Higher education resource guide announces top accolades for 2025 Valdosta, Ga., –Intelligent.com, a widely recognized source for higher education rankings and research, has included Wiregrass Georgia Technical College in its annual assessment, awarding it the Most Affordable Online Community Colleges for 2025. Unlike conventional rankings, Intelligent.com employs a rigorous, data-driven methodology designed to provide students with the most accurate and meaningful evaluations. Each...

Fitzgerald, GA—Wiregrass Georgia Technical College hosted over 200 students for the annual Get Wired Event on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus. Students from Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy attended this event. Students were able to engage in hands-on activities related to programs that led to careers offered at the college. Students learned about Wiregrass programs and related careers through creative activities, such as the Copper Cabling with Telecommunications and...

Fitzgerald, GA— Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation awarded multiple scholarships to help students complete their education and develop workforce skills for the Fall Semester. Recipients from the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus were awarded a scholarship made possible by 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 application and provide...

Wiregrass Announces Fall Scholarship Recipients for the Coffee Campus Douglas, GA— Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation awarded multiple scholarships to help students complete their education and develop workforce skills for the Fall Semester. Recipients from the Coffee Campus were awarded a scholarship made possible by generous college supporters. The scholarships will help pay for tuition, fees, books, and/or supplies needed for their programs. The scholarships were...

Valdosta, GA— Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is now offering new Student Health Clinic services for students beginning Fall Semester. The college partnered with SGMC Health and Valdosta State University (VSU) to share the Nurse Practitioners who currently work in the VSU Student Health Center. The Nurse practitioners Rebecca Brown and Zsuzanna Bartha, are employees of SGMC Health and will now share their work week between VSU and Wiregrass. The Wiregrass clinic will be open...

Moody AFB, Ga., Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has been named one of the nation's top 20 Military Test Centers for 2023-2024. This is according to the College Board College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). Each year the College Board recognizes the top 20 national military test centers that administer the most CLEP exams according to Collegeboard.org. The centers must maintain the integrity of the overall testing process professionally. Wiregrass has a satellite office housed on the...

Douglas, GA., Wiregrass Georgia Technical College’s Economic Development department in partnership with Southern Rivers Goodwill will be conducting a construction program on the Coffee campus of Wiregrass in Douglas. The dates for the construction class are October 4 – October 31. This is a four-week-long program that teaches instruction in framing, roofing, flooring, electrical, plumbing, welding, and employability skills. Students can earn certifications in OSHA-10, forklift, and CPR....

Valdosta, GA –Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has recognized Gracie Johnson and Roy Warren as its 2024-2025 Employees of the Year. These employees were honored for their dedication, hard work, and leadership skills by the faculty and staff of the college. Wiregrass employees annually nominate a staff member and a supervisor for their exemplary performance on the job. The nominations are narrowed down by a committee and the finalists are interviewed by a panel of judges to decide who...

Valdosta, GA— Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Transitions in Nursing (Associate of Science in Nursing) RN students received their nursing pins in a recent pinning ceremony on the Valdosta Campus. The nursing pins not only signify hard work and dedication but are also a physical symbol of their transition into nursing. The pinning ceremony is more than a nursing tradition, it is a symbol of the nursing students’ hard work and dedication toward their coursework and clinicals. Not only...

Atlanta, Ga.--The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) announces a 9.3% increase in enrollment for the Academic Year 2024 (AY24), bringing total enrollment to 148,746 students across the system. This is the highest number of students enrolled at TCSG since 2013, a testament to the growing demand for skilled workers in Georgia and the increasing attractiveness of TCSG's career-focused college programs. The rise in enrollment from AY23’s 136,114 students reflect the statewide focus...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President DeAnnia Clements is pleased to announce the Summer 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 Summer Semester 2024. The following students are on the President’s List for Summer Semester 2024 and are listed by county: ...

Valdosta, GA— Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Medical Assisting students received their pins in a recent pinning ceremony on the Valdosta Campus. The pinning ceremony marks the official transition from student to professional Medical Assistant. It is a symbolic welcoming into the profession where students are doing what they have been called to do. Students receiving their pins include Nilja Brown, Valdosta; Autumn Grier, Valdosta; Kentrayl Middleton, Valdosta; Sharon O’Neal, Lake...