On July 1, 2009, Swainsboro Tech was officially merged with Southeastern Technical College in Vidalia.
In 2000, as part of then Governor Roy Barnes' Education Reform Act, the college assumed its current name.
This name change provides a more accurate labeling for the type of education that the college delivers to the community.
Also in 2000, Swainsboro Technical College acquired property that had previously been the local high school and renovated two of the buildings.
[1][2] In September 2008, the Board to the TCSG voted to consolidate 13 of its technical colleges into six to save $3.5 million on its annual budget, with Swainsboro Tech merging with Southeastern by July 2009, although this decision was met with concern from local leaders in Swainsboro and Emanuel County, believing that the same amount of money could be saved by other means.