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The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a federal program established in 2014 to help serve laid-off individuals and income-eligible adults who need job skills training to enter or re-enter the workforce. For South Georgia Technical College students like Shannon Jones, the WIOA program helps with tuition, fees, books and direct training costs, allowing them to achieve their academic/training goals without a large financial burden. Jones’ relationship with SGTC’s WIOA...

   Exergen Corporation of Watertown, MA, provided 57 Exergen home TemporalScanner thermometers and eight professional TemporalScanner model thermometers to the South Georgia Technical College practical nursing students and programs on both the Americus and the Crisp County Center campuses recently.    Exergen Corporation, manufacturer of the only thermometer whose accuracy has been proven in more than 100 peer-reviewed, published clinical studies, and is the only non-invasive medically...

Macon, Georgia – Central Georgia Technical College took a 67 – 66 lead with 18 seconds remaining.  The Jets brought the ball in and across half-court before calling a time out with 12 seconds on the clock.  The Jets inbounded the ball to sophomore Aaron Pitts Jr., who scored the winning layup with 3.5 seconds to put the Jets ahead 68 – 67 and allow them to snap a nine-game losing streak.    “I am so proud of these guys for staying positive and working hard.  When you’ve lost...

Americus, GA –Nine students enrolled in the South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology and Electric Power Generation programs were awarded the Agrium/Nutrien scholarships for their exceptional academic performance and work ethics.    Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology students David Ferguson, who is sponsored by Puckett Machinery in Flowood, Mississippi; Noah K. Smith and Alaina Worthington, sponsored by Yancey...

   South Georgia Technical College’s Alexia Dizeko has been selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division 1 Women’s Basketball player of the week for the week of February 20th 2023.  This is her fourth time this season that she has been recognized for this honor.    Dizeko, a 5’ 11” sophomore forward from Sion Switzerland, averaged 20.6 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, 2.3 steals, and one block in three wins for the Lady Jets last week. She was previously...

     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the first-place position in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll for the sixth consecutive week and received all 10 first place votes based on their 28 – 1 record.      The Lady Jets recorded back to back victories last week to extend their win streak to 28 straight games.  This allowed the Lady Jets to remain in first place ahead of Eastern Florida State which is...

   The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their 28th straight win in an 89 – 72 victory over the Albany Tech Lady Titans while the Jets lost a 75 – 73 last second heartbreaker against the third seeded Albany Tech Titans in a double-header in the James S. Peters gymnasium Saturday.    The wins just keep accumulating for the Lady Jets and SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey, who marked...

     South Georgia Technical College is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary and in recognition of this milestone, the college will be hosting an Alumni Day Celebration on Saturday, February 25th in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games and Sophomore Day recognition.  The public is invited to attend this free event.     All South Georgia Technical College alumni and former faculty and staff members are encouraged to come out and...

   The number one ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured a 70 – 50 non-conference win over the Middle Georgia Prep Lions Thursday night to move to 27 – 1 on the season.     Sophomores Luana Leite and Alexia Dizeko led the charge for the Lady Jets by scoring 17 points each.  Alexia Dizeko had a double-double night with her 17 points and 13 rebounds.  Leite also had a near double-double with 17 points and eight...

Barnesville, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped an 81 – 76 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) decision to Gordon State College in Barnesville, GA to fall to 6 – 19 overall and 3 – 9 in the conference.  The Jets are now in ninth place in the GCCA standings, which is one spot short of qualifying for the GCAA end of the season tournament.    This was the Jets eighth consecutive loss.  They picked up a win when Gordon College was forced to forfeit their...

   John Welch, a Criminal Justice student from Ellaville, earned the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus overall Student of Excellence honors for February during a recent ceremony. Welch, was nominated by his instructor, Teresa McCook.    “John Welch is an excellent student and a very hard worker,” said SGTC Criminal Justice Instructor Teresa McCook.  “Students attend South Georgia Technical College to gain the skills needed to go into a certain career, or they come to...

   The South Georgia Technical College Foundation set a new record for the number of scholarships and grants awarded to students during 2022 by “Going the Extra Mile” and providing 1269 students with nearly $375,000 in foundation support for tuition, fees, on-campus housing, and tools.  The scholarships and grants ranged from $250 up to $1000 per semester.  In addition to the grant and scholarship assistance, the Foundation also helps provide the use of textbooks at no cost to all...