The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 requires that colleges make available to current and prospective students essential information concerning each institution’s academic programs, retention rates, graduation rates, crime reports, financial aid procedures, and more to better inform higher education consumers.
The Higher Education Act protects the consumer’s right to know important facts about each institution’s students services, student success metrics, campus safety and security, the cost to attend and other information needed to make fully informed choices when selecting colleges and universities.
It is the college’s home that the centralization of this information makes it easier for prospective students, enrolled students, and their families to access the information they need to make the best possible decisions.
For additional information about South Georgia Technical College and a comparison to other institutions of higher education, please see the College Navigator website maintained by the U.S. Department of Education. This site contains useful information about more than 7,000 institutions of higher learning in the United States, including South Georgia Technical College.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. They are as follows:
The name and address of the office that administers FERPA is:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
600 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-4605
In accordance with the federal law outlined above, SGTC will release the following information as directory information:
Any adult student or minor student’s parent who objects to the release of this directory information under the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act should file an objection in writing clearly stating what directory information should not be released to third parties. Forms are available in the Registrar’s office for filing a FERPA Objection.
Another federal law, known as the Solomon Amendment, requires South Georgia Technical College to release student recruitment information to military recruiters. Student recruitment information is defined as: name, address, telephone number, age, major, date(s) of attendance (quarter of enrollment), degree awarded.
If you do not wish to have student recruitment information released to third parties, you may file a FERPA Objection in the office of the Registrar.
Federal regulations require colleges to disclose information regarding their occupational programs that require a state licensure to be employed. Reference the program of choice, and view the status that program has for your state of residence at the initial time of employment. If the state you are located in does not appear, we cannot guarantee the program of study will be able to lead you to a state occupational licensure in your state. Click here for State Licensure information.
South Georgia Technical College has opted to early implement the rescission of Gainful Employment Regulations published in 2014. The college officially implemented this rescission on July 15, 2019.
A How-to Guide: Registering to vote is available online at https://sos.ga.gov/how-to-guide/how-guide-registering-vote . Students who wish to register to vote may download a Georgia Voter Registration Application from https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/forms/GA_VR_APP_2019.pdf or pick up a voter registration card by contacting Joshua Curtin, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs at (229) 942-5832. Assistance with the application is available on the Americus campus in the Odom Center with the Office of Students Affairs. Nonresident students may find voter information about their specific states through the U.S. Election Assistance Commission at www.eac.gov.
STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION AND COMPLIANCE
Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The TCSG State Board prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status (“protected status”). No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under, any TCSG program or activity because of the individual’s protected status; nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of the individual’s protected status, except the preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.
South Georgia Technical College is an equal opportunity employer. All employment processes and decisions, including but not limited to hiring, promotion, and tenure shall be free of ideological tests, affirmations, and oaths, including diversity statements. The basis and determining factor for such decisions should be that the individual possesses the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the role, and is believed to have the ability to successfully perform the essential functions, responsibilities, and duties associated with the position for which the person is being considered. At the core of any such decision is ensuring the institution’s ability to achieve its mission and strategic priorities in support of student success.
The following person has been designed to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies:
Title IX – Eulish Kinchens, Odom Center, Room 107, 229.931.2249 (Hearing Impaired) 229.931.2854
Section 504 and ADA – Jennifer Robinson, 900 South GA Tech Pkwy, Americus, GA 31709, Odom Center, Room 200, jennifer.robinson@southgatech.edu,229.931.2595, (Hearing Impaired) 229.931.2854
Sexual Harassment – Eulish Kinchens, Odom Center, Room 107, 229.931.2249; or ekinchens@southgatech.edu,(Hearing Impaired) 229.931.2854