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Bailey Mills (RIGHT) accepts his Student of Excellence award from Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. David Finley.Bailey Mills of Cordele, an Aviation Maintenance Technology student at South Georgia Technical College, was named the SGTC Student of Excellence for the month of November during a recent recognition ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus campus. Mills was nominated for the award by his instructor and former instructor of the year...

Leading scorer for the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Ricka Jackson dribbles the ball past an Atlanta Metropolitan College defender during a recent 90-61 victory.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets offense clicked in a 90-61 routing of conference foes Atlanta Metropolitan College (3-3, 0-1) at home recently.  The No. 13 nationally ranked Lady Jets improve to 4-0 overall (2-0) and remain tied for first in the Georgia Collegiate Athletics Association (GCAA). The Lady...

Pictured from left to right are Early Childhood Care and Education advisory committee members Dr. Andrea Oates, Victoria Kelley, Verneda Johnson, Stephanie Tyson, Melisa Flakes, Monica Warren, Lisa Penton, and Jaye Cripe.The South Georgia Technical College Early Childhood Care and Education advisory committee met recently in the Odom Center Conference Room on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous...

From left to right: SGTC General Education advisory committee members Dr. Andrea Oates, Kim Miller, Chester Taylor, Deo Cochran, Raven Payne, Michele Seay, Eulish Kinchens, Katrice Taylor, Cynthia Carter and Jaye Cripe. The South Georgia Technical College General Education and Learning Support advisory committee met recently in the Energy and Transportation Center on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and...

Pictured front row (Left to Right): David Rueda-Fierros, Brandy Stokes, Claudia Tupper, Taylor Mills, Jeffery Bell and Academy Director Major Brett Murray. Back Row (Left to Right): Ruric Slocumb, Cora Baker, Justin Lewis, Tyler Adams, Nathan Brown, Anthony Davis, Odell Williams and Austin Spence. Cadet Matthew Robinson and Chief Vanessa Wall are not pictured.South Georgia Technical College’s current Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) cadets recently visited the Georgia Supreme Court in Atlanta...

Houlfat Mahouchiza, 5, is shown above shooting a free throw. She let the Lady Jets in scoring in the win over Albany Tech recently.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are still undefeated on the 2017 – 2018 season and are 1-0 and tied for first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) after defeating Albany Tech 63 – 47 in Albany recently. The Lady Jets are currently ranked 13th in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 women’s...

Judge George Peagler, member of Saint John’s Anglican Church of Americus is shown above with Janice Smarr, mother of Nicholas Smarr; Paul Johnson and Sharon Smith Johnson, mother of Jody Smith; and SGTC’s Dean of Academic Affairs Vanessa Wall and SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the Saint John’s Anglican Church of Americus after the scholarship presentation and the Blessing of Law Enforcement.Americus, GA – A new endowed scholarship in memory of fallen Americus Police Officer...

GOAL Screening committee members (left to right): Dr. Deborah Jones, Mark Brooks, Sammy Stone, Dianne Trueblood and Julie Partain.Cynthia Carter, the coordinator for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program at South Georgia Technical College, has announced the members of the screening committee that will interview students who are nominated for the college’s annual GOAL title. The objective of the GOAL program is to recognize and reward excellence among the more than...

Thanksgiving meal flyerSouth Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center chapter of Student Government Association (SGA) is set to sponsor a Thanksgiving meal for all currently enrolled SGTC students, faculty and staff on the Cordele campus. The meal will be held on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. in the LaPorte Auditorium on the Crisp County Center campus. The SGTC Culinary Arts Department will cater the traditional Thanksgiving meal, and asks that students, faculty and staff...

Shown are SGTC PBL Conference Attendees PBL President La’Keista Davis, Local Advisor Dr. Andrea Oates, State & Local Advisor Donna Lawrence, and Director of Public Relations Christian Holloman.The South Georgia Technical College’s Americus chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) recently brought home seven awards from the Fall Leadership Conference in Atlanta, which was hosted by the Georgia PBL. SGTC’s PBL chapter won three first place awards (March of Dimes Challenge, Chapter Preparation,...

Student of Excellence winner Noah McCleskeyNoah McCleskey of Pinehurst, a Welding and Joining student, was the recipient of the November Student of Excellence Award for the Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College. This award recognizes an outstanding student from six of the program areas at the school. Program instructors nominate one student from their programs who has exhibited high standards academically, socially and professionally. The student who receives this honor has...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and Board member Janet Siders (c) are shown above with Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Commissioner Gretchen Corbin and TCSG Deputy Commissioner Matt Arthur along with TCDA representatives for the SGTC board earning 100% certification for the 2017 year. The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors was recognized as a fully certified board at the Technical College Directors Association and the Technical College...