Lady Jets Jamiah Gregory named GCAA Player of Year

SGTC Lady Jets Jamiah Gregory (23), Mio Sakano (30), Enola Papin (24), and Stephie Salumu (13) were the fourth Lady Jets tapped for the GCAA All-Region first team selections. Gregory was also named GCAA Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Salumu was the Co-Defensive Player of the Year.    South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets freshman Jamiah Gregory was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) 2025 Player of the Year and the Freshman of the Year in the...



Jets fall to Georgia Highlands in NJCAA Region XVII tournament quarter-finals

Jalexs Ewing, 0, led the Jets in scoring with 20 points on the night.Jalexs Ewing, 0, led the Jets in scoring with 20 points on the night.  Less than a week after defeating Georgia Highlands on a last-second old-fashioned three-point play, the South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped a 71 – 69 decision to the Chargers in the quarter-final round of the 2025 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII end of the season tournament.    The fifth seeded Georgia...



Lady Jets to host Andrew College in NJCAA Region XVII tournament semi-final round

NJCAA Region XVII playoff tournament semi-final and final brackets. Play begins Thursday, March 13th at 6 p.m. with SGTC hosting Andrew College.   The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets, Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball regular season champions, earned a bye in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII end of the season tournament.  SGTC will be hosting the semi-final and final...



SGTC hosts Electrical Lineworker Family Day

Shown above is the SGTC Electrical Lineworker team that took first place in the SGTC Lineworker Family Day competitions. The first place team consisted of: Will Smith of Bonaire, GA; Carlos Barrios of Lawrenceville, GA; Elijah McDaniel of Cochran, GA; Owen Davis of Newnan, GA; and Blaine King of Nashville, GA.   Fourteen members of the South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker Spring 2025 class participated in a Lineworker Family Day recently to demonstrate to their families the...



SGTC Students Win Gold at State SkillsUSA Competition

Photo: 17 SGTC students earned medals at the recent state-level SkillsUSA competition. Four individual/team gold medal winners will soon compete in the national SkillsUSA event.Students from South Georgia Technical College won gold medals in four categories at the recent state-level SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta. SGTC also claimed two silver and four bronze medals. Hayden Tucker of Thomaston earned his gold medal in the aviation maintenance competition, A’Neya Mack of Plains won in...



Lady Jets defeat Andrew College and earn right to host NJCAA Region XVII tournament

Mio Sakano (30) led the Lady Jets to the 99 – 43 win over Andrew College in the last regular season game of the year. The Lady Jets will host the NJCAA Region XVII tournament beginning Thursday, March 13 at 6 p.m.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets finished the 2024-2025 regular season with a rousing 99 – 43 win over Andrew College this weekend to clinch first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball regular season and earn...



TCSG and LaGrange College Sign Articulation Agreement to Strengthen Nursing Pathways

TCSG and LaGrange College officials sign Articulation Agreement to Strengthen Nursing pathways.Atlanta, Ga.--The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and LaGrange College have signed a new articulation agreement, creating a seamless pathway for registered nurses (RNs) to advance their education and meet the growing healthcare demands of Georgia. This agreement ensures that students have a clear and efficient route to obtaining their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) without...



Jets to host NJCAA Region XVII tournament quarter-final game Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Jalexs Ewing, 0, led the Jets in scoring with 17 points.   After suffering a 63 – 60 loss to Gordon College in their final Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season game, the SGTC Jets had to rely on a lucky coin toss to finish in fourth place in the GCAA and earn the right to host the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII quarter-final tournament game on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m.   The narrow loss left the Jets in a four-way tie for...



SGTC recognizes sophomore Jets and Lady Jets

Shown above (l to r) for the Jets and Lady Jets sophomore day presentations are: SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter, Lady Jets Enola Papin and Maria Favero, Lady Jets Assistant Coach Olivia Melvin, Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington, Lady Jet Mio Sakano, Jets Athletic Coordinator Terrie Battle, Pascal Bod with Jets Daryl Bod, Jets Vaughn Prosser along with Hutch Wills, Layla, Lindi and Ivey Ballauer, along with Jets head coach Chris Ballauer and SGTC...



Aviation Maintenance Student Patricia Rice Speaks at WIOA Board Meeting

SGTC Aviation Maintenance Technology Student Patricia Rice speaks at a recent meeting of the SGTC WIOA Board of Directors.Pictured left to right are SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai, aviation student Patricia Rice, RVRC WIOA Director Janice West and SGTC President Dr. John Watford at a recent meeting of the SGTC WIOA Board of Directors.Patricia Rice, an aviation maintenance technology student at South Georgia Technical College, recently shared her experience as a beneficiary of the...



SGTC hosts ribbon cutting for Crisp County Center CDL pad

Cordele-Crisp County IDC Chair and SGTC Board member Grant Buckley, Cordele-Crisp County Chamber of Commerce Director and SGTC Foundation Board member Monica Simmons, SGTC Crisp County Center Academic Dean and Economic Development Director Michelle McGowan are shown above with SGTC President Dr. John Watford, Crisp County Center CDL Instructor Taylor Hughes, SGTC CDL Instructor Keadrick Pittman, SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain, CDL Instructors Ken Coptsias and Nicholas...



Jets defeat Georgia Highlands College 80 – 79 with last second free throw

Jalexs Ewing (0) led the Jets to a narrow 80 – 79 win over Georgia Highlands.   Jalexs Ewing, a freshman guard from Augusta, GA, hit a free throw with 2.1 seconds remaining to allow the South Georgia Technical College Jets to take an 80 – 79 victory over Georgia Highlands College in a crucial Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up.  The Jets are currently 9 – 6 in the conference and in a three-way tie for third place.    Ewing made the Jets last five...