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Aaron Pitts, 4, sophomore guard from Columbus, GA who played for Chattahoochee Valley last season, led the Jets in scoring with 18 points.    Heart and hustle allowed the South Georgia Technical College Jets to overcome a 10-point deficit with less than 14 minutes on the clock and come away with a 79 – 74 victory over the Gulf Coast Commodores in the Jets first regular season game for the 2022 – 2023 basketball season.    “This was a great win,” said South Georgia Technical College...

Terrie Smith is shown above with the 1967, 1968, and 1969 annuals from the South Georgia Tech Vocational School donated to SGTC by Linda Carll.   Linda Carll of Lafollette, TN, contacted South Georgia Technical College recently and asked if the college would be interested in securing copies of the 1967, 1968, and 1969 South Georgia Tech Vocational School Technic yearbooks.   Her late husband, Robert Curtis Carll, Jr., had attended and graduated from SGTC in 1969.    Robert Curtis Carll,...

Students from Crisp County Elementary School watch a demonstration from SGTC welding instructor Brad Aldridge during the recent STEM Days event at SGTC’s Crisp County Center.South Georgia Technical College recently hosted fifth-graders from Crisp County Elementary School (CCES) for a series of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) days at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. SGTC instructors in healthcare, computers, welding, and culinary arts showcased their...

SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley works with the college’s new virtual reality training system.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a training session for instructors on the use of the college’s new virtual reality (VR) system. Those in attendance had the opportunity to experience the VR equipment and software first hand with guidance from a representative of Transfr, the company behind the program. SGTC will implement the system for both recruiting and instructional...

SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers (left) presents a plaque to Sports and Fitness Management student Loes Rozing to commemorate her selection as the overall SGTC Student of Excellence.Seated (l-r) are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Devin Daniels, Crystal Bullard, and Loes Rozing. Standing (l-r) are instructors Brenda Boone, Veronda Cladd, Mary Cross, and Karim Mawuenyega. Not pictured is nominee April Beamon.Loes Rozing of Heiloo, Netherlands was recently honored as...

Images from the recent Halloween Bingo/Costume Contest at SGTCSGTC Costume Contest winners Roxall Foster (left) and Zachary DraperThe South Georgia Technical College Office of Student Affairs recently hosted a Halloween Bingo Night event and costume contest in Hicks Hall on the SGTC campus in Americus. Roxall Foster and Zachary Draper were selected as winners of the costume contest. Images from the recent Halloween Bingo/Costume Contest at SGTC

Charlette PinesFrom the Albany Herald: On Jan. 4, 2019, Charlotte Pines' family had just returned from celebrating Christmas and New Year's in Atlanta. Having made a resolution to improve her health, she was planning to do a "girl's push-up," as she calls it, with her knees on the floor. "My other son challenged me to do a regular push-up," she said. "When I got up, my breast was hard. I said maybe I should check it out. As I rubbed my hand on the side of my breast, I felt a bump." Pines'...

Pictured at a recent on-campus recruiting event by the Georgia Department of Corrections/Macon State Prison are (back row, l-r): SGTC Police Chief Sammy Stone; criminal justice students Cania Dawson and Donovan Hill; Macon State Prison Human Resources Technician Shania Gaston; (front row l-r) SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter; Criminal Justice instructor Teresa McCook; Lt. Ferisa Sims of Macon State Prison; and criminal justice students Traneisha Burns and Mariticia...

SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin leads students in a workshop on using the Focus2 Career education and career planning platform.Students at South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently had the opportunity to attend a workshop on how to use the Focus2 Career online, self-guided career and education planning system. SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin led the workshop and instructed attendees on setting up an account and getting the...

Terrie Wooden, a two-year Breast Cancer Survivor who is also the Human Resources Specialist for the Sumter County Board of Commissioners, was the guest speaker.Shown above are some of the SGTC faculty, staff, and students who turned out for the SGTC Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on the SGTC campus recently.   Hope, Fight, Cure.  Those were the words that helped Terri Wooden, Human Resources Specialist for the Sumter County Board of Commissioners, overcome a battle with breast cancer.  The...

Seated (l to r) for the Jets 2022- 2023 team are: Bryce Turner, 11; Semaj Henderson, 2; Kallin Fornesca, 5; Aaron Pitts, 4; head coach Chris Ballauer, Tim Loud, 0; Jordan Brown, 1; Deonte Williams, 12; and Justin Evans, 23. Standing (l to r) are Assistant coach Karim Mawuenyega, red shirt players Abraham Garjah and Samad Wazeerud-Din; Nathan Wilson, 20; Noah Barnett, 33; Sammy Mike 14 ; Ryan Djoussa, 3; and red shirt player Tyren Lebeauf, manager Malik Morgan, and athletic coordinator Terri Battle.    ...

Shown above is SGTC President Dr. John Watford talking with the CAT Think Big Advisory Committee members recently. Also shown is Caterpillar Advisory Committee Chairman Jeff Cornwell.Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford met with representatives from six Caterpillar Dealers from across the Southeastern United States, during the “ThinkBIG” Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology Advisory Committee meeting at South Georgia Technical College...