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SGTC’s Alexia Dizeko, 5, was named GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets freshman shooting forward Alexia Dizeko ofSion, Switzerland, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for January 17, 2022.  This was her second selection in three weeks.   This is the third week of the 2022 year and fourth time this season that individual SGTC Lady Jets have been recognized for outstanding...

Alexia Dizeko goes in for a layup in the SGTC Lady Jets victory over Albany Tech.Marvin McGhee gets off a three-point shot for the Jets against Albany Tech.South Georgia Technical College split a recent doubleheader against Albany Technical College in The Hangar on the SGTC campus in Americus. The SGTC Lady Jets won going away by a final score of 83-56, while the men fell in double overtime 102-97. The Lady Jets now stand at 16-4 overall and 6-2 in conference play. The Jets are now 10-8...

SGTC’s Kamya Hollingshed, 30, was named GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets redshirt shooting guard Kamya Hollingshed of Locus Grove, GA, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for January 10, 2022.    This is the second week of the 2022 year that the SGTC Lady Jets have been recognized for outstanding conference play.   SGTC freshman Alexia Dizeko of Sion, Switzerland was...

Jaylen Reynolds, 3, led the Jets to victory over Gordon State College on the road.Barnesville, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets secured a 72 – 63 victory over Gordon College in Barnesville Tuesday to move to 2 – 1 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) and remain tied for second place.  Gordon College dropped to 0 – 2 in the GCAA.    Georgia Highlands and Central Georgia Tech are currently tied for first place in the conference with 1 – 0 records and...

The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, January 18 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Students from the SGTC Practical Nursing program will be on hand to assist the Red Cross. By taking a moment from your day to donate, you may be giving someone else a chance at...

SGTC CIS Alumnus Chance Simpson is shown above in front of the Johns Hopkins University sign and looking at his Johns Hopkins scarf and sweatshirt.Marshallville, GA – Chance Simpson of Marshallville signed up as a dual enrollment student at South Georgia Technical College at the start of his 10th grade year at Macon County High School.  He graduated with his associate degree in Computer Networking Support just a few weeks shy of graduating from high school and earned acceptance into the...

The SGTC screening committee is shown above: Jennifer Robinson, Special Populations Coordinator; Paul Farr, Director of Business and Industry Services; Sammy Stone, Campus Safety Director; Dianne Trueblood, Director of Information Technology, and Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management.Martha Arrington, coordinator for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program at South Georgia Technical College, has announced the members of the screening committee that will interview...

Jets basketball logo   The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets will play Albany Technical College in a conference double-header at home on Thursday, January 13th.  The Lady Jets will open at 5:30 p.m. and the Jets will follow at 7:30 p.m.    This a change from the regular season schedule.  The Jets were scheduled to play a single game at home against Albany Tech at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 13th and the Lady Jets were scheduled to play the Albany Tech Lady Titans at home on...

Jalen Reynolds, 3, is shown above. He led the Jets in scoring and rebounding against Southern Crescent.Griffin, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped a narrow 62 – 61 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) decision to the Southern Crescent Tigers to fall to 1 – 1 in the conference and 9 – 7 overall.  The Jets are currently tied for third place in the conference behind East Georgia and Southern Crescent.    “We didn’t show up ready to play,” said SGTC...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) and SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the SGTC Foundation, Su Ann Bird (r), is shown above accepting the Sumter EMC Foundation check from Sumter EMC’s Whitney Johnson for an endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College.Americus, GA —The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 to the South Georgia Technical College...

Marvin McGhee, III, (10) is shown above hitting a foul shot with 1.3 seconds remaining to lift the Jets to an 86 – 85 win over the defending GCAA champion South Georgia State College Hawks.     Sophomore guard Marvin McGhee, III, of Atlanta, sank one of two free throws with 1.3 seconds remaining on the game clock to lift the South Georgia Technical College Jets to an 86 – 85 win over the GCAA defending champion South Georgia State College Hawks in the Hangar on the Americus...

Erika Carrillo Arias   Erika Carrillo Arias of Americus has been hired as the South Georgia Technical College Human Resources Specialist effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to Human Resources Coordinator Stephanie Preskitt and Vice President of Administrative Services Lea Coe.    As the Human Resources Specialist for SGTC, Carrillo Arias’ responsibilities will provide administrative and technical support to one or more functional areas of HR...