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Shown above are members of the SGTC Financial Aid Department on the Americus campus who are working to “Impact Student Success @ SGTC!” They are (l to r) Kierra Sparks, Lacy Bailey, and Carrie Wilder, The South Georgia Technical College Financial Aid Office will be hosting a Financial Aid 101 workshop for currently enrolled students on the Americus campus on Monday, August 26th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Odom Center Testing Lab on the second floor.    “This workshop is...

Brandy Nipper   Brandy Nipper of Cordele has been hired as a full-time nursing instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center. She joins long-time Crisp County nursing instructor Cathy Freeman in that department. Nipper will report to South Georgia Tech Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain.    “Adding another full-time nursing instructor at the Crisp County Center should definitely strengthen our nursing program,” said South Georgia Technical College...

South Georgia Technical College Job Fair Scheduled for August 27 in CordeleCORDELE, GA - South Georgia Technical College will host a job fair featuring over 20 local employers at the SGTC Crisp County Center on Tuesday, August 27 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The SGTC Crisp County Center is located at 402 North Midway Road in Cordele, GA. Companies in attendance will seek to fill a range of jobs including Crew Leader, Formulator CNA, PCA, LPN Computer/IT, Care Specialist, Customer...

South Georgia Technical College Director of Business and Industry Services Paul Farr and South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers are shown above presenting Café Campesino with a special plaque signed by Governor Brian Kemp listing them as a Small Manufacturer of the Year nominee in Georgia for 2019.Café Campesino in Americus, GA was recognized recently for their nomination as one of the top 100 small manufacturing companies in Georgia for...

Patrick Peacock   Patrick Peacock of Americus has been hired as the Marketing Specialist at South Georgia Technical College and will be assisting in planning and organizing the marketing and fundraising activities of the college,” announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to Su Ann Bird, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.    “We are very pleased that...

South Georgia Technical College Director of Business and Industry Services Paul Farr and South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers (right) are shown above presenting Rhonda Holbrook and Eddie Riles of Interfor Preston Division with a special plaque signed by Governor Brian Kemp listing them as a Small Manufacturer of the Year nominee in Georgia for 2019.Interfor Preston Division in Preston, GA was nominated as one of the top 100 small manufacturing...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) is shown above accepting the Sumter EMC Foundation check from Andrea Walker for a new scholarship at South Georgia Technical College.   The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation, Inc. Proceeds from the grant will be used to establish a scholarship fund for students. Dr. John Watford, South Georgia Technical College...

South Georgia Technical College Business and Industry Director Michele McGowan is shown above (r) touring the group through the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center building and showing them how SGTC and the Cordele-Crisp County IDC work together to help bring economic prospects to the area. The Cordele-Crisp County Industrial Development Council welcomed an Economic Development Bus Tour to display the great opportunity that the community could provide potential businesses...

The center of the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus is closed due to construction work. South Georgia Technical College is updating and improving the traffic corridor in the center of the Americus campus. Due to the construction, which will be underway now throughout Fall Semester, traffic patterns have been altered and additional parking areas identified.    “We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause students and the public during the construction...

South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Admissions Coordinator Kari Bodrey (right) and SGTC Crisp County Center Student Government Association President Desiray Kenney (left), who is also enrolled in the accounting degree program at SGTC, are shown above representing the college at the National Night Out event in Cordele. The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center admissions department participated in the National Night Out 2019 event recently at the Community...

South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Business Technology Instructor Teresa Jolly (standing) is working with one of her business technology students, Allysia Oliver from Vienna. All current and SGTC Business Technology graduates on both the Americus and Crisp County campus would be eligible for the new program with The Citadel. South Georgia Technical College and 27 other two-year colleges throughout the south are working together with The Citadel in South Carolina to make a...

D.W. Persall Dorris William (D.W.) Persall of Cordele has been hired as the full-time Media & Library Services’ Specialist for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center in Cordele. He will report to Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management and Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.    As the Media & Library Services’ Specialist on the Crisp County Center campus, D.W. Persall will provide support and setup of audio/visual equipment within classrooms...