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    South Georgia Technical College hosted a “Virtual Trivia” contest for students enrolled in summer semester classes and six students will be receiving prizes based on their winning answers.  All of the answers to the trivia questions could be found on the SGTC website: www.southgatech.edu.    The winners of the SGTC Virtual Trivia Contest were:  Heather Hinton, Jessie Louis Melton, Vivian Aguirre-Garcia, Ashlyn Childs, Shenequa Hall, and Alexis Wilson.    “Since most of our...

South Georgia Technical College Barbering Dual Enrollment student and recent Americus Sumter County High School graduate Travion Gardner was spotlight by WALB-TV recently for his hard work and dedication to his family. Gardner was singled out for stepping up to work a part-time job at Captain D's while also utilizing skills he learned from his barbering instructor Adirenne Clayton, who taught cosmetology and barbering for SGTC at Americus-Sumter, to help earn additional income to...

   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting orientation for its Summer and Fall Semester Commercial Truck Driving Classes the week of July 6th, 2020 on both the Americus and the Crisp County Center campuses.  The Orientation will be held in accordance with all local and state COVID-19 executive orders and social distancing guidelines.    SGTC Commercial Truck Driving Instructor will be on the Americus campus from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. July 6th.  Prospective students are asked to meet...

Charlotte, NC – South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets rising sophomore center Femme Sikuzani has been selected to the 2019 – 2020 NJCAA Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-Star team.  Niya McGuire, who played for Tyler Junior College in Texas last season, was also selected.  She is transferring to SGTC to play for the Lady Jets as a sophomore.    “I am excited for both Femme and Niya,” said SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey. “Femme had a...

   South Georgia Technical College is sending out hundreds of acceptance letters to new students for its upcoming Fall Semester beginning with the word “Congratulations!”   South Georgia Technical College’s Fall Semester begins August 17th.   The college is removing potential enrollment obstacles by waiving entrance exams.    New and existing students are encouraged to attend South Georgia Tech’s in-person Fall Semester orientation and registration anytime between 9 a.m. and 4...

    South Georgia Technical College has created a COVID-19 informational video to alert faculty, staff, and students to important facts about the virus, how it is spread, its symptoms, and preventive measures designed to reduce the spread of COVID-19.    “We realize that there are a lot of questions and uncertainty right now about the Coronavirus and how it affects individuals,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  “The safety of students, faculty, and...

   South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Practical Nursing Instructor Cathy Freeman will be retiring from that position effective June 30, 2020, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  She has over 18 years of service as a nursing instructor at SGTC and over 50 years as a nursing professional.    “I had the pleasure of working closely with Cathy Freeman when I was the Vice President of Operations for the Crisp County Center,” said South...

Cathy Freeman is retiring from her position as South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Nursing Instructor effective June 30th, 2020.

     Jamie McNeilly, the starting point guard for the South Georgia Technical College 2003 – 2004 Jets basketball team, continues to make a name for himself in collegiate basketball as he enters his second year as the associate head coach for the NCAA Division I Texas A & M Aggies.  He has been a part of Coach Buzz Williams coaching staff for the past 12 seasons including his time at Texas A & M as well as coaching stints at Marquette and Virginia Tech.    Texas A & M finished the...

Jamie McNeilly, a former South Georgia Technical College Jets basketball player, is now the associate head coach at Texas A & M.

    There are a lot of questions and uncertainty about what retuning to campus and classes will look like at South Georgia Technical College for the remainder of summer semester and for Fall 2020.  South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford released an update for students and the community this week.  The complete video update is located at: https://youtu.be/cGCAsDCIeYI    “Things are evolving but we are working on a plan that is flexible, safe, and effective,” said...

   Glynn Cobb of Richland, has announced that he plans to retire from South Georgia Technical College as the Air Conditioning Technology Instructor on the Americus campus effective June 30, 2020, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  He has been with the college for 24 years.     “Glynn Cobb is an excellent instructor and we are going to miss him and his dedication to our students,” said President Watford.  “He knows his subject matter and works with...