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Fitzgerald, Ga. – The Ben Hill-Irwin Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical has hired Michael Powell as the new Automotive Technology Instructor. Powell started his career in the automotive career in 1983, attended Wyoming Technical Institute, and has worked for Toyota and Pacific Bell. Over the years he has owned many automotive shops and has taught automotive for 11 years. The Automotive Technology program is making a return to the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus and is excited to start...

Valdosta, GA — Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President, DeAnnia Clements, announced Adrienne Young, Director of Practical Nursing, as the 2024 Rick Perkins Award winner. The Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction is the Technical College System of Georgia’s Instructor of the Year program. The Rick Perkins Award program is designed to recognize and honor instructors who make significant contributions to technical education through innovation and...

Douglas, GA— Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (WGTC) President DeAnnia Clements announced the naming of the nursing wing on the Coffee Campus as the Coffee Regional Medical Center (CRMC) Nursing Wing at a Dedication Ceremony. The naming of the wing was made possible thanks to a $300,000 donation to the college payable over the next four years to the Wiregrass Tech Foundation North by CRMC. The pledge supports costs for the new Associate of Science in Nursing (RN) that started Fall...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President DeAnnia Clements is pleased to announce the Fall Semester President’s List and Dean’s List. The President’s List includes outstanding students who were enrolled full-time for 12 credit hours or more and achieved a grade point average of 3.8 or higher on a 4.0 scale during the Fall Semester 2023. The following students are on the President’s List for Fall Semester 2023 and are listed by county: Appling:...

Valdosta, GA – Madison Garcia, a Surgical Technology student on the Valdosta Campus, has been named the 2024 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. GOAL honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students and is a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia. Local GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s 22 technical colleges and one Board of Regents college with a...

Douglas, GA., The Satilla Rural Electric Membership Corporation (REMC) through its Round Up program has made another wonderful gift to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (WGTC) Foundation North. The $5,000 donation makes funds available for scholarships to worthy students. The Satilla REMC has been a very supportive partner with Wiregrass for many years with donations totaling over $135,000. These funds will continue to provide opportunities for students who need financial...

Valdosta, Ga. – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College recently hosted a special dedication dinner renaming the Culinary Arts program after, James C. Fryslie. The dedication naming of the program was made possible due to a generous gift donated by his daughter and friend of the college, Nancy McGee. She wanted to leave a legacy in her father’s name. This donation helped fund recent renovations to the Culinary Arts kitchen. Mr. Fryslie was an instructor at the Valdosta...

Image: (Wiregrass Radiologic Awards23.jpg) Bottom row left to right: Arcacia McQueen, Tatianna Morton, Tyler Carter, Kaden Walker, Aylin DeJesus, Makayla Jordan, Alexandra Deaton, Kelsie Williams Ibarra, Natalie Chandler, Nicole Williams, and Chelsea Champion. Top row left to right: Brittney Roberts, Alison Newell, Sidney Boone, Sara-Kate Lupo, Josie Eldridge, Curry Dorminey, Markaela Zirkle, Renee Trout, and Joseph Ezekiel Valdosta, GA— Wiregrass Georgia Technical College held an Award...

PHOTO: L-R: Amanda Morris, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Lonnie Roberts, President (Coastal Pines Technical College); Sara Selby, Interim Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, and Dr. Greg Tanner, Interim President (South Georgia State College); DeAnnia Clements, President, April McDuffie, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Shannon McConico, Vice President for Enrollment Management (Wiregrass Technical College) and...

Valdosta, GA — Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President, DeAnnia Clements, announced Adult Education Teacher, Margo Young-Smith, as the 2024 Adult Education Teacher of the Year Award winner. The Adult Education Teacher of the Year Award is sponsored by the Technical College System of Georgia. The Teacher of the Year Award program is in its third year and is designed to recognize and honor instructors who make significant contributions to adult learners who are seeking to...

Valdosta, GA— Wiregrass Tech celebrated the 9th annual National Apprenticeship Week (November 13-19, 2023) by highlighting the value of Registered Apprenticeships for growing South Georgia’s skilled workforce. The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and its 22 technical colleges serve as Registered Apprenticeship sponsors making it the largest Registered Apprenticeship network in the state. In recent years, Wiregrass has sponsored more than 120 apprentices for 38 local...

Valdosta, GA— Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Associate of Science in Nursing student, Gloria Salazar, is one of ten nursing students in Georgia to be awarded an Amerigroup Rural Georgia Foundation Nursing Scholarship. Gloria received a check for $2,700 to help assist with the cost of her education at Wiregrass. Amerigroup, a health insurance company, donated $35,000 to the Georgia Nurses Foundation to help qualifying students in an accredited Associate or Bachelor of Nursing...