Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College recognized the outgoing Board of Directors at the July Board meeting. The following board members who fulfilled their terms are F. Stephen Sumner, Berrien County, November 2014 – March 2022; Chase Daughtrey, Cook County, July 2016 – June 2022; Col. Ronald Mitchell, Cook County, July 2013 – June 2022; Steve Sirmans, Atkinson County, July 2013 – June 2022; Andi McWhorter, Irwin County, July 2013 – June 2022; and Jennifer Powell, Lowndes County, July...

300 local high school students attended the STEM & M event held on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus of Wiregrass to learn about the program and careers through hands-on activities. Valdosta, GA — Wiregrass Georgia Technical College hosted 300 students for the first in-person STEM & M Event on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus since the pandemic. Students from Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy and Turner County High School traveled to Wiregrass for this event. Students were able to...

Albany State University (ASU) and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College announced the establishment of a cooperative relationship on January 25. The agreement formally recognizes that ASU and Wiregrass are active educational partners committed to expanding educational opportunities in Southwest Georgia. “Albany State University is delighted to execute this partnership agreement with Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, which will enable students to transition effortlessly from Wiregrass...

Making a difference in the lives of Wiregrass Senior students is Georgia Power Region Director Joe Brownlee presenting Wiregrass President Dr. Tina K. Anderson with a $2,000 check for the Last Mile Fund. Valdosta, GA – Georgia Power has donated $2,000 to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College to support the College’s Foundation Last Mile Fund. Wiregrass Foundation North and South both assist students with scholarships and textbook fees in addition to the Last Mile Fund. This is a...

Pictured l-r Wiregrass Auto Collision and Sheet Metal Fabrication Instructor Roy Bramley, Auto Collision Repair student Jacquelyn Mallard, Automotive Technology student MJ Johnson, Wiregrass Automotive Technology Instructor Toby Heard, Automotive Technology student Parke Goodall, Welding Technology student Michael Ward, Wiregrass Welding Technology Instructor Wally Rewis, Wiregrass Industrial Systems Technology Instructor Phillip Taylor, Industrial Systems Technology student Jesse Ragan,...

Valdosta, GA. Wiregrass Foundation North is hosting their first-ever Online Reverse Raffle. The college’s annual “Corks and Forks” event was cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is being replaced with a fun and exciting way to support students attending Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. The Wiregrass Foundation Board invites you to participate in the Clicks and Picks Reverse Raffle for a chance to win up to $5,000 from your living room! A total of 150 tickets will...

Valdosta, GA – The Thursday, October 22 meeting location for the Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Board of Directors has been changed from the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus at 12 noon to the Coffee Campus. The meeting will be conducted by teleconference at 12 noon in the Planning/Student Center. If the public would like to attend or would like more information, please contact Cheryl Acree, Executive Assistant to the President, at Cheryl.acree@wirergrass.edu or contact the college at...

Wiregrass and Wild Adventures signed apprenticeship with three Wild Adventures employees. Pictured l-r Wiregrass Director of Economic Development Bill Tillman, Wiregrass President Dr. Tina K. Anderson, Wiregrass Executive Director of Departmental Affairs Nicole West, Wild Adventures Apprentice Micheal Torres, Wild Adventures Apprentice Chris Longstreet, Wild Adventures Apprentice John Hall Wild Adventures Assistant General Manager Jon Vigue, Wild Adventures Senior Director of Maintenance...