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Shown above are the 2024 High School Equivalency graduates from South Georgia Technical College.   South Georgia Technical College recently held its Fall 2024 High School Equivalency graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus.  Twenty-three students earned their General Educational Development (GED) Diploma and were recognized for that accomplishment.   James Ingram, South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Instructor at Sumter...

South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance Instructor Paul Pearson is shown above with the SGTC Foundation’s Mike Cochran Aviation Maintenance Scholarship recipient Jesse Latourette and SGTC Lead Aviation Maintenance Instructor Victoria Herron.    The South Georgia Technical College Foundation presented Jesse Latourette of Thomaston, with the Foundation’s Mike Cochran Aviation Maintenance scholarship recently.  Latourette was recognized for his outstanding academic and work...

Pictured are recent graduates of the SGTC Practical Nursing program and their instructors at the recent pinning ceremony. Shown left to right are Jennifer Childs, Sabrina Milledge, Amber Ross, Tyeesha Woods, Maggie Butler, Ally Ledlow, Samiya Campbell, Kimberly Nipper, Sierra Banks, Tori Getman, Bridgett Cox, Mierica Brown, Sequaja Carter, Chandra Hughes, and Christine Rundle.Thirteen graduates of the South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing program received their nursing pins in a...

SGTC Medical Assisting student Joey Singletary is shown above with the large laundry basket he won for completing the QEP class.   South Georgia Technical College Medical Assisting student Joey Singletary of Montezuma was the winner of a huge basket of goodies recently, announced Teresa McCook, SGTC Criminal Justice Instructor and QEP Director.   All SGTC students who completed the college’s fall QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan) free online course were entered into a special drawing. The...

South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance Instructor Paul Pearson is shown above with the SGTC Foundation’s Royce Ann and Phil Martin Aviation Maintenance Scholarship recipient Audrey Pavik, and SGTC Aviation Maintenance Lead Instructor and Alumna Victoria Herron.   Audrey Pavik of Kennesaw, GA, was selected to receive the South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Royce Ann and Phil Martin Aviation Maintenance Scholarship recently.  She is a student in the SGTC Aviation...

Dr. Teresa Purvis Teasley is shown above with SGTC President Dr. John Watford, and her sister, Sheryl Purvis Rush, who donated funds to the SGTC Foundation to present Heavy Equipment/Diesel Technology scholarships to deserving students in memory of their father, Caroll “Tump” Edgar Purvis, Jr., who graduated from South Georgia Tech in the 1950’s.   Teresa Purvis Teasley, DNP, RN, and Sheryl Purvis Rush presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a donation for...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (l to r) with Royce Ann and Phil Martin, who have established Aviation Maintenance Scholarships at SGTC. Dr. Royce Ann Martin, is an alumna of the South Georgia Tech Aviation Maintenance program and was the college’s first state GOAL (Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership) winner. She is giving back so others can excel in the aviation maintenance field.    Royce Ann Martin, Ph.D, an aviation maintenance alumna...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with the SGTC Electrical Lineworker students who were awarded the Flint Energies scholarships by the SGTC Foundation. Shown (l to r) are: Dr. Watford, Shown above are SGTC Electrical Lineworker students Edward Drake Taunton, Daniel Peavy, Ethan Sims, Bailey Cole Conner, and Christian Prickett with SGTC Electrical Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson.   Five South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker...

Matthew McKendree of Richmond Hill, GA; took first place in the SGTC SkillsUSA local competition.Three South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology and John Deere Agriculture Technology students competed in the local SkillsUSA competition and qualified to represent their programs at the State SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills competition in Atlanta, February 20 – 22, 2025    Matthew McKendree of Richmond Hill, Georgia; and Lane Parton of...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara, are shown above by one of the many Christmas trees decorating the John M. Pope Center.    The South Georgia Technical College Foundation and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford hosted a special Holiday Buffet recently to thank all SGTC faculty, staff, alumni, retirees, foundation supporters, and business and industry partners for their support of the college and its students.      The...

Shown above (l to r) on the front row are SGTC President Dr. John Watford with the SGTC Foundation Sumter Electric Foundation’s Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recipient, Hunter Hodges, and SGTC Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson.Hunter Glenn Hodges, Jr. received the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Sumter EMC Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird made the presentation along with other...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with members of the SGTC Student Affairs group that met each car with light up toys and goodies.    The South Georgia Technical College 9th annual “Light Up Your Future” Drive-Thru event was a huge success again with nearly 2,000 individuals riding around the SGTC campus in cars, vans, and trucks to see the Holiday Lights and kick off the Christmas season.     The “Light Up Your Future” event has become a...