Valdosta, GA— Eighteen students from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are headed to the National SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta this June after winning gold medals at the state-wide SkillsUSA Championship this past weekend. The college had a great showing bringing home 18 gold, 5 silver, and 6 bronze medals. For the seventh year in a row, Wiregrass was recognized as a Gold Chapter of Distinction level award winner and was recognized as second place in the largest chapter membership...

Valdosta, Ga. – Shannon McConico, Vice President for Enrollment Management at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, selected along with 25 employees of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), is participating in the 2025 TCSG Senior Leadership Academy. Participation in the academy is highly selective and requires an eight-month commitment to complete the program. She was nominated to attend the academy by Wiregrass Georgia Technical College's President DeAnnia Clements. The...

uglas, GA., The Satilla Rural Electric Membership Corporation (REMC), through its Round Up program, has made another wonderful gift to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation North. The $5,000 donation will provide scholarships to worthy students. The Satilla REMC has been a very supportive partner with Wiregrass for many years with donations totaling over $140,000. These funds will continue to provide opportunities for students who need financial assistance. Wiregrass...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President DeAnnia Clements is pleased to announce the Fall Semester President’s List and Dean’s List. The President’s List includes outstanding students who were enrolled full-time for 12 credit hours or more and achieved a grade point average of 3.8 or higher on a 4.0 scale during the Fall Semester 2024. The following students are on the President’s List for Fall Semester 2024 and are listed by county: Atkinson:...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will be hosting Community Listening Sessions on each campus during January. The campus meeting times are as follows: Ben Hill-Irwin Campus: Thursday, January 16, at 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Charles Harris Learning Center. Coffee Campus: Tuesday, January 21, at 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Planning Room. Valdosta Campus: Tuesday, January 28, at 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in Cox Hall. Cook Campus: Thursday, January 30, at...

Valdosta, GA – Abbilyn Burke, EMS Profession student on the Valdosta Campus, has been named the 2025 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. GOAL honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students and is a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia. Local GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s 22 technical colleges and one Board of Regents college with a technical...

Valdosta, GA — Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President, DeAnnia Clements, announced John Patten, as the 2025 Rick Perkins Award winner. The Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction is the Technical College System of Georgia’s Instructor of the Year program. The Rick Perkins Award program is designed to recognize and honor instructors who make significant contributions to technical education through innovation and leadership in their fields. Each year,...

Valdosta, Ga., Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is proud to announce the 2024 Wiregrass Alumni of the Year, Tom Stalvey, Sr., and Bobby Stalvey. The brothers were recognized at the Technical College System of Georgia Fall Leadership Conference in Savannah, Georgia. Both Tom and Bobby are proud graduates of the Electrical Technology program at Valdosta Technical Institute (now Wiregrass Tech) Tom graduated in 1967 from the inaugural class of the program and Bobby graduated in 1970. As...

Milledgeville, Ga. – Georgia Military College (GMC) and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College have signed a transfer agreement that benefits Wiregrass graduates. The transfer agreement will provide Wiregrass graduates who have an Associate of Applied Science degree or Associate degree to transfer to GMC to pursue a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Management, Criminal Justice, Healthcare Management, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Public Health, Supervision and Management,...

Valdosta, GA - President DeAnnia Clements welcomes Thomas Wesley as the new Vice President of Academic Affairs at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. Thomas would describe himself simply as a man of few words but of much action. Thomas served as the Dean of Technical and Industrial Systems at Coastal Pines Technical College in Waycross, GA a position he reached in July 2019. Before this, he held roles as the Dean of General Education and Learning Support, as well as Associate Dean of...

Valdosta, Ga - Four Wiregrass Georgia Technical College students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Dr. Cheryl Carvajal, coordinator for the Wiregrass GOAL program. Chosen as semifinalists are Abbilyn Burke, EMS Professions, Valdosta Campus; Debanhi Martinez, Commercial Electrical Construction Tech, Valdosta Campus; Zachary Mize, Cybersecurity, Valdosta Campus; and Alex Richey, EMS Professions,...

Valdosta, GA— Wiregrass Tech celebrated the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week (November 17-23, 2024) by highlighting the value of Registered Apprenticeships for growing South Georgia’s skilled workforce. This year’s Apprenticeship Week celebrates Georgia’s historic investment in apprenticeships through the High Demand Apprenticeship Program (HDAP), which has led to unprecedented growth in apprenticeships throughout the state. The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG)...