Jets News

     Sheri Bass of Cobb, GA was hired as a new full-time Medical Assisting Instructor for South Georgia Technical College in Americus effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.     Bass is a graduate of Darton College in Albany and has an Associate of Science in Nursing.  She is a Registered Nurse and is first aide certified and BLS/CPR...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will face off against the North Dakota State College of Science Lady Wildcats in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball tournament at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas on Tuesday at 8:45 p.m. eastern standard time.  The game will be broadcast live on WISK/WDEC locally and will air live on NJCAA TV (njcaatv.com).    The Lady Jets are the 11th seeded team in the NJCAA...

Spartanburg, SC -  The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the Spartanburg Methodist Lady Pioneers in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District J Championship game 83 – 65 in Spartanburg, SC, Saturday to earn their fourth consecutive trip to the NJCAA Division I National Women’s Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, TX, March 17th – 21st.     “I was glad to see us come out and play with some intensity,” said South Georgia Technical College...

Demetrius Colson had several college basketball offers when he graduated from high school in Donalsonville, GA back in 2000.  But he decided to hang up his tennis shoes and go to work.  Eight months later, he knew he wanted to continue his education and he thought that athletics might help him realize that dream.  South Georgia Technical College is glad he did.    Fast-forward 20 years later.  Demetrius Colson is an alumni of South Georgia Technical College with his associate degree in...

   South Georgia Technical College was recently rated as the top Community College in Georgia and one of the criteria for the award was student satisfaction and student involvement. Perhaps one of the reasons for the college’s high marks in student satisfaction and student involvement is because of the students’ willingness to give back to their local or adopted community.    Each year many of the over 3,000 students on the Americus and Crisp County Center campus’ volunteer to work...

Audra Cook Ekkel is the new Administrative Assistant for the Vice President of Student Affairs at South Georgia Technical College, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. She reports to Eulish Kinchens, Vice President of Student Affairs. Ekkel has worked at South Georgia Technical College as the Registrar Assistant since August 2014.  Prior to joining the Registrar’s office at SGTC, Ekkel worked as the Operations Manager, Associate Account Manager, and...

Rome, GA – The seventh seeded South Georgia Technical College Jets traveled to Rome to see if they could upset the second-ranked Georgia Highlands Chargers in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament quarterfinals Tuesday, but the Chargers walked away with the 81 – 69 victory.     It was not the season that the South Georgia Technical Jets and head coach Travis Garrett had hoped for.  The Jets closed out the 2019 – 2020 year...

South Georgia Technical College student Roderick Douglas of Americus was recently named the college’s Student of Excellence for the month of February. Douglas, a Culinary Arts student, was recognized for his hard work, participation and commitment to learning at the Student of Excellence program held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus campus. Culinary Arts Instructor, Chef Ricky Watzlowick, nominated Douglas for the award and stated “Douglas...

     South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore transfer Niya Goudelock helped lead her teammates to an impressive come from behind 69 – 63 victory over the second ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Region XVII tournament recently.      Her outstanding play along with her teammate Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din earned them recognition on the NJCAA Region XVII All-Tournament team and allowed Goudelock to earn the Most Valuable...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed to the 14th spot, their highest this season, in the 2020 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s basketball national rankings last poll of the season prior to the NJCAA national tournament in Lubbock Texas, March 17th – 21st.    The Lady Jets are currently 29 – 2 overall and captured the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season title with a perfect 17 – 0 conference record.  The...

     South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomores Justin Johnson and Merdy Bata were honored by the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s basketball coaches recently by being selected to serve on the All-Region teams for their performance on the court during the 2019 – 2020 season.    Johnson, a 6’ 7” guard from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, was recognized as a second-team All-Region player in the GCAA and Merdy Bata, a 7’ 0” sophomore pivot from...

   Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Commissioner David Elder and South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey presented College of Coastal Georgia former basketball head coach and Director of Athletics Gerald Cox with a plaque signifying his induction into the newly created GCAA Hall of Fame.     Cox and former South Georgia State’s men’s baseball head coach Scott Simms were selected as the inaugural inductees of the GCAA newly created...