Athletics News

   Donnie L. Smith of Plains has been hired as a full-time Mathematics Instructor for South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center Campus, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Smith will report to Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management on the Crisp County Center, and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.    Smith, who served as the Sumter County Schools Superintendent for over three years, is a career educator.  He began...

     South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Shamari Tyson and Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din, both sophomores, were selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball Players of the Week for the past two weeks.  This is the sixth time that the nationally ranked Lady Jets have had a Player of the Week.    Transfer sophomore guard Niya Goudalock from Gaffney, SC, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball...

       South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced recently that SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter of Oglethorpe, Grants Coordinator Nancy Jones Fitzgerald of Americus and Maintenance Administrative Assistant Linda Edge will be joining new departments at the college and have responsibilities rearranged.      “Cynthia Carter, Nancy Fitzgerald and Linda Edge are assets to South Georgia Technical College,” said SGTC President Watford.  “They are...

   Margaret “Maggie” Lee Kerr Coughlin has been hired as a full-time English Instructor for South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center Campus, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Coughlin will report to Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management on the Crisp County Center, and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.    Coughlin is relocating to middle Georgia from Newnan, GA.  She has over 4,000 plus writing credits...

Americus, GA - South Georgia Technical College’s John Deere TECH program earned “The College of Tomorrow Gold Level Award” from the John Deere Company recently.  The award was presented to South Georgia Tech officials at the college’s John Deere TECH Advisory meeting. This is the second highest national ranking that a college can receive.    The John Deere College of Tomorrow Award is a prestigious honor given to John Deere training programs across the nation.  Rankings of...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to move back into the 16th position in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s basketball national rankings after taking wins over Andrew College and Georgia Highlands.  The Lady Jets fell to 17th after a narrow loss to 10th ranked Shelton State in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament at the end of December.     The Lady Jets are 19 – 2 overall and 9 -0 in the Georgia Collegiate...

   James Nathan Chapman of Americus has been hired as a full-time Campus Safety Officer at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to Campus Safety Director Sammy Stone.    Chapman worked as a part-time Campus Safety Officer at South Georgia Technical College from 2015 until 2018 while attending classes. He is a graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy and has an associate of applied science degree in...

Rome, GA – For the third time in as many conference games, the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets split decisions in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) contest.  The nationally ranked Lady Jets captured their third consecutive and ninth conference victory with an 80 – 62 win over the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers while the Jets dropped their third straight conference decision in a 73 – 66 battle on the Chargers home court in Rome, GA.     “It is...

Cuthbert, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets overcame a seven-point deficit in the final nine minutes of play against Andrew College to pull ahead 74 – 73 with 22 seconds left in the game.  But the Fighting Tigers roared back in the final seconds to take a 77 – 74 win over the Jets in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) contest.   The Lady Jets scored first in the opening game of the conference double-header and never really looked back as they captured a 106...

   Construction on the new traffic corridor in the center of the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus has been completed and the new corridor is open for Spring Semester, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  The new construction updated traffic patterns and altered parking areas for students, faculty and staff.  The construction was part of the college’s five-year strategic plan and ongoing improvement efforts.    “We apologize for any...

    South Georgia Technical College has earned the top spot as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2020 by Niche, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Niche just released their Best College rankings for 2020 for Georgia and South Georgia Technical College was listed as number one.  The Niche 2020 rankings can be found at:  https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-community-colleges/s/georgia/     “South Georgia Technical College has a...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (r) is shown above talking with students and employees during a college registration and orientation session. South Georgia Technical College is currently accepting students for Spring Registration.