Sports & Fitness Advisory Council Meets at SGTC

Members of SGTC staff and the Sports and Fitness Management Advisory Council (l-r): Brian Davis, MSA Orthopedics; Jeff Fussell, Recreation Manager, Sumter County Parks and Recreation; Terri Battle, Athletics Coordinator; James Frey, Athletic Director and Lady Jets basketball Head Coach; Chris Ballauer, Jets basketball Head Coach; Tim Estes, Executive Director, Sumter County Parks and Recreation; Dr. David Finley, Academic Dean; and Nancy Fitzgerald, Grants Coordinator.The Sports and Fitness...



SGTC Industrial Programs Advisory Council Meets

Members of SGTC staff and the Industrial Programs Advisory Council (l-r): Dr. David Finley, Academic Dean; Josh Strange, RAMTEC; Brad Aldridge, Welding Instructor; Ted Eschmann, Weldin Instructor; Nancy Fitzgerald, Grants Coordinator; Chad Brown, Precision Machining Instructor; Brian White, Southern Company; Betty Suggs, Ignite Academy; Mike Collins, Electronic Instructor; Michael Jakulski, Imerys; Patrick Owen Industrial/Electrical Systems Instructor.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC)...



South Georgia Tech Hosts Red Cross Blood Drive

SGTC Practical Nursing instructor Jennifer Childs (left) looks on as her students prepare to register donors at the recent American Red Cross blood drive on the SGTC Americus campus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross that resulted in the donation of 19 units of blood. Students, faculty and staff members, as well as community members attended the drive to donate blood. SGTC Nursing students assisted with the event to gain valuable...



Dawn Ammons Named SGTC Student of Excellence

Student of Excellence overall winner Dawn Ammons (left) and nominees Justice Hayes and Nickolas Phelps. Not pictured is nominee Sara Rogers.Dawn Ammons of Ellaville was recently recognized as the March Student of Excellence on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus. Ammons studies Marketing Management and was nominated by her instructor, Mary Cross. “I nominated Dawn Ammons because of her impeccable work ethics,” Cross said. “She is an awesome student, she is a great...



Cosmetology Advisory Council Meets at SGTC

Members of SGTC staff and the Cosmetology Advisory Council (l-r): Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, Cosmetology Instructor; Tori Purvis, Owner/Stylist at Capelli Salon and Spa in Albany; Kembrial Harris of Kem’s Beauty Palace of Montezuma; Samantha Inthiraj Nquyen of Sally’s Nail and Spa in Americus and Ellaville; Martha Bruce of KB’s Beauty Salon; SGTC Cosmetology student Anna Rees; Barbering instructor Andre Robinson; and SGTC Barbering Student Brandon Price. Not pictured is council member...



SGTC Jets sophomore guard Marvin McGhee named to 2021-2022 NJCAA Division I All-America second team

SGTC Jets Marvin McGhee, 10, was named as a NJCAA second team All-American for 2021 - 2022.    South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Marvin McGhee was selected to the 2021 - 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Men’s Basketball All-American second team, announced the NJCAA recently.  McGhee and the Jets finished the season 22 – 12 overall and earned the right to compete in the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.    “I am...



Jets Booster Club to host recognition/awards banquet

Shown above are the Jets after defeating Georgia Highlands to earn the opportunity to attend the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.Shown above are the SGTC Lady Jets getting ready for their first game at the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club will be hosting its 2021 – 2022 recognition and awards banquet on Tuesday, April 5th at 6 p.m. in the John M. Pope Center to honor the Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams...



Two SGTC Lady Jets named to 2021 – 2022 NJCAA and WBCA Division 1 Two-Year All-American teams

Alexia Dizeko (5) and Fanta Gassama (23) were named All-Americans by the NJCAA and WBCA.   South Georgia Technical College had two true freshmen from its nationally recognized 2021 – 2022 Lady Jets women’s basketball team to be selected into the 2021 -2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-American teams.  The Lady Jets finished the season as one of the top sixteen teams in the nation with a 27 – 7...



Students Attend Income Essentials Workshop on SGTC Cordele Campus

SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter conducts a workshop on Income Essentials for students at the SGTC Crisp County Center.Students at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele recently had the opportunity to attend a workshop on campus covering the topic of Income Essentials. Cynthia Carter, SGTC Director of Career Services, conducted the workshop. Twenty students from the LPN, Culinary Arts, and Early Childhood Care and Education programs attended the...



Blood Drive to be Held March 29 at South Georgia Tech

South Georgia Technical College in Americus will host a blood drive on March 29.The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, March 29, 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. By taking a...



Scholarships available for students pursuing careers in Avionics or Aircraft Maintenance

South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance and Avionics instructor Charles Christmas is shown above with an avionics student working in the Griffin Bell Aeronautic Center avionics lab learning more about Aviation Maintenance and Avionics.    The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) Educational Foundation will award more than 20 scholarships for the 2022 – 2023 school year to students pursuing a career in avionics or aircraft maintenance, as well as to students from AEA member...



Angie Kauffman and Faith Dunford Represent SGTC at Annual EAGLE Conference

SGTC EAGLE Student Faith Dunford (center) with TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier and TCSG Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education Dr. Cayanna Good at the TCSG Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE conference.SGTC Adult Education Instructor Angie Kauffman (center) with TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier and TCSG Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education Dr. Cayanna Good at the TCSG Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE conference.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Adult Education graduate Faith Dunford and...