School News

   Dr. Pamela Simmons of Kernersville, NC and Amy J. Sammons of Preston, GA, have been hired as full-time English Instructors for South Georgia Technical College, announced President Dr. John Watford.  Both Dr. Simmons and Ms. Sammons will be teaching in-person and online English classes.  They will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.     “I would like to welcome Dr. Pamela Simmons and Amy J. Sammons to South Georgia Technical College,” said Dr. Watford. ...

   Rick Garcia, President/CEO of Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation in Lakeland, Florida, visited the South Georgia Technical College Americus and Crisp County Center campuses recently.  He toured the college with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Business and Industry Directors Paul Farr and Michelle McGowan.  His tour included the Griffin Bell Aerospace Center on the Americus campus as well as the Electronics and Culinary Arts programs on the Americus and Crisp County Center...

   Malik Battle hit a three-point shot with 1:24 remaining to allow the South Georgia Technical College Jets to come from behind and take an impressive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) 66 – 65 last second victory over Central Georgia Technical College.  The Jets are now 9 – 4 and 17 – 10 overall and in second place in the conference. Georgia Highlands leads the conference with a 10 – 2 and 17 – 9 record.    “This was a great team win,” said South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently announced Precision Machining student Jeffrey Macon of Buena Vista as the SGTC Student of Excellence. Macon was nominated for the award by his instructor, Chad Brown. Asked why he chose to nominate Macon for the honor, Brown stated “Jeffrey is a hard worker, very dedicated. He works full time and is looking to gain skills and knowledge to advance his career.” On accepting the award, Macon thanked his instructor. “Chad does an...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed three spots into 9th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls this week and for the first time since November, the Jets received votes to be included in the NJCAA Division I men’s basketball top 25 poll.  SGTC is one of only 10 colleges in the NJCAA to have both the men’s and women’s teams receiving votes or ranked in the top 25 in the nation.   The...

   South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Marvin McGhee, III from Atlanta, GA, and redshirt sophomore shooting guard Kamya Hollingshed from Locust Grove, GA, were both selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s and women’s basketball players of the week for February 14, 2022.     This is the second time this season that McGhee and Hollingshed have been selected for this honor.  McGhee, a 6’ 4” guard, was the GCAA’s first player...

Albany, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets and nationally ranked Lady Jets traveled to Albany Saturday and took impressive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victories over the Albany Tech Titans and Lady Titans in the former Darton College gymnasium.  The Lady Jets won 73 – 49 and the Jets walked away with a 78 – 56 decision.    Both the Jets and the Lady Jets are currently in second place in the GCAA.  The 12th ranked Lady Jets are 11 – 3 in the conference...

Denmark, SC – The 12th nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets coasted to a 76 – 39 victory over the NJCAA Division I Denmark Technical College Lady Panthers to move to 23 – 5 on the season.  Denmark Tech is one of 36 colleges in Region 10 which covers North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.    South Georgia Technical College is currently ranked second in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) behind Georgia Highlands College.  The...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets took an impressive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) 85 – 59 victory over Gordon College to move into a tie for second place with South Georgia State College.  The Jets are now 7 – 4 in the conference and 15 – 10 overall.  Gordan fell to 2 – 7 and 8 – 13.    The Jets held Gordon to five points in the first 10-minutes of the game and at the end of the first half, South Georgia Tech had pulled ahead 37 – 20.  In the second...

    South Georgia Technical College was selected as the third best college in Georgia to earn an associate degree according to University HQ.    The ranking was based on cost of tuition, admission rate, retention rate, graduation rate, graduating salary, number of programs offered, online programs offered, loan default rate, diplomas awarded, percent of students receiving financial aid and reputation and expert opinion.  The rankings can be found at:...

     Janice Hudson of Haddock, GA has joined South Georgia Technical College as a full-time Nurse Aide/Medical Instructor for the Crisp County Center effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers and the Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain.     The dedicated clinical instructor has 25 years of experience in the nursing field.  She...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped three spots to 12th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls after losing to the 3rd ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers this past week.     The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally after opening the season unbeaten.  Since then they have dropped to as low as 21st before they started climbing back to 14th, 13th, 11th and 9th...