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SGTC President Dr. John Watford (right) and SGTC Automotive Technology Instructor Brandon Dean (left) are shown above the GADA Scholarship winners Chase Reeves and Zilly Daniels, Jr.   South Georgia Technical College Automotive Technology students Zillie Daniels, Jr., of Americus and Chase Reeves of Leesburg were presented with the Georgia Automotive Dealers Association (GADA) scholarship recently by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford made the...

In-person registration for the SGTC Fall Semester will be held July 19th, 2022 in Americus and Crisp County.    South Georgia Technical College will be hosting face-to-face Fall Semester Registration on Tuesday, July 19th on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses.   The Americus orientation and registration will start in the John M. Pope Center and the Crisp County Center registration will begin in the main lobby area.    Students who register for Fall Semester classes will...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (second from left) is shown above with his son, Mark, and Georgia Street Rod (GSR) Member Mickey White and former GSR President and retired instructor from South Georgia Technical College Buddy Holloman at the SGTC car show.Americus, GA - Larry Meyers took first place in the Best in Show Car category as well as first place in the Best Paint Job category with his 1961 Chevy Impala Bubbletop at the South Georgia Technical College’s...

New scholarship endowed at South Georgia Technical College in memory of Anne Miller Colston.          A new scholarship fund at South Georgia Technical College has been established and endowed in memory of Anne Miller Colston.  The Anne Miller Colston scholarship will be administered by the SGTC Foundation.           The Anne Miller Colston Scholarship was endowed by her children, Mike and Su Ann Bird of Americus, Greg and Sheila Colston of Brooks, GA, and Keith and Connie Colston of...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (far right) and SGTC Crisp County Business and Industry Director Michelle McGowan (second from right) are shown above with Motor Graders participants from Crisp County (l to r): Hubbard Odom, Doug Steward, Mike Morris, and Charles Mozo.   South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford awarded certificates to the participants in the SGTC Crisp County Center’s Motor Grader Operator Skills Training session. Nineteen...

SGTC Horticulture student Jordan Jones is shown above picking the first harvest from SGTC’s small organic raised bed garden.    South Georgia Technical College Horticulture students were able to pick their first crop of vegetables from a small organic raised bed garden planted earlier as part of their classroom and lab studies.    “The Horticulture program encompasses more than just growing flowers and greenery,” said Instructor Brandon Gross.  “There are 10 different...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above with Georgia Power local manager Don Porter (left) and Georgia Power Vice President South Region Audrey King (center).    Audrey King, Vice President for Georgia Power South Region, toured South Georgia Technical College and the college’s Electrical Lineworker Program recently with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and Don Porter, Georgia Power local manager and SGTC Board of Directors member and immediate past chairman.     King met...

SGTC Horticulture Instructor Brandon Gross is shown above with horticulture students Jordan Jones and Charles Collins at the Georgia Green Industry Association Trade Show in Duluth.Duluth, GA -  South Georgia Technical College Horticulture students Jordan Jones and Charles Collins attended the Georgia Green Industry Association Trade Show in Duluth, Georgia recently along with SGTC Horticulture Instructor Brandon Gross.    The SGTC Horticulture students met and talked with vendors and...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) is shown above signing the articulation agreement with DeVry Dean of Campus and University Partnerships Dawn Moore and SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens, who is a DeVry alumnus.DeVry to Accept all 60 Credits from several of South Georgia Tech’s Associate Degree Programs Americus, GA –South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is helping its graduates continue their education by seamlessly transferring the 60...

SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai (right) is shown above with Brian Ogletree, a 2017 nursing graduate who returned to campus to thank South Georgia Technical College and the WIOA office for their support.   South Georgia Technical College and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant had a big impact on Brian Ogletree.  He credits both for helping him complete his practical nursing degree and gain full-time employment in that field.  He returned to SGTC recently to say...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (l to r) with SGTC’s Bronze National SkillsUSA winner Kimberly Sadecky and her Criminal Justice Instructor Teresa McCook.Atlanta, GA - South Georgia Technical College’s Kimberly Sadecky of Montezuma took third place and a bronze medal in the 2022 National SkillsUSA Job Interview competition in Atlanta recently.  She is a criminal justice student in Teresa McCook’s program at South Georgia Technical College.   ...

Nadeen Green and Ned Cone establish scholarship for technical and industrial program students at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA.   Nadeen Green and Ned Cone of Atlanta have established a new scholarship for South Georgia Technical College students enrolled in technical and industrial programs.  The scholarship will assist students with tuition, housing, and tools and will be administered through the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.     “On behalf of South...