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South Georgia Technical College Accounting Director Robin Bell has decided to retire after over 13 years of service to the college, its students, and faculty and staff. She began her career at SGTC as an Accounting Specialist but has now served as the Accounting Director for over 11 years. Her strong work ethic, calming demeanor, and helpful attitude will be missed. While accounting and financial responsibilities occupied much of her time at South Georgia Technical College,...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Foundation are proud of the many individuals who have enrolled, attended, graduated, and prospered after taking advantage of the workforce education offered here over the past 78 years. They are the “Doers & Makers” in our communities today. The SGTC Foundation will hosting its 27th annual “TechForce” fund-raising drive, September 14th – 25th to provide additional help for academically...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the summer semester, which included 74 students from Georgia and several other states. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours) in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Bartow County: Collier Vanorder of...

The Georgia Student Finance Commission will be offering two new scholarships beginning Fall Semester 2026, announced South Georgia Technical College Director of Financial Aid Kelly Everett. The scholarships are DREAMS Scholarship and the Foster Care Scholarship. The DREAMS (Dedicating Resources to Educationally Advance More Students) Scholarship is the state’s first-ever needs-based college aid program. Eligible students can receive up to $3,000 per academic year to cover unmet...

South Georgia Technical College recently honored the graduates of its Practical Nursing program during a traditional pinning ceremony on the college's Cordele campus. The ceremony celebrated the students' successful completion of the program and marked their transition into the nursing profession. The ceremony featured remarks from Julie Partain, an invocation by practical nursing student Alaysia Glover, a class address by student DyQuasia Daniels, and closing remarks from Practical...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) hosted “one of nursing’s most cherished traditions” during the Associate of Science (AS) in Nursing Pinning Ceremony for SGTC’s inaugural graduating class of the LPN to RN Bridge program in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on August 7, 2026 at 10 a.m. before a capacity crowd of friends, family and loved ones. The 26 graduates from the SGTC inaugural graduating class included: Shaniqa Ajabor of Columbus; Trelisha Banks of...

Eleven Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) students recently celebrated the completion of the Practical Nursing program at South Georgia Technical College, marking an important milestone as they prepare to enter the healthcare workforce. The graduates represented both the Americus and Cordele campuses and were recognized for successfully completing the rigorous nursing program with support from the WIOA program. The Cordele campus graduates included AuNiya Jones of Crisp...

Eleven graduates of the South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing program received their nursing pins in a recent ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. A crowd of family, friends, administrators, and instructors attended the event to show their support as the students participated in the traditional pinning ritual. SGTC President Dr. John Watford welcomed those in attendance and thanked everyone for their support of the graduates. ...

South Georgia Technical College’s Fall Semester will begin Monday, August 17th and it is not too late to apply. Registration on the Americus and Crisp County Center classes is being held, Thursday, August 13, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus and in the main building in Cordele. Students who register for Fall Semester classes will receive a free South Georgia Tech t-shirt with the new slogan, “Doers & Makers,” while supplies last. South Georgia...

The National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) Americus chapter of South Georgia Technical College conducted a Trash Pick-Up on the Americus campus recently as a service project to help give back to the Americus campus. The service project was designed to help create an even cleaner space for the upcoming move in day for Fall Semester when incoming freshman and returning sophomores and their families will be entering or returning to the campus for Fall Semester which gets underway...

AMERICUS, Ga. — South Georgia Technical College Crisp County welding students and instructor Thomas Mayo are putting their skills to work for a good cause by donating a custom-built portable grill to benefit the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. The portable grill, complete with a charcoal cooking chamber and smoke box, was designed and fabricated by the students and is valued at approximately $2,000. It will be raffled as part of the SGTC Foundation's 2026 TechForce...

South Georgia Technical College recently recognized 14 graduates of its Nail Technology program during a completion ceremony on the college's Americus campus. Family members, friends, faculty, and college administrators gathered to celebrate the students' accomplishments as they prepared to begin careers in the beauty industry. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford congratulated the graduates on completing the program and encouraged them to remember the impact they...