Southwest GYSTC was founded in 1995 and incorporated as a non-profit by community leaders from industry and school systems in the Southwest Georgia area. Southwest GYSTC (Georgia Youth Science & Technology Centers Inc.) is part of a network of nine regional centers and programs in addition to the GYSTC Headquarters. GYSTC, Inc. is a private, not for profit educational organization designed to increase interest in and enthusiasm for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for students, teachers, and parents, in elementary and middle school. Southwest GYSTC is located on the campus of Southern Regional Technical College in Bainbridge, Georgia and managed by Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The Center provides a variety of professional development programs and STEM kits for K-8 teachers and students.