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BARRY CARSON OF LEESBURG’S 2016 FORD MUSTANG GT TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE BEST OF SHOW FOR 1994 – PRESENT AND THE BEST PAINT CATEGORY IN LAST YEAR’S CAR SHOW. THE SECOND ANNUAL SGTC CAR SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE.Due to the ongoing concerns over Covid-19, South Georgia Technical College has postponed its second annual car show. Originally scheduled for Father’s Day weekend, the event will be rescheduled for a later date. More details will be...

Make your summer count at South Georgia Technical College. Classes start May 27th and only last eight weeks. It is a great time to look at expanding or exploring new career options.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is currently registering students remotely for the online eight-week summer semester which begins May 27th.  This is a great way to make your summer count!  The on-line application fee and placement test requirements have been waived for admission during the Coronavirus...

South Georgia Technical College 2020 Georgia Occupational of Leadership Award winner David Bush of Cuthbert was the speaker at the South Georgia Technical College Spring 2020 Virtual graduation ceremony. He is an Air Conditioning Technology student.   COVID-19 disrupted plans for South Georgia Technical College’s time-honored commencement ceremony.  Despite these challenges, the college committed to celebrating the accomplishments, successes, and resiliency of the Spring Class of 2020...

South Georgia Technical College employees begin returning to campus to work May 18th.   South Georgia Technical College will begin opening the campus to employees beginning May 18th as faculty and staff transition from working remotely to returning to their offices on campus in Americus and Cordele.  The campus will remain closed to the public and to students.   “As South Georgia Technical College employees prepare to return to work, it is critical that we continue to place the highest...

Virtual graduation scheduled at South Georgia Technical College.   South Georgia Technical College’s Spring 2020 virtual graduation ceremony will be aired live on Americus’ WISK-98.7 radio station on Thursday, May 14th at 6 p.m.  A video of the virtual ceremony will also be posted on South Georgia Technical College’s YouTube channel.  That video link will be shared on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as well as on the South Georgia Technical College website, www.southgatech.edu.   ...

Paramedics and doctor standing at rear of ambulance. Focus on paramedics (30s, Hispanic).SGTC to offer two new 100% online EMT classes this summer.   South Georgia Technical College Emergency Medical Technology Instructor Brad Harnum is offering two new introductory online Emergency Medical Technician classes for summer semester which begins May 27th.    “This is the first time that we will be offering an EMT class 100% online,” said Harnum.  “The first class will be taught...

Shown above are the PPE masks SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Chad Brown printed using South Georgia Tech's 3D printers .  South Georgia Technical College Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Chad Brown has been implementing creative ways to teach students online in what is traditionally a hands-on or face-to face instructional model. He has also been utilizing the college’s 3D printers to make masks during the COVID19 pandemic.   “Normally I would be...

New students can access the online orientation from the South Georgia Technical College website. Be sure and complete and submit the three forms at the end of the presentation.   Remote registration for the eight-week summer semester at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) which begins May 27th is open.  New students can assess the orientation online on the South Georgia Technical College website at /admissions/new-student-orientation/, announced President Dr. John Watford.    ...

Shown above (l to r) are the three South Georgia Technical College Americus Phi Beta Lambda members who qualified to participate in the virtual national PBL competitions in June. They are Kenyatta Slaughter, Ashley Halstead and Heather Hinton.   Three members of the South Georgia Technical College Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) chapter participated in the virtual Georgia PBL State Leadership Conference recently and qualified to compete in the online national Phi Beta Lambda conference in June.  The...

Procedures for returning textbooks to South Georgia Technical College at the end of Spring Semester announced.   South Georgia Technical College has established a new procedure for students to use to return textbooks to campus during the Coronavirus outbreak and while the college campuses are closed to students.    South Georgia Technical College provides students with the use of textbooks at no cost each semester.  Students check out textbooks at the beginning of the semester and...

Shown above is South Georgia Technical College President Dr. Watford with a representative stack of college textbooks that are provided for students to use at no cost at SGTC when they enroll for summer semester. Classes start May 27th and only last eight weeks. It is a great time to look at expanding or exploring new career options.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Dr. John Watford announced that the college’s remote summer registration is currently underway and that...

South Georgia Technical College employees are “Impacting Student Success” even during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you need help these employees and others will take your questions by phone or email. For the Crisp County Center campus, Katrice Taylor and Charlene Williams and Julie Partain and Michele McGowan can take questions and in Americus, Faith Harnum and Gloria Bell and Terrie Smith and Whitney Crisp will be happy to help.   South Georgia Technical College is reminding students and...