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   James Nathan Chapman of Americus has been hired as a full-time Campus Safety Officer at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to Campus Safety Director Sammy Stone.    Chapman worked as a part-time Campus Safety Officer at South Georgia Technical College from 2015 until 2018 while attending classes. He is a graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy and has an associate of applied science degree in...

Rome, GA – For the third time in as many conference games, the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets split decisions in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) contest.  The nationally ranked Lady Jets captured their third consecutive and ninth conference victory with an 80 – 62 win over the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers while the Jets dropped their third straight conference decision in a 73 – 66 battle on the Chargers home court in Rome, GA.     “It is...

Cuthbert, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets overcame a seven-point deficit in the final nine minutes of play against Andrew College to pull ahead 74 – 73 with 22 seconds left in the game.  But the Fighting Tigers roared back in the final seconds to take a 77 – 74 win over the Jets in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) contest.   The Lady Jets scored first in the opening game of the conference double-header and never really looked back as they captured a 106...

   Construction on the new traffic corridor in the center of the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus has been completed and the new corridor is open for Spring Semester, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  The new construction updated traffic patterns and altered parking areas for students, faculty and staff.  The construction was part of the college’s five-year strategic plan and ongoing improvement efforts.    “We apologize for any...

    South Georgia Technical College has earned the top spot as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2020 by Niche, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Niche just released their Best College rankings for 2020 for Georgia and South Georgia Technical College was listed as number one.  The Niche 2020 rankings can be found at:  https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-community-colleges/s/georgia/     “South Georgia Technical College has a...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (r) is shown above talking with students and employees during a college registration and orientation session. South Georgia Technical College is currently accepting students for Spring Registration.

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets only fell one spot into 17th place in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s basketball national rankings after a narrow loss to 10th ranked Shelton State in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament.      The Lady Jets are 17 – 2 overall and 7 - 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association.  They had put together a 14-game winning streak prior to the loss to Shelton State.  That loss to one...

    It is not too late! South Georgia Technical College will begin Spring Semester classes on Thursday, January 9th in Americus and on the Crisp County Center campus.  Students can still apply, enroll, and register for Spring semester.    South Georgia Tech will provide the use of textbooks at no cost to students again for Spring Semester. Students can fill out the financial aid or FASFA forms on line before enrolling.     South Georgia Tech currently offers over 200 different...

Want to learn new skills for the New Year. Register for Spring Semester classes at South Georgia Technical College. Christopher Carreiro from Florida is signing up for the Aviation program this Spring.

      The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets posted an 81 – 64 victory over Central Georgia Technical College after outscoring the Lady Titans 31 – 18 in the fourth quarter to capture their seventh consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory and move to 17 – 2 overall this season.  The Jets missed a last second three-point shot attempt to come up three points shy in their battle with Central Georgia Technical College’s Titans to fall to 1 – 1 in the...

Swainsboro, GA - South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett and the 2019-2020 Jets coasted to a 101 – 62 victory over Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference opponent East Georgia on the road in their first contest of the new year and are currently tied with two other GCAA teams for first place in the conference.    The Jets had six players to score in double-digits over the East Georgia Bobcats as they shot 52.2% from the fields as well as 52% from...

    Sophomore guard Niya Goudelock turned 20-years old on New Year’s Eve.  Her birthday wish was for the 16th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to upset the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 11th seeded Shelton State Lady Buccaneers in the final game of the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Holiday Classic.     Despite trailing Shelton State for the entire game, it looked like the Lady Jets luck might be changing as they pulled ahead 58 –...