Amaya Brown Recognized as South Georgia Technical College Student of Excellence in Cordele

Pictured center is SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence winner Amaya Brown with nominees Fabiola San Martin Garcia (left) and Shelby Wood. Not pictured are nominees Destiny Taylor and Santana Canady.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center in Cordele recently recognized several students for outstanding work in their respective programs. Amaya Brown of Pineview, a student in the Criminal Justice program, was named the overall Student of Excellence. Brown was...



Lady Jets take on Andrew College in NJCAA Region XVII Tournament

South Georgia Technical College 2021 – 2022 Lady Jets move into semi-finals of the NJCAA Region XVII tournament.Rome, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will travel to Rome, GA to take on Andrew College in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XVII Tournament at Georgia Highlands College on Friday, February 25th.  Game time is 8 p.m.    The nationally ranked Lady Jets finished second in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season...



Chamber of Commerce’s Amber Batchelor speaks at SGTC Black History Day celebration

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (left) is shown above with the SGTC Black History Celebration program participants. They were: SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services Paul Farr, SGTC Auto Collision Repair and 2022 Teacher of the Year Starlyn Sampson, Amber and Rowdy Batchelor, SGTC Executive Assistant to the President Teresa O’Bryant, SGTC 2022 GOAL winner Zakyah Cameron, Shannon Jones, and SGTC Academic Dean David Finley.   Sumter County Chamber of...



Jets take 88 – 59 GCAA victory over Andrew College

SGTC’s Marvin McGhee, III led the Jets in scoring with 23 points against Andrew College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets captured their sixth consecutive win with an 88 – 59 victory over Andrew College in their last regular season home game Wednesday.  The Jets are in second place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA), one game behind top-ranked Georgia Highlands with an 11 – 4 GCAA record and 19 – 10 overall.  Georgia Highlands is 12 – 3 and 19 –...



SGTC’s Jacob Eubanks presented GADA automotive scholarship

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above the GADA Scholarship winner Jacob Eubanks (center) and SGTC Automotive Technology Instructor Brandon Dean (left).South Georgia Technical College Automotive Technology student Jacob Eubanks of Americus was presented with the Georgia Automotive Dealers Association (GADA) scholarship recently by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford made the presentation.    Eubanks, who is a homeschooled, is a...



Former State Board chairman brings students to tour South Georgia Tech

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above with former Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education Chairman Dan Rather and his guests from Morgan County. Shown (l to r) are SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers, Mike Williams of John Deere Ag Pro, Dan Rather, Brynlee Dickerson, Laurie Dickerson, Brayden Dickerson, Mike Dowd, and Dr. Watford.   Former Georgia State Board of Technical and Adult Education Chairman Daniel B. Rather...



SGTC Lady Jets climb to 8th in NJCAA national rankings, Jets receive votes

Shown above are the SGTC Jets and Lady Jets who earned individual recognition this week in the NJCAA rankings. Shown (l to r) on the top row are Jalen Reynolds (3), Will Johnston (4), Marvin McGhee, III, (10), and Malik Battle (1). Maikya Simmons (2), Alexia Dizeko (5), and Fanta Gassama (23) are shown on the bottom row (l to r).   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed up one spot into 8th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s...



Three SGTC Lady Jets named to GCAA Division I All-Region teams

SGTC Lady Jets Alexia Dizeko (5), Fanta Gassama (23), and Kamya Hollingshed (30) were selected for All-Region by the GCAA.    Three members of the nationally-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets earned top honors as members of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I women’s basketball All-Region teams for the 2021 – 2022 season.     Alexia Dizeko was selected as the Freshman of the Year for the Conference. She and freshman center Fanta Gassama...



SGTC’s Malik Battle and Fanta Gassama both named GCAA Players of Week

SGTC’s Malik Battle, 1, and Fanta Gassama, 23, were named GCAA Players of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Malik Battle from Douglasville, GA, and freshman center Fanta Gassama of Mataro, Spain, were both selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s and women’s basketball players of the week for February 21, 2022.    This is the second week in a row that South Georgia Technical College men’s and women’s basketball...



Five SGTC students to compete in State SkillsUSA competition

SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and SkillsUSA Advisor Joshua Curtin is shown above with the SGTC Americus campus State SkillsUSA competitors Kelli Rees, Jonathan Large, Carson Innarino, and Kimberly Sadecky.      Five South Georgia Technical College students will travel to Atlanta to the SkillsUSA Georgia Skills and Leadership Conference, February 24th – 26th, to vie for Georgia Postsecondary SkillsUSA titles in various competitions and have the opportunity to advance...



South Georgia Technical College hosts John Deere Agricultural Technology Open House

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (third from left) is shown above (l to r) with SGTC Industry Partner Coordinator Tami Blount, SGTC Academic Dean David Finley, John Deere Service Development Manager Jason Kinzey, SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers, and SGTC John Deere Tech Instructors Matthew Burks and Wayne Peck.Americus, GA –Approximately 50 high school students, parents and dealers from across the Southeastern United States attended South...



Jets beat top-ranked Georgia Highlands, 102-87

Malik Battle, (1) was the top scorer for the Jets with 36 points in an impressive win over Georgia Highlands in Rome, GA. Rome, GA - The second place South Georgia Technical College Jets moved one step closer to upending the top ranked Georgia Highlands Chargers Saturday in Rome when they secured an impressive 102 – 87 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory.  South Georgia Tech (10 – 4 and 18 – 10) is now one game behind Georgia Highlands (11 – 3; 18 – 10) in the...