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Shown above is Georgia Southwestern State University Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Joseph A. Comeau speaking to the South Georgia Technical College 2017 Fall GED graduation ceremony. Also shown are SGTC President Dr. John Watford, SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers, Rev. Michael Truitt, and SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Karen Werling.South Georgia Technical College held its 2017 Fall General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the...

Four South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and Jets were included in NJCAA individual rankings recently. Esther Adenike (24), Houlfat Mahouchiza (5) Marquel Wiggins (34) and DeVante Foster (0) were recognized for their talents on the court.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up one spot into 7th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball rankings this week. The Lady Jets were ranked 8th last week and were seeded 13th in the...

Clockwise from top left are GOAL semi-finalists Bailey Mills, Stephanie L. John, Noah McCleskey and Alexandra Joiner. The four semi-finalists will interview with a selection committee comprised of community leaders in order for a chance to compete for the statewide GOAL title.Four South Georgia Technical College students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Cynthia Carter, coordinator for the SGTC GOAL...

Members of the Student Government Association show off toys that were donated through their Adopt an Angel toy drive. Pictured left to right are Kari Bodrey, Alexandra Joiner, Dakota Hall, Christian Powell, Kelly Wilkerson, Mercedes Rincon, Joshua Chappell and Desiray Kenney. Pictured left to right: Kari Bodrey, Joshua Chappell, Nicole Dawson, Christian Powell, Dontavious Harrell, Dakota Hall and Katrice Taylor hold up their Holiday cards which they signed as part of the National Technical...

South Georgia Technical College’s Marquel Wiggins (34) and Esther Adenike (24) were selected as the GCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week recently.South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore forward Marquel Wiggins and Lady Jets sophomore forward Esther Adenike were both selected as the Division I basketball Players of the Week for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. This is the third consecutive week that both the South Georgia Technical College...

SGTC EMT Instructor Bryan Barnes is shown above standing (left) and talking with SGTC EMT students who are going through an exercise in the SGTC EMT lab area.South Georgia Technical College will be offering a combined Firefighter/Emergency Medical Services Professional diploma for students interested in entry level employment in the public safety areas of fire science and emergency medical services beginning Spring Semester, January 10th, 2018. Students enrolling in this program may be...

Shown above are some of the individuals that participated in the Emergency Operations tabletop exercise recently at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College officials participated in a tabletop emergency operations exercise recently with approximately 30 individuals from the Sumter County Emergency Management organization, Sumter County Sheriff’s office, the Americus Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, Phoebe Sumter Hospital, the local emergency planning...

Performance Improvement Advisor Tony Swaim (r) is shown above talking to area business leaders about how to solve problems and improve business opportunities.South Georgia Technical College hosted a lunch and learn session for business and industry leaders to identify improvement tools to help them solve problems and grow their businesses. The event was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Approximately 40 individuals from the surrounding area...

The Americus chapter of South Georgia Technical College’s Student Government Association (SGA) is sponsoring its third annual Toiletry Drive for area community service organizations from now until Dec. 15, SGA advisor Dr. Michele Seay announced. SGTC students, faculty and staff members as well as members from the Sumter County community are encouraged to bring items such as shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes and other toiletry items to the General Education office in the Energy and...

South Georgia Tech’s Marquel Wiggins (34) led the Jets to an impressive win over Tallahassee Community College in a 96 – 88 over-time decision over the NJCAA’s fourth ranked team. He is shown above with a dunk in over-time that broke the Eagles will to win. He wound up with 31 points and 20 rebounds.The South Georgia Technical College Jets upset the unbeaten fourth-ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Tallahassee Community College Eagles 96 – 88 in overtime...

Dr. Michelle Seay, SGTC instructor and member of the READ (Reaching Every Academic Dream) QEP Team, reads off a few tips to help students manage their stress during their upcoming final exams.In preparation of upcoming final exams, about 30 South Georgia Technical College students joined in the Student Center in Hicks Hall to hear study tips and tips on avoiding stress from SGTC instructors recently. The READ (Reaching Every Academic Dream) QEP Team hosted the session to help students...

Schley County students stand with SGTC representative Beth Brooks at the SGTC admissions table during a recent “Apply to College Day” event at SCHS. Schley County High School recently hosted South Georgia Technical College for its annual “Apply to College Day” on Nov. 15, where seniors were able to apply to the college at no cost. Students wandered between tables in the media center finding out more information about the colleges who were represented. Beth Brooks, high school...