Jets News

   Construction on the new traffic corridor in the center of the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus has been completed and the new corridor is open for Spring Semester, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  The new construction updated traffic patterns and altered parking areas for students, faculty and staff.  The construction was part of the college’s five-year strategic plan and ongoing improvement efforts.    “We apologize for any...

    South Georgia Technical College has earned the top spot as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2020 by Niche, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Niche just released their Best College rankings for 2020 for Georgia and South Georgia Technical College was listed as number one.  The Niche 2020 rankings can be found at:  https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-community-colleges/s/georgia/     “South Georgia Technical College has a...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (r) is shown above talking with students and employees during a college registration and orientation session. South Georgia Technical College is currently accepting students for Spring Registration.

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets only fell one spot into 17th place in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s basketball national rankings after a narrow loss to 10th ranked Shelton State in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament.      The Lady Jets are 17 – 2 overall and 7 - 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association.  They had put together a 14-game winning streak prior to the loss to Shelton State.  That loss to one...

    It is not too late! South Georgia Technical College will begin Spring Semester classes on Thursday, January 9th in Americus and on the Crisp County Center campus.  Students can still apply, enroll, and register for Spring semester.    South Georgia Tech will provide the use of textbooks at no cost to students again for Spring Semester. Students can fill out the financial aid or FASFA forms on line before enrolling.     South Georgia Tech currently offers over 200 different...

Want to learn new skills for the New Year. Register for Spring Semester classes at South Georgia Technical College. Christopher Carreiro from Florida is signing up for the Aviation program this Spring.

      The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets posted an 81 – 64 victory over Central Georgia Technical College after outscoring the Lady Titans 31 – 18 in the fourth quarter to capture their seventh consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory and move to 17 – 2 overall this season.  The Jets missed a last second three-point shot attempt to come up three points shy in their battle with Central Georgia Technical College’s Titans to fall to 1 – 1 in the...

Swainsboro, GA - South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett and the 2019-2020 Jets coasted to a 101 – 62 victory over Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference opponent East Georgia on the road in their first contest of the new year and are currently tied with two other GCAA teams for first place in the conference.    The Jets had six players to score in double-digits over the East Georgia Bobcats as they shot 52.2% from the fields as well as 52% from...

    Sophomore guard Niya Goudelock turned 20-years old on New Year’s Eve.  Her birthday wish was for the 16th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to upset the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 11th seeded Shelton State Lady Buccaneers in the final game of the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Holiday Classic.     Despite trailing Shelton State for the entire game, it looked like the Lady Jets luck might be changing as they pulled ahead 58 –...

By Chase Bachman, Reporter - BG Falcon Media Inside the Stroh Center, the lights are dimmed as the BGSU player introductions are underway. Making her start for the Falcons, wearing number 11: point guard Mari Hill. Hill is a graduate of South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA and helped lead the nationally ranked Lady Jets to the NJCAA tournament in 2019. The dark-haired, 5-foot-6-inch athlete is the shortest girl on the court. Many would consider that a disadvantage but...

    South Georgia Technical College will be hosting registration and orientation for Spring Semester 2020 on Tuesday, January 7th on the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses.  Spring Semester classes begin on Thursday, January 9th but all students are urged to apply and register for their preferred classes and schedules on January 7th.  South Georgia Tech will be providing the use of textbooks at no cost to students again for Spring Semester.      Registration and orientation will be...

    The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets rolled to a rousing 104 – 47 win over the Cape Fear Sea Devils in the second day of action in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic that featured four of the top 25 ranked women’s basketball teams in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).  This was the Lady Jets 14th consecutive win this season and lifted them to 16 – 1 overall.    The Gulf Coast Lady Commodores, the top-ranked NJCAA women’s basketball team in the...