Jets News

CORDELE, GA - High school students in Crisp County can now start Emergency Medical Technician training while they are still in high school as part of the new Move on When Ready program at South Georgia Technical College. Under the Move on When Ready program for high school students, the course is basically tuition free and will not count against their HOPE hours if they chose to continue on to college after high school graduation. Nine students from Crisp County High School are currently...

BUENA VISTA, GA -  South Georgia Technical College and Marion County School System employees, and community leaders have joined together and are now offering two college classes at the Marion County Performing Arts Center (Old Middle School location in Buena Vista), at 100 Burkhalter Avenue in Buena Vista. The classes will meet on Monday nights from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. starting immediately. Individuals who are interested and have not signed up can still participate. For more information...

Americus, GA- South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and Georgia Military College (GMC) will hold an articulation agreement signing ceremony on Tuesday, August 30 at 10 p.m. in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center at South Georgia Technical College’s Americus Campus. The goal of the articulation agreement is to provide Associate of Applied Science (AAS) graduates of select South Georgia Technical College programs with an opportunity to continue on with Georgia Military College...

The South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology students recently showed off the skills they learned in the classroom in a hairstyling competition on SGTC’s Americus campus. SGTC Cosmetology instructor Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie and adjunct instructors Airel Rolle and Robin Hardin coordinated the competition for their students. The students styled models of their choice and got creative with innovative and interesting hairstyles. Judges for the competition used the international 30-point...

Charlene Dupree Williams of Ellaville has been hired for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Student Affairs Retention and Coaching Specialist grant position effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President John Watford. Williams has been working as a Student Affairs Assistant at the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus for the past four years and has been with South Georgia Technical College full-time since 2006. She has worked as...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Crisp County Center chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) recently earned the NTHS Silver Star of Excellence for the fifth year in a row, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. This is also the first year that the chapter received the Silver Star of Excellence for Outstanding Chapter. “Your NTHS chapter deserves credit for commitment to community service on multiple fronts—encouraging the love of reading for P-K...

South Georgia Technical College’s Lady Jets rising sophomore Desiree Corbin has been selected to participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association All-Star Weekend in Niceville, FL, July 21st – 24th, announced South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head Coach James Frey. Another Lady Jet rising sophomore, La’Deja James has been selected as an alternate for the event. Only the top 40 NJCAA...

“I have truly been blessed from the moment I graduated from South Georgia Technical College,” said James A. Steward, Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Division Quality Supervisor, who has over 37 years of experience in the General and Commercial Aviation Industry, and is a graduate of the South Georgia Tech Aviation Maintenance program. “I am eternally thankful for my South Georgia Tech instructors Frank Gassett and Thomas Munn and the knowledge they shared with me.” Steward, who is also an...

BUENA VISTA, GA - South Georgia Technical College and Marion County School System employees, and community leaders have scheduled two new college registration sessions in Buena Vista this summer as part of an effort to provide greater access to college courses and workforce development options to the citizens of Marion County and surrounding counties. The SGTC registration team will be in Buena Vista again on Friday, July 29th, and Saturday, July 30th. The group will set up on the Town...

South Georgia Technical College is currently holding registration for fall semester. Orientation and early registration were held on Thursday, July 14th, and SGTC’s Americus and Crisp County Center campuses were overflowing with new and returning students. Both campuses will continue open registration and orientation sessions on Thursday, August 11th, but new students can apply any time. On registration day, orientation sessions are held at 9:30am, 1:30pm, and 5pm for students’...

South Georgia Technical College has received approximately $3.45 million in funding from the State Legislature to renovate and expand its existing Diesel Technology Building and the Morgan Transportation Center which houses the Automotive Technology and Automotive Collision Repair Technology programs, announced South Georgia Tech President Dr. John Watford.       “We would like to thank Governor Nathan Deal and the State Legislature, especially State Representative Mike Cheokas, for...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Criminal Justice Technology dual enrollment students from Americus Sumter High South recently got the chance to speak directly with local law enforcement officers about the different law enforcement divisions. Several guest speakers with varying backgrounds in law enforcement visited the class, including those who work in corrections, criminal investigation, probation and parole, the CIA, GBI, and more.     “Hearing from the different divisions of...