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Tracy Israel named SGTC Dean of Adult Education.    Tracy Israel of Smithville, GA, has been named Dean of Adult Education at South Georgia Technical College effective July 1, 2024, announced President Dr. John Watford.  Israel is currently working as SGTC’s Adult Education Career Services Specialist and will be stepping into the role currently held by SGTC’s retiring Dean of Adult Education, Lillie Ann Winn.  Israel will report to South Georgia Technical College’s Vice President of...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the spring semester, which included 104 students from around the area 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: Bibb County: Jacob Reynolds of Macon,...

SGTC Father’s Day Car Show flyer.   South Georgia Technical College will be sponsoring its SGTC Father’s Day Car Show on Saturday, June 15th from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the front lawn in front of the Lonnie E. Sweat Cafeteria on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus.    Admission is free and lunch will be provided.  Prizes for Best in Show, Old from 1900 to 1993, Best in Show, New from 1994 to Present, Best Paint Job, Best Truck, Best Motorcycle, Best Police/Fire &...

SGTC Aircraft Structural Instructor Jason Wisham is shown above with Iyonna Hall, a graduating senior from Macon County High School, and his graduate Makayla McCants, who is now excelling at the Warner Robins Air Force Base. McCants was the subject of Hall’s capstone project at Macon County High School.   Makayla McCants of Oglethorpe, signed up for the Aircraft Structural Technology program at South Georgia Technical College as soon as she graduated from Macon County High School.  She...

The SGTC Flight Plan with course offerings for Summer Semester is available at: /uploads/archived/2024/05/Flight-Plan-Summer-2024.pdf.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will be hosting an in-person registration for Summer Semester on Tuesday, May 21 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center in Cordele.  Summer semester classes begin Thursday, May 23 and it is not too late to sign up for the shortened summer semester.    “This is an awesome...

Shown above with SGTC President Dr. John Watford (l to r) are Thompson Tractor students and Adrian “Goose” Johnson Tool Scholarship recipients Forrest Weldon White of Rockford, AL; and Ashton Lane Rachels of Odenville, AL.   Ashton Lane Rachels of Odenville, AL and Forrest Weldon White of Rockford, AL, Thompson Tractor South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Think Big Heavy Equipment Diesel Technology program graduates were awarded the Adrian “Goose” Johnson tool scholarships in...

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 – Caterpillar dealers from Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina hosted a dinner for the South Georgia Technical College graduates receiving an Associate of Applied Technology Degree in Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology and Electric Power Generation Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology...

Diquita Mathis, the SGTC graduation speaker and SGTC 2024 GOAL winner, is shown after receiving her Criminal Justice Associate Degree from SGTC President Dr. John Watford.The proud past and promising future of South Georgia Technical College was on full display recently at the college’s Spring 2024 commencement ceremony Thursday, May 9, at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus in front of a capacity crowd. This is the 75th anniversary of the college’s first...

Graduates of the SGTC John Deere Ag Tech program await the start of the recent recognition ceremony on the SGTC campus in Americus.South Georgia Tech recently held a recognition ceremony for graduates of the John Deere Ag Tech program.South Georgia Technical College's (SGTC) John Deere Agricultural Technology program recently celebrated the achievements of its newest graduates with a special ceremony held at the Morgan Diesel and Automotive Complex on the SGTC campus in Americus. The event...

Diquita Mathis, a 2024 Honor Graduate from the SGTC Criminal Justice Program and the college’s 2024 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) will be the guest speaker at the SGTC Spring 2024 graduation.   South Georgia Technical College will be conducting its Spring Graduation exercise on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus, announced President Dr. John Watford.     Over 150 graduates are expected to march across the stage to...

SGTC Practical Nursing students in Cordele recently enjoyed a pajama-party themed self-care day at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center.South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing Instructor Brandy Patrick recently treated her students to a self-care day with the theme of “Pajamas and Pampering”. “We have been studying mental health,” Patrick said, “and we wanted to express how important it was for our nursing students to remember that they need to take...

GOAL-RPA 2024GOAL-RPA 2024SGTC GOAL student Diquita Mathis, a criminal justice student from Pinehurst, and Dr. Michele Seay, a General Core/Psychology instructor, represented South Georgia Technical College at the state TCSG GOAL and Rick Perkins competition in Atlanta recently. Dr. Michele Seay was one of the top nine regional finalists for the Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year award.Athens Technical College Student and Central Georgia Technical College Instructor Take Top...