Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College announces the Spring Guardian Bank Entrepreneurship Academy starting in February, free for current Wiregrass students and alumni. The UGA Small Business Development Center (SBDC) 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,...

L-R: Wiregrass Dean of Academic Affairs Michael Williams, Wiregrass Diesel Maintenance Instructor Ashley Merritt, Reed Chaney, Walmart Shop Service Manager Jim Westenfeld, Associate Vice President of Program Development Joe Sumner, and Walmart General Transportation Manager, Bill Sleeth Douglas, GA – The need for educated, skilled, and trained Diesel Maintenance Technicians is increasing in South Georgia. The Coffee Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Diesel Maintenance...

Pictured is Wiregrass President Dr. Tina K. Anderson, South Georgia Regional Director, External Affairs Gary Sanchez, and Wiregrass Executive Director for Fundraising Crissy Staley. Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass is grateful to our faithful supporters at AT&T for their annual gift to the college’s Foundation. This year's donation of $2,000 will support the Wiregrass Foundation's Last Mile Fund, which is a scholarship fund that assists students in their final semester. Over time, AT&T...

(L-R) Wiregrass President Dr. Tina K. Anderson, Mary Ann Eason – Health Information Management Technology, Sarah Martin – Accounting, Mary McCall – Opticianry, Shannon Fleener – Accounting, Sabrina Sicoli – Radiology, Rhea Armentrout – Cosmetology, Tracy Smith – Cosmetology, Rose Sysskind – Practical Nursing. Back Row (L-R) Joseph Lucarino – Radiology, Jacquelyn Mallard – Auto Collision Repair, Sherina Foster – Business Management, Austin Gittins – Game Development,...

(L-R) Cosmetology students – Lori Harper from Ocilla, Melinda Ingram from Fitzgerald, and Sheena Crosby from Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, GA – Wiregrass President Dr. Tina K. Anderson is proud to announce the 2019 Fall Semester National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) members. The criteria to be a member of NTHS is to have a cumulative GPA of 3.66 or better and be nominated by their instructor based on work ethics and leadership qualities. Students from the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus that...

Accounting student Kattie Aycock was recently inducted into the National Technical Honor Society at Wiregrass Tech. Douglas, GA — Wiregrass President Dr. Tina K. Anderson is proud to announce the 2019 Fall Semester National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) members. The criteria to be a member of NTHS is to have a cumulative GPA of 3.66 or better and be nominated by their instructor based on work ethics and leadership qualities. Kattie Aycock an Accounting student from the Coffee...

Valdosta, GA — Wiregrass President Dr. Tina K. Anderson is proud to share that the college’s Pharmacy Technology program has been ranked number third in the state and eighth in the nation by Pharmacy Technician Guide.com website. The website is designed to help those interested in the field to choose the best Pharmacy Technician programs in the state and nation. This distinction is based on a combination of tuition cost, quality of education, graduation rates, and student friendly...

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College’s 2020 EAGLE Winner is Hannah Hadley. She is pictured with Laverne Rome (Lowndes County Schools/WEST), Wiregrass President Dr. Tina K. Anderson, 2020 Wiregrass EAGLE Winner Hannah Hadley, and Executive Director for Adult Education Kelly Peacock. Valdosta, GA — Hannah Hadley of Brooks County has been chosen to represent Wiregrass Georgia Technical College as the 2020 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Student of the Year....

Pictured (L-R): Kristen Probert, WGCF Student President, and Sabrina Cox, WGCF Advisor. Not pictured: Donna Norman, WGCF Advisor. Fitzgerald, GA — The Ben Hill-Irwin Campus Wiregrass Georgia Collegiate Fellowship (WGCF) collected four boxes of food, around 150 items, for donation to the Christian Kitchen in Fitzgerald. Thank you to all the Collegiate Fellowship members, students, faculty and staff who brought items to support this ministry outreach. The Wiregrass Georgia...

Wiregrass is proud to announce Jacquelyn Mallard, Auto Collision Repair Technology student, as the college’s 2020 GOAL Winner. Valdosta, GA – After two rounds of interviews Jacquelyn Mallard, Auto Collision Repair Technology student, was named Wiregrass Georgia Technical College’s 2020 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner. Jacquelyn has always been driven to fix things that were broken, so she enrolled in the Automotive Technology program at Wiregrass....

Welding Instructor, Mike Day, has been named Wiregrass Georgia Technical College’s 2020 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year. Valdosta, GA—Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Welding Instructor, Mike Day, received the 2020 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction, also known as Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year award. The Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction is awarded annually. This award is designed to recognize and honor...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass President Dr. Tina K. Anderson is proud to share that the college’s Practical Nursing program has been ranked number five in the state according to the Nursing Process.org website. According to Nursing Process.org website, there is expected to be almost 1,000 new job openings for practical nurses across the state each year. Their website is designed to help those interested in the field to choose the best Practical Nursing programs in the state. Jackie...