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The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets will be featuring a lot of new faces as they prepare to open the 2023 – 2024 basketball season.  The first home game for the Jets is set for Saturday, November 4 at 3 p.m. against ASA Prep and the Lady Jets open at home on November 11 at 5 p.m. against Chattahoochee Valley Community College.  Their first games are on the road on November 1 against Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, FL, at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. CST.    The Lady...

   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on Thursday, October 26 at 11 a.m. outside of the Odom Center on the Americus campus.  Gloria F. Wynds, breast cancer survivor, will provide a brief talk about her story before the walk.    All SGTC faculty, staff and students are urged to meet at the flag poles outside of the Odom Center and do a short walk around campus. The walk will end up at the Charles Lindberg First Flight Market in front of...

    The South Georgia Technical College Student Affairs Department treated students to free versions of mocktails as a great alternative to drinking alcohol at a party in support of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week.      SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin prepared versions of non-alcoholic drinks and shared information on the dangers of underage drinking as well as the truth about alcoholism.  Pamphlets were available that shared facts about alcohol...

SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin is preparing non-alcoholic mocktails for students and providing alcohol awareness information to SGTC students, faculty, and staff.

   South Georgia Technical College recently held an advisory meeting for its Accounting and Business Technology programs on SGTC's Crisp County campus in the LaPorte boardroom.   The Accounting and Business Technology advisory committee members met with Business Technology instructors Teresa Jolly and Nicole Turner and Accounting instructor Tammy Hamilton. The members reviewed all aspects of the program to ensure that it is up-to-date with the latest trends and changes in the accounting...

South Georgia Technical College’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) coordinator, Josh Curtin, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs, has announced the members of the internal screening committee for the college’s GOAL honor. Members of the screening committee will interview nominated students to determine four finalists for the opportunity to represent SGTC in regional competition. Slated to serve on this year’s screening committee are: Peiare Adderly,...

   Christina Strickland of Ellaville, GA, has joined South Georgia Technical College as the Bookstore Assistant-Accounting Technician on the Americus campus, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Her appointment is effective immediately and she will be reporting to Vice President of Administrative Services Lea Coe and Director of Administrative Services Danyel Tobias.     Strickland will be assisting with the day-to-day operation of the SGTC bookstore,...

    South Georgia Technical College recently hosted one of the four Aviation Industry Listening Sessions sponsored by the Technical College System of Georgia.  The event featured individuals from Delta Airlines, Pratt & Whitney, Robins Air Force Base, and Lockheed Martin in addition to officials from the Technical College System of Georgia and four other technical colleges.    “The purpose of this event is to provide a forum to share emerging trends within the aviation industry, and...

   South Georgia Technical College Foundation Board member Sharad Patel and his wife, Ila, and their family are valuable supporters of South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.  This year, they pledged their support to continue to help “Celebrate Success” during the college’s 75th anniversary year.    The Patel’s endowed a culinary arts scholarship with the foundation in 2017 to support students enrolling in the Culinary Arts program at...

Atlanta, GA –Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the launch of GEORGIA MATCH, one of the largest state-run direct admissions initiatives in the nation, during the inaugural Governor’s Workforce Summit. The culmination of multiple state agencies working together to ease the process of connecting students with higher education opportunities, this program will engage all learners and households, including those that do not typically consider postsecondary education pathways. No other state in...

     Shemara Fields of Vienna is joining South Georgia Technical College as an Administrative Assistant on the Crisp County Campus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  She will report to Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Michele McGowan on the Crisp County Center campus.    Fields is a graduate of Dooly County High School and has been employed as the Store Manager of Rue 21 for the past year and a half.  She has worked with that company for approximately six...

    Cambrette Hudson of Warner Robins was hired as the new full-time Early Childhood Care and Education Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center campus effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain and Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Michelle McGowan on the Crisp County Center campus.    Hudson...