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Pictured are SGTC Student of Excellence winner James Williams (right) with Electrical Systems Technology instructor Jeff Sheppard.Pictured are SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence nominees and their instructors. Seated (l-r) are Eric Lundy, Danielle Morgan, Princess King, Carol Cowan, Gayla Walker, Stephen Holloway, Aaron Sandwich, Ja’Carla Polite, Emerson Lundy, and Javon Dexter. Standing (l-r) are Johnny Davis, Cambrette Hudson, Wanda Bishop, Jeff Sheppard, Wendy Prince, Brad...

Shown above (l to r) are Justin Pham, Jacob Jones, Logan Boyd, Cole Jones, Instructor Danny Smith, Mason Ward, Josh Bartlett, and Devin Colbert. Not shown is Industrial Electrical Instructor Jeff Sheppard, who also earned his certification.   South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Industrial Electrical and Welding and Joining Technology students, along with SGTC Adult Education and YouthBuild students participated in a Forklift Training Certification class recently.    For...

SGTC Registrar Kari Bodrey is shown above talking with SGTC student Joseph Jolly as she evaluates his progress toward an earned TCC.    South Georgia Technical College is hosting an “Earn as You Learn” event today in the Odom Center for students to come by and determine their progress toward technical certificate of credits (TCC) earned within their field of student.    SGTC Registrar Kari Bodrey, Registrar Assistant Shonda Boddie, Special Populations Coordinator Jennifer Robinson will...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above with the members of the area law enforcement agencies that attended the roundtable discussion along with SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain and Academic Dean Brett Murray.    South Georgia Technical College recently hosted a roundtable luncheon discussion with 10 area Law Enforcement agencies to brainstorm about different opportunities for the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy to help “bridge the gap” for providing the area...

Shown above are members of the SGTC Library Advisory Committee and guests. Included are (l to r) Anne M. Isbell, Dr. Ellen Cotter, Adrian Holloman, Jennifer Griffin, John Wilson, Teresa McCook, Katrice Martin, Alecia Pickney, and Herschel A. Smith, III.   The South Georgia Technical College Library Advisory Committee met recently in the Library (Hicks Hall, Room 105) on the Americus campus to elect new officers and discuss the ways the library can support the over 200 educational programs...

SGTC students are shown above setting up for the Earth Day celebration.The South Georgia Technical College Student Affairs department hosted a “Happy Earth Day” event recently in honor of Earth Day.    Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin and members of the Student Affairs department provided SGTC students with a free beverage with a reusable straw and an eco-friendly cup.  They also shared with students how to reduce the amount of straws that end up in the oceans and...

South Georgia Technical College is “Bridging the Gap” for workforce education. Enroll today for Summer Semester. SGTC has been ranked as the top community college in Georgia for four consecutive years.    South Georgia Technical College is currently registering students for an eight-week summer semester session which begins on May 23 and can be completed by July 29.  There are no test requirements for admission.  It is not too late to apply.     “Summer is an excellent time for...

Shown above (l to r on the front row) are: Nicole Turner, Business Technology Instructor; Tammy Hamilton, Accounting Instructor; Michelle McGowan, Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs; Teresa Jolly, Business Technology Instructor; Kylee Little, Cordele-Crisp County Industrial Development Council, and on the second row (left to right) are Mark Lewis, TCSG; David Wade, City of Cordele; Tim Powers, Planters First Bank; and Becky Fitzgibbons, Crisp County Power.   South Georgia Technical...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (left) is shown above with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing students and Gene Haas Scholarship winners Robert E. Brown, Jr. and Alec D. Hobbs and Instructor Chad Brown.   Two South Georgia Technical College Precision Machining and Manufacturing students were recognized with Gene Haas Foundation Scholarships for their outstanding academic efforts and work ethics.  Robert E. Brown, Jr. of Ellaville and Alec D. Hobbs of Mauk...

SGTC Horticulture students Kyle Davis and Lisa Sellars are shown above planting the Japanese Maple tree on the SGTC campus in honor of Earth Day.South Georgia Technical College Horticulture students and instructor Brandon Gross celebrated Earth Day by planting a tree on the SGTC Americus campus.  World Earth Day is an annual event observed across the globe to demonstrate support for environmental protection.    Earth Day reminds the world about the importance of environment conservation and...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (l to r) with the three SGTC Criminal Justice students who were presented with SGTC Foundation Waitsman Criminal Justice Scholarships recently. They are Connie Leann Lowry of Cordele, Barbara Ann Chestnut of Mauk, and Sherri Hillman of Montezuma. Also shown is SGTC Americus Criminal Justice Instructor Teresa McCook.   Three students in the South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice program have qualified for...

Pictured is SGTC Dual Enrollment student Keyara Lindsey of Macon County (right) with her mother, Rashida Green Jenkins. Lindsey will graduate from high school and from the SGTC criminal justice program in May.Keyara Lindsey, a senior at Macon County High School, began taking Dual Enrollment courses in criminal justice at South Georgia Technical College as a sophomore, and she will graduate from high school and SGTC this May. Her high school counselors encouraged her to enroll early to get a...