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Members of the SGTC Marketing Management advisory committee (l-r): Harriet Glover, Manager of Belk in Americus; Julie Partain, SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management; Kala Bowens, Marketing Manager at Innovative Senior Solutions; Beth Wisham, SGTC Grant Coordinator; and Mary Cross, SGTC Marketing Management Instructor.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) marketing management program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the...

Alexia Dizeko, 5, is shown going up for a layup. She led the Lady Jets with 17 points against Central Georgia Tech.   The pursuit of a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) title started last night and the South Georgia Technical College nationally ranked Lady Jets answered that first challenge by coasting to an 80 – 30 victory over Central Georgia Technical College in the Hangar.    “It is always good to get a conference win,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic...

Pictured are members of the SGTC GOAL screening committee for 2022. Top row (l-r): Jennifer Robinson, Special Services Coordinator; Dr. David Finley, Academic Dean; and Sammy Stone, Chief of Police. Bottom row (l-r): Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management; Sandhya Muljibhai, Workforce Investment Opportunity Act Coordinator; and John Fox, Assistant Librarian.Joshua Curtin, the coordinator for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program at South Georgia Technical...

Freshman guard Deonte Williams, 12, scored 27 points for the Jets against Franklin Prep. He was 10 of 15 from the field and seven of seven from the foul line.   The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets captured their second consecutive victory of the 2022 – 2023 basketball season after they rolled to a 91 – 61 win over the Franklin Prep Academy Cardinals from Clemson, South Carolina.     Franklin Prep took an early lead over the Jets in the first half and the two...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor, (left) with the Gene Haas donation to the SGTC Foundation.   The Gene Haas Foundation donated $8,000 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently to support Precision Machining and Manufacturing scholarships and student competition teams highlighting the CNC/Manufacturing programs such as SkillsUSA and SAE teams.    Haas Automation,...

Aaron Pitts, 4, named GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College’s Aaron Pitts a sophomore guard from Columbus, GA, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after the first week of play in the 2022 – 2023 season.    Pitts, 6’ 4”, played at Chattahoochee Valley last season.  This is his first season with the Jets.  He scored 18 points, and had two rebounds, one assist and three steals in SGTC’s 79 -74...

Six Jets were ranked nationally for their individual performances in the NJCAA Division I polls this week. Shown above are: Lady Jets Fanta Gassama (23), Loes Rozing (2) and Jets Semaj Henderson (2), Bryce Turner (11), Deonte Williams (12), and Justin Evans (23).   The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both cracked the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) first Division 1 Men’s and Women’s 2022 -2023 national basketball poll.  The Lady Jets were ranked...

Sophomore guard Alexia Dizeko, 5, from Sion Switzerland led the Lady Jets in scoring Saturday with 15 points.Wilmington, NC – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved to 2 – 1 on the new season following two impressive victories in the Cape Fear Classic in Wilmington, NC over the weekend.  The Lady Jets defeated Brunswick Community College 82 – 26 on Saturday and then put together a 62 – 50 win over Bryant & Stratton College from Virginia on Sunday.     The Lady Jets...

SGTC participating in No Fee November and waiving the Application Fee during the month of November.    South Georgia Technical College is providing application fee waivers for students who apply during the month of November.  November is “Apply to College Month” and students who apply during “No Fee November” can have the $25 application fee waived.    SGTC will be hosting in-person registration for Spring Semester on Tuesday, November 8th at 9:30 a.m., 1:30, and 5 p.m. on the...

Members of the SGTC Cosmetology classes are shown above participating in the National Violence Awareness Month activities.   “Love does not hurt – end the violence now,” was the message spread for the National Domestic Violence Awareness month activities at South Georgia Technical College which included a wear purple push to join the movement and bring awareness on Thursday, October 27th.    Faculty, staff and students were encouraged to wear purple on Thursday, October 27th and...

Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier is shown above with SGTC Board of Directors Chairman Michael Coley, Board members Jake Everett, Don Porter, and Grant Buckley along with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and Adie Shimandle, TCDA Director.SAVANNAH, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors was recognized as a fully certified board at the Technical College Directors Association and the Technical College Foundation Association Leadership conference in...

Fanta Gassama, sophomore center from Mataro, Spain, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in their loss to Gulf Coast State College. She had 13 points and 15 rebounds.Panama City, FL – In a battle between two nationally ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) teams, the fifth-seeded South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets suffered a 76 – 61 defeat at the hands of the 16th ranked Gulf Coast State College Lady Commodores in the 2022 – 2023 women’s basketball...