Jets News

   South Georgia Technical College honored three valuable employees who have impacted student success for over half a century through their faithful service. They were recognized during the South Georgia Technical College Faithful Service Awards reception held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus recently.    Industrial Systems and Industrial Mechanical Systems Technology Instructor Phil Deese, Medical Assisting Instructor Diana Skipper and Special...

   South Georgia Technical College held its 2019 Fall General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently.    Heather Hinton, the South Georgia Technical College 2019 Eagle Delegate and an SGTC GED graduate, was the guest speaker at the ceremony where 34 students from Sumter, Crisp, Schley, Macon, Marion, Taylor and Webster counties received their general equivalency diplomas.       “I...

    South Georgia Technical College recognized 21 full-time employees from both the Americus and the Crisp County Center campuses who celebrated five, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 or more years with the college recently. Those 21 employees have given over 300 years of faithful service to the students attending South Georgia Technical College.     “It is my honor to recognize the outstanding administrators, faculty and staff who are celebrating an important milestone at South Georgia Technical...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up two more spots in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national rankings.  They moved from 19th place into the 17th seed following wins over Albany Technical College and East Georgia State College this past week.     The Lady Jets are 12 – 1 overall and 6 -0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association.  They have currently put together a 10-game winning streak and will travel to Wilmington, NC to...

Phenix City, AL -  The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets traveled across the river to take on Chattahoochee Valley Community College (CVCC) in Phenix City, AL, and came up with their 10th consecutive victory by outlasting the Lady Pirates and capturing a 68 – 65 non-conference decision.    “It was a tough game.  I was thrilled to just get out of there with a win.  CVCC are playing much better since getting Coach Robinson back and that is a VERY tough place to go win,” said...

Marshallville, GA – Sixteen-year old Chance Simpson of Marshallville is well on his way to a very bright future.  The Macon County student has completed the minimum requirements for high school graduation and will be enrolling full-time at South Georgia Technical College in January.     At this pace, Chance could very well finish up his associate degree in the South Georgia Technical College Computer Networking Support Specialist program before he is scheduled to walk across the stage...

Ten graduates of the South Georgia Technical College Licensed Practical Nursing program received their nursing pins in a recent ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. A crowd of family, friends, administrators, and instructors attended the event to show their support as the students participated in the traditional pinning ritual. Receiving their pins were Meghan Cannady of Oglethorpe, Ahteanna Clark of Americus, Jayla Collins of...

   The South Georgia Technical College Early Childhood Care and Education advisory committee met recently in the conference room in the Odom Center on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Early Childhood Care and Education program. SGTC Early Childhood Care and Education Americus Instructor Jaye Cripe and SGTC Early Childhood Cordele Instructor Lisa Penton...

South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its 2019 fall graduation exercise Thursday, December 12th at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus. Brett Murray, South Georgia Technical College’s Law Enforcement Academy Director and 2019 Rick Perkins winner, is scheduled to be the guest speaker at the event. The SGTC Law Enforcement Academy Director will address the graduates and their families, and faculty, and staff during the commencement ceremony....

Swainsboro, GA – The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their ninth consecutive victory with a 74 – 57 victory over the second ranked East Georgia Lady Bobcats in Swainsboro, GA recently to move to 11 – 1 overall and 6 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA).     “We played much better against East Georgia,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey. “We still have some...

Marianna, FL - The Jets found it tough going this past weekend when they dropped two games on the road in the Chipola College Classic Tournament in Marianna, FL. The Jets opened up against Chiploa College and suffered a 64 – 44 loss and then came back in the second match-up but fell five points shy in an 82 – 77 loss to Gulf Coast State College.    “Chiploa and Gulf Coast State are currently ranked in the top 15 spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association poll,...

The South Georgia Technical College Foundation and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford hosted a special Holiday gala recently to thank all SGTC faculty, staff, alumni, retirees, foundation supporters, and business and industry partners for their support of the college and its students.    The special event was hosted in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the South Georgia Tech campus recently. Approximately 500 faculty and staff as well...