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Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith (l) is shown above presenting a check to Kelsi Cannon(r), who was selected as the SGTC 2019 GOAL student of the year.Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College Licensed Practical Nursing student Kelsi Cannon of Schley County with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club after she was recognized as the college’s 2019 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC...

Alyssa Nieves, 4, is shown going up for a shot against Georgia HighlandsRome, GA – The South Georgia Technical College nationally ranked Lady Jets took an impressive 85 – 70 win over the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers in a match-up between the first and second place women’s teams in Rome. The win solidified the Lady Jets hold on first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) standings with a 15 – 0 record and moved them to 23 – 3 overall. Georgia Highlands is...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up one spot into 22nd place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings this week after rolling to impressive wins over Andrew College and Georgia Highlands in Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) action. The Lady Jets are 15 – 0 and 23 – 3 overall. The Lady Jets are seeking their third straight trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association National...

Alyssa Nieves speaks with WALB's Theo Dorsey in a TV interview about her record-breaking night at Andrew College WALB's Theo Dorsey visited South Georgia Tech recently to speak with Alyssa Nieves on her record-breaking night at Andrew College. Video segment can be viewed here. By Theo Dorsey| February 7, 2019 AMERICUS, GA (WALB) - When you're hot, your hot! One of the Lady Jets basketball player caught so much fire that she now owns a couple records out in Americus. Alyssa Nieves went...

Book Recycling Drive FlyerSouth Georgia Technical College’s Cordele campus is collecting toiletries and old books as part of two benefit drives, sponsored by the college’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) chapter. The first drive is being held to benefit the Sophisticated Sisters program, a Christian based community development program designed to support nine through 18-year-old girls. Brand new, originally packaged toiletries including shampoo, conditioner, hand soap, mouth...

Alyssa Nieves, 4, (right) is shown above with her teammate Ricka Jackson, 1, after the two learned that Nieves had scored over 40 points in the game against Andrew College.Cuthbert, GA - South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore guard Alyssa Nieves from Tampa, FL, shattered two new school records Wednesday night in an impressive 109 – 67 victory over the Andrew College Lady Fighting Tigers in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up. The Lady Jets also...

Alyssa Nieves, 4, had 41 points and made 11-three point shots in the game against Andrew College.CUTHBERT, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets took two important Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference wins from Andrew College in Cuthbert, Wednesday night. The Lady Jets rolled to a 109 – 67 victory and the Jets fought hard and came up with an impressive 68 – 62 decision against a team they lost to 86 – 71 a little over a month...

A Taylor County Middle School student exits the school bus before running into a tour on South Georgia Tech’s campus.More than 230 middle school students from Taylor County and Furlow Charter School visited the Americus campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently to learn about what a technical education looks like. Furlow brought 45 students to tour seven programs of the campus, and two days later, Taylor County brought 190 students to visit nine program areas. Each day,...

South Georgia Technical College’s 2019 GOAL Winner, Kelsi Cannon (right), accepts her award from SGTC president Dr. John Watford. Cannon will represent the college at the regional and state level in search of the Student of the Year title. Kelsi Cannon, a practical nursing student from Ellaville, has been named as South Georgia Technical College’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2019. She will represent the college in regional and state level competitions, in...

Justin Johnson, 5, clinched the win for the Jets with back-to-back free throws with 13.9 seconds remaining. He also led the team in scoring with 27 points. The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets took two very important Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference wins over Central Georgia Technical College Saturday when the Jets came away with a narrow 77 – 74 victory over the Central Georgia Tech Titans and the Lady Jets rolled to a 70 – 56 win over the...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (third from right) is shown above thanking Barry Gibbs, Ryder Sr. Maintenance Manager Georgia Business Unit (fourth from left) for the 2014 Freightliner Tractor to be utilized in the SGTC Diesel Equipment Technology program. Also shown (l to r) are SGTC Diesel Equipment Technology Instructors Chase Shannon and Ed Herrington, along with Ryder’s Harry Haag, Gibbs, Dr. Watford, and Ryder’s Jon Walraven and Ricky Griffin.Ryder...

Synovus’ Tami Duke is shown above (right) presenting Brett Murray with a donation from Synovus for being selected as the South Georgia Technical College 2019 Instructor of the Year. South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray was presented with a check from Synovus Bank in Americus recently after he was selected as the South Georgia Technical College Instructor of the Year for 2019. He will represent the college at a statewide competition in Atlanta...