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  Community leaders gathered recently at South Georgia Technical College to celebrate the Transportation Investment Act (TIA) results and officially cut the ribbon on the roundabout at South Georgia Tech Parkway and Highway 49.   The TIA used TSPLOST (Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) to fund and complete transportation projects and purchase needed equipment.  Sumter County voters and the River Valley Region approved the additional one-cent sales tax in 2012.  The...

Americus, GA – Ron Clark, teacher and administrator of the award-winning and internationally acclaimed Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, will be the keynote speaker at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center’s Community Health Symposium on Saturday, April 13 in the South Georgia Technical College gymnasium. The event is free and open to the public.   The Community Health Symposium will cover important healthcare issues important to the community. Local experts will also cover topics including...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) marketing management program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the marketing program. SGTC’s marketing management instructor Mary Cross of the Americus campus provided the committee with updates and information...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently kicked off April as alcohol awareness month by inviting a Georgia State Patrol Trooper to speak to students about the dangers of driving under the influence. The event was held in the John M. Pope center on the college's Americus campus and was attended by 17 students and several administrators. Alcohol awareness month is meant to help individuals understand the dangers and risks that are associated with alcohol abuse. State Trooper Anthony...

Just as a group of six handpicked graduating seniors from Americus Sumter High School started to get quiet, Don Porter of Georgia Power asked, “how much do you think a lineman makes per hour starting out?” The students threw some numbers out – five, ten, twelve. The correct answer was $19 an hour. When calculated to an annual salary, the number comes out to roughly $39,000 – with a lot of room for growth. The students’ interest came back around. The six students were...

Nineteen students from South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently traveled to Atlanta to compete in the state-level SkillsUSA competitions. Of the 19, six students received gold medals in their competitions and will advance to the SkillsUSA National competitions in Louisville, KY at the end of June. The students who will advance include: Ethan Lyle for placing first in aviation maintenance technology; Charles Westra and Tison Smith (team of two) for placing first in the additive...

South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus named Dwandelyn “Gwen” Hall of Americus, an accounting student and full-time employee of the college, the Student of Excellence for March 2019 recently. She was announced as the winner of the five nominated students at a recent ceremony held in the John M. Pope Center on the college’s Americus campus. Hall was nominated for the award by her instructor, Brenda Hudson-Boone, who introduced her to the room of nominees’ family...

The 19th-seeded South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets’ NJCAA National Tournament run was cut short on Tuesday morning after losing to 14th-seeded Trinity Valley Community College, 73-48, in the first round of the tournament. The loss ends the Lady Jets’ historic season with an overall record and program-best 30-4. The Lady Jets made the trip to Lubbock, TX knowing their opponent would be tough. The Cardinals were ranked in the top five for much of the season, and ended the season...

Robert Michael Johnson of Americus has been hired as a full-time custodian for South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus effective immediately. He will be reporting to the SGTC Director of Maintenance Jeff Wiseman and Assistant to the President Don Smith.   As a custodian on the Americus campus, Johnson will be responsible for maintaining and caring for the South Georgia Technical College buildings and facilities as well as other duties as assigned.  ...

Americus, GA – Over 150 high school students from across the Southeastern United States attended South Georgia Technical College’s John Deere Agricultural Technology Open House held recently in the college’s John Deere Ag Technology lab and classrooms. This was the largest group ever hosted at one time.   The event was sponsored by South Georgia Technical College and John Deere. John Deere officials and dealers invited prospective students and their parents as well as high...

LUBBOCK, TEXAS - The 2019 South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets basketball team is headed to the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas, for the third consecutive year and for the fifth time in six years under Lady Jets head coach James Frey and Assistant Coach Kenzia Conyers.   The Lady Jets are joining an elite group of women’s basketball teams that are making the trip a regular occurrence and hundreds of fans are expressing...

ATLANTA, GA - South Georgia Technical College's Heather Hinton of Oglethorpe was recognized at the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) 26th annual Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Conference in Atlanta recently along with the other 25 top adult education students from around the state.   TCSG Commissioner Matt Arthur and TCSG Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education Dr. Cavanna Good recognized each of the students and presented Simonne A. Crane, a...