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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (l to r) with Electrical Lineworker students and the Kyle Glenn Holcombe Scholarship recipients Antonio B. Thornton and Harvey O’Neal. Also shown presenting them with scholarship certificates is South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation Su Ann Bird.The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was presented to South Georgia Technical College...

Shown above (l to r) are the 2016 – 2017 Lady Jets: SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets Head Coach James Frey, Shaineequah Fluellyn, Davesha Murray, Camille Coleman, Madison Cameron, Houlfat Mahouchiza, Esther Adenike, Desiree Corbin, Sceret Ethridge, La’Deja James, Trakyra Kidd, Marina Balaguer, Kanna Suzuki and Assistant Coach Kezia Conyers.Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Tech Lady Jets international players: Marina Balaguer from Mataro, Spain; Esther Adenike of Lagos, Nigeria;...

South Georgia Technical College Logo.  South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Career Services Department will host a Job Fair on the SGTC Americus campus in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on Tuesday, November 1 from 1pm-6pm. Over 20 area employers will be on site to talk to job seekers about career opportunities. Cynthia Carter, SGTC Director of Career Services, has been organizing the event, and SGTC students as well as any job seekers in the area are encouraged to...

LaDeja James, 10, a sophomore forward who is the lone returning player from the 2015 – 2016 season, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 10 points in the match-up with Columbus State.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams took on some tough opponents in pre-season match-ups over the weekend and struggled slightly in preparation for the real 2016-2017 season opening at home on Tuesday, November 1st. The Lady Jets hosted Columbus State University in the...

Cynthia Carter has been named SGTC GOAL Coordinator for 2017.Americus – South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has announced that Cynthia Carter, the Director of Career Services at the college, will coordinate the 2017 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program. Earlier this year, Carter advised Ashley Rodgers of Oglethorpe, a Marketing Management student, toward a state GOAL win. As the GOAL winner for Georgia, Rodgers was presented a new car by Kia Motors...

The final product at Veterans State Park in Cordele. SGTC Welding students created a whimsical Halloween display with a welding theme for Veterans State Park in Cordele’s Scarecrow Strut. Instructor Brenda Gilliam integrated the construction of the display into her Ornamental Welding curriculum.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students in Brenda Gilliam’s Welding and Joining Technology class on the college’s Crisp County Center recently welded a Halloween display for the...

SGTC students take a trip to Perry Fair.  Eleven South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students recently took a trip to the Georgia National Fair in Perry. The activity was sponsored by SGTC’s Student Government Association (SGA) and is one of the many student activities sponsored by the organization annually. SGA Advisors Paul Farr and Dr. Michele Seay accompanied the students. The SGTC students who went to the Georgia National Fair included Kimberly Baker of Americus, Arthur Brown of...

Shirley Kisor is shown above center (with ball cap) with her husband and some of your children and grandchildren at the Perry Fair.Shirley Kisor, an SGTC LPN alumni.A South Georgia Technical College licensed practical nursing graduate, Shirley M. Kisor, who went on to complete her RN degree at Georgia Southwestern State University, was recognized recently as a member of the prestigious International Nurses Association organization and will be spotlighted in their upcoming publication...

The award recognizes SGTC adult education accomplishments.AMERICUS, GA (WALB) - South Georgia Technical College is being recognized as a leader in adult education. The Technical College System of Georgia honored the school for the second year in a row for having the highest percentage of students transition to credited programs after earning GEDs. School leaders said the program's reputation is attracting students. "We have a student that's actually enrolled in the program now," Assistant...

Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Commissioner Gretchen Corbin is shown above (l to r) congratulating South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors Chairperson Janet Siders and SGTC President Dr. John Watford for South Georgia Tech’s 2016 – 2017 Board of Directors earning their 100% certification award from the Technical College System of Georgia and the Technical College Directors Association recently. TCSG Deputy Commissioner Matt Arthur is also shown.The South Georgia...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Accounting, Business Technology, and Marketing Management advisory committee members D.W. Persall, Teresa Jolly, Karen Bloodworth, Sara Benson, Mark Lewis, Julie Partain, Becky Fitzgibbons, and Tracy Stewart.  South Georgia Technical College’s Accounting, Business Technology, and Marketing Management advisory committee recently held an advisory meeting on SGTC’s Crisp County Center campus in the boardroom. Members of SGTC’s Accounting, Business...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Recreation and Leisure Management advisory committee members James Frey, Tim Estes, Terri Battle, Travis Garrett, Jeff Fussell, and Jimmy Green. The South Georgia Technical Recreation and Leisure Management advisory committee met recently in the James S. Peters Gymnasium hospitality suite on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Recreation...