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South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves (l) and Allene (right) are shown above presenting a scholarship check to 2022 GOAL winner Zakyah Cameron (c).South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented Culinary Arts student Zakyah Cameron with a $500 scholarship after he had been recognized as the college’s 2022 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the college’s...

TEAS Prep Test FlyerTEAS Prep Test Flyer     South Georgia Technical College is offering a free TEAS Prep Course on Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the South Georgia Technical College campus for aspiring practical nursing students.  For more information or to register for the course, contact SGTC Director of Admissions Candie Walters, 229-931-2299 or cwalters@southgatech.edu.     Students must provide their own TEAS study book and are encouraged to be familiar with the...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with five of the GCAA championship rings won by the Jets during his years as President. South Georgia Technical College is recognizing the 20th anniversary of Jets intercollegiate basketball during the SGTC Sophomore and Alumni Day set for February 5th in the Hangar on the SGTC Americus campus. All alumni, students, faculty and staff, and retirees are urged to come out and enjoy the festivities.     South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (shown second from right) is shown above with (l to r) SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services Paul Farr, SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter, Gulfstream’s Kristi Kim, Scott Carver, and Becky Elliott, and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Not shown is SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement Su Ann Bird.    Officials from Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., in Brunswick, Ga. visited South...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l to r) is shown above with the SGTC 2022 GOAL Winner Zakyah Cameron.   Zakyah Cameron of Bonaire, GA, a culinary arts student in Chef Ludwig “Ricky” Watzlowick’s program, has been selected as the South Georgia Technical College Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2022.  He will now represent the college in regional and state level competitions in an effort to be declared as the statewide Technical...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (left) is shown above presenting Auto Collision and Repair Instructor Starlyn Sampson (right) with the SGTC Instructor of the Year award for 2022.    South Georgia Technical College Auto Collision and Repair Instructor Starlyn Sampson has been selected as the 2022 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), announced President Dr. John Watford at a special ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the...

South Georgia Technical College has scheduled a series of spring-semester workshops for students at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. The workshops will cover a variety of topics to help students be successful in school and as they enter the workforce. Danyel Tobias, SGTC Financial Aid Specialist, will host a financial aid workshop on Monday, February 7 at 10:00 a.m. to assist students in completing their FAFSA forms. Tobias will also help students navigate other aspects of...

Pictured are the 2022 nominees for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College recently announced four finalists selected to advance to the final round of judging in the local phase of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition. The finalists are Zakyah Cameron of Bonaire, a Culinary Arts student nominated by Ricky Watzlowick; Gerode Prather of Lithia Springs, Motorsports Technology, nominated by Kevin...

Fanta Gassama, 23, led the Lady Jets in scoring and rebounding with a double-double night against Central Georgia Tech. She had 20 points and 10 rebounds against the Lady Titans.Macon, GA - The 11th place nationally-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to hang on and take a narrow 65 – 62 victory over the Central Georgia Technical College Lady Titans in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up Tuesday in Macon.     “We had a really...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to climb two spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls into 11th place after securing a big win over the 17th ranked Florida Southwestern Buccaneers last week.  The Lady Jets are 18 – 4 on the season   The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally after opening the season unbeaten, but four tough losses dropped them as low as 21st...

SGTC’s Will Johnston, 4, was named Co-GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Jets point guard Will Johnston and Albany Tech’s John Egbuta shared honors as Co-GCAA Players of the Week in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s basketball award listings for the week of January 24th.    This is the fourth consecutive week and fifth time this season that a South Georgia Technical College athlete has been spotlighted in the weekly awards...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will host a financial aid workshop for students on the college’s Americus campus. The workshop will be held on February 2 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the testing lab on the second floor of the Odom Center. SGTC Financial Aid Specialist Jasmine Mercer will assist students in navigating the financial aid process. She will offer students instruction on financial aid literacy and also guide the students in completing their 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 FAFSA...