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Students completing the Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology (HEDST) and Electric Power Generation (EPG) programs at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) were recently recognized in a ceremony on the Americus campus. HEDST instructors Kyle Hartsfield and Don Rountree as well as EPG instructor Keith McCorkle presented certificates to each of the 36 students who completed the program this spring. The Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology and Electric Power Generation programs...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Accounting, Business Technology and Marketing Management programs recently held an advisory meeting on SGTC’s Crisp campus in the auditorium.Members of SGTC’s Accounting, Business Technology and Marketing Management advisory committee met with Business Technology instructor Teresa Jolly and Accounting/Marketing instructor Karen Bloodworth.  The members reviewed all aspects of the program to keep the program abreast of trends and changes in the...

Lubbock, TX  - The sixth ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and the11th seeded Tyler Junior College Apaches from Tyler, Texas, have two different styles of play but both are intent on moving past the sweet sixteen round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s national basketball tournament in Lubbock, Texas, when they meet tonight at 7 p.m. (CST) in the Rip Griffin Center.    The Lady Jets earned their fifth consecutive trip to the...

With the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball tournament underway in Lubbock, Texas, the Butler County Times Gazette in El Dorado, Kansas has named South Georgia Tech Lady Jet Femme Sikuzani as one of the 24 players to watch in the tournament. Sikuzani is a sophomore at SGTC and has committed to the University of Texas to continue her education and collegiate basketball career. Sikuzani, a 6'5" center from Goma, DRC, averaged 7.7 points and...

   The sixth-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are hoping to expand on their nine-game winning streak when they take on the winner of the 11th seeded Tyler Texas Junior College Apaches vs 22nd seeded Walters State Lady Senators in the second round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball tournament in Lubbock, Texas.  That game is Wednesday at 8 p.m. (EST) and will be aired live at https://www.njcaa.org/network.  The cost to...

Marshallville, GA – Chance Simpson of Marshallville signed up as a dual enrollment student at South Georgia Technical College at the start of his 10th grade year at Macon County.  Today, the Macon County senior has been accepted into the elite and prestigious John Hopkins University (Whiting) School of Engineering.    He has earned a full academic scholarship worth $79,189 per year and is worth $316,756 for four years.  He will have a double major in Computer Science and Computer...

   South Georgia Technical College helps change lives.  Former SGTC Lady Jets basketball standout Angie Tompkins is just one example of how South Georgia Tech accomplishes this through nationally recognized academics, athletics and student activities.  Tompkins, who is from Punta Gorda, FL, talks about her rise from having a Division I basketball college scholarship to losing everything, becoming homeless and then climbing back up with the help of others.  She shares her story to tell...

Jonathan Camp of Senoia was recently recognized as the South Georgia Technical College Student (SGTC) of Excellence for April on the Americus campus. Camp is enrolled in the Aviation Maintenance Technology program and was nominated by his instructor, Paul Pearson. “Jonathan is a hard-working student,” Pearson said. “He has a full-time job and a family, and he commutes to campus every day from Newnan. He has really earned this recognition.” Camp was excited to be awarded the...

   South Georgia Technical College’s Will Johnston, freshman 6’ 2” point guard from Sydney, Australia, was selected to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 All-Tournament team for 2021.    In addition to the All-Tournament honors, Johnston was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Freshman of the Year for 2021 and was a member of the All-Freshman team.     Johnston helped led the Jets to an 11 – 5 GCAA record and a 14 – 10...

   The South Georgia Technical College Adult Education faculty and staff participated in a professional development training session recently with Susan Pittman of E-Learning Connections, Inc., in Brevard, NC.  Lillie Ann Winn, Dean of Adult Education at South Georgia Technical College, organized the professional development session.    Pittman is an experienced adult educator and nationally recognized trainer.  She specializes in providing professional development for teachers who work...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets turned a narrow three-point first half lead into a rousing 87 – 59 victory over the NJCAA Region 10 champion Spartanburg Methodist Lady Pioneers and coach Kelly Britsky in the Hangar Saturday to earn their fifth consecutive trip to the NJCAA Division I women’s national basketball tournament in Lubbock, Texas April 19th – 24th.    The Lady Jets earned a sixth-place seed in the NJCAA National Tournament and will receive a first round...

Waycross, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets and first year interim head coach Chris Ballauer were just six points shy of advancing to the NJCAA Region 17 tournament final.  They dropped a narrow 67 – 73 decision against the host South Georgia State College Hawks Friday night in Waycross.  The Hawks advanced and faced East Georgia State College in the finals on Saturday and captured a 75 – 69 win to advance to the NJCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament in Hutchinson,...