Athletics News

South Georgia Technical College’s EAGLE representative Heather Hinton of Oglethorpe is shown above receiving an IPAD from TCSG Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education Dr. Cavanna Good.ATLANTA, GA - South Georgia Technical College's Heather Hinton of Oglethorpe was recognized at the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) 26th annual Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Conference in Atlanta recently along with the other 25 top adult education students from around...

Bob Cunningham (l) from John Deere is shown above welcoming each of the John Deere employees and Dealers to the two-day training session. Americus, GA – Approximately 200 John Deere officials from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama took part in the John Deere 2019 Division P Optimization Training event at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA recently. The training was held in South Georgia Tech’s Energy and Transportation Center in the John Deere Ag Tech classrooms...

Shown above are the South Georgia Technical College Sophomore Lady Jets who were named to the GCAA All-Academic team for 2018-2019. They are: Aubrey Maulden, 20, Bigue Sarr, 21, Alyssa Nieves, 4, Ricka Jackson, 1, Fatour Pouye, 12, and Mari Hill, 10. Seven members of the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets 2018 – 2019 basketball teams have earned Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I All-Academic Team honors, announced GCAA Executive Director David...

Kenneth Hair Kenneth Hair of Ellaville has been hired as a new full-time Commercial Truck Driving Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus as well as the Crisp County Center effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.   “Hair has nearly 30 years of experience in the Commercial Truck Driving field and has varied experience as a supervisor and as a short haul and long haul driver. We believe that he will be...

Advancing Sumter Flyer announcing Leadership Training.   The Advancing Sumter Community Leadership Development Program will host a 2-day leadership workshop in Americus. The Saturday sessions will be held on March 23rd and March 30th from 9 am to 5 pm at the Georgia Southwestern State University Student Success Center.   The certificated two-day program uses the University of Georgia's Fanning Institute for Leadership Development curriculum.  Topics include:  Understanding Community...

South Georgia Technical College Grants Coordinator and STEM Day Coordinator Nancy Fitzgerald is shown above with Chattahoochee Flint RESA Executive Director Richard McCorkle and RESA Stem Day Coordinator Heidi Gooden. Imagine, Invent, Inspire, – those three words explain the entire emphasis of the South Georgia Technical College STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Day efforts that involved more than 700 middle school students and teachers from Marion County, Schley...

Danny Wingard of Sumter Electric Membership Corporation is shown above presenting a check from the Georgia EMC Foremen & Supervisors’ Association for scholarships to students in the SGTC Electrical Lineworker program to SGTC President Dr. John Watford. Also shown with Wingard (second from right) and Dr. Watford (far right) are South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson, Electrical Lineworker students Justin Cooley of Monroe County, and Will Roberson of...

South Georgia Technical College Director of Business and Industry Services Paul Farr, SGTC Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers, SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain and SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services for the Crisp County area Michele McGowan are shown above at the SGTC informational table at the Crisp County 31st annual Atlanta Legislative Fish Fry. South Georgia Technical College officials traveled to Atlanta to participate in the Crisp County...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with head coach James Frey and assistant coach Kenzia Conyers and the 2018 – 2019 Lady Jets after they won the District J championship game against Spartanburg Methodist and earned the right to go to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets rolled to an impressive 100 – 51 victory over the Spartanburg Methodist Lady Pioneers from Spartanburg, S.C., in the National...

Earn college credit in just eight weeks by taking c-term classes.South Georgia Technical College is offering day, evening, and online eight week classes beginning March 11 on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses. The eight-week classes are part of the Spring Semester C-term which begins March 11 and ends May 2. C-term classes serve as an option for students who want to catch up or get ahead in their coursework. The classes, which are often fast-paced, allow students to earn an...

Sophomore Sam Matice, 33, had a double-double effort in his last game in a Jets uniform as he contributed 16 points, had 15 rebounds and two blocked shots in the NJCAA quarter-final match-up with East Georgia State College. The third ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets’ 2018 – 2019 basketball season came to halt Tuesday night in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XVII tournament when sixth ranked East Georgia College staged a 93 – 82...

Shown above are Lady Jets Mari Hill, 10, Ricka Jackson, 1, and Jet Justin Johnson, 5. Two members of the nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were selected to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII All-Tournament team for post season play after the Lady Jets captured their third consecutive NJCAA Region XVII title recently.  Jets freshman Justin Johnson also was tapped by the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) as a member...