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Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) President Jim Glass is pleased to announce the addition of Andrew Scheffield of Bainbridge to the SRTC Board of Directors. Sheffield was sworn in during the recent Board of Directors meeting in Moultrie and will serve SRTC for a term of 3 years. Sheffield currently serves as Area Manager II at Georgia Power Company, where he leads community outreach and education initiatives across eight counties, including Clay, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller,...

Some people come to social work through hardship. Jamori Hamilton came to it through wonder. He had traveled the world, sat in rooms with prime ministers and former presidents, and built a career that took him further than he expected. And yet, the more he saw, the louder one question grew: What about the child who will never get these opportunities? He wanted to do something about it. That's where the idea of becoming a social worker was born, so he enrolled in the Social Work program at...

Atlanta, Ga.-- The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) has announced the recipients of its 2026 statewide adult education honors, recognizing a student and instructor whose dedication reflects the life-changing impact of adult learning programs across Georgia. Trinity Griffin of Southern Regional Technical College has been named the 2026 Adult Education Student of the Year and recipient of the Dinah Culbreath Wayne Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Award, while...

On the evening of February 21, 2026, the Southern Regional Technical College Foundation recognized three Distinguished Alumni Award winners during the Foundation’s “Comedy for a Cause” event at the Biscuit Company in Thomasville, Georgia. Those recognized were April Bentley of Moultrie, Katie Brey of Tifton, and Drew Maxwell of Boston. The Distinguished Alumni each received an award handcrafted by students at SRTC. Each of these Distinguished Alumni embody excellence in technical...

Career and technical education students from Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) recently competed at the 2026 SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference, bringing home 9 medals. SRTC sent 38 students to compete at this year's conference, marking a strong showing for the college. Around 10,000 student competitors, advisors, instructors, and industry professionals attended the conference and its skills competitions, held in Atlanta, February 19 -21, at the Georgia World Congress...

Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) is proud to announce that 38 SkillsUSA club members will advance to the SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference, taking place February 19-21 in Atlanta, Georgia. The three-day competition will kick off with an opening ceremony on Thursday, February 19, celebrating the competitors and their remarkable achievements. This event will bring together students, educators, and industry professionals across the state to recognize the hard...

Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) has achieved an increase in enrollment for the eleventh consecutive semester since the fall of 2022. The college’s total enrollment for the spring 2026 semester is 5,640, up from the 2025 spring enrollment of 5,091. This 10.8% growth is well over the Technical College System of Georgia's average of 8.7% growth. SRTC also saw a 12% increase in Full Time Equivalent enrollment from spring 2025 to spring 2026, well over the system average of 9.6%. It...

Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) and Kennesaw State University (KSU) have signed a comprehensive articulation agreement that creates a clear academic pathway for students pursuing careers in education. The agreement allows students who complete an Associate of Science Degree in Education at SRTC to seamlessly transfer to KSU to earn a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. This partnership represents a significant expansion of educational opportunities for students in the...

The Georgia Board of Nursing recently reported that from 2022 through 2025, 383 graduates earned an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree from Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC), meeting the educational requirements to sit for the NCLEX-RN. That number is the highest ASN graduation rate of the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) colleges and the third highest among all ASN programs offered at colleges and universities in the state of Georgia. Georgia’s high...

Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) recently announced that its Automotive Technology program at the Thomasville Campus has renewed its accreditation from the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation, a nationally recognized master technician certifying agency. The rigorous accreditation process, completed in December 2025, involved an extensive evaluation of SRTC’s automotive facilities, equipment, curriculum, and instructional quality. The comprehensive...

The Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) Foundation is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Comedy for a Cause fundraiser, which will take place on the evening of February 21, 2026, at The Biscuit Company in Thomasville, Georgia. Comedy for a Cause will feature comedians Mike Speenberg and Karen Morgan in a ninety-minute comedy show, preceded by drinks, a dinner catered by JB Crumbs, and a presentation honoring distinguished SRTC alumni. Check-Mate Industries and Thomasville National...

In a continuing commitment to excellence in education and workforce development, Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) proudly announces the advancement of its latest cohort of fire medic students in the Street to Station Program. This is the third cohort of the Street to Station Program with Thomas County Emergency Services, which aims to train fire medics or individuals who are cross-trained in both fire rescue and emergency medical services. These students were honored at a pinning...