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Equity in Athletics Reporting
The Annual Report on Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data can be obtained upon request from the Athletic Director and Vice President of Administrative Services, Room 120, Odom Center Building, South Georgia Technical College, 900 South GA Tech Parkway, Americus, GA 31719-8167. This is in accordance with 34 CFT 668.47 of federal regulations. More information can be found by clicking the “Equity in Athletics” link on the Athletics section of South Georgia Technical College’s website: www.southgatech.edu/athletics.

GOAL Program
The statewide technical college GOAL (Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership) program began at South Georgia Tech in 1972. GOAL is co-sponsored statewide by the Chamber of Commerce and the Technical College System of Georgia. The GOAL program seeks to give recognition annually to the State’s outstanding post-secondary technical education students.
The main objectives of the GOAL program are:

  • To spotlight the importance of technical education in modern society.
  • To reward students who excel in learning a skill.
  • To encourage pride in workmanship.
  • To generate greater respect and appreciation for the working person.
  • To emphasize the dignity of work in today’s society.

All full-time diploma and degree program students are eligible to compete in the GOAL program. Program instructors select and nominate their outstanding student. From these nominations, a committee chooses four outstanding students from the College. Finally, the College’s winner, chosen from the four finalists, is selected to compete in the annual statewide GOAL competition in Atlanta.

Intercollegiate Basketball–JETS and Lady JETS
The SGTC Basketball program was revived in 2001 after a long absence from the college. Named the JETS, the program recruits student athletes worldwide to play basketball as part of intercollegiate athletics. This program was also designed as an avenue for students, instructors, and community members to show their support of he college.

Since its reinstatement, the JETS program has operated under the motto of “Character . . . Discipline . . . Hard Work . . . Relentless Will to Win.” Through this motto, the program has been able to accomplish amazing things in its over 20 year history, including conference championship games, conference championships, National All-American athletes, National Tournament appearances and an Elite 8 appearance in the National Tournament. For more information concerning the program, contact the Men’s Basketball office at 229.931.2025.

The SGTC Lady JETS Basketball program was launched in the fall of 2004 and has followed the program’s motto of “Better Person, Better Student, Better Athlete.” In the tenure of the program, the Lady JETS have experienced an enormous amount of success. That success includesconference championship games, conference championship, National All-American athletes, conference Players of the Year, and seven National Tournament appearance, a number one ranking and two Elite 8 finishes in the national tournament. For more information concerning the Lady JETS program, contact the Women’s Basketball office at 229.931.2039.

All home games for both basketball programs are played on the Americus campus in The Hangar, the James S. Peters gymnasium. SGTC Athletics are members of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Georgia College Athletic Association (GCAA).

Intramural Sports
Intramural Sports are offered to students at SGTC. Students are given the opportunity to participate in campus sports such as flag football, basketball, softball, corn hole, bocce, and esports, etc. For more information, contact the Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs by calling 229.931.2713.

National Technical Honor Society
The South Georgia Tech chapter of the National Technical Honor Society was established in 1991 for the purpose of promoting service, leadership, honesty, and skilled workmanship. Students who excel in these areas may be nominated for membership by their instructors and enjoy the reward and prestige of participating in this honor society.

SkillsUSA (VICA)
SkillsUSA is a national organization serving more than 264,500 high school and college students and professional members enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations.

In high schools and technical colleges, SkillsUSA has more than a quarter million student members annually, organized into 13,000 chapters in 54 state and territorial associations, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

By participating in various SkillsUSA functions and competitions, students can develop leadership abilities, foster a deep respect for the dignity of work, establish realistic vocational goals, attain a purposeful life, and promote high standards in all phases of occupational endeavors including ethics, workmanship, scholarship, and safety.

Student of Excellence
The Student of Excellence program gives recognition to students representing all program areas on campus. Students are selected by their instructors for the honor and compete with other students selected from related program areas for SGTC Student of Excellence. Instructors select the program Student of Excellence based on the following criteria:

  • Good Scholar (85 or above average and completion of at least one quarter at SGTC)
  • Exemplary Work Ethics
  • Positive Attitude
  • Not on Disciplinary Probation
  • Good Representative of Program and College

Student Government Association
The Student Governmet Association (SGA) is a body of officers and representatives from each program area that oversee the student activity funds of the college and decide how the funds will be used and distributed for the betterment of the student body.

SGAarranges activities for students to promote networking, career preparation, and enjoyment of school life. Its purpose is to promote better student involvement in the programs and activities of SGTC.

South Georgia Tech Alumni Association
The Alumni Association is an organization that provides former SGTC students the opportunity to give input into ways in which SGTC can effectively promote technical education to the surrounding communities. An application for Alumni membership may be obtained from the Vice President of Institutional Advancement Office. Address all inquiries to:
Institutional Advancement–Alumni Affairs
South Georgia Technical College
900 South GA Tech Parkway
Americus, Georgia 31709-8167
229.931.2248