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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Chad Brown and Mitchell and Greg Turton, Owner/President of Southern Fiber Worx in Cordele. Dr. Watford and Brown were showing the Turton’s SGTC five-axis CNC Milling machine by Haas Automation in the Precision Machining and Manufacturing lab.   Greg Turton, Owner/President of Southern Fiber Worx in Cordele, and his son, Mitchell, a junior at Southland...

Pictured (l-r) are Al Harris, Lillie Ann Winn, Allie Zipperer, Calvin Santos, Monica Barnes, Cynthia Carter, and Tracy Israel as Zipperer, Santos, and Barnes were recognized for completing the Safety First IET course.Three students in the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Adult Education program recently completed the Safety First IET (Integrated Education and Training) course. Monica Barnes, Calvin Santos, and Allie Zipperer finished the 10-day, 80-hour program and earned OSHA-10...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Kiara Bryant (left) and nominees (top, l-r) Drake Weldin, Jy’Mia Fann, and (bottom) Matija Milivojevic.Kiara Bryant of Oglethorpe was recently honored as the overall South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Student of Excellence on the Americus campus. Bryant is an Accounting student and was nominated by Accounting instructor Brenda Boone. “Kiara is an outstanding student,” Boone stated. “I’ve been really impressed with her tenacity to want...

Camryn James of the SGTC Lady Jets goes up for a basket against Southern Union.SGTC’s Marvin McGhee gets off a contested shot in the Jets’ victory of New Rock Prep.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams recently swept doubleheaders on consecutive days to remain undefeated to start their respective seasons. The action took place in the James S. Peters gymnasium (aka The Hangar) on the SGTC campus in Americus. Camryn James of the SGTC Lady Jets goes...

SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michelle Williams-Seay facilitates a workshop with SGTC students on the topic of stress management.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a workshop on stress management for students on the college’s Americus campus. SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michelle Williams-Seay facilitated the workshop, which was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. Dr. Seay emphasized the importance of dealing with stress in a healthy way, especially...

Alexia Dizebo, 5, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 25 points.    “It was not pretty, but it was a win and something to build on,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey after his team blew an early 24 – 5 lead but hung on to take an 81 – 76 victory over USC Salkehatchie in their first game of the 2021 – 2022 season.    The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets opened the season with a 9th place national ranking in...

Shown above are the South Georgia Technical College Americus 2021 Practical Nursing graduates. Jennifer Childs and Christine Rundle are the SGTC Americus practical nursing instructors. Shown (l to r) on the back row are: Jasmin Robinson, Jordan Mizell, Zikerria Burton, Elizabeth Guerrero, Brittany Martinez, Cassandra Henderson, and Sonica Burton. On the front row (l to r) are Niki Banks, Shelby Law, Kambi Gardner, Kori Holley, Sontia Ingram, Elbunie Smith, and Ashley Ginn.   South...

Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier is shown above with SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services Paul Farr, SGTC Board of Director Member Grant Buckley, SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird, SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, SGTC Foundation Trustee and TCFA Foundation President Mike Cheokas, SGTC President Dr. John Watford and Barbara Watford, SGTC Board Member and TCDA Past President...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated center) is shown above with the members of the SGTC Senior Staff. Seated (l to r) are Su Ann Bird, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Dr. Watford, and Karen Werling, Vice President of Operations. Shown on the back row (l to r) are: Cynthia Carter, Career Services Director; Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management; Michelle McGowan, Director of Business and Industry Services (Crisp County), Athletic Director...

GACE will hold a virtual career fair November 9The GACE (Georgia Association of Colleges & Employers) statewide virtual career fair is scheduled for Tuesday, November 9, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. This virtual event is open to students and Alumni from South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and other participating schools. To register online, visit https://app.highre.co/events/virtual-career-fair and select “attendee.”  Approximately 75 employers are scheduled to participate in the...

Pictured with the SGTC Red Ribbon Week display are (l-r): SGTC Criminal Justice Instructor Teresa McCook; Diesel Technology student and SGA President Donald Gay; Criminal Justice student and SGA member Kimberly Sadecki; and SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai.The SGTC Student Affairs department won the college’s recent Halloween costume contest in the employee group category.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Student Government Association (SGA) recently held a series of events...

South Georgia Technical College alumnus Danny Hale (shown above right on the back row) is shown above with the group of students that he brought to take a tour of South Georgia Technical College recently.    Danny Hale, an Automotive Instructor at Heard County High School, graduated from South Georgia Technical College in 1998.  He believed in the education he received from South Georgia Tech so much he returned recently with a group of 12 students for a tour of the campus in Americus,...