South Georgia Tech exhibit on display at Sunbelt Ag Exposition

October 16, 2018

South Georgia Technical College has the Aaron’s Rents Motorsports Race Car on display as well as the Jets Mascot ACE, a CAT Diesel Power Generator and other items that are representative of South Georgia Technical College’s over 200 associate degree, diploma, or technical certificate of credit programs.

South Georgia Technical College is one of the over 1,200 exhibitors at the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition’s 41st anniversary show in Moultrie, Georgia, October 16th – 18th. Thousands of visitors are scheduled to visit the 100 acre show site over three days.
South Georgia Technical College is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year and is the second oldest technical college in Georgia. The campus has locations in both Americus and Crisp County offers students the “Complete College Experience” with on-campus housing at the Americus location as well as nationally ranked academic programs, intercollegiate athletics, and student clubs and activities.
Education is the key component of the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition with over 300 seminars and demonstrations offered over the three-day event. Twenty-one different education major universities and colleges and a special youth Educational Challenge for sixth through 12th grades are also being scheduled to provide competitive and fun opportunities for students to demonstrate their knowledge in six different content areas.
“South Georgia Technical College is pleased to be an exhibitor at the Sunbelt Ag Exposition,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. “We can showcase our partnerships with John Deere, Caterpillar, Metro Power, Delta, Georgia Power and other utility companies and others. This is the perfect way to let individuals who are interested in working with their hands and their minds know more about the great educational opportunities available at South Georgia Tech. We offer over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs.”
Instructors and individuals from the John Deere Agricultural Technology Program, the Caterpillar Dealer’s Heavy Equipment Technology, Diesel Technology, High Performance Engines, Automotive Technology, Aviation Maintenance Technology, and other programs were on hand to showcase their programs.
South Georgia Technical College also provides the use of free textbooks to students enrolled in classes which makes it very affordable. Financial Aid opportunities are also available.
For more information contact South Georgia Technical College visit the website at www.southgatech.edu or contact the admissions office at 229-931-2760 or 229-931-2252 in Americus or 229-271-4051 in Cordele.

The Aaron’s Rents Race Car was a great place for photo’s.

“ACE” is the name of one of South Georgia Tech’s Robots that is utilized to teach students about the great STEM occupations available at SGTC.