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Pictured left to right are members of the SGTC CIS advisory committee Alecia Pinckney, Veronda Cladd, Chris Saunders, Jessica Miller, Mike Wilson, William Patterson, Brett Murray and Katrice Martin.The Computer Information Systems (CIS) advisory committee at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently met in the Odom Center on the Americus campus. The committee plays an important role in advancing the CIS program by offering recommendations that help align instruction with current...

Charlene Pennymon from Citizens Bank is shown above talking with students about the various banking careers.   Eighteen different agencies, businesses, and industries agreed to participate in a Career Fair during the South Georgia Technical College JET TECH Stem Camp event.  The Career Services engagement was designed to allow individuals to showcase their areas of expertise and career opportunities to area high school students participating in the camp.    Over 60 rising tenth, eleventh,...

Christy Walton, Miss Florida UNM, is shown above talking with SGTC STEM Campers encouraging them to consider and research the possibilities around impactful STEM careers.   Christy Walton, representing Miss Florida UNM, who also is a business woman in dentistry working as a business strategist for a dentist practice, was one of the guest speakers at the South Georgia Technical College 2025 JET TECH STEM Camp for high school students.    Sixty rising tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade...

SGTC Recruiter Tylen Pepito is shown above at the Americus Housing Authority 2025 Workshop and Resource Fair talking about the over 200 programs of study available at South Georgia Tech.   South Georgia Technical College supported the Housing Authority of Americus 2025 Workshop & Resource Fair recently to help individuals learn to become self-sufficient through workforce education opportunities.    SGTC Recruiter Tylen Pepito represented SGTC at the workshop and resource fair and talked to...

David Price joins SGTC as Automation Technology Instructor on the Crisp County Center campus.   David Price of Ellaville has been hired as a full-time Automation Technology Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Price will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain and SGTC Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Michelle McGowan on the Crisp County Center campus.    The Automation...

SGTC Stem campers and parents met in the John M. Pope Center on Sunday, June 8th for the kick-off of the STEM camp. SGTC President Dr. John Watford met with the campers on Monday and thanked them for attending.   Over 60 rising tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students as well as recent graduates from 10 different counties are attending the South Georgia Technical College Summer Bridge STEM camp to learn more about the educational and career opportunities available in Science, Technology,...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above presenting outgoing SGTC Board of Directors Chair Jake Everett (left) with a token of appreciation for his service as Chair of the Board for the 2024 – 2025 year.     South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors Chairman Jake Everett of Preston was recognized for his service with an appreciation award at the June South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors meeting.  He served as Chair of the organization from July 1, 2024...

SGTC Campus Police Chief Calvin Hodge Jr. administers the oath of office to new Law Enforcement Academy Instructor Joshua Blake during a recent meeting of the SGTC board of directors.Joshua Blake of Vidalia was officially sworn in as a full-time Basic Law Enforcement instructor at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) during a recent SGTC Board of Directors meeting. The oath was administered by newly appointed SGTC Campus Police Chief Calvin Hodge, Jr. SGTC President Dr. John Watford...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (right) administers the oath of office to new Campus Police Chief Calvin Hodge Jr. during a recent meeting of the SGTC board of directors.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) officially welcomed Calvin Hodge Jr. of Leesburg as its new Campus Police Chief during a recent SGTC Board of Directors meeting. SGTC President Dr. John Watford administered the oath of office, marking the beginning of Hodge’s leadership of the college’s campus safety and law...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (right) presenting International Paper Flint River Mill Manager John Nixon (left) with the Foundation President’s Club award for supporting the SGTC Foundation.    The South Georgia Technical College Foundation recognized the International Paper Flint River Mill for providing life-changing benefits to SGTC students through financial support for scholarship and educational opportunities.  They were honored for being...

SGTC Foundation Chair Bill Harris is shown above accepting a donation to the SGTC Foundation from the TCSG Foundation and TCSG Foundation Executive Director Cory Thompson to help deserving SGTC students overcome financial burdens that may otherwise prevent them from graduating and entering the workforce.   The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Foundation presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a donation recently to help fund the TCSG Foundation Gretchen K....

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the spring semester, which included 103 students from around the area and several other states.To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours) in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Clayton County: Curtisey L. Atkinson of...