Jets News

A celebration of life service has been planned for South Georgia Technical College retired aviation maintenance technology instructor, Mr. Michael Paul Cochran, age 63, who passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Central Baptist Church. Dr. Bryan Myers, Reverend Earl Dunmon, and Reverend Sam Tate will officiate.    Mr. Cochran was born February 18, 1956 in Americus. He was the son of the late Paul Henry Cochran...

South Georgia Technical College Foundation Trustee and Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce President Monica Simmons was presented with the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives’ top award – the GACCE Legacy award at the 2019 GACCE Executive Leadership Conference.    For more than 20 years, the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (GACCE) has presented its Legacy Award, the association’s most prestigious award. The Legacy Award recognizes...

Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce President Monica Simmons stands with her husband David (left) and son Rob shortly after the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives presented her with its Legacy Award, the organization's most prestigious award.

The Americus Fire Department impacted student success at South Georgia Technical College recently by cooking out for the South Georgia Technical College Aviation Department during an end of summer semester celebration. The students enjoyed a meal of grilled hamburgers, chips, and deserts and participated in a corn hole tournament.    Americus Fire Chief Roger Bivins, Battalion Chief Terry Westbury, Captain Keith Dutcher, Billy Jones, and Cody Vickers volunteered to come out to...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and the South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff were saddened to learn of the airplane crash that claimed the life of retired Aviation Maintenance Instructor Mike Cochran.     “On behalf of everyone at South Georgia Technical College, I would like to extend our condolences to the family and many friends and colleagues of Mike Cochran. We were saddened to hear of his loss and our thoughts and prayers go out...

The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association released its 2018-2019 academic team honor rolls recently and the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets earned fifth place nationally for its overall team grade point average (GPA).    Earlier this year, the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) had released its 2018-2019 Academic Teams of the Year and the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were ranked 7th in the nation in Division I women’s basketball for...

South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets 2018 – 2019 team ranked 5th in the nation academically by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

Air Evac Lifeteam, the largest independently owned and operated membership-supported air ambulance service in the United States, conducted a training with South Georgia Technical College Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) students recently on the Americus campus.    Brad Harnum, SGTC EMT instructor, invited Air Evac to come and talk with students about the Air Evac Air Flight service and to demonstrate safe practices for air ambulance transport. Bryan Barnes and Alana Jernigan...

South Georgia Technical College will be hosting Emmy Award Winner Steve Spangler for a FREE Back to School Event on Tuesday, August 13th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the South Georgia Technical College James S. Peters gymnasium. The public is invited to attend.     Steve Spangler is a science celebrity educator who has appeared on the Ellen Show. Steve enjoys the science of creating amazing experiences that inspire children to wonder, discover, and explore. During his...

South Georgia Technical College just completed its fifth consecutive year of enrollment growth and its sixth consecutive year of earning marks as the most efficient college in the Technical College System of Georgia based on enrollment, retention, and graduation ratios.    “This is a tremendous accomplishment and I would like to thank the entire South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff for their hard work in helping to increase our enrollment this past year and for the...

South Georgia Technical College will be hosting a Fall Semester Registration/Preview Day on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses on Wednesday, July 17th, 2019. Students who apply and register for Fall Semester on July 17th will have their $25 application free waived and receive a free t-shirt with the new slogan, “We are Impacting Student Success at SGTC,” while supplies last. Refreshments will also be provided. Parents are welcome to attend.    Students...

Smart and Talented! Those two words describe the South Georgia Technical College 2018 – 2019 Lady Jets Division I intercollegiate basketball team. The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) 2018 -2019 Academic Teams of the Year were just released and the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were ranked 7th in the nation in Division I women’s basketball for their academic performance with an overall grade point average of 3.61 on a 4.0 scale.    “What an...