Published 11:43 am Wednesday, August 19, 2026 FITZGERALD – Montgomery Dykes’ educational journey demonstrates how students can move seamlessly from high school dual enrollment to technical education, employment and a four-year university. Dykes, a former dual enrollment student at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, continued at the college after high school to pursue a degree in mechatronics technology on the college’s Ben Hill-Irwin Campus. He graduated from Wiregrass Summer Semester 2026 and has already been accepted and registered for the electrical engineering program at Georgia Southern University, where he will begin classes this fall, according to a press release from Wiregrass Tech. While completing his education at Wiregrass, Dykes has also gained valuable industry experience as an active apprentice with MANA Nutrition at the company’s Fitzgerald facility. When he transfers to Georgia Southern, he will retain his position with the company and continue working at MANA’s Pooler facility while attending college. “Beginning as a dual enrollment student gave me the opportunity to start developing college-level technical skills while I was still in high school,” Dykes said. “Wiregrass helped me move smoothly from high school into the Mechatronics Technology program, and my apprenticeship with MANA allowed me to apply what I was learning in a real manufacturing environment. I am excited to continue working with MANA while pursuing my electrical engineering degree at…
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