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SRTC Commencement Ceremony Honors Over 800 Graduates

On July 29, 2021, Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) held a Commencement ceremony in honor of the over 800 graduates who completed their programs during the spring and summer semesters of 2021. Over 250 students participated during the commencement ceremony, which was held at SRTC Bainbridge. President Jim Glass said that holding the ceremony at SRTC Bainbridge was an exciting opportunity for the entire College community. “The SRTC Bainbridge campus is an incredible setting for...

Nursing Students Honored During Pinning at SRTC-Moultrie

On Tuesday, July 27, Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) held a pinning ceremony during which eighteen Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) students from the LPN to RN Bridge program received their nursing pins. The ceremony commemorates the students’ successful completion of their nursing coursework and clinical rotations. This class of nursing students are also invited to participate in SRTC’s formal graduation ceremony on July 29 and will officially be Registered Nurses (RN)...

Cora Walden Named Teacher of the Year at GACTE State Summit

Athens, Georgia- Southern Regional Technical College Cosmetology instructor Cora Walden was among 38 Career, Technical, and Agricultural education (CTAE) educators who were honored by the Georgia Association for Career & Technical Education (GACTE) during its Summer Summit, which met July 14, 2021 at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia. Over 1,800 CTAE educators from around the State attended the conference. Nominated by their division peers and selected by the GACTE Awards Committee, each...

SRTC Sees Georgia's Largest Summer Semester Enrollment Growth

Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) experienced Georgia’s highest percentage growth rate in traditional enrollment for the summer semester, according to official data released from the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) data center on June 25, 2021. Traditional enrollment refers to credit classes taken by college students who are not taking part in a high school dual enrollment program. The new students resulted in an 8.7 percent increase in the size of the student body,...

Learn how to apply for a scholarship like a PRO!

The Southern Regional Technical College Foundation is managed by the College’s Office of Institutional Advancement. We cultivate relationships with students, alumni, faculty, parents and friends in alignment with SRTC’s mission. If you are interested in applying for SRTC Foundation Scholarships. we are here to help! Read on for our top tips for scholarship sucess: The “How To” Overview: In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete 5 easy steps. Log in...

Sorority Sisters' Donation in Memory of Udella Spicer to Benefit SRTC Library

Members of the Lambda Xi Omega book club recently made a generous donation to the Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) Foundation in memory of their late friend and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sister Udella Spicer. The $400 gift will benefit the library at SRTC-Moultrie in honor of Ms. Spicer’s service as Southern Regional Technical College’s Executive Director of Library Services. “We know how much Udella loved to read, how much she loved books, and how much she loved being a...

Georgia Power Makes $10,000 Donation to SRTC Foundation

The Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) Foundation recently received a generous donation from the Georgia Power Foundation. On Wednesday, June 9, Georgia Power’s Tifton Area Manager and SRTC Board Chair Lynn Lovett presented SRTC President Jim Glass with a $10,000 donation to the Foundation at SRTC. The College’s Foundation will use these funds to support nontraditional student scholarships. These scholarships reward students for their academic achievement in programs where...

Southern Regional Technical College Receives $213,000 Grant for Law Enforcement Training Program

Governor Brian P. Kemp and Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Executive Director Jay Neal recently announced the award of 63 grants in the amount of $6,756,389 for the Law Enforcement Training Grant Program. Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) is one of the 63 awardees receiving a total of $213,086 in grant funding. During the 2020 legislative session, Governor Brian Kemp recommended and lawmakers approved the creation of a law enforcement training grant program through the...

SRTC Receives $10,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Thomasville, GA – May 26, 2021 – The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) a $10,000 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant is part of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s recent award of $10.5 million donation to support summer, family, and adult literacy programs, representing the organization’s largest one-day grant donation in its 28-year history. “I am truly at a loss of words at how much this...

SRTC Foundation Awards $45,900 in Scholarships for Summer Semester 2021

For the 2021 summer semester, which began May 13, the Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) Foundation awarded scholarships to 54 students totaling $45,900. These funds assist students with education-related costs such as tuition, fees, books, classroom and lab supplies, and more. The students who were awarded scholarships were Tabitha Section of Ashburn, Jordan Sweet, Morgan McCullough, Savannah Pace, and Alicia Thompson of Bainbridge, Kirsten Smith of Boston, Carrie Collier,...

Helen Yates King is Redefining What It Means To Have a "Senior Moment"

Seventy-eight-year-old Helen Yates King is redefining what it means to have a senior moment. One month before her 79th birthday, she just completed her very first semester as a college co-ed at Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC). Neatly dressed in her program’s soft blue scrubs, she speaks about her college days with uncontained delight. “Going to college has given me the greatest joy I have ever had. I am just enjoying this more than anything I have ever done in my...

Noemi Reyes Will Be Her Family's First College Graduate, But Not the Last.

Eighteen-year-old Noemi Reyes talks a lot about the warmth and love of her family. In her case, there is a lot of family to talk about. Her grandfather’s twelve children all lived together in one home when she was born. As her family grew, they continued to live, work, worship, and raise children close together. Noemi is now the oldest of six siblings. Her aunts and uncles have provided Noemi with thirty cousins. Despite their impressive numbers, there is not yet a single college graduate...