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Valdosta, GA— Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation awarded multiple scholarships to help students complete their education and develop workforce skills for the Fall Semester. One recipient is from the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus awarded a scholarship made possible because of generous college supporters. The scholarships will help pay for tuition, fees, books, and/or supplies needed for their programs. The scholarships were merit-based and applicants had to complete an application...

Valdosta, GA., Wiregrass President DeAnnia Clements announces Elizabeth Vickers as the Executive Director for Community Relations and Fundraising for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. Elizabeth brings to the college 23 years of Foundation and Fundraising experience from the South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) Foundation where she was the Executive Director and then the Director of Operations. Elizabeth isn’t new to the college, she worked for Valdosta Technical School from 1998-2000...

Valdosta, GA., Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Board of Directors serves both in a community advisory capacity and in a limited administrative capacity, performing certain oversight responsibilities as designated by state board policy. The local board is comprised of members from the business and industrial communities from the eleven-county service area. State board policy defines the role and responsibilities of the local board. The meeting dates for the FY24 term have been set. ...

Valdosta, Ga. – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College announces the 10th Fall Guardian Bank Entrepreneurship Academy starting in October and November, free for current Wiregrass students and alumni. The UGA Small Business Development Center at Valdosta State University is partnering with Guardian Bank and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College to deliver six courses with 12 hours of total class time. The business topics to be discussed include: writing a business plan, money finance and...

Valdosta, GA – During a recent ceremony, students in the Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) Bridge program received their nursing pins. The nurse’s pin is part of the nurse’s uniform and is symbolic of a badge of office and achievement, and a great honor to receive. The ASN Bridge graduates participated in the commencement ceremony that was held at the UGA Conference Center in Tifton in July. Students who received their pins include April...

Ocilla, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is holding an open house for the location of Adult Education and GED Testing Center location in Irwin County. The Adult Education classes and offices were recently moved to the Ocilla Housing Authority Community Center at 202 East Valdosta Ave in Ocilla. The reason for the move was to provide more space for classes and to give adult education students greater access to college activities, events, and resources. There are currently five...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has recognized Erin Carter and Tabora Temple as its 2023-2024 Employees of the Year. These employees were honored for their dedication, hard work, and leadership skills by the faculty and staff of the college. Wiregrass employees annually nominate a staff member and a supervisor for their exemplary performance on the job. The nominations are narrowed down by a committee and the finalists are interviewed by a panel of judges to decide...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing (LPN) students received their nursing pins in a recent pinning ceremony on the Valdosta Campus. The nursing pins not only signify hard work and dedication but are also a physical symbol of their transition into nursing. The pinning ceremony is more than a nursing tradition, it is a symbol of the nursing students’ hard work and dedication toward their coursework and clinicals. Not only does it mark the completion of...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College hosted a dedication ceremony renaming Brooks Hall after long-term college supporters, Sue and Stanley Cox. The building is used for meetings, conferences and events, and houses the college’s Culinary Arts program, Economic Development, and Human Resources. The college is grateful for the instrumental role Sue Cox played in helping start the college’s Culinary Arts Program. As a restaurant owner of 306 North and Covington’s,...

Fitzgerald, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing (LPN) students received their nursing pins in a recent pinning ceremony on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus. The nursing pins not only signify hard work and dedication but are also a physical symbol of their transition into nursing. The pinning ceremony is more than a nursing tradition, it is a symbol of the nursing students’ hard work and dedication toward their coursework and clinicals. Not only does it mark the...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President DeAnnia Clements is pleased to announce the Summer 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 Summer Semester of 2023. The following students are on the President’s List for Summer Semester 2023 and are listed by county: Atkinson:...

Valdosta, GA., Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President DeAnnia Clements is excited to share that the Wiregrass Adult Education program exceeded the state goal for high school equivalency graduates for FY23. The state goal was for 175 and Wiregrass proudly graduated 177 students this past year with their GED® or HiSET® diplomas. The college was one of only twelve colleges in the state to meet this goal. The Adult Education Department of Wiregrass Tech provides classes at no cost...