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Valdosta, Ga — There’s beauty in discovering a new life and purpose in something otherwise considered non-valuable or junk. Wiregrass Tech student, Olivia Gilliland, has found her passion in life through the college’s Auto Collision Repair program. Gilliland enrolled in the college after working as a customer service agent for over four thousand car dealerships. She felt hemmed in this position not seeing any advancement, but it was more than that. She felt stuck, there wasn’t any...

Valdosta, GA - Wiregrass Georgia Technical College held the Fall 2017 Commencement Exercises on Friday, December 15 at the UGA Conference Center in Tifton, GA. The ceremony honored 352 students who were awarded their associate degree, diploma or technical certificate of credit as well as 80 GED® graduates. Among those graduating, the college awarded 59 Associate Degrees, 158 Diplomas, and 329 Technical Certificates. Some students received a Degree, Diploma and one or more Technical...

Valdosta, GA- Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Department of Economic Development is offering a bronze level Basic MS Excel two-day training. The course is a total of 5 hours and will be held on February 27 and February 28 from 5:30–8:00 p.m. At the training you will learn how to use a spreadsheet to keep track of financial data or any other kind of alpha numeric data. The course will also cover the following: formatting, creating/saving/editing a worksheet, using basic formulas and...

Fitzgerald, Georgia., Colony Bank Fitzgerald has consistently been a great partner to the Wiregrass Foundation North throughout the years, and this year is no different. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation kicked off its “Thanks and Giving Campaign” in November and City President, Mark Turner stepped up to the plate with a $5,000 donation. This will help students at Wiregrass with their tuition, fees, and/or books to help them reach their educational goals. Whether it was an...

Valdosta, Ga., Prince Automotive Group has made a donation of $214,248.66 to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College’s Automotive program. The group donated parts and equipment from all dealerships including Albany, Tifton, Valdosta, and Douglas to the college. The donated parts and equipment are for Honda, Mazda, Ford, Cadillac, GMC, Buick, and Chevrolet vehicles. “The success of Prince Automotive Group depends on our dealerships delivering a first class experience and service to our...

Valdosta, GA -- The 2018 Driver’s Education classes have been scheduled at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. For a complete listing of available classes, as well as for information on how to register, visit the Driver’s Education webpage at wiregrass.edu or call Nancy Mitchell, Continuing Education Specialist, at 229-468-2074. There are a limited number of scholarships available. Eligibility requirements and information on how to apply are also located on our Driver’s Education...

Valdosta, GA. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President Dr. Tina K. Anderson 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 Fall Semester 2017. The following students are on the President’s List for Fall Semester 2017 and are listed by county (Atkinson) Araceli Elias,...

FITZGERALD, Ga — The Wiregrass Reader, a literary journal published by Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, won first place for its outstanding format, content, and presentation in the American Scholastic Press Association’s Annual Scholastic Yearbook and Magazine Awards. Wiregrass English Instructor Cathy Leeman was the Editor. She shared, “The Wiregrass Reader gives our student, faculty, and friends a chance to show off their amazing talents as artists. There is a ton of talent...

Valdosta, Ga - Navigating through college can be overwhelming for students. From completing admissions and financial aid paperwork by required deadlines to knowing what classes to take and when, it can be difficult to keep up and all this happens outside the classroom. The leadership at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has made an investment in technology and support that is helping them take steps to navigate students through college as easy as possible. A training was held for...

August 1, 2017 Valdosta, GA., Wiregrass Georgia Technical College graduate Jamie Grady has definitely made a name for herself in the world of Esthetics. This summer the Esthetician graduate took top honors winning gold at the National SkillsUSA competition representing the State of Georgia and Wiregrass after winning gold at the state competition earlier in the spring. More than 6,000 students competed in 100 different trade, technical, and leadership fields. Students worked against the...

July 20, 2017 Foundation Scholarship Recipients Valdosta, GA., Sometimes students in college need a boost to help them reach their educational and career goals while supporting their families and managing their personal expenses. The Wiregrass Foundation South at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College provides that boost with donations from faculty and staff, community members, businesses, and organizations. With those donations, the Foundation awarded approximately 35 students with...

July 25, 2017 Fitzgerald, GA – The Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (HCP) Course is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support. This course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. BLS for Healthcare Providers teaches skills using the American Heart Association's proven...