Jets News

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets earned the opportunity to host a first round or quarterfinal game in the NJCAA Region 17 end of the season tournament.  The Jets finished the season in third place and will host sixth ranked Southern Crescent Technical College at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6th in the hangar on the SGTC Americus campus.    The Jets, under interim head coach Chris Ballauer and assistant coach Jaren Harris, finished the regular season with an 11 – 5 GCAA conference...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will host a 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) general industry course on June 2-3 at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. Greg Turner, CSP Authorized Trainer, will be the instructor. Topics covered in the course include: an introduction to OSHA; emergency action planning; hazard communication planning; walking and working surfaces; hearing conservation program; lockout/tagout; and machine guarding. The training...

Courses available 100 percent online, providing students more options, access, and flexibility Americus, GA—South Georgia Technical College isproviding students access to more online courses through a statewide platform called “eCampus”. This Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) initiative provides students the ability to enroll in online courses offered by any TCSG college, allowing students access to programs that may not be available at their home technical college. Upon...

The Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is offering a forklift operator certification training class on April 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The class will cover forklift operation, maintenance, and safety requirements. Training will consist of practical skills and testing as well as a written exam. Participants in the class must be at least 18 years of age. The cost of the class is $125 and pre-registration is required. Space in the course is extremely...

      The Georgia EMC Foremen and Supervisors’ Association Electrical Lineworker Scholarship was presented to Garrett Earls of Macon recently by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.  Earls was enrolled in the SGTC Electrical Lineworker Apprenticeship program.    Terry Lewis of Colquitt EMC and President of the Georgia EMC Foremen and Supervisors’ Association contacted the SGTC Foundation on behalf of the organization in 2019 to establish a scholarship for the SGTC...

   The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Student Government Association hosted an Easter Egg Hunt student activity recently on the SGTC Crisp County Center campus.  All current students were invited to participate.    The Student Government Association hid 162 eggs on the back side of the campus and prizes were awarded to the students who found the most eggs, guessed the closest number to the jellybeans in a jar and the person who found the winner egg.    Jasmine...

The Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is offering a forklift operator certification training class on April 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The class will cover forklift operation, maintenance, and safety requirements. Training will consist of practical skills and testing as well as a written exam. Participants in the class must be at least 18 years of age. The cost of the class is $125 and pre-registration is required. Space in the course is extremely...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will face East Georgia State College at 8 p.m. Friday, April 2nd at Georgia Highlands College in Rome, GA in a semi-final round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 end of the season tournament.    South Georgia Technical College finished 2nd in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season to earn a bye in the quarter-final round of the NJCAA Region 17 tournament.  The Lady Jets are...

   SGTC Culinary Arts Instructor “Chef Ricky” Ludwig Watzlowick was presented with a check from Synovus in Americus recently after he was selected as the South Georgia Technical College Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2021.       Each year Synovus or SB&T presents the winner of the South Georgia Technical College Instructor of the Year award with a stipend. This year South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Ricky Watzlowick was selected for that honor. ...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained ranked 8th nationally in the final 2020 -2021 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s basketball polls this week.  The Lady Jets finished the regular season 19 – 3 overall and 13 – 2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA).    Jones College, which defeated the Lady Jets earlier this season, remained in the top spot nationally.  They were followed by Northwest Florida State...

    South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Sophomore’s Veronica Charles and Moe Shida were both named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I All-Region squad for their performances on the court during the 2020 – 2021 season, announced GCAA Commissioner David Elder.      Veronica Charles, 5’ 4” sophomore guard from Benue State, Nigeria, was selected as the 2021 Defensive Player of the Year for the Division I league for her aggressive play on the court. ...

   South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker graduate Maurice Jordan is the latest in a long line of success stories from individuals who attended and graduated from the SGTC Electrical Lineworker Apprentice program and moved forward toward successful careers.  He talks about his experience in this Georgia Power video:  https://www.poweringcareers.com/careers/network-underground-services.html .    Jordan is a Summer 2007 graduate of the SGTC eight-week Electrical Lineworker...