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   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jet Vera Gunaydin recently was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the first week of 2024 following SGTC’s wins over Snow College and St. Petersburg College.    Vera Gunaydin, a 5’ 9” sophomore guard from Ankara, Turkey, averaged 11 points and nine rebounds in match-ups against opponents in the SGTC Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament recently.  The Lady Jets are...

Cuthbert, GA – South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter was able to secure his first Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference victory in a 68 – 45 decision against Andrew College in Cuthbert.    “It felt good to get the win,” said Carpenter, whose team is now 8 – 5 on the season and in a three-way tie for first place in the GCAA with East Georgia and Central Georgia Tech, who are also 1 – 0 in the...

   South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Spring Semester registration is planned for Tuesday, January 9,2024 in the Odom Center on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center in Cordele. Registration will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.    “Now is the perfect time to enroll in college classes,” said South Georgia Tech President John Watford.  “South Georgia Technical College is offering in-person and online classes to provide the training for careers of a lifetime. Many...

Kadeem Williams of Americus is joining South Georgia Technical College as a Student Affairs Assistant in the Student Affairs office, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  His office will be located on the Americus campus. He will report to SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens and Admissions Director Candie Walters.     Williams has a Bachelors of Science in Psychology with a minor focus in Sociology from Georgia Southwestern State University and has over...

   The National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 4th ranked Gulf Coast Lady Commodores went 3 – 0 in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament to take bragging rights in the eight-team tournament that had three of the top-ranked NJCAA Division I teams in the nation competing against each other.    The Lady Jets took a 74 – 69 win over Snow College in a pre-tournament game Thursday before losing to Gulf Coast State 66 – 49 on Friday and escaping with a 61 – 60 win...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets made 13 consecutive free throws in the fourth quarter to come from behind and take a narrow 74 – 69 victory over the Snow College Badgers from Epraim, Utah Thursday.    “I was very proud of their effort,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter, after the Lady Jets overcame an eight-point deficit at the end of the first half to clinch the narrow victory and end a two-game losing...

Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Technology graduates Charles Allen Barnhill of Albany, and Andrew Lee of Leesburg, were awarded the Smarr-Smith Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice scholarship recently by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.       The Smarr-Smith endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College was created in memory of fallen Americus Police Officer Nicholas R. Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University Campus Safety...

Walterboro, SC – Turnovers and missed free throws continued to plague the South Georgia Technical College Jets as they allowed USC Salkehatchie to overcome a seven-point half-time deficit and outscore them by 10 points in the second half to clinch a narrow 76 – 73 victory.    The Jets dropped to 5 – 6 overall with the loss to USC Salkehatchie.  The Jets were up 42 – 35 at the half,  but only scored 31 points in the second half while allowing USC Salkehatchie to put up 41 and take...

   Brittny Wright-McGrady of Americus has been selected as the High School Coordinator for South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.    “We are pleased that Brittny Wright-McGrady has decided to return to South Georgia Technical College as our High School Coordinator,” said Dr. Watford.  “She had worked in this department for seven years as a High School...

Tuscaloosa, AL -   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped two decisions to NJCAA Division I nationally ranked teams in the Shelton State Classic over the weekend.   Shelton State, ranked 20th in the nation, defeated the Lady Jets 77 – 68 on the opening night of the tournament and then 19th ranked Chipola captured a 62 – 54 decision over SGTC on Saturday.    “We took on two nationally ranked programs on the road on back to back nights and put ourselves in a...

Over 230 individuals earned the right to be recognized at the South Georgia Technical College’s Fall 2023 commencement ceremony Thursday, December 14, at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters gymnasium.  This was SGTC’s second graduation ceremony for 2023.  Approximately 200 individuals received awards at the Spring graduation. This is SGTC’s 75th anniversary and the graduating students are now among the thousands of individuals who have attended SGTC and moved into career fields all over...

   South Georgia Technical College recently held its Fall 2023 High School Equivalency graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus.  Forty-one students earned their General Educational Development (GED) Diploma and were recognized for that accomplishment.   Katelyn M. Thorpe, South Georgia Technical College Adult Education 2023 High School Equivalency student, was the guest speaker at the event, which featured graduates from Sumter,...