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1990 South Georgia Tech aviation graduate Scott Schneider stands in front of the college’s World War II-era Navy Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune airplane during a recent visit to the SGTC campus. The memories flooded back to Scott Schneider when he recently returned to the South Georgia Technical College campus for the first time in 30 years. As he marveled at the changes to the facilities over the past three decades, he also found much that was familiar. When Schneider first came from Tampa, FL...

Pictured (l-r) are SGTC Dual Enrollment graduates Mitchell Turton of Southland Academy and Wyatt Morgan of Marion County High School.Two Dual Enrollment students at South Georgia Technical College recently graduated from SGTC even before they graduated from their high schools. Mitchell Turton of Southland Academy earned a diploma in Precision Machining and Manufacturing while Wyatt Morgan of Marion County High School completed the Diesel Equipment Technology Program to earn his...

Pictured (l-r) are SGTC Marketing instructor Mary Cross, SGTC CIS instructor Veronda Cladd, Kayla Bowens of Innovative Senior Solutions, and Harriet Glover of Belk.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) marketing management program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality...

Shown above with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford are the seven Peyton Norris Thompson Tractor CAT students who were awarded the 2023 Fly High Goose - Adrian “Goose” Johnson tool scholarship. They are Kirk Alan League, Garrett Colton Wheeler, Cade Harper Tarver, Nathan Eli Ruha, Zachary Lloyd Peek, Matthew Keith Jackson, and Tobias Cole Austin.   Seven Thompson Tractor South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar “Think Big” Heavy Equipment Diesel Technology...

Pictured are members of the John Deere Agricultural Technology advisory committee (l-r) Bert Bagley, Dr. David Finley, Jason Kinzey, Wayne Peck, Robert Thompson, Aaron Vancil, Dan Iglima, Mike Williams, Curt Jackson, Lee Johnson, Diana Padron, Doug Eldridge, Jamar Boykin, Kaylee Lawrence, and Matthew Burks.The advisory committee for South Georgia Technical College’s John Deere Agricultural Technology program met recently on the SGTC campus in Americus. In the meeting, instructors Matthew...

A capacity crowd of South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technician and Electric Power Generation graduates, their families and CAT dealer representatives gathered prior to graduation for a dinner sponsored by the CAT dealers for their graduates in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center.A large number of Caterpillar officials were on hand to support graduates and their families at the SGTC Graduation and Dealer sponsor dinner.Americus, GA –...

TCSGTCSGSGTC 2023 GOAL winner Tredarrian Colbert is shown above with SGTC Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Chester Taylor at the TCSG Spring Leadership event. TCSGATLANTA, GA—South Georgia Technical College 2023 GOAL student Tredarrian Colbert of Americus and the SGTC 2023 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Chester Taylor were recognized along with the other top students and instructors of the year at the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Georgia Occupational Award of...

A large crowd attended the SGTC Spring 2023 graduation ceremony recently in the James S. Peters gymnasium. Betsy Burton Shealy, a graduate in the SGTC Marketing Management program, is shown above with her family. Her grandfather Sonny Shealy served on the SGTC Board of Directors and her grandmother Elaine Thomas is a graduate of SGTC. The proud past and promising future of South Georgia Technical College was on full display recently at the college’s Spring 2023 commencement ceremony...

A few of the SGTC John Deere Agricultural Technology students pose for a photo with their family members after a recent ceremony on the SGTC campus to recognize new graduates from the program.SGTC John Deere Agricultural Technology graduates await the start of a ceremony to honor their accomplishments.The John Deere Agricultural Technology program at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a ceremony to recognize new graduates from the program. The event was held in the Morgan...

South Georgia Technical College Medical Assisting program ranked fourth best in Georgia. Shown above (l to r) are Medical Assisting students Ashely Scott of Buena Vista and Sharmell Baldwin of Albany with SGTC Medical Assisting Instructors Jeana Yawn, Sheri Bass and Carol Cowan.    The South Georgia Technical College Medical Assisting program was highlighted recently as the fourth best program in Georgia by Medical Assistant Advice.  Over 1200 schools currently offer medical assisting...

SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence Jon Eric Watson (right) with Welding instructor Brad Aldridge.Seated (l-r) are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees James Still, Gweneka Brown, and Kristie Neal. Standing (l-r) are nominating instructors Jeff Sheppard, Brad Aldridge, Carol Cowan, and Brandy Patrick. Not pictured are instructor Mike Enfinger, nominee Ricky Crapp, and overall winner Jon Eric Watson.Jon Eric Watson, a Welding student from Hawkinsville, was honored recently as the...

Pictured are SGTC Horticulture instructor Brandon Gross (center) with his students (l-r) John T. Owens of Ellaville, Desirae Cooper of Dry Branch, Lisa Wade of Americus, and Caron Clements of Cobb during the recent plant sale for SGTC students, faculty, and staff.The South Georgia Technical College Horticulture program recently held a plant sale open to SGTC students, faculty, and staff. The sale was held in the greenhouse on the Americus campus. Students in the Horticulture program and...