Athletics News

Shown above is one of the South Georgia Tech Tractor Trailer rigs. This program can be completed in eight weeks or less and graduates can be on the road to success and a high paying career.   About a third of Americans believe they would need more education or training if they lost their job during the pandemic, wrote Audrey Williams June in an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education titled, “Displaced Workers Haven’t Turned to College for a Fresh Start.  Here’s what Might Bring...

Candie Walters joins South Georgia Technical College as Admissions Director.   Candie Dinkins Walters has joined South Georgia Technical College as its new Admissions Director, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens.   Walters is a graduate of Crisp County High School.  She attended Moultrie Technical College and became a Certified Nursing Assistant after graduation from high school. ...

Johnny Griffin, Jr. joins South Georgia Technical College as an Air Conditioning Technology instructor.   Johnny Griffin, Jr., of Americus has joined South Georgia Technical College as its new Air Conditioning Technology Instructor on the Americus campus, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.    Griffin is a 2005 graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Air Conditioning...

Former SGTC Lady Jets Yazz Wazeerud-Din is shown above playing for Stetson where she earned ASUM Newcomer of the Week honors for her play on the court.DeLand, FL - Fresh off a game-winning buzzer-beater Sunday at North Florida, Stetson junior and former South Georgia Technical College standout Yazz Wazeerud-Din was named ASUN Newcomer of the Week. A 5-11 guard, Wazeerud-Din averaged 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.5 steals last week to help Stetson earn a road split in...

Shown above is South Georgia Technical College President Dr. Watford with a representative stack of college textbooks that are provided for students to use at no cost at SGTC when they enroll for Spring semester. Classes start January 13th. The New Year is a great time to look at expanding or exploring new career options.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Dr. John Watford announced that the college’s Spring semester registration and the start of Spring Semester has been...

South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray is shown above (left) with Grayson H. Watson (center) of Sycamore, Georgia, who is a graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy and a recipient of the SGTC Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Scholarship. SGTC President Dr. John Watford (right) is also shown.     Eric Austin Taylor-Hair of Hawkinsville, GA, was awarded the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the...

SGTC will be closed for the holidays from December 21st – 25th and then is delaying the start of Spring Semester for one week due to COVID-19 precautions. Registration is planned for January 11th and classes start January 13th.   South Georgia Technical College will close its campuses and adult education sites for the holidays December 21st through December 25th.  The college is also delaying Spring Semester registration until January 11th and the start of Spring Semester until January...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above presenting the Lt. Michael Sangster Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship to Wesley Roshawd Poke of Ashburn, GA. Also shown are Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray (left) and SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and Law Enforcement Academy instructor Vanessa Wall (right).     Commitment is more than just a word to South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 20-02 cadet Wesley R....

   Jack W. Stanley, a 1967 Electronics graduate, returned to South Georgia Technical College 53 years after his first graduation ceremony to receive his Associate Degree in Electronics with Honors during the college’s Drive-Thru graduation ceremony held recently.  He was presented with his associate degree by SGTC President Dr. John Watford.     Over 400 individuals earned the right to participate in the SGTC Drive-Thru graduation ceremony along with Jack W. Stanley, a retired...

Courtney Seay of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 20-02 is shown above (left center) with her Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship award. Shown with Seay is SGTC Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray (left), South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right center) and SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and Law Enforcement Academy instructor Vanessa Wall (right).   Courtney Seay of Albany was presented with the...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (front center), LEA Academy Director Brett Murray (front center left) and SGTC Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs and LEA Academy Instructor Vanessa Wall (front center right) are shown above with the members of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 20-02 cadets who competed their training recently. The cadets earned their POST certification and a technical certificate of credit for their course...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above with Tanner Joseph Rundle who received an associate degree in Criminal Justice and his mom, SGTC Practical Nursing Instructor Christine Rundle, who got to present her son with his degree.Over 400 individuals earned the right to be recognized at the South Georgia Technical College’s Fall 2020 drive-thru commencement ceremony Thursday, December 10th at 6 p.m. in the outdoor circular drive area between the John...