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Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation and Diverse Power teamed up to donate and refurbish a pole trailer to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation for the college’s Electrical Lineworker program recently, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford. “South Georgia Technical College appreciates the partnerships that we have created with business and industry around the state and throughout the Southeastern United States,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr....

She stands only 5’ 7” inches tall, but Alyssa Nieves has been playing some big time basketball for South Georgia Technical College’s nationally ranked Lady Jets. The sophomore guard from Tampa, FL, shattered two records for the Lady Jets this past week and earned the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s Player of the Week as well as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Week honors. This is only the second time that a member of...

Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College Licensed Practical Nursing student Kelsi Cannon of Schley County with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club after she was recognized as the college’s 2019 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the college’s GOAL Luncheon recently. The Americus Rotary Club and the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce have been premier sponsors of...

Rome, GA – The South Georgia Technical College nationally ranked Lady Jets took an impressive 85 – 70 win over the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers in a match-up between the first and second place women’s teams in Rome. The win solidified the Lady Jets hold on first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) standings with a 15 – 0 record and moved them to 23 – 3 overall. Georgia Highlands is now 13 – 2 and 17 – 10. The Jets came close but were not able to...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up one spot into 22nd place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings this week after rolling to impressive wins over Andrew College and Georgia Highlands in Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) action. The Lady Jets are 15 – 0 and 23 – 3 overall. The Lady Jets are seeking their third straight trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association National...

WALB's Theo Dorsey visited South Georgia Tech recently to speak with Alyssa Nieves on her record-breaking night at Andrew College. Video segment can be viewed here. By Theo Dorsey| February 7, 2019 AMERICUS, GA (WALB) - When you're hot, your hot! One of the Lady Jets basketball player caught so much fire that she now owns a couple records out in Americus. Alyssa Nieves went off Wednesday night. She scorched the nets for 41 points making 11 three point shots. AMERICUS, GA (WALB) -...

South Georgia Technical College’s Cordele campus is collecting toiletries and old books as part of two benefit drives, sponsored by the college’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) chapter. The first drive is being held to benefit the Sophisticated Sisters program, a Christian based community development program designed to support nine through 18-year-old girls. Brand new, originally packaged toiletries including shampoo, conditioner, hand soap, mouth wash,...

Cuthbert, GA - South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore guard Alyssa Nieves from Tampa, FL, shattered two new school records Wednesday night in an impressive 109 – 67 victory over the Andrew College Lady Fighting Tigers in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up. The Lady Jets also surpassed the record for the most points scored with 109 and freshman Anna McKendree drew four charging fouls to set the new school record for most charges. Nieves led...

CUTHBERT, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets took two important Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference wins from Andrew College in Cuthbert, Wednesday night. The Lady Jets rolled to a 109 – 67 victory and the Jets fought hard and came up with an impressive 68 – 62 decision against a team they lost to 86 – 71 a little over a month ago. Determination was the word that South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett used to...

More than 230 middle school students from Taylor County and Furlow Charter School visited the Americus campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently to learn about what a technical education looks like. Furlow brought 45 students to tour seven programs of the campus, and two days later, Taylor County brought 190 students to visit nine program areas. Each day, students unloaded from the school busses and were welcomed in Hicks Hall by David Kuipers, vice president of...

Kelsi Cannon, a practical nursing student from Ellaville, has been named as South Georgia Technical College’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2019. She will represent the college in regional and state level competitions, in search of being named the statewide Student of the Year and the face of technical education in Georgia. The announcement came from South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) president Dr. John Watford during a luncheon on the college’s...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets took two very important Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference wins over Central Georgia Technical College Saturday when the Jets came away with a narrow 77 – 74 victory over the Central Georgia Tech Titans and the Lady Jets rolled to a 70 – 56 win over the Lady Titans in the Hangar in Americus.    “This was a big win for our program,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis...