Fitzgerald, GA – Andrew Scarborough has been named the new Industrial Systems Technology (IST) Instructor for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus. Scarborough has been teaching for the past seven years having taught at Southern Regional Technology College, and for Wiregrass Tech teaching Basic Residential Wiring at Telfair State Prison. He holds an Associate of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from Wiregrass Tech, and Basic Mechatronics Technician...

Douglas, GA – Kimberly McDonald, RN, MSN has been named the new Associate of Science Nursing Instructor for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College on the Coffee Campus. McDonald has been working in the Nursing field since 2016. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Biology from Berry College, an Associate of Science from Darton State College (now Albany State University), and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science as a Nurse Educator from Western Governors University. ...

Valdosta, GA — Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation awarded multiple scholarships to help students complete their education and develop workforce skills. Three students from the Valdosta Campus were among the four Wiregrass students awarded scholarships made possible because of generous college supporters. The scholarships will help pay for tuition, fees, books, and/or supplies needed for their programs. The scholarships were merit-based and applicants had to complete an...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President DeAnnia Clements is pleased to announce the Spring Semester President’s List and Dean’s List for Dual Enrollment students. 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 Spring Semester 2023. The following students are on the President’s List for Spring Semester 2023 and are listed by...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College announces application fees will be waived during the week of June 12-16. Those interested in applying for Fall Semester 2023 can apply online at Wiregrass.edu and save money. During Free Application Week, the college will be hosting Open House events at the Valdosta, Coffee, and Ben Hill-Irwin Campuses. Open Houses events are scheduled for the Valdosta Campus on Tuesday, June 13, and the Coffee and Ben Hill-Irwin Campuses on Wednesday,...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has been awarded a Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce Grant in the amount of $407,000. This grant will allow the college to increase the number of nurse graduates. The college announced earlier this year that the Associate of Science in Nursing Program will expand to the Coffee and Ben Hill-Irwin Campuses. The ASN Program will begin on the Coffee Campus in Fall 2023 and will start in Fall 2024 on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus. Each cohort...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President DeAnnia Clements is pleased to announce the Spring 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 Spring Semester 2023. The following students are on the President’s List for Spring Semester 2023 and are listed by county: Atkinson: Anai...

Valdosta, GA – This month, thousands of high school students in South Georgia are graduating and moving on to the next stage of their lives. Among these graduates, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is proud to announce that 1030 students will receive a cord as recognition for earning college credit while still in high school through the Dual Enrollment program. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College was the first institution in Georgia to receive national accreditation from the National...

Valdosta, GA — The Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has been named the number one program in the state of Georgia for 2023, according to NursingProcess.org. The ranking was based on the students’ National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) pass rates. According to Nursing Process.org “Mainly, we have captured four broad areas, such as academic quality, NCLEX-RN exam performance, affordability, and the overall reputation of a...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation South has named a business education classroom in honor of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Valdosta. Farmers and Merchants Bank is a long-time partner of the college, dating back to events like the annual golf tournament in 2011 and 2012, and the Gathering of Eagles Leadership Event that was held for 10 years ending in 2016. In 2019, Farmers and Merchants Bank established the Farmers and Merchants Bank Scholarship,...

Fitzgerald, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation North has accepted $10,000 from Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. to support the new Aviation program coming to the Coffee Campus. The new aviation programs are pending SACSCOC approval and Federal Aviation Administration approval. The college is looking to begin two programs, aircraft structural with an anticipated start date of the Spring Semester of 2024, and aviation maintenance with an anticipated start date of the Fall...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College graduate, Kaitlyn Hunt, was likely one of the college’s youngest students when she started college while in high school. Kaitlyn started college when she was 14 years old prior to the cap on the number of 30 hours high school students could earn through the Dual Enrollment program. As a homeschooled student, she graduated from high school the same year she earned an Associate of Applied Science in Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism Management...