Jets News

   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head coach James Frey was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball Coach of the Year for 2022 – 2023 and sophomore forward Alexia Dizeko earned the GCAA Player of the Year honors.  The Lady Jets ended the 2022 -2023 regular season as the top ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 women’s team.    Sophomore guard Luana Leite was named as the GCAA Defensive...

South Georgia Technical College Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtain is shown above with SGTC’s Jennifer Robinson, Beth Wisham, Amy Williams of Resa, and SGTC’s WIOA Coordinator Sandhyai Muljibhai waiting to greet students at the Skilled Trades Expo at SGTC recently.   Approximately 500 high school students, counselors and high school administrators from 12 different school districts attended the Skilled Trades Expo at South Georgia Technical College hosted by the...

Chance Simpson at Johns Hopkins University    South Georgia Technical College Alumnus Chance Simpson of Macon County, who Is studying at Johns Hopkins University, was featured on WMAZ TV as part of its salute to young Black Americans carving their place in history.    “During the month of February, we celebrate the African Americans, well-known and unknown,” wrote WMAZ TV.  “Their place in history is solidified by their accomplishments both the past and the present.  However, it is...

SGTC waiving application fees during March. Apply Now!Americus, GA –South Georgia Technical College is waiving its application fee during March for the 2023 Summer or Fall Semesters. Those interested in applying for Summer or Fall Semester 2023 can apply online at southgatech.edu and save money.  Students should include the MARCH2023 code on the online application.    Summer Semester classes begin on May 24.  The nine-week semester is a great way to get a start on the career of your...

SGTC students enjoyed the inner-student basketball game as part of the SGTC Alumni-Sophomore Celebration.    The currently enrolled South Georgia Technical College students enjoyed the college’s Alumni/Sophomore Day Celebration with their own basketball game, tailgate, and free pizza and bingo for students and family members as part of the other activities held recently when the Jets and the Lady Jets matched-up against East Georgia State College and Georgia Highlands in a...

Lady Jets sophomores are shown with their family and friends and SGTC President Dr. John Watford. Shown above are all of the Jets and Lady Jets sophomores and their family and friends.      A day of celebration was the best way to describe the South Georgia Technical College Alumni/Sophomore Day Celebration held recently when the Jets and the Lady Jets matched-up against East Georgia State College and Georgia Highlands in a double-header.     There was a total of 14 sophomores recognized...

South Georgia Technical College Americus Culinary Arts Instructor Chef “Ricky” Watzlowick is shown above with his three Culinary Arts students who earned scholarships recently from the SGTC Foundation. Shown with Instructor Watzlowick are: Donald Gooden, the Glover Foods Scholarship winner; SGTC President Dr. John Watford, Janelle Dodson, the Burnell C. Strickland Scholarship recipient; and Alice Bridges, the Patel Family – Windsor Hotel Scholarship winner.   Three South Georgia...

Pictured is Paula Shaw (right), the overall Student of Excellence winner for the SGTC Crisp County Center, with SGTC Business Technology instructor Nicole Turner.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center in Cordele recently recognized several students for outstanding work in their respective programs. Paula Shaw of Byromville, a Business Technology student, was honored as the overall Student of Excellence. Shaw was nominated by her instructor, Nicole Turner. As the...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right center) and speaker Carvel Lewis (left center) are shown above with the SGTC Black History Celebration program participants. They were: SGTC Cosmetology student Kaitlin Champion, SGTC Executive Assistant to the President Teresa O’Bryant, SGTC Air Conditioning student Shannon Jones, SGTC Rick Perkins Instructor of Year Chester Taylor, Cynthia Lewis-Anderson, Carvel Lewis, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, Alma Willis, Dr....

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (center) along with Al Harris (l to r), Vickie Austin, Jones-Harris Scholarship recipients Chase Reeves and Rosemary Sanchez and SGTC Automotive Technology Instructor Brandon Dean. Not shown is SGTC Foundation executive director Su Ann Bird.The South Georgia Technical College Foundation presented Chase Reeves and Rosemary Sanchez, outstanding Automotive Technology students with the Phil Jones – Alfred “Foots”...

Pictured left to right are SGTC WIOA coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai, air conditioning student Shannon Jones, and WIOA Administrative Assistant Sarah Teal.SGTC Air Conditioning instructor Johnny Griffin (right) and student Shannon Jones. Jones received financial assistance through the federal WIOA program and will graduate in May.The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a federal program established in 2014 to help serve laid-off individuals and income-eligible adults who need job...

Shown above are the SGTC Practical Nursing students and instructors displaying their personal and professional Exergen TemporalScanner thermometers.   Exergen Corporation of Watertown, MA, provided 57 Exergen home TemporalScanner thermometers and eight professional TemporalScanner model thermometers to the South Georgia Technical College practical nursing students and programs on both the Americus and the Crisp County Center campuses recently.    Exergen Corporation, manufacturer of the...