Jets News

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) General Education and Learning Support advisory committee met recently in McLain Hall on the SGTC Americus campus. In the meeting, the committee discussed several aspects of the general education classes offered at SGTC. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the General Education and Learning Support programs. SGTC general education instructors...

   Representatives from the Technical College System of Georgia and other colleges within the system participated in a peer risk review for South Georgia Technical College recently in advance of an upcoming A-133 audit in 2024.    All higher education agencies that receive federal funds are required to undergo the audit to ensure compliance with Federal laws and regulations and GAGAS (Generally Accepted Governmental Auditing Standards). The audits are designed to set standards for...

Americus, GA –Approximately 75 high school students, parents and dealers from across the Southeastern United States attended South Georgia Technical College’s John Deere Agricultural Technology Open House held recently in the college’s John Deere Ag Technology lab and classrooms.     The event was sponsored by South Georgia Technical College and John Deere.  John Deere officials and dealers invited prospective students and their parents as well as high school guidance counselors,...

Camryn James of Macon was recently recognized as the March Student of Excellence on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus. James is a member of the Lady Jets basketball team and studies Sports and Fitness Management. She was nominated by her instructor, Chris Ballauer. “I’ve gotten to know CJ over the last couple of years as an instructor and a coach,” Ballauer said of James, “and she exemplifies the term student athlete. She’s a great student, and she’s a great...

Atlanta, GA – Thirteen South Georgia Technical College students excelled at the 2023 SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference recently in Atlanta.  South Georgia Tech students competed in nine different categories and brought home two gold medals, a silver, and a bronze medal.    Andrew Daniel, an Aviation Maintenance student from Thomaston, and Brantley Vansickle, a Criminal Justice student from Americus, both won Gold medals in their respective competitions.  Maritcia...

Atlanta, GA – South Georgia Technical College sophomore forward Alexia Dizeko is the 2023 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Two-Year College Player of the Year and headlines the WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America team.  Alexia Dizeko, 5, was named the WBCAA Two-Year College Player of the Year and a WBCAA All-American.    The WBCA presents the Player of the Year award annually to the top player in five of the six WBCA membership divisions (NCAA Divisions II,...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the number one spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Women’s Division 1 National Tournament Selection Show seeding event.  The National Tournament is scheduled for March 22nd – 27th at Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, Texas.    The games will be broadcast live on the NJCAA network (njcaa.org/network) for $10 per day or $30 for a tournament pass.  The final game of the 2023 NJCAA Division 1...

   The number one-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Southeast District Conference title and earned their seventh straight trip to the NJCAA National Tournament with a 99 – 57 win over head coach Kelly Britsky and the Spartanburg Methodist College Lady Pioneers in the Hangar Saturday.    “This was awesome, but now the real work begins,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets...

   Five South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice students are competing in the Georgia SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta this week along with other SGTC students from Aviation, Cosmetology, and Barbering programs.    All of the SGTC students have been putting in extra work with their instructors to prepare for the state competition.  Criminal Justice students Ashlyn Childs and Traneisha Burns are competing in the Crime Scene competition.  Brantley Vansickle is competing in the...

   South Georgia Technical College Jets Aaron Pitts and Nathan Wilson were selected by the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Men’s Division I basketball coaches as members of the GCAA’s All-Region teams for the 2022 – 2023 season.    Sophomore Aaron Pitts was selected to the GCAA First Team All-Region spot and sophomore Nathan Wilson was named to the GCAA All-Defensive Team.    Aaron Pitts, Jr., a 6’ 4” sophomore guard from Columbus, GA, was the leading scorer...

   Over 40-years have passed since Morris Council, Jr., and Cynthia Tookes Council enrolled at South Georgia Tech to learn the skills needed for a career and they both agree that was a “great decision!!!”    South Georgia Technical College is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and thousands of individuals have taken advantage of the different educational programs that have led to careers of a lifetime.  Morris Council, Jr., and his wife, Cynthia Tookes Council, are just two of...

Waycross, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped an 84 – 69 decision to South Georgia State College in the quarterfinal round of National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament in Waycross.  South Georgia State will now advance to the NJCAA Region XVII semi-final round in Rome, GA on Friday, March 10th to face Albany Tech.    The Jets ended the 2022 – 2023 season in seventh place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)...