Valdosta, GA — Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Dean of Adult Education Services, Kelly Peacock, has been invited to participate in a Program Director’s National Leadership Group through the GED® Testing Service (GEDTS). The group will meet every two months to discuss the most pressing issues in adult education and the GED® Testing program. The group will also participate in roundtable workshops on some of the new initiatives with adult education leaders. The goals of the...

Valdosta, GA – The popular Corks and Forks fundraiser event was held for the first time on the Wiregrass Campus, Thursday, November 3. The event raised $9,000 that will provide student scholarships and program assistance for the College. Guests sampled gourmet food from a great lineup of local chefs: Chef Big Nick Harden with Big Nick’s BBQ, Soul Food, and Wings; Chef Mitchell Pitts and Hunter Wills with Wiregrass Culinary Arts; Stanley Cox owner of 306 North and Covington’s; Keith...

Valdosta, GA— Wiregrass Tech celebrated the 8th annual National Apprenticeship Week (November 14-20, 2022) 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 90 apprentices for 30 local...

Valdosta, GA— Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is one of several technical colleges in Georgia that will participate in phase II funded by the Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the Georgia AI Manufacturing (GA-AIM) coalition. This grant will address the ongoing systemic U.S. supply chain challenges through industry-driven workforce training, incubation and innovation, and strategic alignment among coalition members and industry partners. As part of the GA-AIM consortium, Project...

Valdosta, GA — Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President, DeAnnia Clements, announced Adult Education Teacher, Darrell Hill, as the 2023 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 second year and is designed to recognize and honor instructors who make significant contributions to adult learners who are seeking to complete...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College announces application fees will be waived during November. Those interested in applying for Spring or Summer Semester 2023 can apply online at Wiregrass.edu and save money. Spring Semester classes begin on January 9. The college is offering online programs like Civil Engineering, Criminal Justice, and Fire Science. The Fire Science online program is taught through the highly respected Fire Science program at Albany Technical College....

Valdosta, GA — Brooke Cochran of Coffee County has been chosen to represent Wiregrass Georgia Technical College as the 2023 annual Dinah Culbreath Wayne Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Student of the Year. EAGLE is a statewide program that recognizes and rewards excellence among students enrolled in adult education programs. The award was announced on October 13 at a reception sponsored by the Valdosta Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce and Sunset Farms. This...

Fitzgerald, GA – The Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation North Thanks and Giving Banquet is returning after a four-year hiatus. The community event is scheduled on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. in the Charles Harris Learning Center on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus of Wiregrass. This year’s entertainment will be award-winning magician, comedian, author, and speaker Mark Robinson. He is the owner of Best Motivational Speakers, an agency that specializes in...

Valdosta, GA – The Greater Valdosta United Way (GVUW) has donated $1,000 to the Wiregrass Foundation to establish a fund for the United Way’s partner agencies. This fund is set up to provide partners access to design and printing resources. "We are excited to partner with Wiregrass to help agencies create the key donor documents they need to tell their story and explain their mission,” shared GVUM President and CEO Michael Smith. “It is hard to take the time and have the...

Released by TCSG: Morris Brown College announced an effort Monday that aims to enroll more Technical College System of Georgia graduates pursuing bachelor’s degrees in two business-related programs. Morris Brown president Kevin James said the Atlanta college will accept all credits from graduates of any of the TCSG’s 22 schools who want degrees in Organizational Management & Leadership or Hospitality Management. The partnership, he said, is effective immediately. TCSG officials...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College held the Spring and Summer 2022 Commencement Exercises Thursday, July 14. The ceremony honored both Spring and Summer Semester, graduates. Spring and Summer Semester had 944 students combined who were awarded their associate degree, diploma, or technical certificate of credit, and 226 students who were High School Equivalency graduates. Among those graduating, the college awarded 144 associate degrees, 197 diplomas, and 1101 technical...

Valdosta, GA — Students at Wiregrass Tech will benefit from a new student application, “TargetX”, recently implemented at all technical colleges in Georgia. An implementation celebration hosted by Salesforce, TargetX, and the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) was held to recognize the staff at each college that helped with the process of getting the student application from ground level to operational status for Fall Semester enrollment. Before the new TargetX...