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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.

More than 400 eighth grade students attended the recent STEM Days event at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and Chattahoochee-Flint RESA recently held a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) event on the SGTC campus in Americus. More than 400 eighth grade students from area schools attended the event which was held over two days in the James S. Peters Gymnasium. The theme for this year’s STEM Days event “Electrifying STEM”....

Alexia Dizeko (5) was the leading scorer for the Lady Jets in the loss to Arizona Western.LUBBOCK, TX – The 9th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped a 60 – 46 decision to 8th seeded Arizona Western in the second round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball tournament at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, TX.    “The girls are disappointed,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets...

Kamya Hollingshed (30) was one of the leading scorers for the Lady Jets in the record setting 77 – 26 victory over Monroe College in the first round of the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball tournament.Lubbock, TX – The 9th seeded South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured a big first round 77 – 26 win over the 24th ranked Monroe College Mustangs in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball national tournament at the Rip Griffin...

Steve Showalter of the Hutchinson American Legion and team host for the Jets, is shown above (right) presenting SGTC’s Chris Ballauer with the NJCAA Southeast District Coach of the Year award prior to the Jets – South Plains game.Hutchinson, Kansas – The 19th seeded South Georgia Technical College Jets fell eight points shy of a victory in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Men’s Division I national basketball tournament when they faced the 14th ranked South...

Lady Jets had a chance to hit the courts for a little practice on Monday after a long travel day Sunday to the NJCAA Women’s Division I National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas.Lubbock, TX - It was a long travel day for the 9th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets as they made their way from Americus, GA, to Lubbock, TX, for their sixth consecutive appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division I women’s basketball tournament at the Rip Griffin...

South Georgia Technical College head basketball coach Chris Ballauer is shown above handing out team pass credentials to the Jets following a practice at Hutchinson High School on Monday. Hutchinson, KS – The 19th ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets are in Kansas for the 75th anniversary National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) men’s Division 1 basketball tournament and they are among the top 24 teams in the nation who have the opportunity to compete for a national...

Rick Garcia, President/CEO of Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation in Lakeland, FL, is shown above (on the right) presenting a check for the new endowed scholarships at South Georgia Technical College to President Dr. John Watford (shown on left).   Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation President/CEO Rick Garcia and Lisa Garcia, owner of Daphne Lodge Restaurant at Lake Blackshear have endowed new scholarships for the South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance/Avionics and the Culinary Arts...

SGTC Student Affairs Department hosting watch parties for the Jet and Lady Jets National Tournament Appearances.SGTC Student Affairs Department hosting watch parties for the Jet and Lady Jets National Tournament Appearances.SGTC Student Affairs Department hosting watch parties for the Jet and Lady Jets National Tournament Appearances.   The South Georgia Technical College Student Affairs Department will be hosting watch parties for the faculty, staff, and students to follow all the action of...

Jaren Harris is shown above working with the Jets during a timeout.Shown left to right are: SGTC Lady Jets Assistant coaches Demetrius Colson, and Adenike Adenito, and Jets Assistant Coach Jaren Harris.    South Georgia Technical College men’s and women’s Division I basketball teams both qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournaments this season and while head coaches and players receive most of the accolades for the wins and losses, assistant...

SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai is shown above with graduate Terrellis Lamar, who is now employed with Big Tex Trailers in Cordele as a welder.   Terrellis Lamar of Americus graduated from the South Georgia Technical College Welding program in 2020 and is grateful for the education, job opportunities, and assistance that he received from the college and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).    Lamar has been employed at Big Tex Trailers in Cordele as a welder for the...

SGTC CAT Instructor Kyle Hartsfield (fifth from right) recently led a classroom training session for motor grader operators at the SGTC Crisp County Center.The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center recently hosted a Motor Grader Operator Classroom Training session.  Fifteen motor grader operators from Crisp, Cook, Dooly, Sumter, and Turner Counties attended the workshop.  SGTC CAT Lead Instructor Kyle Hartsfield conducted the training.  The classroom session covered the areas...