Lady Jets News

Shown above are the SGTC Cosmetology students and their models who finished in first through sixth place in the hairstyling competition recently. Also shown are the SGTC instructors and judges for the event. Yeshia Gutierrez of Oglethorpe took first place in the South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology hairstyling competition on the SGTC Americus campus that featured 19 of the top students who got to show off their skills using live models.    South Georgia Technical College...

Eulish Kinchens, Vice President of Student Affairs is shown above talking with a CAT student and his parents after the orientation meeting. Approximately 150 Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology and CAT Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology Electrical Power Generation students and their parents, family members, and Caterpillar Dealers from across the southeastern United States attended a special Fall Semester Registration/Orientation session at South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College aviation students and instructors are shown above with members of the Georgia Air National Guard in the Griffin B. Bell Aerospace Technology Center lobby. Members of the Georgia Air National Guard visited South Georgia Technical College recently to talk with the South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance Technology, Avionics Technology, and Aircraft Structural Technology students about their branch of service.    The Georgia Air National...

SGTC National Technical Honor Society Induction held recently. Shown above are SGTC NTHS advisor Chester Taylor, SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology Instructor Don Rountree, new inductee Noa James, Kellin Cuevas, Caleb Smith, and Alex Chadwick next to SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology Instructor Kyle Hartsfield. The South Georgia Technical College chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) inducted four new members in a ceremony in the John M. Pope...

Retired SGTC Aviation Maintenance instructor Mike CochranA celebration of life service has been planned for South Georgia Technical College retired aviation maintenance technology instructor, Mr. Michael Paul Cochran, age 63, who passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Central Baptist Church. Dr. Bryan Myers, Reverend Earl Dunmon, and Reverend Sam Tate will officiate.    Mr. Cochran was born February 18, 1956 in...

Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce President Monica Simmons stands with her husband David (left) and son Rob shortly after the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives presented her with its Legacy Award, the organization's most prestigious award. South Georgia Technical College Foundation Trustee and Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce President Monica Simmons was presented with the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives’ top award – the GACCE Legacy award...

Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce President Monica Simmons stands with her husband David (left) and son Rob shortly after the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives presented her with its Legacy Award, the organization's most prestigious award.

Americus Fire Department officials volunteer to cook out for the South Georgia Technical College Aviation students at the end of Summer Semester. Shown above are the firemen with their “We are Impacting Success @ SGTC” t-shirts and then they are shown with members of the SGTC aviation department and their students. The Americus Fire Department impacted student success at South Georgia Technical College recently by cooking out for the South Georgia Technical College Aviation...

Mike Cochran is shown above with a group of his former students. This was one of the last field trips that he took with students before his retirement in 2012. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and the South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff were saddened to learn of the airplane crash that claimed the life of retired Aviation Maintenance Instructor Mike Cochran.     “On behalf of everyone at South Georgia Technical College, I would like to...

South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets 2018 – 2019 team ranked 5th in the nation academically by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

South Georgia Technical College EMT Instructor Brad Harnum is shown above with SGTC students who are completing the EMT portion of their training and moving into the Advanced EMT program Fall Semester. They are: Jacob Shepherd, Umika Williams, David Wilson, Justin Alford, Makayla Butcher, Christopher Hawkins, and Jason Hudson. Air Evac Lifeteam, the largest independently owned and operated membership-supported air ambulance service in the United States, conducted a training with South...

Steve Spangler is doing a science experience that involves dropping eggs into water without them breaking. South Georgia Technical College will be hosting Emmy Award Winner Steve Spangler for a FREE Back to School Event on Tuesday, August 13th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the South Georgia Technical College James S. Peters gymnasium. The public is invited to attend.     Steve Spangler is a science celebrity educator who has appeared on the Ellen Show. Steve enjoys the science of...