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SGTC Freshman guard Alyssa Nieves, 13, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 21 points in the huge upset win over Casper College.Lubbock, Texas- The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets upset the 10th seeded Casper College Thunderbirds 77 – 65 in overtime in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, Texas, Monday. “I am so proud of this team,” said South Georgia Technical...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Motorsports Vehicle Technology advisory committee members Raymond Holt, Ron Peacock, Kevin Beaver, John Werling, John Beaver and Wayne Lyle.Pictured from left to right are SGTC Motorsports Vehicle Technology advisory committee members Raymond Holt, Ron Peacock, Kevin Beaver, John Werling, John Beaver and Wayne Lyle.The South Georgia Technical College Motorsports Vehicle Technology advisory committee met recently in the Morgan Diesel and Automotive Center...

South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head coach James Frey is shown above talking with the Lady Jets on the court of the Rip Griffin Center after their 30-minute practice session at the Center on Sunday. Lubbock, Texas- The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will face off against the number 10 seed Casper College Thunderbirds in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, Texas, on Monday at 5 p.m....

Lubbock, Texas- South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey was presented with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District J Coach of the Year honors at the opening ceremonies of the NJCAA Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, Texas. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford congratulated Coach Frey on the honor and praised him, assistant coach Kezia Conyers and the 2017 – 2018...

A John Deere official conducts a breakout session in one of SGTC’s John Deere TECH Agricultural Technology labs. For a second year in a row, approximately 200 John Deere officials from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama took part in the John Deere 2018 Division P Optimization Training event at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA recently.  The training was held in South Georgia Tech’s John Deere Ag Tech classrooms and labs in the Energy and Transportation Center...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated center) is shown above with Lady Jets head coach James Frey (seated left) and Lady Jets assistant coach Kezia Conyers (seated right) and the members of the 2017 – 2018 Lady Jets women’s basketball team that is advancing to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament. The coaches and players are shown proudly displaying their framed letters from the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, who congratulated them on...

South Georgia Technical College Grants Coordinator Nancy Fitzgerald is shown above with Dr. Ruby Payne who conducted a professional development workshop for educators at South Georgia Technical College.Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D., was the featured speaker at a one-day professional development workshop hosted by South Georgia Technical College recently. The workshop was free of charge for educators in Sumter, Macon, Marion, Crisp, Schley, Taylor, and Webster counties and the surrounding area. ...

SGTC Marketing Management students distribute a survey which they created in their class to students on the college’s Crisp County Center campus. About half of South Georgia Technical College’s students are aware of the college’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) program, according to a recent comprehensive study conducted by the college’s own Marketing Management majors, under SGTC instructor Mary Cross. The study will be used to enhance the program’s marketing plan, but was...

Pi Day will be held on March 14 from 11 AM to 12 noon in the LaPorte Auditorium.South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County chapter of the National Technical Honor Society is set to celebrate Pi day with pie. The student organization will host an event for Pi Day on Wednesday, March 14 in the LaPorte Auditorium from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. The first 50 currently registered students to attend the event and recite the irrational number Pi to six decimal places will receive a mini pie provided...

South Georgia Technical College’s Lady Jets earned the NJCAA District J Championship to earn the right to return to the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas for the second year in a row.Spartanburg, SC - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets roared to a 69 – 42 victory over the Spartanburg Methodist Lady Pioneers in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s Basketball District J championship to earn their second consecutive trip to the...

South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett and assistant coach Chris Ballauer are shown above with the SGTC 2017 – 2018 Jets and the NJCAA Division I men’s basketball Region XVII runner-up trophy after the tournament finals on Saturday in Rome, GA.Rome, GA - One upset was all the South Georgia Technical College Jets could manage in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament in Rome this weekend. After the fourth-seeded South...

SGTC sophomore guard Rico Simmons (1) led the Jets in scoring with 27 points in a dramatic come from behind win over Georgia Highlands in the semi-final round of the NJCAA Region XVII tournament. Georgia Highlands had won the NJCAA Region XVII tournament for the past three years.Rome, GA - The fourth-seeded South Georgia Technical College Jets denied the Georgia College Athletic Association (GCAA) champion Georgia Highlands State College Chargers the opportunity to compete for their fourth...