SGTC encouraging alumni to join the 70th anniversary celebration

Shown above are some of the SGTC staff members that work in the Admissions, Registrar, Administrative Services, and Foundation and Marketing offices in the Odom Center on the Americus campus. Each of these individuals are alumni of South Georgia Technical College who chose to give back to students after graduation by working at the college. Many have gone on to earn other degrees, but they are still proud of their alma mater. They are also shown with one of the SGTC Jets basketball...



Lady Jets clinch 3rd consecutive GCAA title with clean sweep against Andrew College

Isaac LeCompte (3) scored 19 points for the Jets in the match-up against Andrew College.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets clinched their 3rd consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference title with a 79 – 40 victory over Andrew College in the Hangar recently. Then the Jets roared out in the second half of the GCAA double-header to make it a clean sweep with an impressive 83 – 55 win over the Andrew College Fighting Tigers. “I am really proud of...



Noah McCleskey named SGTC’s 2018 GOAL Winner

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (left) awards GOAL Winner Noah McCleskey (right) with a trophy.AMERICUS – Noah McCleskey of Pinehurst, a Welding and Joining Technology student at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center campus, has been named as the college’s winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). The announcement was made at the college’s GOAL recognition luncheon at the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s main campus...



Lady Jets Alyssa Nieves named as GCAA Player of the Week

South Georgia Technical College’s Alyssa Nieves (13) was selected as the GCAA Division I women’s basketball Player of the Week recently.South Georgia Technical College Freshman guard, Alyssa Nieves from Tampa, FL, was selected as the Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association this past week. Nieves averaged 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, two assists and 2.5 steals in the Lady Jets two wins this past week. This is the second time...



SB&T donates to SGTC Instructor of the Year

SB&T’s Tami Duke is shown above (l to r) presenting Teresa McCook with a donation from SB&T for being selected as the South Georgia Technical College 2018 Instructor of the Year. Dr. John Watford, SGTC President is also shown thanking Duke and SB&T for their support of the college and its instructors.SGTC Criminal Justice Instructor Teresa McCook was presented with a check from SB&T in Americus recently after she was selected as the South Georgia Technical College Instructor of the Year...



Jets and Lady Jets split with Central Georgia Tech

Lady Jets Esther Adenike (24) is shown above going in for a lay-up. She had 16 points against Central Georgia Tech.MACON, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets split with Central Georgia Technical College in Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-ups recently. The Lady Jets turned a four-point half-time lead into a 93 – 72 victory but the Jets couldn’t hold on to an early eight-point lead in the first half and ended up with a 93 – 72...



South Georgia Tech’s 2018 Outstanding Instructor of Year honored

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves (l to r) and Allene, are shown above presenting a check to SGTC 2018 Instructor of the Year Teresa McCook. SGTC President Dr. John Watford is also shown thanking the Reeves and Teresa McCook on her recognition.South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented South Georgia Tech’s 2018 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year winner, Teresa McCook, with a stipend from the South...



SGTC Marketing class to conduct survey for SGTC READ project

Mary Cross is shown above with some of her marketing students who helped prepare the SGTC QEP survey and will be conducting the research project.The South Georgia Technical College Marketing 2090 class, taught by Instructor Mary Cross, will be conducting a research project survey about the college’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) on Tuesday, February 6th and Wednesday, February 7th in Americus and on Tuesday, February 13th at the SGTC Crisp County Center. Students will be conducting the...



SGTC Announces Donald Rountree as New Heavy Equipment Service Tech Instructor

Donald Rountree will serve as the new Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology instructor on SGTC's Americus campus.  Donald Rountree of Fort Valley has been hired as the new Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology Instructor for South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus, SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently announced. Rountree will report to SGTC Dean of Academic Affairs Raymond Holt and Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Rountree brings over 20 years of...



South Georgia Tech mourns loss of three individuals who impacted students

Shown above are photos of Bill Moncrief from the college’s 1972 yearbook, Bobby Wooldridge from 2006, and Frankie Williams from the 1975 college yearbook. South Georgia Tech has been “celebrating possibilities” since 1948, when it officially began providing instructional training to students interested in entering the workforce. This past month, the college lost three individuals who had an impact on the success of the college as well as its graduates, alumni, retirees, students,...



Keith McCorkle hired as Electric Power Generation instructor for SGTC

Keith McCorkle has been hired as the Electrical Power Generation instructor for South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College has hired Keith McCorkle of Leesburg as the college’s new Electric Power Generation (EPG) program instructor for the Americus campus, SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently announced. McCorkle will report to SGTC Dean for Academic Affairs Raymond Holt and Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. As an instructor for the EPG program at...



Jets and Lady Jets secure conference wins over East Georgia

Alyssa Nieves (13) led the Lady Jets in scoring against East Georgia. She is shown above shooting a three-pointer.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets secured Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference wins over East Georgia State College in Americus recently. The victory allowed the Lady Jets to remain in first place in the GCAA with a 12 – 1 conference record and a 20 – 5 record overall. The win for the Jets put them just one victory behind the...