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   Sophomore forward Alexia Dizeko earned Player of the Week honors from the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) for the third time this year for her conference play with the top-ranked National Junior College Athletic Association Lady Jets.  The Lady Jets are now 23 – 1 overall and 10 – 0 in the conference.    Dizeko, 5’ 11’ from Sion, Switzerland, was selected as the GCAA Women’s Division 1 Player of the Week for her performance on the court in the Lady Jets wins...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets tried to stage a last second comeback against the third-ranked Andrew College Fighting Tigers but fell short and gave up a 67 – 60 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association decision to fall to 2 – 6 and 5 – 16 on the season.    “We pulled within four points with 20 seconds on the clock and were poised to try and tie the game up and send it into overtime, but we fell short,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets coach Chris Ballauer. ...

     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the first-place position in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll released this week.  This is the third consecutive week the Lady Jets have earned this honor. It is the only time a South Georgia Technical College men’s or women’s basketball team has received the top ranking in the nation.    The Lady Jets captured a conference and non-conference win this week and...

Rome, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets came within six points of a win over the top ranked Georgia Highlands Stallions in Rome, but fell 67 – 62 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) match-up.  Georgia Highlands moved to 5 – 0 in the conference and 11 – 8 while the Jets slipped to 2 – 5 in the GCAA and 5 – 15 overall.    Georgia Highlands pulled ahead 34 – 27 at the end of the first half and even though South Georgia Tech narrowed that deficit by...

Swainsboro, GA -   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their 23rd consecutive win in a 74 – 60 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference decision over East Georgia State College in Swainsboro.  The top-ranked Lady Jets are now 23 – 1 overall and 10 – 0 in the conference.    The victory allowed the Lady Jets to remain in first place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) as well as the GCAA.  The Lady Jets were scheduled to host...

ATLANTA, GA—South Georgia Technical College Vice President for Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens attended the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Senior Leadership Academy, a professional development program designed to promote career advancement within TCSG and its 22 colleges across Georgia.  Kinchens was a member of the first cohort of 25 participants who met at TCSG’s system office for a two-day session led by Dr. Alvetta Thomas.   “We are excited to kick-off this first...

Joseph Jolly of Gordonsville, TN earned overall Student of Excellence honors for the Americus campus of South Georgia Technical College during a recent ceremony. Jolly, and Industrial Systems Technology student, was nominated by his instructor, Patrick Owen. “Joseph has excelled and met every expectation I’ve set for him,” Owen said of Jolly. “He’s a great student, does everything I ask him to do. He’s fantastic.” Owen also commended Jolly for excelling in school while also...

   Tredarrian Colbert of Americus, GA, a Barbering student in Andre Robinson’s program, has been selected as the South Georgia Technical College Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2023.  He will now represent the college in regional and state level competitions in an effort to be declared as the statewide Technical College System of Georgia Student of the Year and the face of technical education in Georgia.       South Georgia Technical College President Dr....

   Makayla McCants of Oglethorpe, signed up for the Aircraft Structural Technology program at South Georgia Technical College as soon as she graduated from Macon County High School.  Now less than a year and a half later, she has landed her dream job at the Warner Robins Air Force Base as a Flight Line Mechanic working on the C5 Galaxy.  She is a classic example of how SGTC and its graduates “Go the Extra Mile.”    “My goal has always been to get a job at Warner Robins Air Force...

   Jeff S. Sheppard, Jr., of Cordele, has been hired as the new Electrical Systems Technology Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to South Georgia Technical College Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain and the Vice President of Academic Affairs.    Sheppard was an honor graduate from the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Electrical Systems Technology and...

     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the first-place position in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll released this week.  This is the second consecutive week the Lady Jets have earned this honor. It is the only time a South Georgia Technical College men’s or women’s basketball team has received the top ranking.    The Lady Jets captured a conference win this week and stretched their winning steak...

   Former South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett and his East Georgia State College Bobcats took an 83 – 70 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference decision over current Jets head coach Chris Ballauer and the South Georgia Technical College Jets in the Hangar Monday night.  The Jets fell to seventh place in the GCAA with a 2 – 4 record and are now 5 – 14 on the season. East Georgia State climbed into sixth place and moved to 2 – 3 and 8...