Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

{{Short description|Technical college in Valdosta, Georgia, United States}} {{Primary sources| date=May 2011|}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox university |name = Wiregrass Georgia Technical College |image_name = WGTC logo.svg |image_alt = WGTC seal |image_size = 200px |established = {{Start date and age|2010|July|1}} |type = Public community college |president = DeAnnia Clements |city = Valdosta |state = Georgia |country = United States |coor = {{Coord|30.886444|N|83.353820|W|type:edu|display=inline,title}} |campus = Multiple campuses |former_names = Formed from merger of East Central Technical College and Valdosta Technical College |students = 4,466 (fall 2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=College Navigator - Wiregrass Georgia Technical College |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=GA&pg=11&id=141255 |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=25 March 2026}}</ref> |colors = Green and Black {{color box|green}}{{color box|black}} |website = {{URL|https://www.wiregrass.edu/}} |logo = Wiregrass logo GRNBLK (H) PNG.png |logo_alt = Official logo of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College }}

'''Wiregrass Georgia Technical College''' ('''WGTC''') is a public community college in Valdosta, Georgia. It is part of the Technical College System of Georgia and provides education for an eleven-county service area in south-central Georgia. The school's service area includes Atkinston, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, and Wilcox counties. WGTC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees, diplomas, and technical certificates of credit.<ref name="website">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wiregrass.edu/about/history|title=Our History|website=Wiregrass Georgia Technical College}}</ref>

WGTC was formed on July 1, 2010, from a merger of '''East Central Technical College''' and '''Valdosta Technical College'''. This merger had previously been approved by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education on September 4, 2008, as part of a major series of mergers and geographical restructuring in the TCSG system.<ref name="website" />

WGTC's full campuses are located in Valdosta, Fitzgerald, Douglas, and Sparks. Some classes are also taught at extended campuses located at Moody Air Force Base in Lowndes County and in Rochelle. In addition, there are "Adult Education Centers" in all 11 counties of the school's service area, offering Basic Education, GED and ESL classes.<ref name="website" />

On December 2, 2010, WGTC was named the first recipient of the Governor Sonny Perdue Award for Technical College of the Year.

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==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.wiregrass.edu Official website]

Category:Education in Lowndes County, Georgia Category:Education in Ben Hill County, Georgia Category:Education in Coffee County, Georgia Category:Education in Cook County, Georgia Category:Education in Wilcox County, Georgia Category:Technical College System of Georgia Category:Educational institutions established in 2010 Category:2010 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Two-year colleges in the United States