SGTC Partners with Mercer EOC for Financial Literacy Workshop

February 2, 2022
(l-r) SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, Citizens Bank Vice President Charlene Pennymon, Mercer Educational Opportunity Center Academic Advisor Valerie Hicks, and SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michelle Seay at a recent workshop on personal financial literacy for SGTC students.
(l-r) SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, Citizens Bank Vice President Charlene Pennymon, Mercer Educational Opportunity Center Academic Advisor Valerie Hicks, and SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michelle Seay at a recent workshop on personal financial literacy for SGTC students.

Eighty South Georgia Technical College students from multiple academic programs recently participated in a workshop held by SGTC in partnership with the Mercer University Educational Opportunity Center (EOC). This initial engagement with PAWS (Post-Secondary Achievement Workshops) focused on personal financial literacy.

Mercer Educational Opportunity Center Academic Advisor Valerie Hicks addresses SGTC Cosmetology students at a recent workshop on personal financial literacy.
Mercer Educational Opportunity Center Academic Advisor Valerie Hicks addresses SGTC Cosmetology students.

Valerie Hicks, Academic Advisor, Mercer EOC, facilitated the workshop. Charlene Pennymon, Vice President of Citizens Banks of Americus, also participated, offering information on credit to the students.

“Financial literacy starts with money experience and personal priorities,” stated Cynthia Carter, SGTC Director of Career Services. “SGTC students must begin to grasp career decisions they plan to make throughout their life.  With Mercer EOC’s ongoing services, there will be a variety of workshops and presentations to meet our students’ needs.”

To learn more about Career Services at South Georgia Technical College, email ccarter@southgatech.edu.

For more information on all of SGTC’s programs of study and to apply for admission, visit www.southgatech.edu.