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Allan Sparling of Sylvester was named the latest Student of Excellence at SGTC in Americus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) diesel power equipment student Allan Sparling of Sylvester was recently named the Student of Excellence for December. Carter and six other outstanding students were recognized as the top students in their respective program areas and then Carter was selected as the overall Student of Excellence at the ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center...

South Georgia Technical College came up short in a matchup that pitted the Jets against the Patriots of the College of Central Florida. In a hard-fought game, the Patriots prevailed 85-73. The loss made bittersweet the return to his alma mater of Jets Head Coach Travis Garrett, who played basketball at the College of Central Florida. The Jets’ record stands at 4-4 after the defeat. The team will return to action at home on the SGTC campus in Americus on December 3. Tip-off is at 7:00...

Students at South Georgia Technical College in Americus and Cordele will be on Thanksgiving break November 25-29. There will be no classes those days. Employees also have the opportunity to schedule annual leave November 25-27 in addition to the Thanksgiving Holiday November 28-29.

Sophomore Amarah Edeh goes up for a basket to help the SGTC Lady Jets defeat Andrew College.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the Andrew College Lady Tigers 93-70 on November 16. The victory pushed the Lady Jets record to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference. Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din, sophomore from Marietta, GA, paced the Jets with 19 points. She was followed closely by freshman Femme Sikuzani of Goma, DRC with 17 points. Sikuzani posted a double-double by contributing...

Author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker Marc Arnett addresses the audience at the recent SGTC Phi Beta Lambda American Enterprise Day event.Americus Mayor Barry Blount and South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Dr. John Watford joined members of the South Georgia Technical College Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) organization for a celebration of American Enterprise Day in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Mayor Blount, President...

Lamont Sanders drives for a score against Triton College. Sanders led the Jets in scoring for both games in the Pete Arrington Classic.The South Georgia Technical College Jets basketball team split their two games in the first annual Pete Arrington Classic in Americus. The Jets defeated the Wake College Eagles 91-76 in their first game, but came up short against Triton College, 86-74. Against Wake College, freshman Lamont Sanders of Baltimore, MD led the scoring for the Jets with 17 points....

Chad Thurner, Office Manager for SAM Surveying and Mapping, LLC in Tallahassee, FL, discusses career opportunities for SGTC Drafting Technology students.Chad Thurner, Office Manager for SAM Surveying and Mapping, LLC in Tallahassee, FL, recently visited the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) campus in Americus to discuss career opportunities with students in the college’s Drafting Technology Program. Thurner explained to students that SAM uses terrestrial, mobile, and airborne LiDAR...

Macon County students build projects with snap circuits on a recent trip to SGTC.About 50 sixth through eighth grade students from Macon County recently visited the campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus for an opportunity to learn more about robotics and coding. The event was co-sponsored by SGTC and Middle Georgia RESA and was held in the James M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. SGTC Industrial Maintenance Technology instructor Phil Deese guides students from...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (left) thanking Georgia Power’s Don Porter (r) for the Georgia Power Foundation’s donation to the SGTC Foundation annual fund drive. Georgia Power’s Don Porter presented a donation from the Georgia Power Foundation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation 2019 TechForce annual fund drive recently. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above welcoming Governor Kemp to the campus. The Honorable Brian P. Kemp, Governor of Georgia, was the keynote speaker at the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at the John M. Pope Center at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA. Georgia Power was the presenting sponsor of the luncheon meeting.    Faith Pinnell, 2019 Chair of the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the capacity crowd to...

Pictured (l-r) are Auto Collision Repair Technology advisory committee members Henry Snipes of Lacy’s Paint and Body in Americus and Stephen Hilliard of Old South Auto Detail in Ellaville with SGTC Academic Affairs Administrative Assistant April Hilliard, SGTC Auto Collision Repair Technology instructor Starlyn Sampson, SGTC Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. David Finley, and SGTC Grants Coordinator Nancy Fitzgerald.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Auto Collision Repair Technology...

Femme Sikuzani, 34, was all over the court for the Lady Jets against Central Georgia Tech. She ended the night with 16 points and 20 rebounds.Macon, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets opened the 2019 -2020 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) season with an important 76 – 53 victory over the Central Georgia Technical College Lady Titans in Macon. The Lady Jets are currently in a three-way tie for first place in the GCAA with Georgia Highlands and East Georgia....