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SGTC Practical Nursing student DaQuan McKenzie donates blood 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 21 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 experience. According to the American Red...

Chris Ballauer has been named as the new South Georgia Technical College Jets head basketball coach and Jaren Harris is now the full-time assistant basketball coach for the Jets.Americus, Ga - South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Chris Ballauer has been named as the new Jet’s men’s head intercollegiate basketball Coach and Sports and Fitness Management Instructor for the 2021 – 2022 season.  Former interim part-time assistant coach Jaren Harris, who...

Coach James Frey and the 2021 – 2022 Lady Jets moved up to 7th place in the NJCAA first regular season ranking even though there are only three returnees from last season. In the photo (seated l to r) are: Luana Leite, 1; Maikya Simmons, 2; Kamya Hollingshed, 30; Laurie Calixte, 14; Cintia Lopez-Bevia, 13; and Majomary John Ubi, 3. Standing (l to r) are: Assistant Coaches Demetrius Colston and Adenike Aderinto, team manager Cania Dawson, and players Alexia Dizeko, 5; Camryn James, 24; Tena Ikidi,...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Chad Brown and Mitchell and Greg Turton, Owner/President of Southern Fiber Worx in Cordele. Dr. Watford and Brown were showing the Turton’s SGTC five-axis CNC Milling machine by Haas Automation in the Precision Machining and Manufacturing lab.   Greg Turton, Owner/President of Southern Fiber Worx in Cordele, and his son, Mitchell, a junior at Southland...

Pictured (l-r) are Al Harris, Lillie Ann Winn, Allie Zipperer, Calvin Santos, Monica Barnes, Cynthia Carter, and Tracy Israel as Zipperer, Santos, and Barnes were recognized for completing the Safety First IET course.Three students in the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Adult Education program recently completed the Safety First IET (Integrated Education and Training) course. Monica Barnes, Calvin Santos, and Allie Zipperer finished the 10-day, 80-hour program and earned OSHA-10...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Kiara Bryant (left) and nominees (top, l-r) Drake Weldin, Jy’Mia Fann, and (bottom) Matija Milivojevic.Kiara Bryant of Oglethorpe was recently honored as the overall South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Student of Excellence on the Americus campus. Bryant is an Accounting student and was nominated by Accounting instructor Brenda Boone. “Kiara is an outstanding student,” Boone stated. “I’ve been really impressed with her tenacity to want...

Camryn James of the SGTC Lady Jets goes up for a basket against Southern Union.SGTC’s Marvin McGhee gets off a contested shot in the Jets’ victory of New Rock Prep.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams recently swept doubleheaders on consecutive days to remain undefeated to start their respective seasons. The action took place in the James S. Peters gymnasium (aka The Hangar) on the SGTC campus in Americus. Camryn James of the SGTC Lady Jets goes...

SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michelle Williams-Seay facilitates a workshop with SGTC students on the topic of stress management.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a workshop on stress management for students on the college’s Americus campus. SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michelle Williams-Seay facilitated the workshop, which was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. Dr. Seay emphasized the importance of dealing with stress in a healthy way, especially...

Alexia Dizebo, 5, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 25 points.    “It was not pretty, but it was a win and something to build on,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey after his team blew an early 24 – 5 lead but hung on to take an 81 – 76 victory over USC Salkehatchie in their first game of the 2021 – 2022 season.    The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets opened the season with a 9th place national ranking in...

Shown above are the South Georgia Technical College Americus 2021 Practical Nursing graduates. Jennifer Childs and Christine Rundle are the SGTC Americus practical nursing instructors. Shown (l to r) on the back row are: Jasmin Robinson, Jordan Mizell, Zikerria Burton, Elizabeth Guerrero, Brittany Martinez, Cassandra Henderson, and Sonica Burton. On the front row (l to r) are Niki Banks, Shelby Law, Kambi Gardner, Kori Holley, Sontia Ingram, Elbunie Smith, and Ashley Ginn.   South...

Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier is shown above with SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services Paul Farr, SGTC Board of Director Member Grant Buckley, SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird, SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, SGTC Foundation Trustee and TCFA Foundation President Mike Cheokas, SGTC President Dr. John Watford and Barbara Watford, SGTC Board Member and TCDA Past President...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated center) is shown above with the members of the SGTC Senior Staff. Seated (l to r) are Su Ann Bird, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Dr. Watford, and Karen Werling, Vice President of Operations. Shown on the back row (l to r) are: Cynthia Carter, Career Services Director; Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management; Michelle McGowan, Director of Business and Industry Services (Crisp County), Athletic Director...