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Empower Leadership group is shown above at South Georgia Technical College.    Approximately 40 high school students with the EMPOWER Youth Leadership program sponsored by Flint Energies visited South Georgia Technical College to learn more about the workforce development educational opportunities available at SGTC.    Natalie Bradley, Flint Energies Community Connections Specialist, coordinated the visit with the EMPOWER YOUTH Leadership group, which consists of rising seniors from six...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (left) is shown above presenting outgoing SGTC Board of Directors member, Jimmy Davis, (right) with a plaque of appreciation for his service to the Board.     South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Dr. John Watford recently recognized Jimmy Davis of Macon County for his nine years of service to the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors.    “Jimmy Davis has been a tremendous asset to South Georgia Technical College, our Board of...

SGTC C-Term Classes start October 11.     South Georgia Technical College will be offering eight-week class sessions beginning October 11.  It is not too late to sign up. Financial aid and other aid is available which might make classes practically tuition free!  Students can secure a full-semester of credit in just eight weeks.     SGTC is offering over 60 different classes in 10 different programs of study as well as a number of core classes including English, Psychology, College Algebra,...

SGTC Retention and Coaching Specialist Dr. Deo Cochran-Sherrod (standing) conducts a workshop for SGTC students on strategies for retaining information for tests.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a study skills workshop for students on the Americus campus. Dr. Deo Cochran-Sherrod, SGTC Retention and Coaching Specialist, conducted the workshop and presented ten strategies for effective studying. The workshop offered students an opportunity to strengthen their current study...

Joel Trevor Ferguson and Clarence Saint, SGTC Welding graduates, are shown in front of the entrance to Pittsburg Tank and Tower in Henderson, KY, where they were both hired after graduation.   The South Georgia Technical College Welding and Joining Department has formed a partnership with Pittsburg Tank & Tower in Henderson, KY, and has been able to place welding graduates in good paying jobs right out of college.    Pittsburg Tank & Tower is a 100% employee owned business with over 100...

SGTC Marketing students and alumni are shown above with SGTC Marketing Instructor Mary Cross helping out at the front table in the gym lobby.   South Georgia Technical College’s faculty, staff and students supported the Innovation Senior Solutions Southwest Georgia’s Got Talent Senior Fall Festival held at the South Georgia Technical College Gymnasium recently. SGTC Jets are shown above helping Phoebe Sumter and Healthy Sumter give out produce bags. SGTC Cosmetology students helped...

SGTC’s Chad Brown is shown above with other instructors at the HTEC Conference recently.    Chad Brown, South Georgia Technical College’s Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor, has been selected to serve as a two-year college representative on the 2023-2024 Haas Technical Education Community (HTEC) Member Council.    The Haas Technical Education Community (HTEC) is a worldwide partnership program, established to transform CNC (Computer Numerical Control) classrooms into...

Alecia Pinckney joins South Georgia Tech as the Administrative Assistant to Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.   Alecia Pinckney of Americus has joined South Georgia Technical College as the full-time Administrative Assistant to Julie Partain, Vice President of Academic Affairs.  She will be located on the SGTC Americus campus.    “On behalf of everyone at South Georgia Technical College, I would like to welcome Alecia Pinckney to the college as a full-time employee,”...

Students in the SGTC Horticulture program recently volunteered to help perform tree care at Andersonville National Historic Site with Saving Branches, a non-profit organization providing tree care services at national cemeteries and other properties dedicated to veterans.South Georgia Technical College Horticulture instructor, Brandon Gross, and his students recently assisted in tree care service at the Andersonville National Historic Site. The students worked with arborists from Saluting...

Shown above are the members of the South Georgia Technical College Internal TechForce 2023 fund drive. They include: Leah Cannady, Tami Blount, Josh Curtin, Melissa Grantham, David Cox, Teresa McCook, Pat Peacock, Dr. Michelle Seay, Jason Wisham, Tammy Hamilton, Matthew Burks, Dorothea Lusane McKenzie, Chester Taylor, Lisa Jordan, Jeff Sheppard and Lillie Ann Winn.    The South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff kicked off the internal portion of the SGTC Foundation’s 2023...

Pictured from left to right are members of the SGTC Culinary Arts Advisory Committee Hunter Little, Kelli Alexander, Katrice Martin, Culinary Arts instructor Ricky Watzlowick, Shirley Trice, Ethel Waters, and Larry Jackson.SGTC Culinary Arts students prepared and served a meal for the advisory committee.The South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts program advisory committee met recently in The Landings Culinary Arts Dining Room on the Americus campus. The Culinary Arts students prepared...

Brandie Chappell hired as new South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing Instructor.     Brandie L. Chappell of Leesburg has been hired as a Practical Nursing Instructor at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.    Chappell is an alumna of South Georgia Technical College and has over 13 years of progressive experience in the nursing field.  She earned her...