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Student of Excellence winner Elizabeth Elias is shown receiving her certificate of recognition from her instructor, Lynn Lightner.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Medical Assisting student Elizabeth Elias of Leesburg was recently named the Student of Excellence for the month of October. Elias and six other outstanding students were recognized as the top students in their respective program areas and then Elias was selected as the overall Student of Excellence at the ceremony held in...

Dakota Hall (right) holds his Network+ certificate and stands with his computer information systems instructor Randy Greene.Dakota Hall, a computer information systems student at the South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center, recently received his second professional certification this year. Hall has already earned his A+ certification and now has earned his Network+, a certification that demonstrates his skill level and will help his employability in the information technology...

INSPIRE Sumter's inaugural class stands together for a picture. South Georgia Technical College students: WyKeshia Robinson (sophomore, early childhood education), Deasia Troutman (sophomore, marketing management), Alexis McDowell (sophomore, criminal justice), Quinton Cromer (sophomore, early childhood care & education), Larmar Terrellis (sophomore, welding and joining technology). Also shown are SGTC President John Watford, Ed.D.; GSW President Neal Weaver, Ph.D.; Americus Mayor Barry...

Air conditioning technology advisory committee members stand together before they begin their meeting. From left to right: Raymond Holt, Jacob Alexander, John Hayes, Brian McDowell, Paul Battle, Brian McMichael, Glynn Cobb.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) air conditioning technology advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and trade as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia...

SGTC Crisp County Center student Evelyn Castleberry was selected as the September Student of Excellence.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) student Evelyn Castleberry of Sylvester was recently named September’s Student of Excellence on the college’s Crisp County Center campus. Castleberry, a medical assisting student, and six other students from various programs were recognized for their hard-work, work ethic and other positive attributes at the ceremony, which was recently held in...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above challenging the 2018 – 2019 Jets and Lady Jets team to live up to the South Georgia Tech rich “legacy” in the classroom and on the courts at the Tip-Off Banquet recently.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford challenged the members of 2018 – 2019 Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams to build on the proud legacy of the college and the former Jets and Lady Jets at part of the Jets 2018 “Tip Off” banquet held recently...

Members of South Georgia Tech’s Student Government Association display their school spirit during spirit week by wearing their best red and black outfits. South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center (CCC) campus showed their school spirit recently during the college’s annual Spirit Week event. Teresa Jolly’s business technology program was awarded the title of “most spirited program” and an in-class party after showing 100 percent participation in each of the...

Bobblehead ACE is shown in the rotunda of the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center.Post a photo or video with South Georgia Technical College’s new Bobblehead ACE on social media for a chance to win a scholarship and great prizes! South Georgia Technical College’s mascot, ACE, arrived on campus recently in Bobblehead form. To welcome him to campus, a special SGTC Bobblehead ACE Social Media Contest has been planned. It will be open to all SGTC students, faculty, staff, and the...

A student from the South Georgia Technical College Schley County High School CNA program is shown above utilizing a computer to assist with the American Red Cross Blood drive held at their high school recently. The SGTC Schley County CNA students helped with several duties including the check-in, escorting students to and from the staging room, and the refreshment area.South Georgia Technical College’s Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) program has been ranked as the 24th Most Affordable CNA...

South Georgia Technical College Computer Information and Networking Specialist Instructor Andrea Ingram is shown above with a student enrolled in the CIS program. Computer Information and Networking Specialist programs are one of the many STEM career programs offered at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College and Georgia Southwestern State University are part of a $3 million grant to prepare more underrepresented minority undergraduate students for careers in...

Stewart County High School juniors and seniors are shown above with the South Georgia Technical College mascot “ACE” and SGTC Board member and Georgia Power representative Don Porter, Georgia Power Engineering Supervisor Patrick Harris, as well as SGTC Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers and Paul Farr, SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services. A group of nearly two dozen juniors and seniors from Stewart County High School in Lumpkin, Georgia, visited South Georgia...

Shown above (l to r) are Anne Isbell, President of the Americus Kiwanis Club, presenting SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird with a donation for the SGTC Foundation and the Jets Booster Club.The Americus Kiwanis Club presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a check recently in support of the Foundation’s annual fund drive to help students “Celebrate Success With South Georgia Tech.” They also presented a donation to the Jets Booster Club. Anne...