Lady Jets defeat 12th ranked Pensacola Lady Pirates

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets showed the 12th ranked Pensacola State College Lady Pirates why they are currently ranked 4th in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball rankings with a 68 – 57 win in the pre-cursor game of the Lady Jets Holiday Classic basketball tournament in the Hangar Thursday night.    “I thought we played good, but we still had way too many turnovers,” said South Georgia Technical College...



Lady Jets enter tournament riding 14 game win streak

   The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I 4th nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured wins against Central Georgia Technical College and Tallahassee Community College over the holidays to bring a 14-game win steak into a match-up against the 12th ranked Pensacola Lady Pirates tonight at 6 p.m. in a pre-cursor to the Lady Jets Holiday Classic women’s basketball tournament, December 30th – January 1st at the Hangar in Americus,...



SGTC’s Camryn James named GCAA Women’s Division I Player of Week

   South Georgia Technical College’s Camryn James has been selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division 1 Women’s Basketball player of the week in the last poll of 2022.  James scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds and three blocks in a 59 – 46 victory over Central Georgia Tech in Macon, GA.    James, a 6’ 2” sophomore forward from Macon, Georgia,  has helped lead the Lady Jets to a 4th place national ranking in the National Junior College Athletic...



Four nationally ranked teams will play in SGTC Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament Dec. 30th – January 1st

    Holiday flight cancelations caused a change in the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Holiday Classic women’s basketball tournament this weekend including the game scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 29th at 6 p.m.  Instead of facing Snow College from Ephriam, Utah, the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) fourth ranked Lady Jets will now match-up against the 12th seeded Pensacola Lady Pirates from Pensacola, FL.    Snow College was unable to make the...



Lady Jets Sophomores 2022-23

Shown above are the NJCAA 4th ranked Lady Jets sophomores: Luana Leite, 1; Loes Rozing, 2; Da’Nae Williams, 3; Alexia Dizeko, 5; Susana Yepes, 10; Mame Thiaw, 12: Laurie Calixte, 13; Fanta Gassama, 23; and Camryn James, 24.



Three of top four teams in nation will play in SGTC Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament Dec. 30th – January 1st

    Three of the top four National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s Basketball teams will be participating in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA, December 30th – January 1st.    Eastern Florida State, the top ranked team in the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s Standings, as well as the currently number two team in the nation, Gulf Coast Community College, will join the host and 4th ranked NJCAA Division 1 South...



SGTC to offer Motorcycle Maintenance Program Spring Semester

   South Georgia Technical College will begin offering a new one-semester Motorcycle Maintenance Technician technical certificate of credit Spring Semester, which begins January 11th, 2023.  Students can apply now.    “The program is being offered through the High-Performance Engines Motorsports program.  The program emphasizes a combination of mechanical theory and practical experience relative to the maintenance of motorcycles and other power sports equipment.    Topics will...



SGTC’s Fanta Gassama named GCAA Women’s Division I Player of Week

   South Georgia Technical College’s Fanta Gassama has been selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division 1 Women’s Basketball player of the week.  Gassama averaged 18.3 points and 13.3 rebounds in three wins for the Lady Jets last week.    Gassama, a 6’ 1” sophomore center from Mataro Spain, has helped lead the Lady Jets to a 4th place national ranking in the National Junior College Athletic Association and a first-place seed in the Georgia Collegiate...



Twelve South Georgia Technical College LPN Students Receive Nursing Pins

Twelve graduates of the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) program received their nursing pins in a recent ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. A crowd of family, friends, administrators, and instructors attended the event to show their support as the students participated in the traditional pinning ritual. Receiving their pins were Jasmine Brown of Albany, pinned by SGTC grad Mary Jones LPN; Yolanda...



Karen Bloodworth retiring from South Georgia Technical College

   South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Marketing Management and Accounting Instructor Karen Bloodworth has decided to retire from teaching after spending 15 years helping students gain the skills needed to enter the workforce.   “I have enjoyed my time at South Georgia Tech.  It is a great school and provides great opportunities for the populations we serve,” said Bloodworth, who plans to renovate and reopen her Rochelle Florist & Gift Shop in the near future.  “I...



Lady Jets take conference win over Central Georgia Tech

Macon, GA – The 4th nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets had a very sluggish first half against the 1 – 5 Central Georgia Technical College Titans in Macon in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up but managed to take the 59 – 46 victory.    “We did not play well at all in the first half,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey after his team was up 12 – 11 at the end of...



Rose Ann Everett Scholarships awarded at South Georgia Technical College

   Jake and Margie Everett are “going the extra mile” to help students at South Georgia Technical College.  The Everett’s established an endowed scholarship in memory of their daughter Rose Ann Everett several years ago.  Recently, two individuals were recognized as recipients of the South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Rose Ann Everett Scholarships.  Mason Deal, a John Deere Ag Technology student from Ocilla, GA and Sebastian Shattles, a Welding and Joining Technology...