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Fatou Pouye, 12, named GCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.South Georgia Technical College sophomore forward Fatou Pouye from Kaolack, Senegal, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I women’s basketball Player of the Week for her performance on the court for the first week of January 2019. This is the third time this season that Pouye has been selected for this honor and the fourth time that a Lady Jets player has been...

Ruth Jones (right) is shown above with her sons Phillip and Tom at one of the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Donor Dinners.South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Foundation nominated Ruth S. Jones of Americus as their outstanding Volunteer of the Year award for 2018 – 2019. She was also nominated as a Technical College Foundation Association Volunteer of the Year. “Ruth Jones was selected as the South Georgia Technical College and South...

Sophomore forward Ricka Jackson, 1, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 16 points.The South Georgia Technical College nationally ranked Lady Jets moved to 16 – 2 overall and 8 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) standings with an impressive 108 – 54 victory over the Andrew College Lady Fighting Tigers Saturday. The Jets tried to make it a clean sweep, but they fell 86 – 71 to Andrew’s men in their second conference game of the new year to drop to 4 –...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (r) is shown above presenting retiring Crisp County Center Medical Assisting Instructor Vickie Gilbert with a retirement plaque thanking her for her 11 years of service to the students at South Georgia Tech.South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Medical Assisting Instructor Vickie Gilbert was recognized recently for her retirement with over 11 years of service to the Medical Assisting students from the Crisp County...

Sophomore guard Alyssa Nieves, 4, hit six consecutive three point shots to lead the Lady Jets to an 87 – 58 win over Central Georgia Tech in Macon. She had 22 points on the night.Sophomore guard Alyssa Nieves, 4, hit six consecutive three point shots to lead the Lady Jets to an 87 – 58 win over Central Georgia Tech in Macon. She had 22 points on the night. Freshman guard Justin Johnson, 5, was the only Jet to score in double-figures with 26 points in a disappointing loss to Central...

Carenda Starling is shown above (l to r) with Lt. Michael Sangster’s mom, Connie Sangster Youngblood, his sister, Melissa, and dad, Robert Sangster, Sr., receiving the Lt. Michael Sangster Scholarship award during the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy Class 18-02 graduation ceremony.Carenda Starling of Dawson, GA was selected as the recipient of the South Georgia Technical College Lt. Michael Sangster Law Enforcement Academy endowed scholarship from the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) Class...

Want to learn new skills for the New Year. Register for Spring Semester classes at South Georgia Technical College. Registration is Monday, January 7th and classes begin January 9th. Start training for a new career in 2019!South Georgia Technical College will be hosting registration and orientation for Spring Semester 2019 on Monday, January 7th on the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses. Spring Semester classes begin on Wednesday, January 9th but all students are urged to apply...

South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray is shown above presenting Kody Barfield with the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship. Kody Barfield of Warner Robins was awarded the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 18 – 02 graduation ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently. He also received the...

Fatou Poye, 12, goes up for two points to lead the Lady Jets in scoring in their win over Eastern Florida on New Year’s Eve in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets rebounded from an embarrassing loss to Shelton State on Sunday to finish the 2018 year with an impressive 81 – 70 victory over a tough Eastern Florida Lady Titan team in the last game of the SGTC Lady Jets Holiday Basketball Classic on New Year’s Eve. In the other final contest,...

Paul and Sharon Smith Johnson (right to left) are shown above recognizing Cora Baker of the Terrell County Sheriff’s Office with a Smarr-Smith Criminal Justice Scholarship.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 Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Cora K. Baker of the Terrell County Sheriff’s Department and...

Jaylan McKinney, 1, is shown above being knocked down while driving to the basket. He made the layup and the free throw for an old fashioned three-point play.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 in the Hangar Sunday. However, the 16th ranked Lady Jets were not that fortunate when they met the 12th ranked Shelton State Lady Bucs and fell hard in...

Alyssa Nieves, 4, is shown above putting up a three pointer to lead the Lady Jets to a win over St. Petersburg.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 rolled to a 75 – 65 win over the Wallace State Lions in the opening game and then the Shelton State Bucs came from behind to beat the South Georgia Technical College Jets by 10 in an 84 – 74...