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SGTC Fire Services/EMT students Will Toms and Clay Owens are shown above after participating with veteran fire fighters in the 9.11.2001 remembrance. (Photos by Leila Henderson Toms)   Two South Georgia Technical College Fire Fighter/EMSP students joined members of the Sumter County Fire and Rescue department in paying tribute to the memory of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives in the 9.11.2001 tragedy in New York City by climbing the equivalent of the 2,200 steps it would take the...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves is shown above with SGTC Athletic Director James Frey and the first-place team of Chandler Studdard, Corey Stallings and Bray Bishop and SGTC President Dr. John Watford.   The Team Peterson team of Chandler Studdard, Corey Stallings, and Bray Bishop won the coveted “Red Jackets” when they captured first place in the seventh annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Golf Tournament held at the...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (right) congratulating Chance Simpson of Macon County at the SGTC Spring 2021 graduation ceremony. Simpson was a dual enrollment student who earned his Computer Information Systems associate degree prior to graduating from high school. The Marshallville native was accepted into the elite and prestigious John Hopkins University (Whiting) School of Engineering with a full academic scholarship. He is double majoring in...

South Georgia Technical College Director of Economic Development for the Crisp County Center Michelle McGowan is shown above with Jamie Register, Human Resources Manager for Big Tex.South Georgia Technical College Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain is shown above with Crisp County Sheriff’s Department’s Colonel Denise Youngblood, Chief Deputy of the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office; Haley Wade, Public Information Officer, and Major Al Smith, Field Operations.CORDELE, GA – Over 25...

South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, September 14, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. By taking a moment from your day to donate, you may be giving someone else a chance at life. A single blood donation can be separated into components, which can actually help more than one person. Accident victims...

South Georgia Tech is hosting a job fair with the Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce and the Cordele-Crisp County Industrial Development Council this Thursday from 9 a.m. until noon at the SGTC Crisp County Center. Interviews will be conducted on-site, so attendees are encouraged to bring their resumes. Employers will be on hand with job openings in a variety of categories, including: accounting, business and office, computer information (IT), general labor, healthcare, maintenance,...

The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) have collaborated to allow students to receive TCSG college credits for certain Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) courses.ATLANTA, GA--The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) have collaborated to develop statewide articulation agreements that will allow students to receive TCSG college credits for certain Career, Technical,...

SGTC is offering free online courses for soft skills training.South Georgia Technical College’s Office of Economic Development is providing access to 10 FREE, self-paced, online, basic soft-skills courses that encompass a variety of topics useful in any work environment.  The courses can be accessed at: https://gvtc.tcsg.edu/econdev.“In an effort to support our communities, business and industry, and individuals in this time of need, South Georgia Technical College and the Technical...

Two students receive t-shirts from SGTC Special Services Coordinator Jennifer Robinson at the college’s July registration day.In-person registration for fall semester at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will take place Monday, August 16 on the college’s Americus and Cordele campuses. In Americus, registration sessions will begin at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 5:00 p.m. in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. Cordele registration will be open from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. and...

   South Georgia Technical College sent out hundreds of acceptance letters to new students for its upcoming Fall Semester beginning with the word “Congratulations!”   South Georgia Technical College’s Fall Semester begins August 18th.      The college is removing potential enrollment obstacles by waiving entrance exams and even if individuals did not receive a letter, the college will help get students accepted and enrolled!  And enrolling students will receive FREE SGTC “Changing...

If you need help paying for college classes, South Georgia Technical College may be able to help!   Millions of students across the country are facing financial strains and health fears as they decide whether or not to return to college this fall.  Times are unpredictable, but students who are worried they can’t afford to take classes should contact South Georgia Technical College now.     “South Georgia Technical College has 24 different programs that qualify for additional financial...

SGTC John Deere Agricultural Technology graduate Austin Westbook (middle) is shown above with SGTC instructors Wayne Peck and Mathew Burks. Westbook was featured in a podcast recently talking about life as a John Deere technician.    South Georgia Technical College 2018 John Deere Agricultural Technology graduate Austin Westbook of Malone, FL, was featured on a Field Rows podcast by Jim McArthur talking about his time at South Georgia Technical College and describing the life of a John...