South Georgia Tech to hold Spring Registration Date on Thursday

South Georgia Technical College will hold a Spring semester registration event on Thursday, Nov. 29 for new and returning students on both campuses. Orientation sessions will be held for new students at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on the Americus campus and at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the Cordele campus to accommodate for different schedules. During the event, students will have the opportunity to meet with their advisor, register for classes, attend an orientation session, have an SGTC...



Screening Committee Named for South Georgia Technical College GOAL Program

Left to right: Dr. Deborah Jones, Mark Brooks, Sammy Stone, Dianne Trueblood and Michelle McGowan have been selected to serve as the GOAL selection committee for 2019.Cynthia Carter, the coordinator for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program at South Georgia Technical College, has announced the members of the screening committee that will interview students who are nominated for the college’s annual GOAL title. The objective of the GOAL program is to recognize and...



SGTC GOAL Coordinator Named for 2019

AMERICUS - South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has announced that Cynthia Carter, the director of career services at the college, will coordinate the 2019 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program. GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence among the state’s technical college students. According to Carter, the GOAL program is the first statewide program in the nation designed to recognize leadership and...



SGTC Lady Jets capture 8th consecutive victory

Amara Edeh, 5, and Alyssa Nieves, 4, were the top scorers for the Lady Jets in their wins over Roane State and Pensacola State in the Georgia Highlands Thanksgiving Classic Tournament.ROME, GA – The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their eighth straight win in the Georgia Highlands Thanksgiving Classic Basketball Tournament in Rome over the Thanksgiving Break. The Lady Jets defeated Roane State Community College 76 – 40 in the opening game of the...



South Georgia Technical College to host ‘Light Up Your Future’ event

Everyone is invited to the FREE 3rd annual “Light Up Your Future” Event at South Georgia Technical College on Tuesday, December 4th from 5:30 to 8 p.m.South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its third annual “Light Up Your Future” event on Tuesday, December 4th from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. in Gailey Park on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus and the community is invited to this fun free celebration. The Jets basketball team also will be playing Marion...



Lady Jets coast to sixth consecutive victory in 82 – 51 victory over Albany Tech

Bigue Sarr, 21, led the Lady Jets in scoring against Albany Tech.The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured an impressive 82 – 51 victory over the Albany Tech Lady Titans Tuesday night to remain unbeaten in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference and post their sixth consecutive win this season. The game was never in doubt as the Lady Jets dominated the Lady Titans almost from the opening buzzer. South Georgia Tech was up 28 – 12 at the...



South Georgia Tech Lady Jet Fatou Pouye named GCAA Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks

Fatou Pouye, 12, named GCAA Player of the Week for the second consecutive week.South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore forward Fatou Pouye from Kaolack, Senegal, has been selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball player of the week for two consecutive weeks. The 6’ 0” forward averaged 16.5 points, 10 rebounds, 4.5 steals, and 1.5 block shots in the Lady Jets two wins this week to earn her second Player of the Week honors in as...



Three Lady Jets sign letters of intent to play Division I next season

South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Assistant Coach Kenzia Conyers is shown above with Lady Jets Fatou Pouye, Ricka Jackson, and Bigue Sarr along with South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey at the NCAA early signing day event. Pouye signed to play with Illinois at the next level while Jackson chose Texas Tech and Sarr inked with Oklahoma State.The 2018 – 2019 basketball season is barely underway but three sophomores from the nationally...



Lady Jets defeat Central Georgia Tech in conference match-up

The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their fifth straight victory and their second Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference win recently in an 83 – 61 win over Central Georgia Technical College out of Macon, GA. “We are a work in progress,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey. “One minute we look like we have never played together and then the next minute we play up to...



Tallahassee Community College wins SGTC Jets Tip-Off Classic

Justin Johnson, 5, is shown above driving to the basket. He led the Jets in scoring against USC Salkahatchie. Americus, GA - The Tallahassee Community College Eagles flew past the South Georgia Technical College Jets to remain unbeaten and take the top honors in the SGTC Jets Tip-Off Basketball Classic held at the Hangar in Americus, GA recently. Tallahassee defeated the Jets 74 – 60 and also overpowered the Gordon State Highlanders 94 – 65 in the Tip-Off Classic to move to 7 –...



South Georgia Tech SkillsUSA group reaching out to community

Shown above left to right are: Jasmine Majors, SGA; Ashley Holland, SGA President; Shana Rainey, SGA; Prince Burns, NTHS President; Tonya Rodgers, SkillsUSA President; standing top right, Stephanie Tyson, SGA and members from the Americus Senior Citizens center.The South Georgia Technical College SkillsUSA program is paving the way for our future workforce by reaching out to different groups in the community. The South Georgia Tech local membership team members reached out to the elderly at...



Ryan Carter Named Latest SGTC Student of Excellence

Ryan Carter accepts his Student of Excellence plaque from academic dean Dr. David Finley. Carter was named the student of excellence for the month of December 2018.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) aviation maintenance technology student Ryan Carter of Blackshear was recently named the Student of Excellence for December.  Carter and five other outstanding students were recognized as the top students in their respective program areas and then Carter was selected as the overall Student...