Don Smith and Gray Rowe.The South Georgia Technical College Welding and Joining advisory committee met recently in the welding classroom of the McClendon building on the SGTC Americus campus. The group met to discuss the state of the program and get feedback from the advisory...

SGTC’s Esther “Nike” Adenike (c) is shown above signing a national letter of intent to play basketball at George Mason University. She is flanked by SGTC Assistant Coach Kezia Conyers (l) and SGTC head coach James Frey (r). South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets NJCAA first team All-American sophomore forward Esther “Nike” Adenike from Lagos, Nigeria, has signed a letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic career at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. “We...

South Georgia Technical College’s 22 John Deere TECH program graduates stand with their instructors and a Deere & Company representative following their recent program graduation ceremony. Americus, GA - John Deere corporate officials and dealers from across the Southeastern United States held a special graduation ceremony recently for the 22 South Georgia Technical College John Deere TECH students who received an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Agricultural Technology. Students...

From left to right stand SGTC Marketing Management advisory committee members Brodrick Parks, Dr. Andrea Oates, Jamie Jones, Mary Cross, Leah Windham, Andrea Tatum and Jessica Wright. South Georgia Technical College’s Marketing Management advisory committee met recently in Odom Center Conference Room on the college’s Americus campus to discuss several aspects of the industry over lunch. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous...

CATERPILLAR DEALERS HOST DINNER – Shown above (l to r) are SGTC Academic Dean over the Caterpillar Program Raymond Holt with SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology Instructor Don Rountree and Yancey Bros. Inc. Corporate Trainer Jim Larson at the dinner for CAT graduates and their families hosted by Caterpillar dealer representatives from five southeastern states. The dinner was held prior to the SGTC Spring Commencement ceremony that featured 28 CAT graduates from the Electric...

Russell Johnson of Americus is shown above receiving his associate degree in Criminal Justice from SGTC President Dr. John Watford.The proud past and promising future of South Georgia Technical College was on full display recently at the college’s Spring 2018 commencement ceremony Tuesday, May 8th at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus in front of a capacity crowd. South Georgia Tech is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Approximately 200 students, 35 of...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with Sam Minnema, SGTC Electric Power Generation instructor Keith McCorkle, Sander Torgeson, Mace Gjerman, Russ Dunnington, Galen Smith, SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology Instructor, CAT’s Kelly Maxwell and Bobby Kellum, SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers, Kenneth Trantham and Wes Adams.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford was serving as the Dean of...

From left to right stand SGTC Electrical Systems Technology advisory committee members Dr. David Finley, Mike Enfinger, Dan Torbert, Ronnie Miller, Darrell Crenshaw and Tyler Wells. The South Georgia Technical College Electrical Systems Technology advisory committee met recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus campus to discuss several aspects of the industry. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff...

In the midst of high school and college graduation ceremonies around the area, South Georgia Technical College held a special ceremony recently for 30 high school students who completed SGTC’s Nurse Aide certificate through the Dual Enrollment program. The 30 students who participated in the Nurse Aide (CNA) Technical Certificate of Credit program received their certificate and were pinned at the ceremony and will now be eligible to sit for the National Nurse Aide Assessment program...

SGTC’s 2018 GOAL Winner Noah McCleskey (shown above) will be the speaker at SGTC’s Spring Graduation Exercise on Tuesday, May 8th, 2018.South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its 2018 spring graduation exercise Tuesday, May 8th at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus. Noah McCleskey of Pinehurst, GA, South Georgia Technical College’s 2018 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner, is scheduled to be the guest speaker at the event. The...