Jets News

   Retired South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance Instructor Frank Gassett of Macon County shared his vast knowledge of the industry as a guest lecturer for the next generation of SGTC Aviation Maintenance Technicians recently.  He talked with instructor David Grant’s classes about fuel systems and explained manifold pressure.    Gassett is an alumnus of South Georgia Tech as well as a retired aviation maintenance instructor.  He joined the 82nd Airborne Division of the...

   South Georgia Technical College’s Student Affairs Department hosted a “Walk Your Way to a Healthy Happy Life” as part of the National Walking Day celebration.  All students, faculty and staff were encouraged to participate.     The original walk was rescheduled to inclement weather.  The SGTC faculty, staff, and students were encouraged to walk around campus for approximately 25 to 30 minutes.  “There are great benefits to walking not only for exercise but also for a healthy,...

     “A very special year” was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington summed up the 2021 – 2022 basketball season for the Jets and Lady Jets at the Booster Club Awards/Recognition banquet held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus recently.  The Booster Club celebrated the Jets and Lady Jets for both earning the right to advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National...

The Sports and Fitness Management program at South Georgia Technical College recently had a meeting of its Advisory Council in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the SGTC campus in Americus. SGTC Advisory Councils are composed of representatives of local business and industry who have direct interest in the respective programs they advise. Advisory Council members volunteer their time and expertise to help SGTC stay abreast of developments in the workplace. Sports and Fitness Management...

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Industrial Programs Advisory Council recently met on the campus of South Georgia Tech in Americus to discuss SGTC’s Electronics, Industrial/Electrical Systems Technology, Precision Machining and Manufacturing, and Welding programs. The meeting was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. The general purpose of the advisory councils at SGTC is to advise and assist program personnel and the college in training and preparing students...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross that resulted in the donation of 19 units of blood. 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, and patients with chronic...

Dawn Ammons of Ellaville was recently recognized as the March Student of Excellence on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus. Ammons studies Marketing Management and was nominated by her instructor, Mary Cross. “I nominated Dawn Ammons because of her impeccable work ethics,” Cross said. “She is an awesome student, she is a great person, and I’m very proud of her.” Ammons, who is also a graduate of SGTC’s Cosmetology program, was thrilled to be chosen as the...

Members of the advisory council for the South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology program met recently in Americus. The meeting took place on the SGTC campus in the Odom Center conference room. Members of the advisory councils represent local business and industry that have a direct interest in the program they are involved with and volunteer their time to help SGTC stay abreast of constant changes in the workplace. Cosmetology Advisory Council members include: Tori Purvis,...

   South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Marvin McGhee was selected to the 2021 - 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Men’s Basketball All-American second team, announced the NJCAA recently.  McGhee and the Jets finished the season 22 – 12 overall and earned the right to compete in the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.    “I am super excited for Marvin and what he has accomplished,” said South Georgia Technical College...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club will be hosting its 2021 – 2022 recognition and awards banquet on Tuesday, April 5th at 6 p.m. in the John M. Pope Center to honor the Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams that both advanced to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national tournaments in Hutchinson, Kansas and Lubbock, Texas.     All South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club members, guests, supporters, and SGTC Faculty and Staff are...

   South Georgia Technical College had two true freshmen from its nationally recognized 2021 – 2022 Lady Jets women’s basketball team to be selected into the 2021 -2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-American teams.  The Lady Jets finished the season as one of the top sixteen teams in the nation with a 27 – 7 record.    Freshman shooting forward Alexia Dizeko from Sion, Switzerland and freshman center...

Students at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele recently had the opportunity to attend a workshop on campus covering the topic of Income Essentials. Cynthia Carter, SGTC Director of Career Services, conducted the workshop. Twenty students from the LPN, Culinary Arts, and Early Childhood Care and Education programs attended the session where they learned how income is influenced by four interconnected factors:  career choice, education level, skills, and...