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Americus, GA – Approximately 200 John Deere officials from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama took part in the John Deere 2020 Optimization Training event at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA recently.  The training was held in South Georgia Tech’s Energy and Transportation Center in the John Deere Ag Tech classrooms and labs and in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center.    The two-day event was a free training session for the parts, sales, and service...

   The South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts advisory committee met recently in the Culinary Arts lab and classroom area on the Americus campus to discuss several aspects of the culinary arts industry.  The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Culinary Arts program. SGTC Culinary Arts Americus Instructor Chef Ricky Watzlowick and SGTC Culinary Arts Cordele Instructor Hunter Little provided...

   “Winning never gets old,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey, who quickly added, “but it certainly gets harder.”  Coach Frey and the Lady Jets have earned the right to advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I national women’s basketball tournament in Lubbock, Texas March 17th - 21st for the fourth consecutive year.    This will be the sixth trip in eight years for South Georgia...

    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has organized a campus COVID-19 leadership team as a precautionary measure to keep the campus community informed and updated on information to ensure the safety of its students, faculty, and staff.  There have been no reported cases of COVID-19 among members of the South Georgia Technical College community.    “South Georgia Technical College has no higher priority than the health and safety of the members of our...

     Sheri Bass of Cobb, GA was hired as a new full-time Medical Assisting Instructor for South Georgia Technical College in Americus 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.     Bass is a graduate of Darton College in Albany and has an Associate of Science in Nursing.  She is a Registered Nurse and is first aide certified and BLS/CPR...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will face off against the North Dakota State College of Science Lady Wildcats in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball tournament at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas on Tuesday at 8:45 p.m. eastern standard time.  The game will be broadcast live on WISK/WDEC locally and will air live on NJCAA TV (njcaatv.com).    The Lady Jets are the 11th seeded team in the NJCAA...

Spartanburg, SC -  The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the Spartanburg Methodist Lady Pioneers in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District J Championship game 83 – 65 in Spartanburg, SC, Saturday to earn their fourth consecutive trip to the NJCAA Division I National Women’s Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, TX, March 17th – 21st.     “I was glad to see us come out and play with some intensity,” said South Georgia Technical College...

Demetrius Colson had several college basketball offers when he graduated from high school in Donalsonville, GA back in 2000.  But he decided to hang up his tennis shoes and go to work.  Eight months later, he knew he wanted to continue his education and he thought that athletics might help him realize that dream.  South Georgia Technical College is glad he did.    Fast-forward 20 years later.  Demetrius Colson is an alumni of South Georgia Technical College with his associate degree in...

   South Georgia Technical College was recently rated as the top Community College in Georgia and one of the criteria for the award was student satisfaction and student involvement. Perhaps one of the reasons for the college’s high marks in student satisfaction and student involvement is because of the students’ willingness to give back to their local or adopted community.    Each year many of the over 3,000 students on the Americus and Crisp County Center campus’ volunteer to work...

Audra Cook Ekkel is the new Administrative Assistant for the Vice President of Student Affairs at South Georgia Technical College, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. She reports to Eulish Kinchens, Vice President of Student Affairs. Ekkel has worked at South Georgia Technical College as the Registrar Assistant since August 2014.  Prior to joining the Registrar’s office at SGTC, Ekkel worked as the Operations Manager, Associate Account Manager, and...

Rome, GA – The seventh seeded South Georgia Technical College Jets traveled to Rome to see if they could upset the second-ranked Georgia Highlands Chargers in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament quarterfinals Tuesday, but the Chargers walked away with the 81 – 69 victory.     It was not the season that the South Georgia Technical Jets and head coach Travis Garrett had hoped for.  The Jets closed out the 2019 – 2020 year...

South Georgia Technical College student Roderick Douglas of Americus was recently named the college’s Student of Excellence for the month of February. Douglas, a Culinary Arts student, was recognized for his hard work, participation and commitment to learning at the Student of Excellence program held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus campus. Culinary Arts Instructor, Chef Ricky Watzlowick, nominated Douglas for the award and stated “Douglas...