Welcome to Southern Regional Technical College’s main campus in Thomasville, Georgia!
SRTC’s Thomasville Main Campus is located at 15689 US 19 North, Thomasville, GA 31792
The main phone number for SRTC-Thomasville is 229-225-4096
The Thomasville Bookstore phone number is 229-225-5204
The Thomasville Business Office phone number is 229-225-5204
The Thomasville Admissions Office phone number is 229-225-5060
The Thomasville Financial Aid Office phone number is 229-225-5036
The Thomasville Economic Development Office phone number is 229-227-3579
The Thomasville Office of Adult Education phone number is 229-225-5292
SRTC Thomasville Campus Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday 7:30am – 6:00pm
This campus is closed on Friday.
Most classes are scheduled between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. according to the contact hours prescribed by the program guide. Clinical hours reflect shifts at clinical sites. Classes do not necessarily have to meet in the classroom or laboratory area that is usually assigned to the program. Instructors may schedule field trips or live work projects that will be of educational benefit to the students’ welfare. It is expected that all students will participate in such projects as assigned by the instructor.
Southern Regional Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, is a public two-year college that provides access to learner-centered high-quality services; academic and occupational credit courses; associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs; continuing education opportunities; business and industry training; and adult education programs. Through traditional and distance delivery methods at multiple instructional sites, the College supports workforce development serving primarily the citizens of Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Thomas, Tift, Turner, and Worth counties.
Mission Statement
Southern Regional Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, is a public two-year college that provides access to learner-centered high-quality services; academic and occupational credit courses; associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs; continuing education opportunities; business and industry training; and adult education programs. Through traditional and distance delivery methods at multiple instructional sites, the College supports workforce development serving primarily the citizens of Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Thomas, Tift, Turner, and Worth counties.
Vision
Southern Regional Technical College will meet the evolving needs of tomorrow’s workforce by providing engaging and cost-effective educational opportunities, preparing learners for success, and promoting seamless, lifelong learning. Southern Regional Technical College will provide state-of-the-art, well-maintained, and safe facilities to further support an optimal student-learning environment.
Values
At Southern Regional Technical College, we value honesty, integrity, and excellence. We are committed to the success of our students by providing high-quality programs, services, and facilities along with professional and caring faculty and staff. We hold ourselves accountable to our students, employees, and community by honoring our commitments and striving to provide the highest quality education.
College Goals
- Deliver accessible quality credit courses and programs that serve the intellectual and career needs of the individual and the business and industry of our eleven-county service area.
- Provide comprehensive programs, services, activities, and recruitment initiatives to promote student success.
- Promote high school initiatives and opportunities throughout the service delivery area and provide college-wide student retention and graduation strategies.
- Recruit, hire, train, and retain qualified faculty and staff.
- Maintain financial stability and a fiscal environment, which promotes growth through responsible planning and management of resources.
- Advance technology and infrastructure to support teaching, learning, and administrative functions.
- Promote Economic Development in our service delivery region by providing quality training that meets the needs of business and industry and continuing education programs that enhance the lives of individuals.
- Ensure a culture of accountability and continuous improvement through a research-based system of assessment, planning, and budgeting to achieve expected outcomes.
- Strengthen public perception and develop mutually beneficial community partnerships from business and industry, public-sector sources, private foundations, and individuals.
History of Southern Regional Technical College
Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) began operation on July 1, 2015. SRTC was formed through the consolidation of Southwest Georgia Technical College (est. April 1, 1947), Thomasville, GA and Moultrie Technical College (est. September 8, 1964), Moultrie, GA. Consolidation approvals were authorized by its governing board, the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, and by the Board of Trustees of its regional accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The SACSCOC Board of Trustees authorized the College to continue as an accredited institution with Level I status, granting associate degrees, diplomas, and technical certificates of credit.
The College serves eleven counties in Georgia: Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Thomas, Tift, Turner, and Worth counties. The main campus for Southern Regional Technical College is SRTC-Thomasville located at 15689 U.S. Highway 19 North, Thomasville, GA 31792, in Thomas County. Other SRTC college sites where credit courses/programs are offered include the following: SRTC-Bainbridge (Decatur), SRTC-Blakely (Early), SRTC-Cairo (Grady), SRTC-Midtown Center (Decatur), SRTC-Moultrie-Industrial Drive (Colquitt), SRTC Moultrie-Veterans Parkway (Colquitt), and SRTC-Tifton (Tift).
SRTC’s main campus and instructional sites are located within a 65-mile radius with Cairo as the central geographic point. The entire service area is located within a maximum distance of a 113-mile diameter, which is from the southwest corner of Seminole County to the northeast corner of Turner County. The eleven-county service delivery area includes 4,797.76 square miles and a population of over 259,384. SRTC has 1,041,730 square feet of combined facilities located throughout its eleven-county service delivery area.
SRTC offers approved courses and programs, as requested, at approved College sites, business and industry sites, and high school sites located in the eleven-county service delivery area. SRTC also offers distance education opportunities through online and hybrid instruction. In addition, the College offers continuing education opportunities, business and industry training, and Adult Education programs to citizens predominantly living within the eleven-county service delivery area. Southern Regional Technical College offers over 150 credit programs in areas of Business, Health Sciences, Industrial Technology, and Professional Services. Several programs hold industry-specific accreditations, certifications, licensure, and approvals from various state and national agencies.
SRTC operates in an environment that displays a range of demographic characteristics with variations in population, personal income, educational attainment, and economic development. Serving rural economies, Southern Regional Technical College works with local business and industries and authorities to offer occupational programs to meet the educational and employment needs of the community. Southern Regional Technical College offers high quality education and training to contribute to economic and workforce development in its eleven-county service delivery area.