Pineland Communications donates to SGTC Foundation

Sidney Rhoney, Lead Broadband Deployment Technician, and Matt Massey, Sales Representative, from Pineland Communications are shown above with South Georgia Technical President Dr. John Watford and Steven Snell, Pineland Business Development Representative. Pineland Communications, a subsidiary of Pineland Telephone Cooperative from Metter, GA, made a donation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. ...



Luella High alumnae Kamya Hollingshed posts career night at South Georgia Tech

Henry Herald - https://www.henryherald.com/sports/luella-high-alumnae-kamya-hollingshed-posts-career-night/article_a2ff38b5-9b78-5167-9686-9bef6ae6773d.html    Freshman Kamya Hollingshed of McDonough scored as many points as the number on her uniform (30) when she led the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to an impressive 107 – 28 victory over Combine Academy Monday night. The win moved the nationally ranked Lady Jets to 16 – 0 in the conference and 25 – 3 overall.   ...



SGTC hosting Alumni and Sophomore Day celebration

Sophomore and Alumni Day set for February 23rd at SGTC. All alumni, students, faculty and staff, and retirees are urged to come out and enjoy the festivities.South Georgia Technical College is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its first graduating class this year and in recognition of this milestone, the college will be hosting an Alumni Day Celebration on Saturday, February 23rd in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games and Sophomore Day...



109 Students Named to SGTC Fall 2018 President’s List

It isn’t easy to tout a 4.0 GPA in a semester of college – but 109 South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students did just that last semester, earning them a spot on the college's President’s List. SGTC President Dr. John Watford announced the list recently, releasing the names of the 109 students who were included. The President’s List was established to recognize academic excellence in the SGTC student body. In order to be included on the list, a student must be enrolled in an...



Taylor County officials hold meeting at South Georgia Technical College

Taylor County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and other officials attended a meeting on the campus of South Georgia Technical College and received a tour of the campus and highlights from the over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit educational programs available at SGTC. Shown (l to r) are: Shonda Blair, Executive Director of the Taylor County Development Authority; Casey Bean, Regional Representative Region 8 of the Georgia Department of Community...



SGTC to host Emergency Responder Continuing Education Course

SGTC to offer Continuing Education Emergency Medical Responder Course on the SGTC Crisp County Center campus beginning March 2nd. The cost to attend is $100 per participant and classes will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 2nd – April 6th.South Georgia Technical College will be offering a Continuing Education Emergency Medical Responder Course on the college’s Crisp County Center campus on Saturday’s from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from March 2nd – April 6th. Cost is $100 per...



President Emeritus Sparky and Allene Reeves present South Georgia Tech’s 2019 outstanding student with scholarship

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves (l) and Allene (right) are shown above presenting a scholarship check to 2019 GOAL winner Kelsi Cannon (c).South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented Licensed Practical Nursing student Kelsi Cannon with a $500 scholarship after she had been recognized as the college’s 2019 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the...



Equipment donated to SGTC Foundation for Electrical Lineworker program

The pole trailer donated to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation for the Electrical Lineworker Program by Colquitt EMC and painted and refurbished by Diverse Power is shown above. South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers is shown above with Bubba Allen of Diverse Power, Tyler Flowers, a former SGTC lineworker student who now works for Diverse Power, along with Dewey Turner, SGTC Lineworker instructor. Colquitt Electric Membership...



SGTC’s Alyssa Nieves named NJCAA Division I women’s basketball player of week

Alyssa Nieves, 4, was selected as the National Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Week after an impressive week. She averaged 36 points per game.She stands only 5’ 7” inches tall, but Alyssa Nieves has been playing some big time basketball for South Georgia Technical College’s nationally ranked Lady Jets. The sophomore guard from Tampa, FL, shattered two records for the Lady Jets this past week and earned the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division...



Americus Rotary Club presents South Georgia Tech’s 2019 outstanding student with stipend

Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith (l) is shown above presenting a check to Kelsi Cannon(r), who was selected as the SGTC 2019 GOAL student of the year.Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College Licensed Practical Nursing student Kelsi Cannon of Schley County with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club after she was recognized as the college’s 2019 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC...



SGTC Honor Society Holds Two Benefit Drives, Other Events

Book Recycling Drive FlyerSouth Georgia Technical College’s Cordele campus is collecting toiletries and old books as part of two benefit drives, sponsored by the college’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) chapter. The first drive is being held to benefit the Sophisticated Sisters program, a Christian based community development program designed to support nine through 18-year-old girls. Brand new, originally packaged toiletries including shampoo, conditioner, hand soap, mouth...



Furlow, Taylor County Middle School Students Tour SGTC

A Taylor County Middle School student exits the school bus before running into a tour on South Georgia Tech’s campus.More than 230 middle school students from Taylor County and Furlow Charter School visited the Americus campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently to learn about what a technical education looks like. Furlow brought 45 students to tour seven programs of the campus, and two days later, Taylor County brought 190 students to visit nine program areas. Each day,...