Athletics News

    South Georgia Technical College participated in the Chattahoochee Flint Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center’s (GYSTC) Science on the Farm Day at Jimmy Carter’s Boyhood Farm outside of Plains recently.     The day was filled with opportunities for the approximately 200 sixth through eighth graders from Dooly County, Southland Academy and Quitman County to learn about the science of farming. Sixteen different options were offered from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., for potential young...

Cordele, GA - The Crisp Regional Chronic Care Management & Chronic Kidney Disease Program held the first cooking demonstration for CCM & CKD program participants recently at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center. Austin Histon, LPN, organized the event with the help of Crisp Regional Hospital AVP of Quality Services, Jodi Ingram. The cooking class as led by South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Hunter Little. Chef Little selected Chicken and...

    South Georgia Technical College is currently registering students for an eight-week summer semester session which begins on May 25th and can be completed by July 29th.  There are no test requirements for admission.  The college will be hosting in-person registration and orientation sessions on Tuesday, April 19th in Americus and on the Crisp County Center campus.     “Summer is an excellent time for individuals to enroll in classes and get a head start on their college education,”...

     Crisp County Power Commission officials presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a 2000 GMC 8500 Digger Derrick truck to assist with training the next generation of electrical lineworkers enrolled in the college’s Electrical Lineworker Program.      “We appreciate the partnership we have with the Crisp County Power Commission and their willingness to provide equipment such as this Digger Derrick truck to provide training for our Electrical Lineworker...

Cordele, GA - South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center’s Accounting, Business Technology and Marketing Management programs recently held an advisory meeting on the Crisp County campus in the LaPorte auditorium.   Members of SGTC’s Accounting, Business Technology and Marketing Management advisory committee met with Crisp County’s Business Technology instructor Teresa Jolly and Accounting/Marketing instructor Karen Bloodworth.  The members reviewed all aspects of the program...

The SGTC Crisp County Center Accounting, Business Technology, and Marketing Management Advisory committee met recently. Shown above (l to r): David Wade, City of Cordele; Nicole Turner, SGTC Business Technology Adjunct Instructor; Karen Bloodworth, Accounting/Marketing Management Instructor; Teresa Jolly, Business Technology Instructor; Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management; Michelle McGowan, Director of Business and Industry Services; Becky Fitzgibbons, Crisp County Power; and Sandi...

   South Georgia Technical College Barbering alumnus Greg Long decided to make a change in his life and has now opened Long Cuts Barber Shop, which he describes as “an old-fashioned barber shop” at 200 Windsor Avenue in Americus.     Long worked at Electrical Wholesale Supply in Americus for over 20 years, but he has always enjoyed cutting hair for family and friends and the idea of starting his own shop has been on his mind for a number of years.  He finally made the decision to...

The South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association (SGA) recently held a meeting on the SGTC campus in Americus. The SGA is composed of student representatives from different program areas. At the recent meeting led by Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and SGA advisor Josh Curtin, the first order of business was to elect officers for the 2022-2023 academic year. After a brief nominating process, a vote was held and the following officers were elected: Brandon...

   Eden Edge of Cordele has been hired as an Adjunct Nail Tech Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center, announced President Dr. John Watford recently.  SGTC will begin offering the Nail Tech Program on its Crisp County Center campus beginning May 25th.   She will report to SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain and SGTC Vice President for Academic Affairs David Kuipers.    “We are pleased to have Eden Edge join South Georgia Technical College as...

   Retired South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance Instructor Frank Gassett of Macon County shared his vast knowledge of the industry as a guest lecturer for the next generation of SGTC Aviation Maintenance Technicians recently.  He talked with instructor David Grant’s classes about fuel systems and explained manifold pressure.    Gassett is an alumnus of South Georgia Tech as well as a retired aviation maintenance instructor.  He joined the 82nd Airborne Division of the...

   South Georgia Technical College’s Student Affairs Department hosted a “Walk Your Way to a Healthy Happy Life” as part of the National Walking Day celebration.  All students, faculty and staff were encouraged to participate.     The original walk was rescheduled to inclement weather.  The SGTC faculty, staff, and students were encouraged to walk around campus for approximately 25 to 30 minutes.  “There are great benefits to walking not only for exercise but also for a healthy,...

     “A very special year” was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington summed up the 2021 – 2022 basketball season for the Jets and Lady Jets at the Booster Club Awards/Recognition banquet held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus recently.  The Booster Club celebrated the Jets and Lady Jets for both earning the right to advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National...