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SGTC President Dr. John Watford (left) is shown above presenting Auto Collision and Repair Instructor Starlyn Sampson (right) with the SGTC Instructor of the Year award for 2022.    South Georgia Technical College Auto Collision and Repair Instructor Starlyn Sampson has been selected as the 2022 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), announced President Dr. John Watford at a special ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the...

South Georgia Technical College has scheduled a series of spring-semester workshops for students at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. The workshops will cover a variety of topics to help students be successful in school and as they enter the workforce. Danyel Tobias, SGTC Financial Aid Specialist, will host a financial aid workshop on Monday, February 7 at 10:00 a.m. to assist students in completing their FAFSA forms. Tobias will also help students navigate other aspects of...

Pictured are the 2022 nominees for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College recently announced four finalists selected to advance to the final round of judging in the local phase of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition. The finalists are Zakyah Cameron of Bonaire, a Culinary Arts student nominated by Ricky Watzlowick; Gerode Prather of Lithia Springs, Motorsports Technology, nominated by Kevin...

Fanta Gassama, 23, led the Lady Jets in scoring and rebounding with a double-double night against Central Georgia Tech. She had 20 points and 10 rebounds against the Lady Titans.Macon, GA - The 11th place nationally-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to hang on and take a narrow 65 – 62 victory over the Central Georgia Technical College Lady Titans in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up Tuesday in Macon.     “We had a really...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to climb two spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls into 11th place after securing a big win over the 17th ranked Florida Southwestern Buccaneers last week.  The Lady Jets are 18 – 4 on the season   The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally after opening the season unbeaten, but four tough losses dropped them as low as 21st...

SGTC’s Will Johnston, 4, was named Co-GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Jets point guard Will Johnston and Albany Tech’s John Egbuta shared honors as Co-GCAA Players of the Week in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s basketball award listings for the week of January 24th.    This is the fourth consecutive week and fifth time this season that a South Georgia Technical College athlete has been spotlighted in the weekly awards...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will host a financial aid workshop for students on the college’s Americus campus. The workshop will be held on February 2 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the testing lab on the second floor of the Odom Center. SGTC Financial Aid Specialist Jasmine Mercer will assist students in navigating the financial aid process. She will offer students instruction on financial aid literacy and also guide the students in completing their 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 FAFSA...

Will Johnston, 4, had 26 points against Georgia Highlands in the overtime victory.    The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both captured wins over their Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) opponents in a double-header in the Hangar Saturday.  The Lady Jets easily overpowered the East Georgia College Bobcats, 77 – 60, and the Jets managed to upset the top ranked Georgia Highlands Chargers 106 – 88 in overtime.   The Lady Jets are currently in second place...

Alexia Dizeko, 5, lead the Lady Jets in scoring against Florida Southwestern.   In a battle between two nationally ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball teams, the 13th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the 17th ranked Florida Southwestern Buccaneers, 80 – 74, in the SGTC Hangar Thursday.     “We are improving every week,” said South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Athletic Director and Lady Jets head...

Will Johnston, 4, led the Jets in scoring against Central Georgia Tech with 19 points.Macon, GA – A last second three-point shot at the buzzer allowed the Central Georgia Technical College Titans to take a 76 – 73 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference (GCAA) win over the South Georgia Technical College Jets in Macon recently.  The loss dropped the Jets to fifth place with a 2 – 3 and 10 – 9 record.  Central Georgia Tech is currently in second place in the conference...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to climb one spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls after securing five straight wins in January. They will have a chance to keep that designation Thursday, January 20th when they host the 17th ranked Florida Southwestern Buccaneers at 7 p.m. in the Hangar.   The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally after opening the season...

SGTC’s Alexia Dizeko, 5, was named GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets freshman shooting forward Alexia Dizeko ofSion, Switzerland, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for January 17, 2022.  This was her second selection in three weeks.   This is the third week of the 2022 year and fourth time this season that individual SGTC Lady Jets have been recognized for outstanding...