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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (left) is shown above with SGTC officials and members of the SGTC Electric Linewoker Advisory committee.     Georgia Power Company, Sumter Electric Membership Corporation, Crisp County Power Commission, Flint Energies, Alabama Power, and Utec representatives met with South Georgia Technical College officials recently to receive updates and provide input on the South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker program.      South...

L to R: Jacob Pope, Branch Manager, Yancey Brothers; Rodney Workman, Training Instructor, Stowers Machinery; Abel Posada, Technical Training Manager, RingPower; Mathew Bass, ThinkBIG/Apprenticeship Coordinator and Technical Recruiter, RingPower; David Kuipers, SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs; Keith McCorkle, SGTC EPG Instructor; Tony Tice, Technical Training Manager, Thompson Machinery; Brad Manis, Corporate Recruiter, Stowers Machinery; Kyle Hartsfield, SGTC HEDST Instructor; Jeff...

Instructors Kyle Hartsfield (left) and Don Rountree present an achievement award to student Brittany Gaines for her successful completion of the Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology program at South Georgia Technical College in Americus.Students completing the Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology (HEDST) and Electric Power Generation (EPG) programs at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) were recently recognized in a ceremony on the Americus campus. HEDST instructors Kyle...

Pictured left to right: David Wade, City of Cordele; Julie Partain, SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management; Carol Arflin, Planter First; Jessica Carter, Crisp Regional Hospital; Becky Fitzgibbons, Crisp County Power Commission; Teresa Jolly, SGTC Business Technology Instructor; and Karen Bloodworth, SGTC Accounting/Marketing Management InstructorSouth Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Accounting, Business Technology and Marketing Management programs recently held an advisory meeting on...

SGTC Sophomore Femme SikuzaniWith the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball tournament underway in Lubbock, Texas, the Butler County Times Gazette in El Dorado, Kansas has named South Georgia Tech Lady Jet Femme Sikuzani as one of the 24 players to watch in the tournament. Sikuzani is a sophomore at SGTC and has committed to the University of Texas to continue her education and collegiate basketball career. Sikuzani, a 6'5" center from Goma,...

Chance Simpson is shown above in front of the John Hopkins University sign where he has been accepted and earned multiple scholarships.Marshallville, GA – Chance Simpson of Marshallville signed up as a dual enrollment student at South Georgia Technical College at the start of his 10th grade year at Macon County.  Today, the Macon County senior has been accepted into the elite and prestigious John Hopkins University (Whiting) School of Engineering.    He has earned a full academic...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Jonathan Camp (left) and nominees (top row) Shaquitta Cannon, Charles Young, Timothy Richardson, (bottom Row) Jesse Salazar, and Ethan Ethridge.Jonathan Camp of Senoia was recently recognized as the South Georgia Technical College Student (SGTC) of Excellence for April on the Americus campus. Camp is enrolled in the Aviation Maintenance Technology program and was nominated by his instructor, Paul Pearson. “Jonathan is a hard-working student,”...

Will Johnston, 4, earned All-Tournament honors in the NJCAA Region 17 tournament play. He led the Jets in scoring in the quarter-final and semi-final contest.   South Georgia Technical College’s Will Johnston, freshman 6’ 2” point guard from Sydney, Australia, was selected to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 All-Tournament team for 2021.    In addition to the All-Tournament honors, Johnston was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association...

Susan Pittman (right) is shown above conducting the Professional Development training session for the SGTC Adult Education faculty and staff.   The South Georgia Technical College Adult Education faculty and staff participated in a professional development training session recently with Susan Pittman of E-Learning Connections, Inc., in Brevard, NC.  Lillie Ann Winn, Dean of Adult Education at South Georgia Technical College, organized the professional development session.    Pittman is an...

Coach James Frey and the 2020 -2021 Lady Jets looking for fifth consecutive chance to qualify for the NJCAA Division I National Tournament.   The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will be hosting Spartanburg Methodist from Spartanburg, SC, on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Southeast Conference playoff game to determine which team will automatically advance to the NJCAA Division I national tournament in Lubbock, Texas April 19 – 24th at the Rip Griffin Center.    The...

Pictured are SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens (left) and Special Populations Coordinator Jennifer Robinson in the “Jets Pantry”, a service to provide basic hygiene items to SGTC students in need.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) hosted a virtual resource fair April 5-8 to inform students of resources available to them both on campus and in the college’s service area. The event was scheduled as a Facebook event through the SGTC Facebook page at...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l to r) is shown with the SGTC 2021 Instructor of the Year Chef Ricky Ludwig Watzlowick and President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and Allene as they are presenting Watzlowick with a check for being named SGTC 2021 Instructor of the Year.     South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented South Georgia Tech’s 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year winner,  ‘Chef Ricky’ Ludwig...