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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with the SGTC Electrical Lineworker students who were awarded the Flint Energies scholarships by the SGTC Foundation. Shown (l to r) are: Dr. Watford, Shown above are SGTC Electrical Lineworker students Edward Drake Taunton, Daniel Peavy, Ethan Sims, Bailey Cole Conner, and Christian Prickett with SGTC Electrical Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson.   Five South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker...

Matthew McKendree of Richmond Hill, GA; took first place in the SGTC SkillsUSA local competition.Three South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology and John Deere Agriculture Technology students competed in the local SkillsUSA competition and qualified to represent their programs at the State SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills competition in Atlanta, February 20 – 22, 2025    Matthew McKendree of Richmond Hill, Georgia; and Lane Parton of...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara, are shown above by one of the many Christmas trees decorating the John M. Pope Center.    The South Georgia Technical College Foundation and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford hosted a special Holiday Buffet recently to thank all SGTC faculty, staff, alumni, retirees, foundation supporters, and business and industry partners for their support of the college and its students.      The...

Shown above (l to r) on the front row are SGTC President Dr. John Watford with the SGTC Foundation Sumter Electric Foundation’s Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recipient, Hunter Hodges, and SGTC Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson.Hunter Glenn Hodges, Jr. received the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Sumter EMC Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird made the presentation along with other...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with members of the SGTC Student Affairs group that met each car with light up toys and goodies.    The South Georgia Technical College 9th annual “Light Up Your Future” Drive-Thru event was a huge success again with nearly 2,000 individuals riding around the SGTC campus in cars, vans, and trucks to see the Holiday Lights and kick off the Christmas season.     The “Light Up Your Future” event has become a...

Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford, SGTC Electrical Lineworker student Mason Stone with his certificate for being named the Georgia Power Scholarship student, Georgia Power Area Manager Keith Nichols, and South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson.      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker student Mason Stone of Sylvester, GA, was awarded the Georgia Power Electrical Lineworker Scholarship...

Kaiya Carter, 3, was selected as the GCAA Player of the Week for Division I for the week of December 2, 2024.Kaiya Carter, 3, was selected as the GCAA Player of the Week for Division I for the week of December 2, 2024.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jet freshman guard Kaiya Carter was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of December 2, 2024 following SGTC’s win over Southern Union in the Pete...

Mio Sakano (30) led the Lady Jets in scoring against Cape Fear with 23 points.   The Cape Fear Community College Lady Sea Devils of Wilmington, North Carolina, walked away with three wins to capture first place in the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Pete Arrington Classic basketball tournament in the hangar, November 29 – December 1.    Cape Fear defeated the SGTC Lady Jets 70 – 67 and then took another narrow 59 – 57 win over the Albany Tech Lady Titans.  Their third win of...

Pictured (l-r) are the finalists to represent SGTC in the TCSG GOAL competition: Barbara Chestnut, Dakedra Rasberry, and Tera Parker.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Dr. John Watford has announced the three finalists selected to represent SGTC in the annual Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition. The finalists are Barbara Chestnut of Mauk, Criminal Justice; Dakedra Rasberry of Vienna, Practical Nursing; and Tera Parker of Montezuma, Culinary Arts. Other...

SGTC Mathematics Instructor and National Technical Honor Society advisor Chester Taylor (left) is shown above with SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology’s Lane Parton (right), when he was inducted into the NTHS organization. Parton has been selected to receive the SkillsUSA – Aerotek “Make Your Mark” scholarship worth $5,000.   South Georgia Technical College Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology’s Lane Parton of Lincolnton, GA, has been selected to receive the...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above with Paul Hancock (left) of Ft. Worth, Texas, after talking with him about the new limited term endowed scholarship he established, and giving him a tour of the SGTC Americus campus.     Paul Hancock of Ft. Worth, Texas visited South Georgia Technical College recently after establishing a limited term endowed scholarship for students from Dodge, Wilcox, Crisp and Sumter Counties in memory of his parents, John...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) and SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the SGTC Foundation, Su Ann Bird (r), are shown above accepting the Sumter EMC Foundation check from Sumter EMC’s Andrea Walker (c) to assist with the Sumter EMC Foundation endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College.Americus, GA —The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $2,500.00 to...