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South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and Chattahoochee-Flint RESA recently held a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) event on the SGTC campus in Americus. More than 400 eighth grade students from area schools attended the event which was held over two days in the James S. Peters Gymnasium. The theme for this year’s STEM Days event “Electrifying STEM”. Guided by Chattahoochee-Flint RESA STEM Coordinator Heidi Goodin, students participated in a variety of...

LUBBOCK, TX – The 9th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped a 60 – 46 decision to 8th seeded Arizona Western in the second round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball tournament at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, TX.    “The girls are disappointed,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey.  “We got down early but we had the opportunity to come back and...

Lubbock, TX – The 9th seeded South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured a big first round 77 – 26 win over the 24th ranked Monroe College Mustangs in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball national tournament at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas, and set a new NJCAA tournament record for fewest points allowed.    “I loved our defensive intensity,” said SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey. ...

Hutchinson, Kansas – The 19th seeded South Georgia Technical College Jets fell eight points shy of a victory in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Men’s Division I national basketball tournament when they faced the 14th ranked South Plains Texans in the first round.    “I am very proud of these guys,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Chris Ballauer.  “This is the first time any of them had played in a national tournament and I think...

Lubbock, TX - It was a long travel day for the 9th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets as they made their way from Americus, GA, to Lubbock, TX, for their sixth consecutive appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division I women’s basketball tournament at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock.  The Lady Jets have two days to recover before they face the 24th seeded Monroe on Wednesday, March 16th at 1 p.m.  The game will be livestreamed (for a fee) at:...

Hutchinson, KS – The 19th ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets are in Kansas for the 75th anniversary National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) men’s Division 1 basketball tournament and they are among the top 24 teams in the nation who have the opportunity to compete for a national title.     The Jets arrived in Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday, March 13th and had the opportunity to practice at Hutchinson High School on Sunday and Monday to loosen up for their first game...

   Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation President/CEO Rick Garcia and Lisa Garcia, owner of Daphne Lodge Restaurant at Lake Blackshear have endowed new scholarships for the South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance/Avionics and the Culinary Arts programs through the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.    “On behalf of the students and faculty and staff at South Georgia Technical College, I would like to thank Rick and Lisa Garcia and their businesses for supporting South...

   The South Georgia Technical College Student Affairs Department will be hosting watch parties for the faculty, staff, and students to follow all the action of the Jets and Lady Jets at their respective National Junior College Athletic Association Division I national basketball tournament’s March 14th – 21st.    The NJCAA will be livestreaming all of the games for a fee on: https://www.njcaa.org/network/landing/index.  South Georgia Technical College is setting up the big screen so...

    South Georgia Technical College men’s and women’s Division I basketball teams both qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournaments this season and while head coaches and players receive most of the accolades for the wins and losses, assistant coaches can and do play a big role in the success of teams.  Just ask SGTC head coaches James Frey and Chris Ballauer, who were former assistant coaches.    This is the 12th time that SGTC teams have...

   Terrellis Lamar of Americus graduated from the South Georgia Technical College Welding program in 2020 and is grateful for the education, job opportunities, and assistance that he received from the college and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).    Lamar has been employed at Big Tex Trailers in Cordele as a welder for the past two years and came back to visit WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai and thank her and the college for the support that he received while he was...

The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center recently hosted a Motor Grader Operator Classroom Training session.  Fifteen motor grader operators from Crisp, Cook, Dooly, Sumter, and Turner Counties attended the workshop.  SGTC CAT Lead Instructor Kyle Hartsfield conducted the training.  The classroom session covered the areas of pre-site inspection, machine safety, daily equipment/maintenance, liability issues, road hazards, and operator station monitor. The group will...

   Six members of the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets 2021 – 2022 basketball teams have earned Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I All-Academic Team honors, announced GCAA Executive Director David Elder.  And both the Jets and the Lady Jets will be representing the GCAA in the NJCAA National Tournaments March 14th – 21st.    Kamya Hollingshed and Maikya Simmons of the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomores were named to the...