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    The South Georgia Technical College Foundation and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford hosted a special Holiday Buffet recently to thank all SGTC faculty, staff, alumni, retirees, foundation supporters, and business and industry partners for their support of the college and its students.     The special event was hosted in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the South Georgia Tech campus recently.  Approximately 350 faculty and staff as well as...

   A black marble bench honoring the accomplishments of South Georgia Technical College’s first state Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner, Royce Ann Martin, Ph.D., was unveiled in a small ceremony recently at the Griffin B. Bell Aerospace Center on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus.    Royce Ann Martin was an aviation maintenance technology student at South Georgia Tech and was selected to serve as the 1981 GOAL winner at the local level.  She won...

South Georgia Technical College held two ceremonies during the fall semester to recognize outstanding students in their respective programs. During the first event, Paula Coleman of Lilly, a Criminal Justice Student, was selected as the overall Student of Excellence. Jessie Kilgore, a Welding and Joining Technology student from Cordele, received the overall honor in the second ceremony. Coleman was nominated by Criminal Justice instructor Wanda Bishop, and Kilgore was nominated by Welding...

    The seconds clicked off the clock as the South Georgia Technical College Jets tried to stage a comeback to upset the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) fourth ranked Chipola State College Indians recently and Chipola walked away with a 69 – 64 decision in the Hangar.  The loss dropped the Jets to 3 – 4 on the season and Chipola moved to 11 – 0.    The Jets missed a three-point shot and a layup in the last 30 seconds of the match-up with Chipola, which could...

    While many colleges across America are asking people to support them with another ‘Giving Tuesday,’ South Georgia Technical College gave back to its community with its seventh annual “Light Up Your Future’ event which featured the SGTC Americus campus in full Holiday lights with free light-up gifts and individually wrapped goodies for everyone.    Nearly 1,000 individuals participated in the South Georgia Technical College “Light Up Your Future” Drive-Thru event that has...

   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jet Luana Leite, a 5’ 7” sophomore guard from Sao Paola, Brazil, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Women’s Player of the Week this week in the Division I league.    Leite averaged nine points, six rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals in two wins for the Lady Jets last week in the James Arrington Thanksgiving basketball classic.  The Lady Jets are currently 9 – 1 on the season and leading the GCAA with a...

     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed two spots into 7th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll released this week.  The Lady Jets opened the season at 5th in the nation but a loss to the nationally ranked Gulf Coast Lady Commodores dropped them to 12th.  They moved up to 11th, 9th, and are now only two spots back from their pre-season ranking.      Trinity Valley remains in first place with a perfect...

Agreement Provides Clear Path, Access to Degree Scholarships for Transfer Students ATLANTA, GA--The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and Western Governors University (WGU) signed a partnership agreement today to provide greater educational opportunities for TCSG students interested in transferring to WGU upon earning an associate degree from a TCSG college.   The agreement provides students with a streamlined approach to higher education access through WGU’s online college...

   The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) ninth ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the 20th ranked Indian River State College Pioneers in the Pete Arrington Thanksgiving Classic women’s basketball tournament Saturday.  They opened up with an impressive 76 – 21 victory over Denmark Technical College in the opening game to finish the weekend with a 2 – 0 record.    In the other tournament action over the weekend, Indian River took an 82 – 54...

   The Chattahoochee-Flint RESA organization hosted a “Champions for Education” recognition luncheon recently and asked all the members of the Chattahoochee-Flint RESA organization to nominate an educational champion to be recognized at the luncheon on the SGTC Americus campus.    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford nominated SGTC Board of Director member Richard McCorkle, who also leads the Chattahoochee-Flint RESA organization, to represent SGTC as its...

     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed two spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll released earlier this week.  The Lady Jets opened the season at 5th in the nation but a loss to the nationally ranked Gulf Coast Lady Commodores dropped them to 12th.  They moved up to 11th last week and came in at 9th in the nation this week after posting seven consecutive wins.    Trinity Valley is currently ranked...

   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its seventh annual “Light Up Your Future” event featuring tens of thousands of lights across the Americus campus on Tuesday, November 29th from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.  Everyone is invited to this fun free Drive-Thru celebration that will feature free light-up gifts and individually wrapped goodies for everyone.      Santa and his elves will be on hand to greet families but everyone is asked to remain in their cars.  Individuals...