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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (second from right) is shown above with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Chad Brown and his two SkillsUSA Gold Medal Winners Tison Smith and Patrick Hortman. Smith and Hortman will now advance to the SkillsUSA National competitions.Five students from South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) competed in the virtual state-level SkillsUSA competitions recently and three students received gold medals in their...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets came from behind with the help of Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Player of the Year Jalen Reynolds and Freshman of the Year Will Johnson to take a narrow 69 – 64 win over the Southern Crescent Tigers in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 tournament quarterfinals.    The victory will allow the third seeded SGTC Jets to advance to the NJCAA Region 17 semifinal round that will be played in Waycross on...

Jalen Reynolds, 3, Will Johnston, 4, and Marvin McGhee, 10, were recognized by the GCAA for their individual play on the court this year.   South Georgia Technical College’s Jalen Reynolds, 6’ 7” sophomore forward from Darien, Georgia, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association’s (GCAA) Men’s Division I basketball Player of the Year for 2021, announced GCAA Commissioner David Elder.  He will be leading his team in the NJCAA Region 17 quarterfinal tournament tonight...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are shown above with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and the NJCAA Region 17 trophy after the Lady Jets defeated Georgia Highlands, 80 – 71 in overtime in Rome, GA. The Lady Jets will now host Spartanburg Methodist in the Southeast Conference game on Saturday, April 10th at 1 p.m. in Americus.Rome, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets earned their fifth consecutive NJCAA Region 17 tournament championship but it took a last second...

Sophomore Moe Shida led the Lady Jets in scoring with 14 points in the NJCAA Region 17 semi-final tournament win over East Georgia in Rome Friday night.Rome, GA-   Sophomore guard Veronica Charles made one of two free throws with 1.9 seconds remaining on the clock to give the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets a narrow 63 – 60 win over East Georgia State College in the semi-final round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 tournament at Georgia...

The NJCAA Region 17 Division I men’s basketball tournament brackets.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets earned the opportunity to host a first round or quarterfinal game in the NJCAA Region 17 end of the season tournament.  The Jets finished the season in third place and will host sixth ranked Southern Crescent Technical College at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6th in the hangar on the SGTC Americus campus.    The Jets, under interim head coach Chris Ballauer and assistant coach Jaren...

South Georgia Tech will host an OSHA general industry training course June 2-3 at the Crisp County Center in Cordele.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will host a 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) general industry course on June 2-3 at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. Greg Turner, CSP Authorized Trainer, will be the instructor. Topics covered in the course include: an introduction to OSHA; emergency action planning; hazard communication...

SGTC eCampus logoCourses available 100 percent online, providing students more options, access, and flexibility Americus, GA—South Georgia Technical College isproviding students access to more online courses through a statewide platform called “eCampus”. This Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) initiative provides students the ability to enroll in online courses offered by any TCSG college, allowing students access to programs that may not be available at their home technical...

The Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is offering a forklift operator certification training class on April 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The class will cover forklift operation, maintenance, and safety requirements. Training will consist of practical skills and testing as well as a written exam. Participants in the class must be at least 18 years of age. The cost of the class is $125 and pre-registration is required. Space in the course is extremely...

South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker instructor Sidney Johnson is shown above on the front row with Garrett Earls, the SGTC Georgia EMC Foremen and Linemen Supervisor’s Electrical Lineworker scholarship recipient. SGTC Director of Business and Industry Paul Farr, SGTC Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount and SGTC President Dr. John Watford are shown on the back row during the scholarship presentation.      The Georgia EMC Foremen and Supervisors’ Association...

Jasmine Alexander is shown with her prize for finding the winner egg at the SGTC Crisp County Center Easter Egg Hunt student activity.   The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Student Government Association hosted an Easter Egg Hunt student activity recently on the SGTC Crisp County Center campus.  All current students were invited to participate.    The Student Government Association hid 162 eggs on the back side of the campus and prizes were awarded to the students who...

South Georgia Tech will host a forklift training course April 28 at the Crisp County Center in Cordele.The Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is offering a forklift operator certification training class on April 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The class will cover forklift operation, maintenance, and safety requirements. Training will consist of practical skills and testing as well as a written exam. Participants in the class must be at least 18 years of age. The...