School News

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Computer Information Systems (CIS) advisory committee met recently in the Odom Center conference room on the SGTC campus. The advisory committee assists SGTC faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the CIS program. In the meeting, Andrea Ingram, SGTC Computer Information Systems instructor, provided the committee with updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities, and student news. The advisory...

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jets continued their strong start to the season with a dominant 87-65 win over the Lady Chargers of Georgia Highlands College. The action took place on November 20 in the Hangar on the SGTC campus in Americus. After a quick start by Georgia Highlands, the Lady Jets took flight and controlled the game throughout. The Lady Jets entered halftime with a nine-point lead, then pulled away with a 14-point advantage in the third quarter...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) diesel power equipment student Allan Sparling of Sylvester was recently named the Student of Excellence for December. Carter and six other outstanding students were recognized as the top students in their respective program areas and then Carter was selected as the overall Student of Excellence at the ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus campus. Sparling was nominated by SGTC diesel power...

South Georgia Technical College came up short in a matchup that pitted the Jets against the Patriots of the College of Central Florida. In a hard-fought game, the Patriots prevailed 85-73. The loss made bittersweet the return to his alma mater of Jets Head Coach Travis Garrett, who played basketball at the College of Central Florida. The Jets’ record stands at 4-4 after the defeat. The team will return to action at home on the SGTC campus in Americus on December 3. Tip-off is at 7:00...

Students at South Georgia Technical College in Americus and Cordele will be on Thanksgiving break November 25-29. There will be no classes those days. Employees also have the opportunity to schedule annual leave November 25-27 in addition to the Thanksgiving Holiday November 28-29.

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the Andrew College Lady Tigers 93-70 on November 16. The victory pushed the Lady Jets record to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference. Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din, sophomore from Marietta, GA, paced the Jets with 19 points. She was followed closely by freshman Femme Sikuzani of Goma, DRC with 17 points. Sikuzani posted a double-double by contributing 14 rebounds to go along with her point total. Other Lady Jets scoring in double digits...

Americus Mayor Barry Blount and South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Dr. John Watford joined members of the South Georgia Technical College Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) organization for a celebration of American Enterprise Day in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Mayor Blount, President Watford, and SGTC PBL President Heather Hinton signed a proclamation declaring November 12th as Free Enterprise Day in Americus. Established by...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets basketball team split their two games in the first annual Pete Arrington Classic in Americus. The Jets defeated the Wake College Eagles 91-76 in their first game, but came up short against Triton College, 86-74. Against Wake College, freshman Lamont Sanders of Baltimore, MD led the scoring for the Jets with 17 points. Also in double digits for the Jets were freshman Tabais Long of Conyers, GA (14 points), sophomore Justin Johnson of Ft. Lauderdale,...

Chad Thurner, Office Manager for SAM Surveying and Mapping, LLC in Tallahassee, FL, recently visited the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) campus in Americus to discuss career opportunities with students in the college’s Drafting Technology Program. Thurner explained to students that SAM uses terrestrial, mobile, and airborne LiDAR (light detection and ranging) surveying, and the company employs drafting technicians to translate the survey data into three-dimensional drawings....

About 50 sixth through eighth grade students from Macon County recently visited the campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus for an opportunity to learn more about robotics and coding. The event was co-sponsored by SGTC and Middle Georgia RESA and was held in the James M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. SGTC Industrial Maintenance Technology instructor Phil Deese guides students from Macon County on a tour of SGTC’s facilities. The Macon county students gained...

Georgia Power’s Don Porter presented a donation from the Georgia Power Foundation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation 2019 TechForce annual fund drive recently. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird accepted the donation on behalf of the foundation.    “We would like to thank Don Porter and the Georgia Power Foundation for this donation to the South Georgia Technical College...

The Honorable Brian P. Kemp, Governor of Georgia, was the keynote speaker at the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at the John M. Pope Center at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA. Georgia Power was the presenting sponsor of the luncheon meeting.    Faith Pinnell, 2019 Chair of the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the capacity crowd to the Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, and introduced the special guests and elected officials at the luncheon. ...