ATLANTA, GA—The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) announced the award of $4.85 million to a consortium of Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) colleges to help meet labor market demands for a skilled workforce. The “Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants” aim to address the skill development needs of employers and to support workers in gaining skills and transition quickly from unemployment to employment. The grants also build the capacity of community and technical...

Starting Wiregrass as a Dual Enrollment student at Wiregrass, Hailey Rathmann graduated in December with a Culinary Arts Degree and Associates of Science in Occupational Studies along with several Culinary Arts certificates in December. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College premiered the Fall 2020 Commencement Exercises virtually on Thursday, December 17. The ceremony honored 452 students who were awarded their associate degree, diploma or technical certificate of credit as well as 23 High...

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 2020. The following students are on the President’s List for Fall Semester 2020 and are listed by county: (Atkinson) David...

Albany State University (ASU) and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College announced the establishment of a cooperative relationship on January 25. The agreement formally recognizes that ASU and Wiregrass are active educational partners committed to expanding educational opportunities in Southwest Georgia. “Albany State University is delighted to execute this partnership agreement with Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, which will enable students to transition effortlessly from Wiregrass...

Valdosta, Ga. – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College announces the Virtual Spring Guardian Bank Entrepreneurship Academy starting in February, 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 accounting,...

Valdosta, GA - Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is currently accepting new students for Spring Express term. This is an opportunity for those who may have missed Spring Semester deadlines to enroll in the college’s shortened semester. Classes for Spring Express begin February 18. Students can succeed sooner by enrolling in core classes and/or signing up for online classes. Programs like Automotive Technology, Precision Machining, Culinary Arts, and Business Technology are accepting...

Making a difference in the lives of Wiregrass Senior students is Georgia Power Region Director Joe Brownlee presenting Wiregrass President Dr. Tina K. Anderson with a $2,000 check for the Last Mile Fund. Valdosta, GA – Georgia Power has donated $2,000 to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College to support the College’s Foundation Last Mile Fund. Wiregrass Foundation North and South both assist students with scholarships and textbook fees in addition to the Last Mile Fund. This is a...

Sparks, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Director of Economic Development and Cook Campus, Bill Tillman has earned the certification of Certified Program Planner from Learning Resources Network (LERN). LERN is the world’s largest association in continuing education programs. Tillman participated in a virtual LERN Conference this past fall where he took the certification classes and then sat for the certification exam. The certification training provides the completer with...

The Wiregrass Georgia Technical College wishes to announce that it will host a site visit for initial accreditation of its practical nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). You are invited to meet with the site team and share your comments about the program virtually at a meeting scheduled at 2:15pm-2:45pm on Wednesday, February 3. The virtual meeting link will be shared at a later date. Written comments are also welcome and should be submitted...

Valdosta, GA — Wiregrass President Dr. Tina K. Anderson is proud to share that the college’s Accounting Certificate program has been ranked fifth in the nation by Best Value Schools.org website. Best Value Schools helps students to choose the best Accounting Certificate programs in the state and nation. This distinction is based on a combination of tuition cost, quality of education, graduation rates, and student-to-faculty ratio. Wiregrass offers certificate programs in Accounting,...

L-R Wiregrass Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Joe Sumner, Wiregrass Dean for Technical and Industrial Michael Williams, Wiregrass Executive Director for Academic Success Crissy Staley, Walmart General Transportation Manager Bill Sleeth, Walmart Maintenance Manager 6710 Douglas Ga Jim Westenfield, and Walmart Regional Maintenance Manager Mac Kennedy. Douglas, GA — Walmart Transportation has made a $50,000 donation to assist with the expansion of the Diesel Truck...

In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, all Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Campuses and Adult Education sites will be closed to the public beginning December 21, 2020 through January 8, 2021. December 21 through 23 and January 4 through 7, Wiregrass employees will be working to assist new applicants and returning students applying for Spring Semester via virtual methods such as emails, phone calls, video chats, virtual meetings, and by appointment only. Spring Semester...