Lady Jets secure 76 – 39 win over Denmark Technical College

Sophomore Kamya Hollingshed (30) led the Lady Jets with 22 points against Denmark Tech.Denmark, SC – The 12th nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets coasted to a 76 – 39 victory over the NJCAA Division I Denmark Technical College Lady Panthers to move to 23 – 5 on the season.  Denmark Tech is one of 36 colleges in Region 10 which covers North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.    South Georgia Technical College is currently ranked second in the...



Jets roll to 85-59 victory over Gordon College

Marvin McGhee, III, (10) was the top scorer for the Jets with 25 points in the game against Gordon College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets took an impressive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) 85 – 59 victory over Gordon College to move into a tie for second place with South Georgia State College.  The Jets are now 7 – 4 in the conference and 15 – 10 overall.  Gordan fell to 2 – 7 and 8 – 13.    The Jets held Gordon to five points in the first 10-minutes...



South Georgia Technical College ranked 3rd for Best Associate Degrees in Georgia

South Georgia Technical College CAT Heavy Equipment Diesel Technology Instructor Kyle Hartsfield (right) is shown above with one of his students working on a caterpillar piece of equipment as part of the SGTC’s Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology program. His students learn while they earn. The students are all employed by different caterpillar dealers throughout the southeastern United States. They attend classes on campus for eight weeks, return to their respective CAT dealers...



Janice Hudson named new SGTC Crisp County Center Nurse Aide/Medical Instructor

Janice Hudson named SGTC Crisp County Center Nurse Aide/Medical Instructor.     Janice Hudson of Haddock, GA has joined South Georgia Technical College as a full-time Nurse Aide/Medical Instructor for the Crisp County Center effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers and the Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain.     The dedicated...



SGTC Lady Jets drop to 12th in NJCAA national rankings

Shown above on the top row are the SGTC Jets and Lady Jets sophomores who earned individual recognition this week in the NJCAA rankings. Shown (l to r) on the top row are Jalen Reynolds (3), Will Johnston (4), Marvin McGhee, III, (10), Malik Battle (1) and Matija Millivojevic (11). Maikya Simmons (2), Alexia Dizeko (5), Fanta Gassama (23) and Kamya Hollingshed (30) are shown on the bottom row (l to r).   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped three spots to 12th place in the...



Jets, Lady Jets both win GCAA games on Alumni-Sophomore Day

Marvin McGhee, III, (10) scored 24 points for the Jets in the come from behind win over Southern Crescent.    The South Georgia Technical College Jets pulled together a 41-point swing in under 30 minutes to take an impressive 86 – 65 victory over Southern Crescent Technical College after trailing by as many 18 points in the first half.  The win cemented an outstanding day as part of the SGTC Alumni/Sophomore Day Celebration and recognition of the 20th anniversary of Jets intercollegiate...



SGTC Holds Financial Aid Workshops in Americus and Cordele

SGTC Financial Aid Technician Danyel Tobias guides students through the financial aid process at SGTC’s Crisp County Center.South Georgia Technical College recently hosted financial aid workshops for SGTC students on both the Americus and Cordele campuses. Jasmine Mercer, SGTC Financial Aid Specialist, and Danyel Tobias, SGTC Financial Aid Technician, led the workshops in Americus and Cordele respectively. Mercer and Tobias assisted students in navigating the financial aid process. They...



SGTC honors Jets, Lady Jets sophomores during special SGTC Alumni/Sophomore celebration

Shown above are the SGTC Jets and Lady Jets players and their families that were honored between the basketball games as part of the SGTC Alumni/Sophomore Day celebration.     South Georgia Technical College gave away over 400 t-shirts to SGTC alumni, retirees, current faculty, friends and supporters at its annual Alumni and Sophomore Day Celebration recently in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games.    All South Georgia Technical College...



SGTC Sophomore/Alumni Celebration great example of Proud Past – Promising Future

Shown above are eight members of the Jets original basketball team when basketball was restarted back in 2001. They are shown with current President Dr. John Watford, retired President’s Jon Johnson, Sparky Reeves and retired interim President, Vice President of Administrative Services and former Athletic Director Janice Davis along with Steven Wright who was the assistant coach for the Jets in 2001 – 2002. He later became the head coach and athletic director. Sherrill House is also...



President Emeritus Sparky and Allene Reeves honor South Georgia Tech’s 2022 Outstanding Instructor of Year, Starlyn Sampson

SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves (left) and Allene (R) are shown above as they are presenting Sampson (center) with a check for being named SGTC 2022 Instructor of the Year.     South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented South Georgia Tech’s 2022 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year winner, Starlyn Sampson, with a stipend from the South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Sparky and Allene Reeves endowed fund at the college’s...



Lady Jets fall to 4th nationally ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers

Freshman guard Luana Leite, 1, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 22 points.    The showdown between two nationally ranked Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) powerhouse Division I women’s basketball teams ended with the 4th seeded National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers taking an impressive 79 – 63 victory over the 9th place South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets in the James S. Peters gymnasium in Americus.    “When...



Americus Rotary Club presents South Georgia Tech’s 2022 outstanding student with stipend

Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith (l) is shown above presenting a check from the Rotary Club to Culinary Arts student Zakyah Cameron (r), who was selected as the SGTC 2022 GOAL student of the year.     Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College culinary arts student Zakyah Cameron of Bonaire, GA, with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club.  Cameron was recognized as the college’s 2022 Georgia...