Jets News

   The National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 4th ranked Gulf Coast Lady Commodores went 3 – 0 in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament to take bragging rights in the eight-team tournament that had three of the top-ranked NJCAA Division I teams in the nation competing against each other.    The Lady Jets took a 74 – 69 win over Snow College in a pre-tournament game Thursday before losing to Gulf Coast State 66 – 49 on Friday and escaping with a 61 – 60 win...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets made 13 consecutive free throws in the fourth quarter to come from behind and take a narrow 74 – 69 victory over the Snow College Badgers from Epraim, Utah Thursday.    “I was very proud of their effort,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter, after the Lady Jets overcame an eight-point deficit at the end of the first half to clinch the narrow victory and end a two-game losing...

Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Technology graduates Charles Allen Barnhill of Albany, and Andrew Lee of Leesburg, were awarded the Smarr-Smith Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice scholarship recently by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.       The Smarr-Smith endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College was created in memory of fallen Americus Police Officer Nicholas R. Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University Campus Safety...

Walterboro, SC – Turnovers and missed free throws continued to plague the South Georgia Technical College Jets as they allowed USC Salkehatchie to overcome a seven-point half-time deficit and outscore them by 10 points in the second half to clinch a narrow 76 – 73 victory.    The Jets dropped to 5 – 6 overall with the loss to USC Salkehatchie.  The Jets were up 42 – 35 at the half,  but only scored 31 points in the second half while allowing USC Salkehatchie to put up 41 and take...

   Brittny Wright-McGrady of Americus has been selected as the High School Coordinator for South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.    “We are pleased that Brittny Wright-McGrady has decided to return to South Georgia Technical College as our High School Coordinator,” said Dr. Watford.  “She had worked in this department for seven years as a High School...

Tuscaloosa, AL -   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped two decisions to NJCAA Division I nationally ranked teams in the Shelton State Classic over the weekend.   Shelton State, ranked 20th in the nation, defeated the Lady Jets 77 – 68 on the opening night of the tournament and then 19th ranked Chipola captured a 62 – 54 decision over SGTC on Saturday.    “We took on two nationally ranked programs on the road on back to back nights and put ourselves in a...

Over 230 individuals earned the right to be recognized at the South Georgia Technical College’s Fall 2023 commencement ceremony Thursday, December 14, at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters gymnasium.  This was SGTC’s second graduation ceremony for 2023.  Approximately 200 individuals received awards at the Spring graduation. This is SGTC’s 75th anniversary and the graduating students are now among the thousands of individuals who have attended SGTC and moved into career fields all over...

   South Georgia Technical College recently held its Fall 2023 High School Equivalency graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus.  Forty-one students earned their General Educational Development (GED) Diploma and were recognized for that accomplishment.   Katelyn M. Thorpe, South Georgia Technical College Adult Education 2023 High School Equivalency student, was the guest speaker at the event, which featured graduates from Sumter,...

Ten graduates of the South Georgia Technical College 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. SGTC President Dr. John Watford welcomed those in attendance and graduate Jesse Adkins gave the invocation. Practical Nursing...

    South Georgia Technical College was selected as the third best college in Georgia to earn an associate degree according to University HQ.    The ranking was based on cost of tuition, admission rate, retention rate, graduation rate, graduating salary, number of programs offered, online programs offered, loan default rate, diplomas awarded, percent of students receiving financial aid and reputation and expert opinion.  The rankings can be found at:...

     The South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was presented to South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students Landen Woody and Kaeden Barnett of Nashville, GA, and Brayden Dickerson of Madison, GA, recently.     The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship fund was established and endowed by Georgia Transmission and Aubrey Silvey Enterprises in memory of Kyle Glenn Holcombe, a 23-year old electrical worker who was employed...

   South Georgia Technical College faculty, staff, family, friends, and administrators honored Vickie Austin for over two decades of faithful service to thousands of high school and college students during a retirement reception held in John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus.    Vickie Harris Austin, SGTC High School Coordinator, recently announced her plans to retire effective December 31, 2023.  Members of the faculty, staff, and community took time to honor...