Jets News

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed three spots into 9th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls this week and for the first time since November, the Jets received votes to be included in the NJCAA Division I men’s basketball top 25 poll.  SGTC is one of only 10 colleges in the NJCAA to have both the men’s and women’s teams receiving votes or ranked in the top 25 in the nation.   The...

   South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Marvin McGhee, III from Atlanta, GA, and redshirt sophomore shooting guard Kamya Hollingshed from Locust Grove, GA, were both selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s and women’s basketball players of the week for February 14, 2022.     This is the second time this season that McGhee and Hollingshed have been selected for this honor.  McGhee, a 6’ 4” guard, was the GCAA’s first player...

Albany, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets and nationally ranked Lady Jets traveled to Albany Saturday and took impressive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victories over the Albany Tech Titans and Lady Titans in the former Darton College gymnasium.  The Lady Jets won 73 – 49 and the Jets walked away with a 78 – 56 decision.    Both the Jets and the Lady Jets are currently in second place in the GCAA.  The 12th ranked Lady Jets are 11 – 3 in the conference...

Denmark, SC – The 12th nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets coasted to a 76 – 39 victory over the NJCAA Division I Denmark Technical College Lady Panthers to move to 23 – 5 on the season.  Denmark Tech is one of 36 colleges in Region 10 which covers North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.    South Georgia Technical College is currently ranked second in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) behind Georgia Highlands College.  The...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets took an impressive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) 85 – 59 victory over Gordon College to move into a tie for second place with South Georgia State College.  The Jets are now 7 – 4 in the conference and 15 – 10 overall.  Gordan fell to 2 – 7 and 8 – 13.    The Jets held Gordon to five points in the first 10-minutes of the game and at the end of the first half, South Georgia Tech had pulled ahead 37 – 20.  In the second...

    South Georgia Technical College was selected as the third best college in Georgia to earn an associate degree according to University HQ.    The ranking was based on cost of tuition, admission rate, retention rate, graduation rate, graduating salary, number of programs offered, online programs offered, loan default rate, diplomas awarded, percent of students receiving financial aid and reputation and expert opinion.  The rankings can be found at:...

     Janice Hudson of Haddock, GA has joined South Georgia Technical College as a full-time Nurse Aide/Medical Instructor for the Crisp County Center effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers and the Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain.     The dedicated clinical instructor has 25 years of experience in the nursing field.  She...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped three spots to 12th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls after losing to the 3rd ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers this past week.     The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally after opening the season unbeaten.  Since then they have dropped to as low as 21st before they started climbing back to 14th, 13th, 11th and 9th...

    The South Georgia Technical College Jets pulled together a 41-point swing in under 30 minutes to take an impressive 86 – 65 victory over Southern Crescent Technical College after trailing by as many 18 points in the first half.  The win cemented an outstanding day as part of the SGTC Alumni/Sophomore Day Celebration and recognition of the 20th anniversary of Jets intercollegiate basketball on the South Georgia Technical College campus, Saturday.  The nationally ranked Lady Jets...

South Georgia Technical College recently hosted financial aid workshops for SGTC students on both the Americus and Cordele campuses. Jasmine Mercer, SGTC Financial Aid Specialist, and Danyel Tobias, SGTC Financial Aid Technician, led the workshops in Americus and Cordele respectively. Mercer and Tobias assisted students in navigating the financial aid process. They also offered the students assistance in completing their 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 FAFSA applications. South Georgia...

     South Georgia Technical College gave away over 400 t-shirts to SGTC alumni, retirees, current faculty, friends and supporters at its annual Alumni and Sophomore Day Celebration recently in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games.    All South Georgia Technical College alumni and former faculty and staff members were encouraged to come out and join in the celebration.  Alumni from at least five of the last seven decades were present at...

    The skies were overcast and the air had a chill, but the spirits were bright as South Georgia Technical College hosted its annual Sophomore/Alumni Day Celebration Saturday as a tribute to the college’s “Proud Past – Promising Future!”   The college also celebrated the 20th anniversary of starting its intercollegiate Jets basketball program and honored the members of the first 2001 – 2002 Jets basketball squad.      Nearly 350 faculty, staff, alumni, students, retirees, and...