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Jaren Harris is shown above working with the Jets during a timeout.Shown left to right are: SGTC Lady Jets Assistant coaches Demetrius Colson, and Adenike Adenito, and Jets Assistant Coach Jaren Harris.    South Georgia Technical College men’s and women’s Division I basketball teams both qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournaments this season and while head coaches and players receive most of the accolades for the wins and losses, assistant...

SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai is shown above with graduate Terrellis Lamar, who is now employed with Big Tex Trailers in Cordele as a welder.   Terrellis Lamar of Americus graduated from the South Georgia Technical College Welding program in 2020 and is grateful for the education, job opportunities, and assistance that he received from the college and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).    Lamar has been employed at Big Tex Trailers in Cordele as a welder for the...

SGTC CAT Instructor Kyle Hartsfield (fifth from right) recently led a classroom training session for motor grader operators at the SGTC Crisp County Center.The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center recently hosted a Motor Grader Operator Classroom Training session.  Fifteen motor grader operators from Crisp, Cook, Dooly, Sumter, and Turner Counties attended the workshop.  SGTC CAT Lead Instructor Kyle Hartsfield conducted the training.  The classroom session covered the areas...

Shown above are the six South Georgia Technical College Sophomore basketball players who were named to the GCAA All-Academic team for 2020-2021. They are: Kamya Hollingshed, 30, Maikya Simmons, 2, and Will Johnston, 4, on the top row and Justice Hayes, 2, Kallin Fonseca, 5, and Matija Millivojevic, 11.   Six members of the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets 2021 – 2022 basketball teams have earned Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I All-Academic Team...

Jets Will Johnston, 4, was named MVP of the GCAA 2021 – 2022 Tournament and made the All-Tournament team. Marvin McGhee, III, (10), was also named to the All-Tournament team.   South Georgia Technical College’s sophomore point guard Will Johnston of Sydney, Australia, was selected as the Most Valuable Player and a member of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) All-Tournament team following the Jets 87 – 84 overtime victory over the Georgia Highlands Chargers in Rome, GA...

SGTC students are encouraged to apply for this $2500 scholarship opportunity.   To honor recently retired longtime CEO Tom Donohue and his commitment to workforce development, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced a $50,000 scholarship fund to support skills training that will empower more Americans to get ahead in their careers and build better lives.   The Donohue Family Foundation has matched the gift to provide a total of $100,000 in scholarship funding for individuals across...

SGTC head coach James Frey is shown above talking with the Lady Jets during a timeout against Georgia Highlands.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will be making their sixth consecutive trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball tournament which will be held March 16th – 21st at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, TX.     This will be the eighth time that the Lady Jets have made the trip to the national tournament with...

SGTC head coach Chris Ballauer and the Jets are ready for the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas and the match-up with South Plains on Tuesday, March 15th, at 10 a.m. CT.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams both qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I basketball tournaments for the second time in the 20-year history of the Jets basketball program.  This is the first time the Jets have qualified since...

SGTC 2021 -2022 Lady Jets are national tournament bound. Shown on the front row are: Luana Leite (1); Maikya Simmons (2), Kamya Hollingshed (30), Laurie Calixte (14), Cintia Lopez (13), and Majomary John Ubi (3). Standing (l to r) are: Assistant Coaches Demetrius Colston and Adenike Aderinto, manager, Alexia Dizeko (5), Camryn James (24), Tena Ikidi (15), Mame Thiaw (12), Fanta Gassama (23), Susana Yepes Posada (10), and Luana Leite (1) along with trainer Brian Davis and head coach James...

The SGTC Jets secured the GCAA Tournament Championship and earned the right to advance to the NJCAA National Tournament as the Southeast District Champions. Shown above with the GCAA Tournament and NJCAA Southeast District Championship plaque are the 2021 – 2022 Jets.Rome, GA – Sophomore guard Will Johnston hit back to back free-throws with 6.6 seconds remaining in overtime to give the South Georgia Technical College Jets a narrow 87 – 84 victory over the Georgia Highlands Chargers in...

Marvin Mchee, 10, was the top scorer for the Jets with 25 points in the NJCAA Region XVII semi-finals in Rome in a win over South Georgia State College.Rome, GA – The South Georgia Technical Jets overcame a 14-point deficit to take a 78 – 70 victory over the South Georgia State Hawks in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament semi-finals at Georgia Highlands College in Rome, GA Friday night.  The Jets will meet Georgia Highlands in the finals at 3...

GACE will hold a virtual career fair April 6 to connect jobseekers with employment opportunities across Georgia.South Georgia Technical College is partnering with over 40 colleges and universities across the state of Georgia this year to hold the GACE (Georgia Association of Colleges and Employers) Virtual Statewide Career Fair on Wednesday, April 6, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. This virtual event is open to students and alumni from South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and other...