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Wiregrass Tech Foundation North Banquet Returns

Fitzgerald, GA – The Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation North Thanks and Giving Banquet is returning after a four-year hiatus. The community event is scheduled on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. in the Charles Harris Learning Center on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus of Wiregrass. This year’s entertainment will be award-winning magician, comedian, author, and speaker Mark Robinson. He is the owner of Best Motivational Speakers, an agency that specializes in...



United Way Donates to Wiregrass Printing and Graphic Print Shop

Valdosta, GA – The Greater Valdosta United Way (GVUW) has donated $1,000 to the Wiregrass Foundation to establish a fund for the United Way’s partner agencies. This fund is set up to provide partners access to design and printing resources. "We are excited to partner with Wiregrass to help agencies create the key donor documents they need to tell their story and explain their mission,” shared GVUM President and CEO Michael Smith. “It is hard to take the time and have the...



Wiregrass Among Colleges Partnering with Morris Brown College on Degree Pathways

Released by TCSG: Morris Brown College announced an effort Monday that aims to enroll more Technical College System of Georgia graduates pursuing bachelor’s degrees in two business-related programs. Morris Brown president Kevin James said the Atlanta college will accept all credits from graduates of any of the TCSG’s 22 schools who want degrees in Organizational Management & Leadership or Hospitality Management. The partnership, he said, is effective immediately. TCSG officials...



Wiregrass Announces Spring and Summer 2022 Graduates

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College held the Spring and Summer 2022 Commencement Exercises Thursday, July 14. The ceremony honored both Spring and Summer Semester, graduates. Spring and Summer Semester had 944 students combined who were awarded their associate degree, diploma, or technical certificate of credit, and 226 students who were High School Equivalency graduates. Among those graduating, the college awarded 144 associate degrees, 197 diplomas, and 1101 technical...



Wiregrass Participates in State-Wide Student Application Celebration

Valdosta, GA — Students at Wiregrass Tech will benefit from a new student application, “TargetX”, recently implemented at all technical colleges in Georgia. An implementation celebration hosted by Salesforce, TargetX, and the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) was held to recognize the staff at each college that helped with the process of getting the student application from ground level to operational status for Fall Semester enrollment. Before the new TargetX...



Wiregrass Tech’s Corks and Forks Returns

Valdosta, GA – The popular Corks and Forks fundraiser event is returning, and for the first time will be held on the Wiregrass Campus, Thursday, November 3. The event is presented by Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation as a fundraiser to provide student scholarships and program assistance for the College. The event will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the new Edward and Rhonda Mark Health Sciences Building. Come sample some fabulous food from a great lineup of local...



Wiregrass Announces Spring Scholarship Recipients

Valdosta, GA — Students at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College learned recently that their hard work is paying off. Thanks to the generous donation of friends and supporters of the college, 22 Wiregrass students awarded were scholarships that will help pay for tuition, fees, books, and/or supplies needed for their programs. The students from the Valdosta Campus awarded scholarships for Fall Semester were: Melissa Hill, Adel-Cook County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, Early...



Wiregrass Announces New Board Members

Valdosta, GA — Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President DeAnnia Clements announced the appointment of six new board officers to the College Board of Directors. The new board members are Rodney Green, Lowndes County Schools Assistant Superintendent (Lowndes County); Phaydra Crews, U.S. Department of Air Force Moody Air Force Base Community Support Coordinator and Master Resilience Trainer (Lowndes County); Dr. Joi Williams, Cook High School Interim Principal (Cook County); Lisa...



Wiregrass Announces Fall Scholarship Recipients for Coffee Campus

Douglas, GA — Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation awarded multiple scholarships to help students complete their education and develop workforce skills. Ten students from the Coffee Campus were among the 22 Wiregrass students awarded scholarships, which were made possible because of generous college supporters. The scholarships will help pay for tuition, fees, books, and/or supplies needed for their programs. The scholarships were merit-based and applicants had to complete an...



Whidden Gunworks Celebrates First Registered Apprentice

Nashville, GA – Third-generation technical college student, Garyson Scheller, signed a Registered Apprenticeship agreement with Whidden Gunworks. Garyson is a Precision Machining and Manufacturing student on Wiregrass Tech’s Valdosta campus. He began working at Whidden Gunworks as a Berrien High School Work-Based Learning student. “Work-Based Learning is a great pathway into the Registered Apprenticeship training model. We are a proud that Garyson chose Wiregrass Tech to...



Wiregrass Announces Fall Scholarship Recipients on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus

Fitzgerald, Ga— Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation North awarded multiple scholarships to help students complete their education and develop workforce skills. Two students from the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus were among the 22 Wiregrass students awarded scholarships, which were made possible because of generous college supporters. The scholarships will help pay for tuition, fees, books, and/or supplies needed for their programs. The scholarships were merit-based and applicants...



Coffee Regional Medical Center Makes Pledge to Wiregrass Tech Foundation

Douglas, GA — Coffee Regional Medical Center President and CEO Vicki Lewis announced at a ceremony Thursday that the hospital is committing $300,000 payable over the next four years to the Wiregrass Tech Foundation North. The pledge will support costs for the new Associate of Science in Nursing (RN) for the Wiregrass Georgia Technical College on the Coffee Campus. “Assuring we have the number of talented and well-trained RN’s needed to care for our patients is challenging and a...