Jets News

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross that resulted in the donation of 23 units of blood, enough to save up to 69 lives. Students, faculty and staff members, as well as community members attended the drive to donate blood. SGTC Nursing students assisted with the event to gain valuable experience. According to the American Red Cross, blood donations can help cancer patients, trauma patients, sickle cell patients, burn patients,...

      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students Murray Somers of Calhoun, GA and Cordarius Jackson of Louisville, GA were awarded Georgia Power Electrical Lineworker Scholarships recently.  The scholarships were awarded based on work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker instructors as well as Electrical Lineworker students were on hand when South Georgia Technical College Foundation Executive...

   South Georgia Technical College sophomore center Fanta Gassama was one of 13 players named to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Women’s basketball All-Tournament team recently.    Gassama, a 6’ 1” center from Matro, Spain, helped lead the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to the Elite Eight round of the NJCAA Division I National Tournament at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas.  Gassama had 12 points and nine rebounds in the Lady Jets 54...

The Flint Energies Foundation recently granted South Georgia Technical College Foundation (SGTC) $5,000 to assist with renovations, purchases, and scholarships to students. In addition, SGTC needs funds to continue to offer course books at no charge to students. Su Ann Bird, Vice President for Institutional Advancement from SGTC, shares their appreciation for previous support from Flint Energies. “Excellence is still a standard at SGTC, who’s earned the distinction of Top Community...

The SGTC Office of Student Affairs recently hosted its annual intramural Super Smash Bros video game tournament on the Americus campus. Sixteen people participated in the tournament, with Eric Bailey emerging as the winner. To claim the top spot, Bailey had to defeat last year's champion, Jason Penn-Simon, in the final round. Students at South Georgia Technical College participate in a variety of activities planned by the Office of Student Affairs throughout the year as part of the...

Lubbock, Texas – The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Cinderella season came to a heartbreaking crash Saturday in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s national tournament when the eventual NJCAA National Champion Northwest Florida State Raiders overcame an 18-point deficit in the third quarter to capture a 72 – 61 win and move on to the NJCAA Final Four and National Championship match-ups.    The Lady Jets went into the...

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Adult Education advisory committee met recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Building on the SGTC campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Adult Education program. In the meeting SGTC Adult Education instructors discussed updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities and student...

Lubbock, Texas - The number one ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets broke the two-year curse of number one teams losing their first game in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament Thursday as they edged out the 17th ranked Moberly Area Community College Greyhounds 54 – 49 in the Sweet Sixteen round in the Rip Griffin Center at Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, Texas.    Coach Frey is hoping this...

Lubbock, Texas - The number one seeded South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets arrived safely in Lubbock, Texas for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s Basketball Tournament.  They are already anticipating their first match-up against the winner of the 16th ranked Barton College of Great Bend, KS, and the 17th seeded Moberly Area Community College of Moberly, MO, on Thursday, March 23rd at 3 p.m.  That game is played on Wednesday, March...

      Two South Georgia Technical College students were awarded Flint Energies Electrical Lineworker Scholarships by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently.  Gavin Teal of Warner Robins and Turner Layfield of Ideal received the Foundation’s Flint Energies Electrical Lineworker Scholarships based on their work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.        Layfield and Teal received scholarships funded by Flint energies Operation Round Up. Both Electrical...

   South Georgia Technical College volunteered to participate in the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) pilot program of College Public Safety Assessments recently and hosted officials from TCSG in an on-site visit. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford welcomed the group to the campus.    The TCSG Public Safety Assessment Pilot Program is designed to evaluate the preparedness of the South Georgia Technical College Police Department, the Behavioral...

     The South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was presented to South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students Eduardo Zavalza of Covington, GA and Carter Petitt of Waynesboro, 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 by Aubry Silvey...