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Employers can earn up to $100,000 in tax credits with new state program Georgia employers can now take advantage of new tax credits when they support employees’ successful completion of a General Educational Development (GED®) test. The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) will work with businesses in the state to promote the participation and success of employee GED® attainment.    “Nearly 18 percent of Georgia’s adult population has less than a high school education,”...

THOMASVILLE, GA. -- United States Congressman Austin Scott visited some cities in Southwest Georgia today. He visited the newly renovated Southern Regional Technical College’s (SRTC) Elsie P Hand Building which is home to the Allied Health Department. He toured the renovated Medical Assisting laboratory which was expanded to create a more realistic workspace simulation for students. He also saw the surgical technology laboratory space which houses state-of-the-art equipment with...

Each and every day we take for granted the work of carpenters. Your home, your office, the gym, and your favorite restaurant. All of these places have been impacted by highly skilled individuals trained in carpentry at Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC). Carpenters are one of the most versatile construction occupations, with workers usually doing many different tasks. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics employment of carpenters is projected to grow...

First row (from left to right): Austin Williamson, Alisha Bodiford, Ashley Anderson, Lronjolyce King, Cynthia Stanley, Desiree Terrell, Brittany Walters, Melissa Coleman Eight students were recognized during the August 5th Practical Nursing pinning ceremony held at Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC). The ceremony commemorates the students’ successful completion of their nursing coursework and clinical rotations. Students who are graduating at the end of the Summer 2015...

Through a new partnership with online healthcare education provider Heath Ed Today, Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) will begin offering a Pharmacy Technician Program in October. The new program is a non-credit offering and is delivered through SRTC’s Economic Development Department. “This new program is a good example of how the Economic Development Unit at Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) fulfills its purpose. The Pharmacy Directors at the major hospitals in the...

In photo (left to right): Front Row: Brittany Washington, Margaret Huckeba, Haily Culpepper, Jessica Henry Second Row: Kyle Long, Aubrey Taylor, Kristine McLendon, Tanner Brooks Eight students were recognized during the August 6th Respiratory Care pinning ceremony held at Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC). These students completed two semesters of prerequisite coursework as well as four semesters of rigorous occupational coursework including a series of clinical rotations...

In photo (left to right): Bottom Row – Betty McIntyre, Nikki Foster Top Row – Timothy Walker, Meredith Cox, Chrissy Fields On August 3rd, 2015 the final class of Medical Assisting students graduated from Moultrie Technical College. Graduates were honored in a pinning ceremony and included Timothy Walker, Meredith Cox, Chrissy Fields, Betty McIntyre, and Nikki Foster. This graduating class achieved an exceptional milestone by having a 100% pass rate on the Certified Medical...

High school students in Georgia now have even greater opportunities to get a jump start on their collegiate futures thanks to two bills passed during this year’s spring legislative session.  While dual enrollment has been possible in Georgia since 2009, major changes were made April of this year to expand and streamline these opportunities for our students.  Governor Nathan Deal, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, and the 2015 Georgia General Assembly partnered to pass SB 2 and SB 132, both of...

Pictured Left to Right - First Row: CLT Clinical Coordinator Kimberly Moye, Phillip Woods, Virginia Southers, CLT Program Director Vickie Smith Second Row: Virginia Cosson, Eddie Owen, Jennifer Losee Southern Regional Technical College’s (SRTC) Clinical Laboratory Technology (CLT) Program held a pinning ceremony on July 22nd, marking the completion of the program for five students: Virginia Cosson of Tallahassee, Jennifer Losee of Valdosta, Eddie Owen of Tallahassee, Virginia...

On Wednesday, July 15th, students in the Tifton Campus Fish and Wildlife Management program had the opportunity to visit Reed Bingham State Park. There they were able to learn about the gopher tortoise habitat and were shown how to use a camera for observing topher tortoises in their burrow by Jessica McGuire, a biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The Fish and Wildlife Management Diploma is a two semester sequence of courses that prepares individuals to...

Today marks the first official day of operation for Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC).  Since the announcement of the merger of Moultrie Technical College and Southwest Georgia Technical College in 2014, the administrations for both Colleges have been steadily focused on the duties at hand: forming a new college that will provide greater access to services and programs for the students and communities they serve. Dr. Craig Wentworth, President of SRTC, is a veteran of the...

On October 2nd, the state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) voted to approve Southern Regional Technical College as the new college name, once the merger of Moultrie Technical College (MTC) and Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) is finalized on July 1, 2015. A naming committee was formed by the Board of Directors of SWGTC and MTC and charged with submitting a joint recommendation to the TCSG State Board from suggestions made by the faculty and staff...