Macy Williams named SGTC Admissions Coordinator and High School Initiative Specialist for Crisp County campus

  Macy Williams of Americus has been named South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Admissions Coordinator and High School Initiative Specialist effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Williams will report to SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kitchens as well as SGTC Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Michele McGowan and High School Initiative Coordinator Brittney Wright-McGrady.

   Williams is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Georgia Southwestern State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Management degree.  She also has a Master of Science, Sport Management degree from Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA.

   Williams has been working as an Administrative/Staff Assistant at Chattahoochee-Flint RESA/PEECH in Ellaville and Americus for the past year and a half.  She also worked at Chick-fil-A in Americus as a front of house team leader, trainer.

   Williams will serve as the Admissions Coordinator for SGTC and be housed on the Crisp County Center campus.  She also will work with High School Initiative Coordinator Brittny Wright-McGrady and High School Initiative Specialist Mykaula Harvey to promote the Dual Enrollment program.  She will work with all the high schools in SGTC’s seven county service area as a liaison between SGTC and each secondary school to facilitate the needs of middle and high school students interested in attending South Georgia Tech and enrolling in the Dual Enrollment program. 

   In addition to those job duties, Williams will work with high school counselors, administrators, parents, and students to effectively communicate SGTC admissions procedures, financial aid information, test procedures, and more.  Her duties will include assisting in planning and implementing student recruitment activities and strategies as well as registering SGTC Dual Enrollment students and attending College and Career Fairs, Apply to College Days, Parent Nights and Dual Enrollment Days at area high schools.

   Dual enrollment allows high school students to take either academic degree level core courses that will transfer to any TCSG or USG college or university, occupational courses, and diploma level core courses.  All coursework taken through Dual Enrollment will be fully covered through State of Georgia funding up to 30 semester hours and students will not be required to pay out of pocket for tuition, college fees or textbooks.  Dual Enrollment does count towards a student’s HOPE Grant or Scholarship caps.

    South Georgia Technical College offers students the “complete college experience” with over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs as well as nationally ranked academic programs, intercollegiate athletics, and student activities.

   SGTC is currently accepting students for Spring Semester.  Visit www.southgatech.edu to apply or contact Candie Walters, Admissions Director at cwalters@southgatech.edu or Admissions Coordinator Macy Williams in Cordele at macy.williams@southgatech.edu.