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South Georgia Technical College’s Lady Jets earned the NJCAA District J Championship to earn the right to return to the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas for the second year in a row.Spartanburg, SC - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets roared to a 69 – 42 victory over the Spartanburg Methodist Lady Pioneers in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s Basketball District J championship to earn their second consecutive trip to the...

South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett and assistant coach Chris Ballauer are shown above with the SGTC 2017 – 2018 Jets and the NJCAA Division I men’s basketball Region XVII runner-up trophy after the tournament finals on Saturday in Rome, GA.Rome, GA - One upset was all the South Georgia Technical College Jets could manage in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament in Rome this weekend. After the fourth-seeded South...

SGTC sophomore guard Rico Simmons (1) led the Jets in scoring with 27 points in a dramatic come from behind win over Georgia Highlands in the semi-final round of the NJCAA Region XVII tournament. Georgia Highlands had won the NJCAA Region XVII tournament for the past three years.Rome, GA - The fourth-seeded South Georgia Technical College Jets denied the Georgia College Athletic Association (GCAA) champion Georgia Highlands State College Chargers the opportunity to compete for their fourth...

Christian Holloman of Buena Vista is representing SGTC at the EAGLE Leadership Institute in Atlanta.Christian Holloman of Buena Vista has been selected to represent South Georgia Technical College at the Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Leadership Institute in Atlanta. The EAGLE Leadership Institute recognizes and honors those students who have demonstrated superior achievement in adult education classes and programs. EAGLE is the first statewide program in the...

SGTC Lady Jet Ricka Jackson (1) was selected as the MVP for the NJCAA Region XVII tournament which South Georgia Technical College won recently.The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets travel to Spartanburg, SC to face Spartanburg Methodist in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District J Championship game on Saturday, March 10th at 2 p.m. The winner of that game advances to the NJCAA Division I women’s national basketball tournament in...

South Georgia Technical College’s Lady Jets Esther “Nike” Adenike (24) was named to the WBCA All-American team for 2018.South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore forward Esther Adenike from Lagos, Nigeria, was selected to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WCBA) Two-Year College women’s basketball All-American team for 2018. She helped lead the Lady Jets to the NJCAA Division I women’s national tournament last season and is hoping that the Lady Jets can return...

South Georgia Technical College Jets Marquel Wiggins (34), Rico Simmons (1), and Dawan Bass (11) selected to the GCAA All-Region teams for the 2017 – 2018 season.The South Georgia Technical College Jets had three players named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s basketball 2017 – 2018 All Region teams. Sophomore forward Marquel Wiggins of Oglethorpe, Georgia, was selected as a first team All-Region player. The 6’ 6” player is averaging 15.7...

Sophomore guard Mike Boone (5) led the Jets in scoring with 19 points in their first round win in the NJCAA Region XVII tournament.The fourth-ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets came away with an impressive 91 – 69 victory over the fifth-seeded East Georgia State College Bobcats in the first round of the NJCAA Region XVII Division I men’s basketball tournament at the Hangar on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus Tuesday night. That win allows the Jets to advance...

South Georgia Technical College Business and Industry Services Director Michelle McGowan is shown above with Goldens’ Foundry Plant Manager Bill Vanness and Goldens’ Human Resources Manager Teresa Aspinwall in front of the plant sign.South Georgia Technical College nominated Goldens’ Foundry in Crisp County as a medium manufacturer from this area to be recognized at the Georgia Manufacturing Appreciation Week Luncheon at the Georgia International Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers is shown above with Café Campesino officials who have been nominated by SGTC as a Small Manufacturer of the Year for Georgia. Shown (l to r) are Summers, Bill Harris, Jr., Nema Ethridge, Tripp Pomeroy and SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services Paul Farr.Sumter County’s Café Campesino, Golden Gourmet Meals, LLC, and Leatherbrook Holsteins, LLC, were each nominated by South Georgia Technical...

Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Executive Director David Elder (right) is shown above with the NJCAA Region XVII Division I women’s basketball Champion South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets squad.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are shown above with President Dr. John Watford and their second consecutive NJCAA Region XVII tournament trophy.The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their second consecutive National Junior College...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above congratulating Eva Porter for graduating with her Early Childhood Care and Education diploma at South Georgia Technical College. Mrs. Porter started her classes in Marion County and then completed the diploma by taking classes on the Americus campus and on-line. Dr. George Porter is also shown congratulating his wife and thanking Dr. Watford for this great partnership with the Marion County Schools. BUENA...