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SGTC Aviation Maintenance students Patricia Rice (left) and Maiyah Willis have benefitted from the WIOA program, which helps qualified students with education-related expenses.Two South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) aviation maintenance students are crediting the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program with helping them pursue their education and future careers in aviation. Maiyah Willis and Patricia Rice of Americus are both enrolled in SGTC’s Aviation Maintenance...

SGTC Electronics Technology student Philip Anthony Fajardo Quillope (right) recently earned an internship opportunity with International Paper. He is pictured here with Electronics Technology instructor Mike Collins.Philip Anthony Fajardo Quillope, an Electronics Technology student at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), has been selected for a competitive four-month internship with International Paper, where he will work in the company’s instrumentation department. Quillope, a...

Gavin Peacock a 2025 Crisp County High School graduate, is the recipient of the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County High School Class of 1965 scholarship. He plans to enroll in the Welding and Joining Technology program Fall semester.Gavin Peacock, a member of the 2025 graduating class of Crisp County High School, was nominated and selected to receive the Crisp County High School Class of 1965 scholarship from the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. The scholarship can be...

Charles Cooper to retire from South Georgia Tech.   Charles “Coop” Cooper has over 18 years of dedicated service as a valued maintenance technician at South Georgia Technical College.  He announced recently that he is retiring effective July 31, 2025.    Known for his reliability, craftsmanship, and positive spirit, “Coop” has been an integral part of keeping the college running smoothly—often working behind the scenes but always making a big impact.    “Coop” came to the...

SGTC Special Services Coordinator Jennifer Robinson (left) and Criminal Justice instructor Teresa McCook (right) present a gift basket to Paris Simpson for being first to complete the SGTC QEP course for summer semester.Paris Simpson, a rising junior at Macon County High School and dual enrollment student at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), has become the first student to complete the college’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) course for the summer semester. She completed the course...

Shown above are some of the Caterpillar students and families displaying the free “Creating Opportunities” t-shirts that they received at the orientation/registration day at SGTC.    Approximately 80 Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology and CAT Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology Electrical Power Generation students, their parents, family members, and Caterpillar Dealers from across the southeastern United States attended a special Fall Semester...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (center) is shown above with (l to r) SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens, SGTC Police Chief and Campus Safety Director Calvin Hodge, Jr., SGTC LEA Director Jim Mitchell, and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.   Law Enforcement representatives from each of the seven counties in South Georgia Technical College’s service delivery area and several surrounding counties were invited to a “Law Enforcement Meet & Greet”...

Wayne Peck to retire from teaching in the SGTC John Deere Agricultural Technology program.   South Georgia Technical College’s John Deere Agricultural Technology Instructor Wayne Peck of Cuthbert, is retiring after nearly two decades of dedication to diesel equipment technology and agricultural education.    For nine years, Peck has been a part of the driving force behind the success of hundreds of students pursuing careers in agricultural mechanics and diesel technology at South Georgia...

SGTC will offer Barbering on the Crisp County Campus this fall.   Four additional in-person academic programs will be available to students on the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center beginning Fall semester, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Classes begin Monday, August 18.  Students still have time to sign up.    South Georgia Technical College will be offering Barbering, Precision Machining, Automation Technology, and Business Management this fall in Crisp...

James W. Mitchell joins South Georgia Technical College as the full-time Director in the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. Classes start August 11.   James W. Mitchell of Claxton, GA, has joined South Georgia Technical College as the full-time Basic Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) Director, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.  The LEA classes begin August 11.    Mitchell has nearly 30 years of experience as a certified...

Jeff Moore named SGTC Facilities Director.   Hugh Jeff Moore of Ellaville has been promoted to Facilities Director at South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced President Dr. John Watford.  Former SGTC Facilities Director Jeff Wiseman retired at the end of June 2025 after working at SGTC for over 30 years.    Moore has been working as a Maintenance Technician at South Georgia Technical College since November 2020.  He has been assisting with routine and emergency...

Cosmetology instructor Adrienne Clayton (left) recently had her students participate in a resume workshop conducted by SGTC Career Services.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Career Services Director Cynthia Carter recently led a resume writing workshop for cosmetology students in Adrienne Clayton’s summer semester class. The session focused on the importance of a well-crafted resume as a marketing tool for job seekers. Carter emphasized that resumes should give potential employers a...