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Pictured left to right are Jaye Cripe, Verneda Johnson, and Lisa Penton at a recent meeting of the South Georgia Technical College Early Childhood Care and Education program advisory committee.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) early childhood care and education (ECCE) 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...

Emily Simpson (standing) discusses work ethics with South Georgia Technical College students during a recent workshop.Guest speaker Emily Simpson (standing, center) with SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, Culinary Arts instructor Corcynthia Monts, and Retention and Coaching Specialist Dr. Deo Cochran (standing r-l) with a group of SGTC students during a recent work ethics workshop on the SGTC campus.South Georgia Technical College recently welcomed guest speaker Emily Simpson,...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above encouraging individuals to reconnect with the college as part of SGTC’s 75th anniversary celebration of successes.    South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is celebrating 75 years of success as an institution of higher education and over100 years of serving as an aviation maintenance training facility.     “South Georgia Tech was one of the first technical colleges established in Georgia and is the longest...

Jimmy Bargeron, a 1976 alumnus of South Georgia Tech, is shown above with President Dr. John Watford.   There were some similarities but Jimmy Bargeron was amazed at how much South Georgia Tech had changed since he was a student in the Electrical Construction and Maintenance program on the Americus campus in 1976.     “I recognize several buildings but this campus has really changed for the better since I was here in 1976, said Bargeron, who returned to the campus with his wife, Dee,...

Shown above with SGTC Culinary Arts Instructors Chef Ricky Watzlowick and Chef Hunter Little are the students in the Americus and Crisp County Culinary Arts program that prepared and served the food at the South Georgia Technical College Donor Appreciation Dinner recently.    The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Culinary Arts students from the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses gained valuable practical experience by catering the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Annual...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above presenting the Smallwood – Sondron Scholarship award to Dillan Jerkins.     Dillan Jerkins of Plains, GA, was awarded the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the conclusion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 23 – 01 training.        Lou Crouch of Bryon endowed this scholarship for the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement Academy in memory of...

SGTC Lady Jets head coach James Frey along with assistant coaches Olivia Melvin and Ricka Jackson are shown with the members of the 2022 – 2023 Lady Jets with their plaques.New Mexico State University head coach Jody Adams was the guest speaker at the SGTC Jets Booster Club end of the season banquet.  “A good year and a great year,” was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington summed up the 2022 – 2023 basketball season for the Jets and...

Pictured left to right are SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley, Drafting instructor Kristie Hudson, WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai, and Cooper Lighting Lead Designer Teresa Crawford at a recent meeting of the SGTC Drafting program advisory committee.The advisory committee for the drafting program at South Georgia Technical College recently held its spring semester advisory meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Representatives from the drafting...

South Georgia Technical College Career Services Director Cynthia Carter (left) with Valerie Hicks of the Mercer University Educational Opportunity at a recent financial literacy workshop for students at the SGTC Crisp County Center.Valerie Hicks (standing, left) of the Mercer University Educational Opportunity Center taught students about financial literacy in a recent workshop at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center.South Georgia Technical College’s Career Services...

SGTC's Fanta Gassama commits to Arizona.From Arizona Basketball By K Doss South Georgia Technical College post Fanta Gassama had it planned. She was headed to Cincinnati after a strong finish at the junior college level. A coaching change in Ohio reopened her recruitment. Now, she will add to the growing number of frontcourt players at Arizona next season. While the 6-foot-1 sophomore is listed as a center by her juco team, the announcement of her commitment to Arizona lists her...

Shown above are the 8th graders from Furlow Charter School, Schley, Macon, Webster and Crisp Counties that attended the event.   Nearly 200 eighth graders from five different surrounding counties attended the STEM/STEAM Aviation/Avionics Day hosted by South Georgia Technical College and Chattahoochee-Flint RESA on the SGTC Americus campus.    South Georgia Technical College is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and aviation maintenance was one of the first programs offered at the...

South Georgia Technical College is “Going the Extra Mile” to deliver workforce education. Enroll today for Summer Semester.    South Georgia Technical College is currently registering students for an eight-week summer semester session which begins on May 24 and can be completed by July 27.  There are no test requirements for admission.  The college will be hosting in-person registration and orientation sessions on Tuesday, April 18 in Americus and on the Crisp County Center campus.    ...