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Student organizations from South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County and Americus campuses recently traveled to Atlanta to participate in the 2019 Georgia State Leadership Conference, winning several awards and showcasing their individual skills. Members of the college’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS), Student Government Association (SGA) and Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) student organization attended the event and collectively brought home 39 awards and recognitions. The...

South Georgia Technical College’s Americus chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) participated in the State Leadership Conference recently and brought home 20 awards and recognitions. Two of the seven competitors won first place award in their competition, qualifying them for a spot at the National competition in San Antonio, Texas, June 24-27.  The chapter as a whole was awarded the Platinum Seal Award of Merit, a first place award for their FBLA interaction, and a first place award for...

South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore guard Alyssa Nieves from Tampa, FL, was selected as a member of the All-American Honorable Mention squad for 2019 by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. Nieves helped lead the 2018-2019 Lady Jets to their third consecutive NJCAA National Tournament appearance in Lubbock, Texas. The Lady Jets finished the season with a 30 – 4 overall record, which is the...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford quoted lyrics from the song “We May Never Pass This Way (Again) by Seals & Crofts when he described how much the college appreciates the sophomores from the 2018 – 2019 Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams and the successes that they have had while they were student athletes at South Georgia Tech during the Jets Booster Club banquet held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center recently.   “We hope that you...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) sports and fitness management program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the college's program. SGTC’s sports and fitness management instructors James Frey and Chris Ballauer provided the committee with updates and...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will hold a Summer semester registration event on Wednesday, April 17 for new and returning students on both campuses. Orientation sessions will be held for new students at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on the Americus campus and at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the Cordele campus to accommodate for different schedules. The Summer semester begins on May 23 and lasts just eight weeks. The shortened semester serves as an opportunity for students to...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) annual “Spring Take-off” preview day will be held on Thursday, April 18 in the college’s Americus campus gymnasium. The event will last from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature giveaways and a free hotdog lunch to attendees. The event, now in its fifth year, will be similar in layout to previous years – each of the college’s programs will set up a table in the gym where they will give previews and demonstrations of their program, as...

Atlanta, GA - Six South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) students attended the PBL State Leadership Conference in Atlanta recently and three of those students earned the right to compete at the national conference in San Antonio, Texas, June 24th – 27th.   Kennedy Allen of Vienna captured first place in Business Communication, Allysia Oliver of Vienna finished first in the Administrative Technology competition and Christopher Mathews of Vienna...

  Community leaders gathered recently at South Georgia Technical College to celebrate the Transportation Investment Act (TIA) results and officially cut the ribbon on the roundabout at South Georgia Tech Parkway and Highway 49.   The TIA used TSPLOST (Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) to fund and complete transportation projects and purchase needed equipment.  Sumter County voters and the River Valley Region approved the additional one-cent sales tax in 2012.  The...

Americus, GA – Ron Clark, teacher and administrator of the award-winning and internationally acclaimed Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, will be the keynote speaker at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center’s Community Health Symposium on Saturday, April 13 in the South Georgia Technical College gymnasium. The event is free and open to the public.   The Community Health Symposium will cover important healthcare issues important to the community. Local experts will also cover topics including...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) marketing management program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the marketing program. SGTC’s marketing management instructor Mary Cross of the Americus campus provided the committee with updates and information...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently kicked off April as alcohol awareness month by inviting a Georgia State Patrol Trooper to speak to students about the dangers of driving under the influence. The event was held in the John M. Pope center on the college's Americus campus and was attended by 17 students and several administrators. Alcohol awareness month is meant to help individuals understand the dangers and risks that are associated with alcohol abuse. State Trooper Anthony...