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      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker student Owen Payne of Enigma, GA, was awarded the Georgia Power Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently.  The scholarship was awarded based on work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker instructors as well as Electrical Lineworker students were on hand when South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su...

     South Georgia Technical College is celebrating 75 years of success as an educational institution.  In honor of this proud past and promising future, the college will be hosting an Alumni Day Celebration on Saturday, March 9, in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games and Sophomore Day recognition.  The public is invited to attend this free event.  Games start at 1 p.m.    All South Georgia Technical College alumni and former faculty...

     The South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was presented to South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker student Wilbert Williams of Keysville, Georgia.       The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship fund was established and endowed by Georgia Transmission and Aubrey Silvey Enterprises in memory of Kyle Glenn Holcombe, a 23-year old electrical worker who was employed by Aubry Silvey Enterprises in Carrollton,...

   South Georgia Technical College is currently offering over 80 classes that can be completed in eight weeks or less, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  The Spring C-term or eight week ‘mini-mester’ classes will begin Monday, March 11.  It is not too late to sign-up.  SGTC is also waiving the admission fee for c-term as well as Summer and Fall Semesters during March with the code MARCH24.    Students who are interested in taking the eight-week classes can apply on-line at...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets clinched a 20-game winning season for first year head coach Jason Carpenter Saturday with an impressive 88 – 64 win over the Albany Technical College Lady Titans.  However, the Jets were not so fortunate as they dropped an 82 – 62 decision to the Titans in the second half of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) double-header.    “Breaking the 20 wins threshold is an accomplishment to be proud of any year in college...

      Robert Hunter Wilkes of Leesburg received the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Sumter EMC Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird made the presentation along with other South Georgia Technical College officials and Andrea Walker, Chair of the Sumter EMC Foundation.   Wilkes was awarded the scholarship based on his work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.     “One of...

   South Georgia Technical College announces its application fee will be waived during March.  Those interested in applying for the Spring Mini-mester, Summer, or Fall Semester 2024 can apply online at www.southgatech.edu and save money during March.   The free application code is MARCH24.    The SGTC eight-week Spring mini-mester begins March 11.  Summer Semester classes begin on May 23 and Fall Semester begins August 13.  The campus will host Registration Days for Summer Semester on...

   Sophomore guard Deonte Williams scored 31 points to lead the South Georgia Technical College Jets to a come from behind 91 – 84 victory over the South Georgia State College Hawks in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up.    The Jets got behind by as many as 18-points in the first half before they staged an impressive come back in the final seven minutes to secure the 91 – 84 decision and move into a tie for third place in the GCAA with Georgia...

The South Georgia Technical College Office of Career Services recently hosted an on-campus recruiting event for Hyundai Motor America. Candace Mabry, Technician Recruiting Liaison for Hyundai discussed career opportunities for students in SGTC’s Automotive Technology, Motorsports Vehicle Technology, Auto Collision Repair Technology, Diesel Equipment Technology programs. Nearly 40 students and their program instructors attended the event. In her presentation, Mabry offered details on the...

Atlanta, GA – Twelve South Georgia Technical College students won gold, silver or bronze medals at the State SkillsUSA competition three-day competition in Atlanta recently. Three of those students will now advance to the National SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta, June 24 – 28.  Aviation Maintenance Technology’s Andrew Daniel of Thomaston, GA; Criminal Justice’s Brantley Vansickle of Americus; and Precision Machining and Manufacturing’s Blake Archer of Palm Harbor, FL; captured Gold...

   Americus native and United Airlines First Officer for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Troy D. Jones spoke about the “celebration of wins” that he and others have experienced when he spoke at the South Georgia Technical College Black History Program in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus recently. SGTC President Dr. John Watford (left) welcomes Americus native and United Airlines First Officer for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Troy D. Jones as the SGTC...

   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jet Vera Gunaydin was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of February 26, 2024 following SGTC’s wins over Southern Crescent Tech, Albany Tech, and Georgia Highlands.  This is her second nomination this season.    Gunaydin is a 5’ 9” sophomore guard from Ankara, Turkey. She played for the Lady Jets as a freshman and was a member of the 2022 – 2023 Lady Jets...