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     Rance Poss of Cobb has been hired as a Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology Instructor at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  Poss is a 2018 graduate of the SGTC Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology program and has worked at a field service technician for Caterpillar.  He will report to Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain and Dean of Academic Affairs Brett Murray.      “We...

   Seven South Georgia Technical College Jets posted double-digit scoring in the Jets 122 – 39 victory over ASA Prep in the Jets home opener Saturday in the Hangar on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus.  The Jets are 1 – 1 overall.    The Jets jumped out to a 73 – 25 lead over ASA Prep in the first 20-minutes of play and then outscored them 49 – 14 in the second half to walk away with the 122 – 39 victory.  The Jets shot 63% from the field, made 50% of their...

   Sam Patel, General Manager of the Quality Inn by Choice Hotels in Americus, Georgia, pledged his support to help “Celebrate Success” at South Georgia Technical College during the college’s 75th anniversary year by donating to the SGTC Foundation’s TechForce 2023 annual fund drive.     “Education is very important,” said Sam Patel.  “We believe in helping people help themselves through education, and we support what you are doing at South Georgia Technical College. ...

The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, November 14 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Students from the SGTC Practical Nursing program will be on hand to assist the Red Cross. Donors at this event will receive an exclusive pair of Elf & Red Cross socks to...

Panama City, FL – The final results were not what South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets first year head coach Jason Carpenter and Jets head coach Chris Ballauer wanted when they both lost their 2023 – 2024 basketball season openers to Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, FL, Wednesday night.    The Lady Jets dropped a 97 – 59 decision to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 6th nationally ranked Lady Commodores in the Billy Harrison Fieldhouse.  The...

   Andreas Edwards of Americus has been promoted to a Technology Support Specialist at South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Edwards will report to Chief Information Technology Officer Gary Prince and SGTC Vice President of Administrative Services Lea Coe.     Edwards began his full-time career at South Georgia Technical College in May of 2022 as a Technical Support Specialist.  His duties in that position included: serving as...

    A number of guest speakers have been visiting the South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice classes to share their insight and expertise on career options for Criminal Justice majors.   SGTC Criminal Justice graduate LaKeista Davis, Chief Magistrate Judge Crystal Cleveland, and GBI Special Agent James Gibson were three of the speakers who recently visited Criminal Justice Instructor Teresa McCook’s classrooms. Crystal Cleveland is shown with SGTC Criminal Justice students...

    South Georgia Technical College is providing an application fee waiver for students who apply during the month of November.  November is “Apply to College Month” and students who apply during “No Fee November” can have the $25 application fee waived.    SGTC will be hosting in-person registration for Spring Semester on Tuesday, November 7 at from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on both the Americus campus and the Crisp County Center campus. New and existing students will begin the...

SAVANNAH, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors was recognized as a fully certified board at the Technical College Directors Association and the Technical College Foundation Association Leadership conference in Savannah recently.  This is the 15th consecutive year that the SGTC Board has been recognized.      All six members of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors have completed individual board member certification training and are fully certified...

Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier is shown above with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Board of Directors Chairman Grant Buckley and Adie Shimandle, TCDA Director.

The advisory committee for South Georgia Technical College’s Marketing Management program met recently to discuss the current state of the program and the industry as a whole. The advisory committee assists South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the program. SGTC’s Marketing Management instructor, Mary Cross, presented the committee with updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities, and student news. Members of...

   Katlin Champion, a Marketing Management student from Americus, earned the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus overall Student of Excellence honors for October during a recent ceremony. Champion, was nominated by her instructor, Mary Cross.    “Katlin Champion is a good student and exhibits all of the qualities that you would expect in a Student of Excellence nominee or employee,” said SGTC Marketing Management Instructor Mary Cross.  “All of the students on the stage...