Valdosta – Wiregrass’ 2025 GOAL winner, Abbilyn Burke, an EMT student, was recently named one of the top nine finalists in the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) in Atlanta. The announcement was made at the Technical College System of Georgia’s GOAL and Rick Perkins Award Conference held in Atlanta April 28 – April 30. Burke was one of 22 students named as a finalist from across the state of Georgia’s Technical Colleges. She was named Wiregrass’ GOAL student in...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College's Economic Development division has successfully completed its first “ConstructionReady” training program, made possible through a partnership with Goodwill Southern Rivers. This marked the college’s first time utilizing its new 53-foot Lowe’s Gable Grant Construction Trailer. Held from April 7 through May 2, the no-cost program provided participants with hands-on training and industry-recognized certifications. Graduates earned...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Economic Development will host a Georgia Retraining Tax Credit Summit on Thursday, May 22, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at Cox Hall on the Valdosta Campus. Tickets, available to the public, are $15 and include lunch. This summit will be valuable for employers and Human Resource professionals seeking to enhance their workforce and reduce training costs. Brandy Wilkes, TCSG Statewide Approver and Associate Vice President for Workforce...

Fitzgerald, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is proud to announce a generous $25,000 donation from Community Bank Company of Fitzgerald to the Wiregrass Tech Foundation North. This contribution will support the launch of the college’s new Electrical Lineworker Certificate Program, set to begin Fall Semester 2025 on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus. The program is designed to prepare students for high-demand careers in the electric utility industry. With companies like Georgia Power...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Economic Development will host a Georgia Retraining Tax Credit Summit on Thursday, May 22, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at Cox Hall on the Valdosta Campus. Tickets, available to the public, are $15 and include lunch. This summit will be valuable for employers and Human Resource professionals seeking to enhance their workforce and reduce training costs. Brandy Wilkes, TCSG Statewide Approver and Associate Vice President for Workforce...

Students in the eleven-county service area for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College can enjoy their summer by having fun and learning at the college. The Valdosta Campus will host a Beats and Bytes Summer Camp during the week of June 9-12 from 8:30 pm. to 12:00 pm. This music production and coding camp is designed for students aged 11-16. The cost of the camp is $75 per student, which includes materials and snacks. Students will learn to write code that makes music, use beats and loops to...

Valdosta, GA— Wiregrass Tech proudly celebrates the value of apprenticeships in building a highly skilled workforce and strengthening our local economy. 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. To date, Wiregrass has 58 active apprentices working for 30 local employers. There have been 42 Wiregrass apprentices who have received a...

Valdosta, GA: Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has been designated a Military Friendly® School Gold Award recipient and Military Spouse Friendly School in the Small Community College category and ranked 5th in the nation among other colleges. The designation is given to colleges for having outstanding programs and support for our nation’s veterans and their families. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is proud to introduce Max the Fox, the college’s first-ever official mascot, revealed just in time for the upcoming Summer Semester. Last Fall, students, faculty, and staff were invited to participate in an online survey to help select a mascot that would best represent Wiregrass and its mission of workforce development. After narrowing the choices down to three – a fox, grasshopper, and tortoise – the Wiregrass community...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has been recognized among the top in the nation for marketing excellence in the 2024 Collegiate Advertising Awards (CAA) program. This prestigious awards program honors outstanding achievement in marketing, advertising, and communications among colleges, universities, and educational organizations across the United States and Canada. The 2024 CAA received entries from institutions of all sizes, ranging from small community colleges to...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is excited to announce that it will host the highly anticipated Girls on the Run South Georgia Spring 5K Run on Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 AM. The event will take place on the college's Valdosta campus and aims to bring together participants of all ages to celebrate the accomplishments of young girls from Lowndes and surrounding counties. This spring 5K run is the culmination of a program designed to inspire young girls in South...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President DeAnnia Clements has announced the promotion of Michael Williams to Executive Vice President for the college. Williams began his teaching career in 2003 at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. He entered the technical education field in 2006 as an English Instructor at East Central Technical College. Since joining Wiregrass, Williams has served in multiple leadership roles, including English Instructor, Department Chair for...