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Americus, Ga - South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Chris Ballauer has been named as the new Jet’s men’s head intercollegiate basketball Coach and Sports and Fitness Management Instructor for the 2021 – 2022 season.  Former interim part-time assistant coach Jaren Harris, who was also working as a tutor for the college, has been named as the full-time assistant intercollegiate coach for the men’s basketball team this season.  He will also continue...

     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up two spots from their pre-season ranking into 7th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 2021 – 2022 DI Women’s first regular season basketball poll released recently.  The Jets also received votes but were unranked.    The Lady Jets were seeded 9th in the NJCAA pre-season poll and moved into 7th place following three victories in their first three outings this season.  They took an 81 – 76 win...

   Greg Turton, Owner/President of Southern Fiber Worx in Cordele, and his son, Mitchell, a junior at Southland Academy, visited the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus recently and toured the Precision Machining and Manufacturing program with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Instructor Chad Brown.     Southern Fiber Worx, LLC, is an innovative company that has personally taken on the challenge of providing reliable high-speed internet to rural areas in Georgia...

Three students in the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Adult Education program recently completed the Safety First IET (Integrated Education and Training) course. Monica Barnes, Calvin Santos, and Allie Zipperer finished the 10-day, 80-hour program and earned OSHA-10 General Industry Certification and ServSafe Food Handler Industry Certification. They also completed Employability Skills Training and a Resume Writing Workshop while concurrently working on GED skills and...

Kiara Bryant of Oglethorpe was recently honored as the overall South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Student of Excellence on the Americus campus. Bryant is an Accounting student and was nominated by Accounting instructor Brenda Boone. “Kiara is an outstanding student,” Boone stated. “I’ve been really impressed with her tenacity to want to succeed in her studies. I’m very proud of her.” Bryant was surprised and pleased to be chosen the overall winner, and she expressed...

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams recently swept doubleheaders on consecutive days to remain undefeated to start their respective seasons. The action took place in the James S. Peters gymnasium (aka The Hangar) on the SGTC campus in Americus. Camryn James of the SGTC Lady Jets goes up for a basket against Southern Union. In the opening game on November 5, the Jets dominated the Franklin Prep Academy Cardinals of Clemson, SC by a final score...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a workshop on stress management for students on the college’s Americus campus. SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michelle Williams-Seay facilitated the workshop, which was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. Dr. Seay emphasized the importance of dealing with stress in a healthy way, especially for students. “Managing stress in college is never easy,” she stated. “Many college students find that they can reduce...

    “It was not pretty, but it was a win and something to build on,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey after his team blew an early 24 – 5 lead but hung on to take an 81 – 76 victory over USC Salkehatchie in their first game of the 2021 – 2022 season.    The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets opened the season with a 9th place national ranking in the National Junior College Athletic Association pre-season...

   South Georgia Technical College’s licensed practical nursing (LPN) students from both the Americus and the Crisp County Center campus have achieved a 100% first time pass rate for the 2021 National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).     “This is a tremendous accomplishment for our nursing students and our nursing faculty,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  “I congratulate these nursing students who successfully overcame many hurdles in the...

SAVANNAH, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors was recognized as a fully certified board at the Technical College Directors Association and the Technical College Foundation Association Leadership conference in Savannah recently.  This is the 12th consecutive year that the SGTC Board has been recognized.      All eight members of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors have completed individual board member certification training and are fully...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA was selected by the Aspen Institute as one of only 150 institutions from across the nation eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges. There are over 1,000 community colleges nation-wide.    The Aspen Prize spotlights exemplary community colleges in order to elevate the...

The GACE (Georgia Association of Colleges & Employers) statewide virtual career fair is scheduled for Tuesday, November 9, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. This virtual event is open to students and Alumni from South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and other participating schools. To register online, visit https://app.highre.co/events/virtual-career-fair and select “attendee.”  Approximately 75 employers are scheduled to participate in the event. GACE strives to provide a link...