SGTC Cosmetology and Barbering Advisory Committee Meets for Spring Semester

April 15, 2019
SGTC cosmetology and barbering advisory committee members stand together in the college's salon lab. Left to right: Dr. David Finley, Xavier Jackson, Adrain Hicks, Angelo Baisden, Anna Horton, Kembrial Harris, Tracy Finch,Martha Bruce, Armenta Battle, Danielle McSpadden, Yesenia Gutierrez and Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie.
SGTC cosmetology and barbering advisory committee members stand together in the college's salon lab. Left to right: Dr. David Finley, Xavier Jackson, Adrain Hicks, Angelo Baisden, Anna Horton, Kembrial Harris, Tracy Finch,Martha Bruce, Armenta Battle, Danielle McSpadden, Yesenia Gutierrez and Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie.

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) barbering and cosmetology program advisory committees jointly met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the programs and the industry as a whole.

The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the college’s beauty programs. SGTC’s barbering instructor, Xavier Jackson, and cosmetology instructor, Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, provided the committee with updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities, and student news.

The advisory committee members provide information to SGTC faculty and staff about suggested improvements in curriculum, new training opportunities that are available in the marketing field, new technology, employment/internship opportunities available for students, and salary levels students may anticipate upon graduation.

Members present at the advisory committee meeting included nine members: Adrain Hicks, Classic Cuts; Angelo Baisden, Motivations Barber Salon; SGTC barbering student Anna Horton; Kembrial Harris, Kem’s Beauty Palace; Tracy Finch, Dorothea’s Beauty Salon; Martha Bruce, KB’s Beauty Salon; Armenta Battle, Smart Styles; Danielle McSpadden, Shear Reflections; and Yesenia Gutierrez, SGTC cosmetology instructor. SGTC dean for academic affairs Dr. David Finley also attended the meeting to provide an administrative update.

The advisory committee is a crucial link that provides an avenue for South Georgia Tech instructors to learn about changing conditions or technology in the workplace that can then be passed along to students that will enable them to be fully prepared upon graduation.

South Georgia Technical College is currently registering students for Summer semester on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses, which begins Wednesday, May 23, 2019. There will be a registration and orientation session the day before – on Tuesday, May 22, 2019. To apply for admission, contact the admissions office by calling 229-931-2760 in Americus, or 229-271-4051 in Cordele.

South Georgia Technical College has a one-stop admissions process that allows students to apply, enroll, and register in the same day. Students are also encouraged to apply for financial aid as soon as they can.

South Georgia Tech currently offers over 200 different associate degree, diploma, and short term technical certificate of credit classes. Enroll today and get ahead in your chosen career. For more information about South Georgia Technical College and its programs of study, visit the website at: www.southgatech.edu.