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SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley is shown above with his daughter, Hannah Finley and SGTC President Dr. John Watford. Dr. Finley was able to award his daughter, Hannah, with an associate of applied science degree in Computer Support Specialist and Networking Specialist. South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Instructor and 2018 Instructor of the Year, Teresa McCook, is shown above delivering the key note address at the SGTC Fall 2018 Graduation ceremony.South Georgia Technical...

Watch SGTC's Fall commencement ceremony live Live stream of the Fall 2018 South Georgia Technical College commencement ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. EST on December 13, 2018.

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above (back row, far right) with the SGTC employees from the Americus campus who were reaching a milestone with the college this year. The employees from the Americus campus shown above are (l to r): Charles Christmas, Paul Fitzgerald, Starlyn Sampson, Gail Clary, Brandon Dean, Robin Bell, Raymond Holt, Teresa McCook, Mark Brooks and Mary Cross. Not shown are: Terri Battle, Deo Cochran, Lakenya Johnson, Brett Murray, Dr. Andrea Oates, Roy Statham,...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara, are shown with his mother, Doris, his sister Dr. Lettie Watford, and son, Mark Watford as they prepared to welcome guests to the South Georgia Tech Christmas gala. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara, are shown with his mother, Doris, his sister Dr. Lettie Watford, and son, Mark Watford as they prepared to welcome guests to the South Georgia Tech Christmas gala. The...

Justin Johnson, 5, was the leading scorer for the South Georgia Technical College Jets with 24 points.South Georgia Technical College freshman point guard Dijon Brown from Ft. Lauderdale, FL sank two free throws in the final seconds of the Jets match-up with the Marion Military Tigers from Marion, Alabama, to give the Jets a 69 – 65 victory and snap a six-game losing streak. “I am glad that we got this win,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett. “We...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara are shown above with Santa at the SGTC Light Up Your Future event.SGTC President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara are shown above with Santa at the SGTC Light Up Your Future event.Nearly 1,000 individuals took part in the South Georgia Technical College’s third annual “Light Up Your Future” event recently that featured the campus and its programs of study illuminated with thousands of bright lights. The event was held in...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with the Fall 2018 GED Graduation Speaker Kaydon Wallis, who was also graduating with his GED at the ceremony.South Georgia Technical College held its 2018 Fall General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Kaydon Wallis, a 2018 GED graduate from South Georgia Technical College was the guest speaker at the...

Alyssa Nieves, 4, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 15 points. She was five of 11 from the three-point line. Ricka Jackson, 1, came up with 14 points against Southern Crescent. The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets stretched their winning streak to nine straight with a 72 – 51 conference decision over the Southern Crescent Lady Tigers over the weekend. The win put the Lady Jets at 9 – 1 overall and kept them in 1st place with a 4- 0 record in...

SGTC Jets Justin Johnson, 5, led the Jets in scoring with 26 points again USC Salkehatchie.Walterboro, SC - The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped an 85 – 63 decision to the USC Salkehatchie Indians in Walterboro, SC, over the weekend to fall to 1 – 6 overall. They will return home to host Marion Military on Tuesday, December 4th at 7 p.m. in the Hangar as part of the SGTC Light Up Your Future events. Everyone is invited out to see the campus in lights and enjoy a great...

Instructors at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) have nominated six of their students for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition, according to Cynthia Carter, coordinator for the college’s GOAL program. GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s 22 technical colleges as well as one Board of...

South Georgia Technical College will hold a Spring semester registration event on Thursday, Nov. 29 for new and returning students on both campuses. Orientation sessions will be held for new students at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on the Americus campus and at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the Cordele campus to accommodate for different schedules. During the event, students will have the opportunity to meet with their advisor, register for classes, attend an orientation session, have an SGTC...

Left to right: Dr. Deborah Jones, Mark Brooks, Sammy Stone, Dianne Trueblood and Michelle McGowan have been selected to serve as the GOAL selection committee for 2019.Cynthia Carter, the coordinator for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program at South Georgia Technical College, has announced the members of the screening committee that will interview students who are nominated for the college’s annual GOAL title. The objective of the GOAL program is to recognize and...