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     Dillan Jerkins of Plains, GA, was awarded the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the conclusion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 23 – 01 training.        Lou Crouch of Bryon endowed this scholarship for the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement Academy in memory of Peach County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Patrick Sondron and Daryl Smallwood.  The two deputies died in the line of duty in November...

  “A good year and a great year,” was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington summed up the 2022 – 2023 basketball season for the Jets and Lady Jets at the Booster Club Awards/Recognition banquet held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. New Mexico State University head coach Jody Adams was the guest speaker.     Adams has been at New Mexico State for two seasons and led the Aggies to their first...

The advisory committee for the drafting program at South Georgia Technical College recently held its spring semester advisory meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Representatives from the drafting profession met with faculty and staff of SGTC to discuss the continued development of the college’s drafting program. South Georgia Technical College drafting instructor Kristie Hudson provided the committee with updates on the program and other...

South Georgia Technical College’s Career Services department recently conducted a financial literacy workshop for students at the SGTC Crisp County Center. Valerie Hicks of the Mercer University Educational Opportunity Center was the featured speaker. South Georgia Technical College Career Services Director Cynthia Carter (left) with Valerie Hicks of the Mercer University Educational Opportunity at a recent financial literacy workshop for students at the SGTC Crisp County...

From Arizona Basketball By K Doss South Georgia Technical College post Fanta Gassama had it planned. She was headed to Cincinnati after a strong finish at the junior college level. A coaching change in Ohio reopened her recruitment. Now, she will add to the growing number of frontcourt players at Arizona next season. While the 6-foot-1 sophomore is listed as a center by her juco team, the announcement of her commitment to Arizona lists her as a forward. Regardless, she adds...

   Nearly 200 eighth graders from five different surrounding counties attended the STEM/STEAM Aviation/Avionics Day hosted by South Georgia Technical College and Chattahoochee-Flint RESA on the SGTC Americus campus.    South Georgia Technical College is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and aviation maintenance was one of the first programs offered at the South Georgia Trade and Vocational School when it opened in 1948.    South Georgia Technical College is the site of the...

    South Georgia Technical College is currently registering students for an eight-week summer semester session which begins on May 24 and can be completed by July 27.  There are no test requirements for admission.  The college will be hosting in-person registration and orientation sessions on Tuesday, April 18 in Americus and on the Crisp County Center campus.     “Summer is an excellent time for individuals to enroll in classes and get a head start on their college education,” said...

   Students were encouraged to engage their hands and their minds at the South Georgia Technical College Spring Fling Open House held recently in the James S. Peters gymnasium on the Americus campus.    Nearly 250 students from Sumter County High School, Schley County High School, Terrell Academy, Stewart County, Georgia Common, and Fresh Start Academy visited the SGTC Spring Fling Open House event to learn more about the over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of...

South Georgia Technical College’s Accounting and Business Technology programs recently held an advisory meeting on SGTC’s Crisp campus in the LaPorte Auditorium.SGTC’s Accounting and Business Technology advisory committee members met with Business Technology instructors Teresa Jolly and Nicole Turner and Accounting instructor Tammy Hamilton. The members reviewed all aspects of the program to keep the program abreast of trends and changes in the accounting and business administrative...

     South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) instructors stress the importance of getting a good education in addition to the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification.  SGTC LEA 23-01 graduate Donquavious Gudes of Cuthbert took those words to heart.  He will now have the opportunity to continue his pursuit of a degree in Criminal Justice with the Lt. Michael Sangster Law Enforcement scholarship.     Gudes was one of eight graduates in the SGTC Law...

Kevin Copeland of Plains recently earned recognition as the South Georgia Technical College overall Student of Excellence for April. Copeland studies Automotive Technology and was nominated by his instructor, Brandon Dean. Dean introduced Copeland as his program’s nominee saying “Kevin is a good student. He comes in every day and does what he’s supposed to do.” Dean also spoke of Copeland’s excellent work ethic and attitude and praised him for excelling as a student while also...

   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head women’s basketball coach James Frey has been named as the 2023 World Exposure Report Junior College Division I Head Coach of Year.     Frey, who is in his 11th season as the Head Coach of the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets, led his team to a 33 – 2 record during the 2022 – 2023 season and an Elite Eight finish in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national tournament in Lubbock, Texas.     This was...