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SGTC NTHS advisors, members, and MOWR students are pictured planting a tree on SGTC’s Crisp County Center campus in honor of Georgia Arbor Day. South Georgia Technical College’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) members of the Crisp County Center recently celebrated Arbor Day with a tree planting ceremony. A speech was given about the importance of trees and a live oak tree was planted in honor of that day. Students and faculty members who participated in the event included...

SGTC Adult Education students are pictured with Assistant Vice President for Adult Education LaShondra Coleman (far right) and GED Instructor Tonya Visage (far left). The Adult Education department held a celebration for the class after completion of a level requirement. South Georgia Technical College’s Adult Education department recently held a Level Completion party for GED students. Assistant Vice President for Adult Education, LaShondra Coleman and GED Instructor, Tonya Visage...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford congratulates Harold Edward Moore, former Dean of Students at South Georgia Trade and Vocational School, on his 90th birthday. Harold Edward Moore was honored by his family, friends, and many former co-workers recently when his wife and family hosted a 90th birthday celebration for the former South Georgia Tech employee at the Carnegie in Americus. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford, SGTC President Emeritus...

James Cochran, shown above, earned his drafting degree at South Georgia Tech and is now working as a MCSC Documentation Graphics Illustrator at AECOM Government Services Inc. in Albany.James Cochran, shown above, earned his drafting diploma at South Georgia Tech and is now working as a MCSC Documentation Graphics Illustrator at ECOM Government Services Inc. in Albany.In less than two years, James Otis Cochran of Americus has been able to turn his two-year technical college education into the...

The top-ranked Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association’s South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up one spot into 17th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball Top 25 poll released February 14th. South Georgia Tech was in the 18th place spot last week and is still the only Georgia women’s team included in the NJCAA Division I national rankings. They have moved up six spots since reentering the polls three weeks ago. ...

Criminal Justice Technology is one many programs offering classes for SGTC’s abbreviated C-Term during spring semester. South Georgia Technical College is offering day, evening, and online eight week classes beginning March 13th on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses. The eight-week classes are part of the Spring Semester C-term which begins March 13th and ends May 2nd. C-Term class offerings will include courses in Air Conditioning Technology, Culinary Arts, Medical...

SGTC Crisp County Center Black History Program - Shown above (l to r) are the individuals that participated in the SGTC Crisp County Center’s first Black History Program recently. They include: SGTC National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) members Ramona Williams and Dontavious Harrell, NTHS Vice President Valerie Bryon, SGTC Student Affairs Coordinator Kari Bodrey, Keynote Speaker Dravian McGill, Sr., SGTC Board of Director and Foundation Trustee Willie Patrick, Keynote Speaker Bambie...

On the front row from left to right are SGA/NTHS Winter conference competitors Valerie Byron, Maria Rivera, and Mykaula Harvey. On the second row from left to right are SGA Advisor Kari Bodrey and NTHS Advisor Katrice Taylor. On the back row from left to right are conference competitors Christian Powell, Joshua Chappell, D.W. Persall, and Dontavious Harrell.South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association (SGA) and National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) members of the Crisp...

TUITION TUESDAY – South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated left) and PharmaCentra and Concentra Solutions CEO Dan Berman (seated right) are signing documents that will provide the company’s initial scholarship opportunities to PharmaCentra’s Jennifer Lopez (standing left), and Concentra Solution’s Cierra Watts (standing right).Americus, GA - PharmaCentra, LLC and Concentra Solutions, Inc. made a donation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation...

Head Start students were excited to choose and read the books that were donated to the program by South Georgia Tech’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) after their recent Book Drive. Pictured from left to right are NTHS members Leah Windham and Annie Streeter, NTHS Advisor Raven Payne, and NTHS member Tonya Barrett, who helped distribute donated books to the children of the Americus Head Start program. South Georgia Technical College’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) of...

Eleven year-old aspiring chef Kaylon Harvey, who appeared on the Food Network’s Kids Sweets Showdown late last year, recently spoke to students in SGTC’s Marketing Management program. South Georgia Technical College’s Marketing Management class recently welcomed Kaylon Harvey to their class and listened to him speak about his time on the Food Network Kids Sweets Showdown television show. Kaylon and his mother, Pamela, spoke to SGTC Marketing Management instructor Mary Cross’s...

South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers is shown above (c) with Georgia Power’s Gordy Morris (l) and Georgia Power’s Michael Hardester (r), who is an alumni of the SGTC Electrical Lineworker program.Georgia Power Training Supervisor Gordy Morris and Georgia Power Methods and Training Specialist Michael Hardester, who is also a graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker Program, visited South Georgia Technical College...