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South Georgia Technical College Career Services Director Cynthia Carter (left) with Valerie Hicks of the Mercer University Educational Opportunity at a recent financial literacy workshop for students at the SGTC Crisp County Center.Valerie Hicks (standing, left) of the Mercer University Educational Opportunity Center taught students about financial literacy in a recent workshop at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center.South Georgia Technical College’s Career Services...

SGTC's Fanta Gassama commits to Arizona.From Arizona Basketball By K Doss South Georgia Technical College post Fanta Gassama had it planned. She was headed to Cincinnati after a strong finish at the junior college level. A coaching change in Ohio reopened her recruitment. Now, she will add to the growing number of frontcourt players at Arizona next season. While the 6-foot-1 sophomore is listed as a center by her juco team, the announcement of her commitment to Arizona lists her...

Shown above are the 8th graders from Furlow Charter School, Schley, Macon, Webster and Crisp Counties that attended the event.   Nearly 200 eighth graders from five different surrounding counties attended the STEM/STEAM Aviation/Avionics Day hosted by South Georgia Technical College and Chattahoochee-Flint RESA on the SGTC Americus campus.    South Georgia Technical College is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and aviation maintenance was one of the first programs offered at the...

South Georgia Technical College is “Going the Extra Mile” to deliver workforce education. Enroll today for Summer Semester.    South Georgia Technical College is currently registering students for an eight-week summer semester session which begins on May 24 and can be completed by July 27.  There are no test requirements for admission.  The college will be hosting in-person registration and orientation sessions on Tuesday, April 18 in Americus and on the Crisp County Center campus.    ...

A great crowd high school students attended the SGTC Spring Fling Open House Event.   Students were encouraged to engage their hands and their minds at the South Georgia Technical College Spring Fling Open House held recently in the James S. Peters gymnasium on the Americus campus.    Nearly 250 students from Sumter County High School, Schley County High School, Terrell Academy, Stewart County, Georgia Common, and Fresh Start Academy visited the SGTC Spring Fling Open House event to learn...

Pictured left to right: Nicole Turner, Business Technology Instructor; Teresa Jolly, Business Technology Instructor; Tammy Hamilton, Accounting Instructor; Vickie Teemer, Crisp Regional Hospital; Tim Powers, Planters First Bank; Mark Lewis, TCSG; David Wade, City of Cordele; Becky Fitzgibbons, Crisp County Power; and Jessica Carter, Crisp Regional Hospital.South Georgia Technical College’s Accounting and Business Technology programs recently held an advisory meeting on SGTC’s Crisp campus...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above presenting the Lt. Michael Sangster Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship to Donquavious Gudes.     South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) instructors stress the importance of getting a good education in addition to the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification.  SGTC LEA 23-01 graduate Donquavious Gudes of Cuthbert took those words to heart.  He will now have the opportunity to...

SGTC Student of Excellence Kevin Copeland (right) with Automotive Technology instructor Brandon Dean.Pictured are the SGTC Student of Excellence nominees (seated l-r) Lawrence Starling, Traylon Blocker, Kevin Copeland, Randy Robert Ampler, and Walter Williams, and their nominating instructors (standing l-r) Jason Wisham, Starlyn Sampson, Brandon Dean, Chase Channon, and Kevin Beaver.Kevin Copeland of Plains recently earned recognition as the South Georgia Technical College overall Student of...

South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey (center), was selected as the World Exposure Report NJCAA Division I Women’ Basketball Coach of the Year. He is shown coaching the 2022 – 2023 Lady Jets at the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head women’s basketball coach James Frey has been named as the 2023 World Exposure Report Junior College Division I Head Coach of Year.     Frey, who is...

Haley Lamberth of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 23-01 is shown above (right) receiving the SGTC Foundation Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship award from SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Haley Lamberth of Ellaville was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation at the completion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 23 – 01 graduation ceremony...

South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker instructor Sidney Johnson is shown above with Evan Wood, who was presented with the Chattahoochee Flint RESA Electrical Lineworker Scholarship by the SGTC Foundation. SGTC’s Partnership Coordinator and Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount is also shown. SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the SGTC Foundation Su Ann Bird is not shown.      Evan Wood of Fort Valley, GA, was awarded the South...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above presenting Alexandria Spain with the Chief Vanessa Wall Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Academy scholarship at the graduation ceremony for Class 23-01.    Alexandria Grace Spain of Oglethorpe was awarded the Chief Vanessa Wall Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Scholarship by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation at the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy 23 – 01 graduation ceremony recently.    The endowed...