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A day of celebration was the best way to describe the South Georgia Technical College Alumni/Sophomore Day Celebration held recently when the Jets and the Lady Jets matched-up against Albany Technical College.   There were a total of 10 sophomores recognized during the “Sophomore Day” presentations between the men’s and women’s games. The Americus-Sumter County Chamber of Commerce cooked and provided free hamburgers and hotdogs for the faculty, staff, students,...

SGTC English intstructor Katrice Taylor spoke at the recent Black History Month program on the college’s Cordele campus. Growing up as an African American female wasn’t always easy, South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) instructor Katrice Taylor told a standing-room-only crowd at the Black History Month program held recently on the college’s Cordele campus. The National Technical Honor Society (NTHS), the student organization who sponsored the event, invited Taylor to serve as the...

Central Georgia Technical College president Dr. Ivan Allen served as the guest speaker for South Georgia Technical College’s Black History Month program recently. South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) president Dr. John Watford welcomed fellow technical college president, Dr. Ivan Allen of Central Georgia Technical College, as the guest speaker of the college’s annual Black History Month program recently. The program was held in the John M. Pope Center on the college’s Americus campus...

Cover of the Spring 2019 Sumter County Living Magazine with South Georgia Technical College English Instructor Raven Payne featured. “Servicing the Community” was the headline for the story and the feature photo on the front cover of the Spring 2019 Sumter County Living magazine with South Georgia Technical College English Instructor Raven Payne as the featured story. Payne, along another SGTC instructor, Charles Christmas and his wife Kim, were also featured on the front cover and...

South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Economic Development (second from left) is shown above with SGTC Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount (l) with the Electrical Lineworker Kyle Glenn Holcombe Scholarship recipients Steven G. Parris and Zane Kendrick along SGTC Electrical Lineworker ¬¬instructors Sandra K. Royal and Sidney Johnson.South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Economic Development (second from left) is shown above with SGTC Economic Development...

South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Economic Development (second from left) is shown above with SGTC Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount (l) with the Electrical Lineworker Kyle Glenn Holcombe Scholarship recipients Steven G. Parris and Zane Kendrick along SGTC Electrical Lineworker ¬¬instructors Sandra K. Royal and Sidney Johnson.

Sidney Rhoney, Lead Broadband Deployment Technician, and Matt Massey, Sales Representative, from Pineland Communications are shown above with South Georgia Technical President Dr. John Watford and Steven Snell, Pineland Business Development Representative. Pineland Communications, a subsidiary of Pineland Telephone Cooperative from Metter, GA, made a donation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. ...

Henry Herald - https://www.henryherald.com/sports/luella-high-alumnae-kamya-hollingshed-posts-career-night/article_a2ff38b5-9b78-5167-9686-9bef6ae6773d.html    Freshman Kamya Hollingshed of McDonough scored as many points as the number on her uniform (30) when she led the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to an impressive 107 – 28 victory over Combine Academy Monday night. The win moved the nationally ranked Lady Jets to 16 – 0 in the conference and 25 – 3 overall.   ...

Sophomore and Alumni Day set for February 23rd at SGTC. All alumni, students, faculty and staff, and retirees are urged to come out and enjoy the festivities.South Georgia Technical College is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its first graduating class this year and in recognition of this milestone, the college will be hosting an Alumni Day Celebration on Saturday, February 23rd in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games and Sophomore Day...

It isn’t easy to tout a 4.0 GPA in a semester of college – but 109 South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students did just that last semester, earning them a spot on the college's President’s List. SGTC President Dr. John Watford announced the list recently, releasing the names of the 109 students who were included. The President’s List was established to recognize academic excellence in the SGTC student body. In order to be included on the list, a student must be enrolled in an...

Taylor County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and other officials attended a meeting on the campus of South Georgia Technical College and received a tour of the campus and highlights from the over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit educational programs available at SGTC. Shown (l to r) are: Shonda Blair, Executive Director of the Taylor County Development Authority; Casey Bean, Regional Representative Region 8 of the Georgia Department of Community...

SGTC to offer Continuing Education Emergency Medical Responder Course on the SGTC Crisp County Center campus beginning March 2nd. The cost to attend is $100 per participant and classes will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 2nd – April 6th.South Georgia Technical College will be offering a Continuing Education Emergency Medical Responder Course on the college’s Crisp County Center campus on Saturday’s from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from March 2nd – April 6th. Cost is $100 per...