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SGTC faculty, staff, students, and ARAMARK employees gather for the memorial Balloon release in honor of Shirley Trice.   South Georgia Technical College faculty, staff, students and ARAMARK employees honored the memory of long-time SGTC Cafeteria Director Shirley Trice with a memorial balloon release on Friday, October 4th on the SGTC campus outside of the Lonnie Sweat Cafeteria.    Trice passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. ...

South Georgia Technical College President John Watford (l to r)) is shown above with the first place Ginger Starlin State Farm team of Jarrod Sells, Payne Sells, and Peyton Sells and SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter is shown in the back.   The Ginger Starlin State Farm golf team consisting of Payne, Jarrod and Peyton Sells captured first place and “Red Jackets” with a score of 45 at the 10th annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky...

Ladaisha Rumph joins SGTC as Adult Education Instructor.Ladaisha Rumph joins SGTC as Adult Education Instructor.South Georgia Technical College has hired Ladaisha Rumph of Montezuma as an Adult Education instructor for SGTC’s Adult Education/GED department, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  She will be reporting to Vice President of Operations Karen Werling and SGTC Dean of Adult Education Tracy Israel.    In her new role with the South Georgia Tech Adult Education Department,...

Shown above are SGTC Electrical Lineworker students Camron Davis and Ty Darius Clark who received the SGTC Foundation Flint Energies CDL scholarships for Electrical Lineworker students.   South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students Camron T. Davis of Wadley and Ty Darius Clark of Roberta were awarded the South Georgia Technical College’s Flint Energies Scholarships for Electrical Lineworker students also earning a Commercial Truck Driving (CDL) license.    “We are so...

SGTC instructors Nick Edwards (center left) and Brandon Gross (center right) spoke recently with a group of Macon County high school students and Agriculture Educator Tommell Wilcox (third from right) during the group’s recent visit to the South Georgia Technical College campus in Americus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently welcomed Tommell Wilcox, a Georgia agricultural educator from Macon County, along with several of his high school students, to explore the college’s...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l to r) is shown above with SGTC Vice President for Academic Affairs Julie Partain and SGTC’s full-time RN Instructors Sherri Cartwright and Madeline Roberts.   The Georgia Board of Nursing (GBON) voted at its September meeting to grant developmental approval for South Georgia Technical College to offer an Associate of Science Nursing (LPN to RN) Bridge program on the Americus campus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford and...

Pictured are members of the SGTC GOAL 2025 screening committee (top, l-r) Peiare Adderley, Michelle McGowan, (bottom, l-r) Sandhya Muljibhai, Tylen Pepito, and Jennifer Robinson.Pictured are members of the SGTC GOAL 2025 screening committee (top, l-r) Peiare Adderley, Michelle McGowan, (bottom, l-r) Sandhya Muljibhai, Tylen Pepito, and Jennifer Robinson.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) has announced the internal screening committee for the college’s Georgia Occupational Award of...

10th annual Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament planned for Thursday, October 3.SGTC Booster Club to host 10th Sparky Reeves Classic Golf tournament.     The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club will be hosting the 10th annual Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, GA.  Everyone is encouraged to participate and all proceeds will go to the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club to...

Mikki Guest of Guest Forestry Services addresses SGTC students during a recent recruitment event on the Americus campus.Mikki Guest of Guest Forestry Services (right) recently spoke to students in SGTC’s Diesel Technology, Horticulture, and Commercial Truck Driving programs about opportunities available with the company.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Career Services recently held an On-Campus Recruitment event featuring Guest Forestry Services, Inc., a forestry contracting company...

    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has announced that South Georgia Technical College will be closed on Thursday, September 26th and Friday, September 27 due to weather concerns.  No classes will be held and faculty and staff will not be asked to report.

Students at SGTC’s Crisp County Center participate in a role-playing exercise during a recent workshop on effective communication.South Georgia Technical College’s Cordele campus held a Q.E.P. (Quality Enhancement Plan) workshop focusing on the importance of Effective Communication and the various ways communication has an impact on people’s lives. The event was held in the LaPorte Auditorium at the SGTC Crisp County Center and was designed to focus on the soft skills students need to...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Cassandra Williams (right) with Horticulture instructor Brandon Gross.Nominees for SGTC’s Student of Excellence Award for September were (front row, L-R) Debra Merrell, Henry Johnson, Lance Cornell, Cassandra Williams, Michael Mendez-Hernandez, Jordan Hayes, and Robert Nesselrotte. Not pictured is nominee Te’ahja Hardwick. Back row (l-r) are nominating instructors Johnny Griffin, Kristie Hudson, Mike Collins, Brandon Gross, Patrick Owen, Jake...