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Dec 31
Two individuals awarded Smarr-Smith scholarships at South Georgia Technical College LEA graduation

Americus, GA – Two Smarr-Smith scholarships were awarded at the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 18 – 02 graduation ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial […]

Dec 31
Jets defeat Wallace State Lions and Lady Jets fall to nationally ranked Shelton State Lady Bucs

The South Georgia Technical College Jets posted an 82 – 73 overtime victory over the Wallace State Community College Lions in the second half of the Jets Holiday Basketball Classic […]

Dec 30
Jets fall to Shelton State Bucs in opening day of Jets Holiday Classic; Lady Jets come from behind to win over St. Petersburg Lady Titans

Ten points seemed to be a common denominator in the opening day action of the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets Holiday Basketball Classics. The St. Petersburg Titans […]

Dec 26
Levi Cowan joins SGTC as Technical Support Specialist

Levi Cowan of Americus has been hired as a technical support specialist for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), president Dr. John Watford announced recently. Cowan will report to information technology […]

Dec 20
Big Second Half Leads to 12th Straight Win for Lady Jets

The South Georgia Tech Lady Jets fell behind at halftime against East Georgia State (EGSC) on Wednesday, but answered with a strong second half to blowout the Lady Bobcats 97-46. […]

Dec 20
Shelly Landers awarded Lou Crouch SGTC Law Enforcement Scholarship

Shelly Landers of Americus was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship at the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 18 – 02 graduation ceremony held in […]

Dec 20
Annita Carter Barron retires from South Georgia Technical College

South Georgia Technical College Business Technology Instructor Annita Carter Barron announced that she would retire with nearly 30 years of service to students at South Georgia Technical College and Georgia […]

Dec 20
SGTC Names Semi-Finalists for GOAL Program

Four South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Cynthia Carter, coordinator for the college’s […]

Dec 18
Smarr-Smith Foundation adds to endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College in memory of fallen officers

Americus, GA – The Smarr-Smith Foundation presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a check recently to expand its endowed scholarships in memory of Americus Police Officer Nicholas R. […]

Dec 18
South Georgia Tech included in Community Colleges Top 100 Associate Degree producers national poll for 2018

South Georgia Technical College was included for six different areas in the Community Colleges Top 100 Associate Degree Producers national rankings by the “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” magazine. The […]

Dec 17
Eleven Cadets Graduate from SGTC Law Enforcement Academy

After 18 weeks of intense training inside and outside of the classroom, class 18-02 of South Georgia Technical College’s Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) cadets walked across the stage to receive […]

Dec 17
South Georgia Technical College Welding Instructor Brenda Butler Gilliam retires

“A woman of many talents,” may be the best way to describe South Georgia Technical College Welding Instructor Brenda Butler Gilliam, who retired recently after 19 years of service to […]

Dec 17
Nine New Nurses Pinned in SGTC Americus Campus Fall Pinning Ceremony

South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus recognized its nine graduating practical nursing (PN) students with a nurse pinning ceremony recently. The ceremony, held in the college’s John M. Pope Center […]

Dec 17
Lady Jets win 11th straight victory; Jets defeat Gulf Coast

The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their 11th consecutive victory recently after defeating Andrew College, 102 – 31 in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference match-up […]

Dec 14
South Georgia Technical College hosts Fall 2018 commencement ceremony

South Georgia Technical College hosted its Fall 2018 commencement ceremony Thursday, December 13th at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus in front of a […]

Dec 13
LIVE: Commencement Ceremony – Fall 2018

Live stream of the Fall 2018 South Georgia Technical College commencement ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. EST on December 13, 2018.

Dec 13
South Georgia Tech recognizes employees with over 280 years of service to students

South Georgia Technical College recognized 21 full-time employees from both the Americus and the Crisp County Center campuses who celebrated five, 10, 15, 20, and 30 years with the college […]

Dec 7
SGTC hosts special community Holiday gala

The South Georgia Technical College Foundation and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford hosted a special Holiday gala recently to thank all SGTC faculty, staff, alumni, retirees, foundation […]

Dec 5
Jets defeat Marion Military in 69 – 65 match-up

South Georgia Technical College freshman point guard Dijon Brown from Ft. Lauderdale, FL sank two free throws in the final seconds of the Jets match-up with the Marion Military Tigers […]

Dec 5
South Georgia Technical College’s 3rd annual ‘Light Up Your Future’ event best ever

Nearly 1,000 individuals took part in the South Georgia Technical College’s third annual “Light Up Your Future” event recently that featured the campus and its programs of study illuminated with […]

Dec 4
South Georgia Technical College holds Fall semester GED graduation ceremony

South Georgia Technical College held its 2018 Fall General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Kaydon […]

Dec 3
SGTC’s nationally ranked Lady Jets capture 9th consecutive victory

The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets stretched their winning streak to nine straight with a 72 – 51 conference decision over the Southern Crescent Lady Tigers over […]

Dec 3
Jets drop 85 – 63 decision to USC Salkehatchie

Walterboro, SC – The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped an 85 – 63 decision to the USC Salkehatchie Indians in Walterboro, SC, over the weekend to fall to 1 […]