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    Heart and hustle allowed the South Georgia Technical College Jets to overcome a 10-point deficit with less than 14 minutes on the clock and come away with a 79 – 74 victory over the Gulf Coast Commodores in the Jets first regular season game for the 2022 – 2023 basketball season.    “This was a great win,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets Head Coach Chris Ballauer.  “The first one of many, we hope.  I am very proud of these guys.  Gulf Coast is battle tested from...

   Linda Carll of Lafollette, TN, contacted South Georgia Technical College recently and asked if the college would be interested in securing copies of the 1967, 1968, and 1969 South Georgia Tech Vocational School Technic yearbooks.   Her late husband, Robert Curtis Carll, Jr., had attended and graduated from SGTC in 1969.    Robert Curtis Carll, Jr., of Salem, New Jersey, attended what was then South Georgia Tech Vocational School and studied Cabinet Making.  He graduated in 1969. His...

South Georgia Technical College recently hosted fifth-graders from Crisp County Elementary School (CCES) for a series of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) days at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. SGTC instructors in healthcare, computers, welding, and culinary arts showcased their programs and led the visiting students in a variety of demonstrations and activities. Stacy Stephens, Crisp County Elementary School Principal, and CCES STEM teacher Conte Burks...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a training session for instructors on the use of the college’s new virtual reality (VR) system. Those in attendance had the opportunity to experience the VR equipment and software first hand with guidance from a representative of Transfr, the company behind the program. SGTC will implement the system for both recruiting and instructional purposes. As a recruitment tool, the VR system will allow prospective students to experience...

Loes Rozing of Heiloo, Netherlands was recently honored as the overall Student of Excellence at South Georgia Technical College in Americus. Rozing is a Sports and Fitness Management student and a member of the Lady Jets basketball team. Rozing was presented as a nominee by instructor and assistant men’s basketball coach Karim Mawuenyega. “I’ve never seen Loes have a bad day,” Mawuenyega said of Rozing. “Loes is a tremendous leader. She has a 4.0 GPA in the classroom, and if you...

The South Georgia Technical College Office of Student Affairs recently hosted a Halloween Bingo Night event and costume contest in Hicks Hall on the SGTC campus in Americus. Roxall Foster and Zachary Draper were selected as winners of the costume contest. Images from the recent Halloween Bingo/Costume Contest at SGTC

From the Albany Herald: On Jan. 4, 2019, Charlotte Pines' family had just returned from celebrating Christmas and New Year's in Atlanta. Having made a resolution to improve her health, she was planning to do a "girl's push-up," as she calls it, with her knees on the floor. "My other son challenged me to do a regular push-up," she said. "When I got up, my breast was hard. I said maybe I should check it out. As I rubbed my hand on the side of my breast, I felt a bump." Pines' mother,...

Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) representatives from Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe recently held an on-campus recruiting event at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus. Lt. Ferisa Sims and Human Resources Technician Shania Gaston spoke to students about employment opportunities, especially for Correctional Officers. SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter and Criminal Justice instructor Teresa McCook are eager to help students navigate the GDC employment...

Students at South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently had the opportunity to attend a workshop on how to use the Focus2 Career online, self-guided career and education planning system. SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin led the workshop and instructed attendees on setting up an account and getting the most benefit from the platform. The Focus2 Career system is designed to help students make decisions on future career goals and education plans. As an...

   Hope, Fight, Cure.  Those were the words that helped Terri Wooden, Human Resources Specialist for the Sumter County Board of Commissioners, overcome a battle with breast cancer.  The two-year survivor and mother of five grown children, shared her story recently with faculty, staff, and students at South Georgia Technical College prior to the college’s Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on campus. Terrie Wooden, a two-year Breast Cancer Survivor who is also the Human Resources Specialist...

     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were ranked 5th in the nation in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 2022 – 2023 Division I Women’s basketball poll released recently and the SGTC Jets received votes to be included in the NJCAA 2022- 2023 Division I Men’s basketball poll.      Both the Jets and the Lady Jets advanced to their respective NJAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas and Lubbock, Texas last season with the Lady Jets...

Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford met with representatives from six Caterpillar Dealers from across the Southeastern United States, during the “ThinkBIG” Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology Advisory Committee meeting at South Georgia Technical College recently.  The group met in the SGTC John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center.             The purpose of the conglomerate meeting was to discuss student learning outcomes, admission...