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Wallace Keese of Fort Valley State University speaks to SGTC students during a recent workshop on financial literacy.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Career Services recently hosted a financial literacy workshop aimed at empowering students with essential money management and professional development skills. The event was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. Cynthia Carter, Director of Career Services, led the initiative, emphasizing...

Marion County High School senior and SGTC Dual Enrollment student Justin McCardle (center) with his parents Jamie and Rebecca McCardle.As Justin McCardle prepares to graduate from Marion County High School in May, he already has another major accomplishment to celebrate: earning a diploma in Diesel Equipment Technology from South Georgia Technical College through the college’s Dual Enrollment program. Justin began his journey at SGTC as a high school sophomore studying Criminal Justice....

SGTC Lady Jets sophomore Enola Papin (seated) is shown above with her coaches and several teammates as she prepares to sign her letter of agreement to play at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Maryland.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore co-captain Enola Papin signed a letter of agreement to play basketball for the Division 1 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women’s basketball team for the 2025 – 2026 season.  The University of...

SGTC Industrial Systems Technology student Dy’Ashia McCoy (seated) with instructor Patrick Owen.Women continue to break barriers in traditionally male-dominated industries, and Dy’Ashia McCoy is one of many students proving that the electrical trades are no exception. McCoy, a native of Blakely in Early County, Georgia, graduated from high school in May 2022. She enrolled at South Georgia Technical College soon after and has already made an impression in the Electrical Systems...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above talking with individuals during the Student Appreciation Day event on the Americus campus.    “Thank you for choosing South Georgia Technical College!”  That was the sentiment expressed during the South Georgia Technical College Student Appreciation Day event held on the Odom Center Front Lawn on the Americus campus.  The SGTC Crisp County Center celebrated Student Appreciation Day earlier this year.    Hundreds of students took part in the...

Pictured (l-r) are SGTC Electrical Systems instructor Patrick Owen, David Price, Electronics instructor Mike Collins and custodian Aldeen Smith.David Price is a first-semester student currently enrolled in the Electrical Systems Technology program at South Georgia Technical College. But David is far from a traditional first-semester or first-time student. His journey with South Georgia Tech began more than 45 years ago and over 200 miles away, when he was a vocational student at Camden...

SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter is shown above talking to the Booster Club about the 2024 – 2025 Lady Jets season.  “A special year for the players and the supporters,” was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington summed up the 2024 – 2025 basketball season for the Jets and Lady Jets at the Booster Club Awards/Recognition banquet held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus...

Cassidy Mathews of Vienna (right), pictured here with Early Childhood Care and Education instructor Cambrette Hudson, was named the Student of Excellence for spring semester at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center.Pictured on the front row (l-r) are SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence nominees Alandria West, Brianna Mauldin, Angela Craft, Andrew Cranford, Joseph Yarbrough and Jeremy Gonzalez. Back row (l-r) are instructors Jeanie Smith Johnny Davis, Tammy...

Pictured from left to right are members of the SGTC Cosmetology and Barbering advisory committee Dorothea Lusane McKenzie, Tracy Finch, Martha Bruce, Mary Aycock, Alecia Pinckney, Brandon Price, Andre Robinson, Matravious O’Neal, Dr. David Finley, and Greg Long.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently convened a meeting of its barbering and cosmetology advisory committee on the Americus campus to review program updates and discuss trends shaping the beauty industry. Made up of...

The Americus Sumter branch of the Fuller Center is working with South Georgia Technical College, Georgia Southwestern State University and Phoebe Sumter Hospital to begin building a home for Tiffany Sims on Monday April 14 at 220 S Dudley St Americus. The big event was kicked off with a ceremony followed by Georgia Southwestern University volunteers beginning construction. GSW refers to the project as the “The Big Event 2025: Blitz Build,” with students gaining the opportunity to...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC Sports and Fitness Management Advisory Council Olivia Melvin, Alecia Pinckney, Terri Battle, Tim Estes, Dr. David Finley, Jeff Fussell, Chris Ballauer and Jason Carpenter.The Sports and Fitness Management program at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held an advisory council meeting inside the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the college’s Americus campus. The council is made up of industry professionals who offer insight and expertise to...

Spring Take-Off Event planned at South Georgia Tech on April 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the James S. Peters gymnasium. The public is invited to attend.    South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its Spring Take-off Open House in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus, Friday, April 25, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford has waived the $25 application fee for individuals who apply to SGTC April 25 - 30.    Everyone is invited to attend this free...