South Georgia Technical College to offer new drone program Fall Semester

SGTC Electronics Instructor Mike Collins is shown above with one of the drones that he will be utilizing while teaching the new Unmanned Aerial Systems Technology program this fall.   Unmanned aircrafts or drones have been around for more than two decades, but drone technology has developed and prospered in the last few years.  South Georgia Technical College is meeting the needs created by this new technology surge by offering an Unmanned Aerial System Technology Program Fall Semester. ...



Former SGTC Jets Jae Crowder is the penultimate role player searching for validation in the NBA playoffs

: Jae Crowder, 99, imitates LeBron James after beating the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs. (Credit – Jae Crowder’s Instagram Page)    Former South Georgia Technical College Jets basketball player Jae Crowder was featured in an article by Taylor Lee, Editor of Amherst Wire, July 20, 2021 outlining how Crowder is the penultimate role player searching for validation in the National Basketball Association league.  The article highlighting Crowder was released...



Brandon Gross named Horticulture Instructor for South Georgia Technical College

Brandon Gross named SGTC Horticulture Instructor.     Brandon D. Gross of Andersonville was hired as the new full-time Horticulture Instructor for South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers and Academic Dean David Finley     Gross earned an Associate of Applied Science in Environmental Horticulture from South...



South Georgia Technical College fall semester registration underway

Free “Changing Lives” t-shirts will be available to students registering for Fall Semester at South Georgia Technical College while supplies last. In-person registration will be held July 20th, 2021 in Americus and Crisp County. Shown above (l to r) are SGTC admissions staff Shonda Bodie, SGTC High School Initiatives Specialist Beth Wisham, and SGTC Admissions staff Brittany Rogers showing off the new SGTC “Changing Lives” t-shirts.   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting...



SGTC Industrial/Technical Program Tours available

Tours are available of program areas at South Georgia Technical College. Tison Smith, a Precision Machining and Manufacturing student that took 3rd place in the SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing competition is shown above (l to r) talking with SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley about the Precision Machining and Manufacturing program at SGTC.    South Georgia Technical College is hosting program tours of the Industrial/Technical programs housed in the John M. Pope Industrial Technical...



SGTC Luau Field Day fun for faculty, staff, students

    A good crowd attended South Georgia Technical College’s Luau/Field Day for the faculty, staff and students in front of the James S. Peters gymnasium recently.  The event was a fun activity planned by the SGTC student government association and the Student Affairs department for summer semester.     The Luau/Field day featured live music, a water slide, inflatable basketball goals and games of limbo, cornhole, kickball, sack race, water balloon toss and more.   Aramark also served...



South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets top two-year WBCA Academic Top Team Honor Roll

Shown above is the South Georgia Technical College 2020 – 2021 Lady Jets team who added an academic honor by tying for the highest cumulative GPA in the national among all two-year colleges. SGTC was the only women’s athletic team to be included in the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team honor rolls at any level. The Lady Jets were also one of the top 16 teams in the nation in the National Junior College Athletic Association for 2020 -2021.Shown above is the South Georgia Technical College 2020...



South Georgia Technical College hosts Jefferson State officials

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above standing (r) with SGTC Business and Industry Services Director Paul Farr (l to r) along with Jefferson State Community College Associate Dean for Technical Programs Deana Goodwine and Jefferson State Director of Workforce Education Lean Bigbee. Not shown is SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement Su Ann Bird.   South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford hosted officials from Jefferson State...



South Georgia Technical College hosts delegation from Wiregrass Tech

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above standing (l to r) with Wiregrass Technical College Executive Director for Academic Affairs Niki Ogletree, Executive Director for Fundraising Crissy Staley, SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers, and SGTC Aviation Maintenance Technology Instructor Charles Christmas. Shown seated (l to r) are SGTC Aviation Maintenance Instructor David Grant, Wiregrass Technical College Interim Vice President of Academic...



Nutrien establishes another endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) is shown above accepting the Nutiren endowed scholarship check from William Nutt, a 1989 Diesel Technology graduate of South Georgia Technical College, who works at Nutrien as a maintenance mechanic.Americus, GA –Nutrien, the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services, continued its support of South Georgia Technical College this year by endowing another academic scholarship at the nationally-recognized two-year...



152 Students on President's List for Spring Semester at South Georgia Technical College

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the spring semester, which included 152 students from around the area and several other states.To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours) in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included:Baldwin County: Isaiah Lee Reeder of Baldwin,...



New Scholarship established at South Georgia Tech in honor of Mark Brooks

Mark Brooks (center) is shown above with his SGTC Foundation Scholarship certificate that was presented to him by his children after they established the Mark Brooks Scholarship for aviation maintenance students as a retirement gift. Shown (l to r) are Ben and Beth Brooks Wisham, Mark Brooks, Matthew Brooks and John Brooks.    A new South Georgia Technical College Foundation scholarship was established recently in honor of South Georgia Technical College retired Administrative Services...