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South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) barbering and cosmetology program advisory committees jointly met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the programs 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 college’s beauty programs. SGTC’s barbering instructor, Andre Robinson, and cosmetology instructor, Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie,...

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Industrial Programs Advisory Council recently met on the campus of South Georgia Tech in Americus to discuss SGTC’s Electronics, Industrial/Electrical Systems Technology, Precision Machining and Manufacturing, and Welding programs. The meeting was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. The general purpose of the advisory councils at SGTC is to advise and assist program personnel and the college in training and preparing students...

   In 1987, President Ronald Regan visited West Berlin and delivered a speech calling for the leader of the USSR, Gorbachev, to open the Berlin Wall.  The first “The Simpsons” cartoon short was shown on the Tracey Ullman Show, and the popular television sitcom, “Full House,” debuted on ABC.    All of those were important news events 35 years ago, but Chris Murphy remembers 1987 fondly because that is the year he graduated from South Georgia Tech with a Business Equipment...

South Georgia Technical College recently hosted a meeting of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) board in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. In attendance were: SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai; Janice West, River Valley Regional Commission (RVRC) WIOA Director; Tenisha Tookes, RVRC WIOA Program Specialist; SGTC President Dr. John Watford; and SGTC students Shannon Jones, Aislin Vicente-Pelico, and Hailey Dunford. WIOA is a...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross that resulted in the donation of 23 units of blood, enough to save up to 69 lives. Students, faculty and staff members, as well as community members attended the drive to donate blood. SGTC Nursing students assisted with the event to gain valuable experience. According to the American Red Cross, blood donations can help cancer patients, trauma patients, sickle cell patients, burn patients,...

      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students Murray Somers of Calhoun, GA and Cordarius Jackson of Louisville, GA were awarded Georgia Power Electrical Lineworker Scholarships recently.  The scholarships were awarded based on work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker instructors as well as Electrical Lineworker students were on hand when South Georgia Technical College Foundation Executive...

   South Georgia Technical College sophomore center Fanta Gassama was one of 13 players named to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Women’s basketball All-Tournament team recently.    Gassama, a 6’ 1” center from Matro, Spain, helped lead the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to the Elite Eight round of the NJCAA Division I National Tournament at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas.  Gassama had 12 points and nine rebounds in the Lady Jets 54...

The Flint Energies Foundation recently granted South Georgia Technical College Foundation (SGTC) $5,000 to assist with renovations, purchases, and scholarships to students. In addition, SGTC needs funds to continue to offer course books at no charge to students. Su Ann Bird, Vice President for Institutional Advancement from SGTC, shares their appreciation for previous support from Flint Energies. “Excellence is still a standard at SGTC, who’s earned the distinction of Top Community...

The SGTC Office of Student Affairs recently hosted its annual intramural Super Smash Bros video game tournament on the Americus campus. Sixteen people participated in the tournament, with Eric Bailey emerging as the winner. To claim the top spot, Bailey had to defeat last year's champion, Jason Penn-Simon, in the final round. Students at South Georgia Technical College participate in a variety of activities planned by the Office of Student Affairs throughout the year as part of the...

Lubbock, Texas – The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Cinderella season came to a heartbreaking crash Saturday in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s national tournament when the eventual NJCAA National Champion Northwest Florida State Raiders overcame an 18-point deficit in the third quarter to capture a 72 – 61 win and move on to the NJCAA Final Four and National Championship match-ups.    The Lady Jets went into the...

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Adult Education advisory committee met recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Building on the SGTC campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Adult Education program. In the meeting SGTC Adult Education instructors discussed updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities and student...

Lubbock, Texas - The number one ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets broke the two-year curse of number one teams losing their first game in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament Thursday as they edged out the 17th ranked Moberly Area Community College Greyhounds 54 – 49 in the Sweet Sixteen round in the Rip Griffin Center at Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, Texas.    Coach Frey is hoping this...