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South Georgia Technical College students in aviation, automotive and electrical lineworker classes can now qualify for additional HOPE Career Grant funding. Shown above are students in the SGTC aviation and automotive program areas who may receive the additional funding.New and existing students enrolling at South Georgia Technical College have the opportunity to benefit from the expansion of the HOPE Career Grant announced by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal recently, said South Georgia...

South Georgia Tech Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey is tapped to serve as the NJCAA Region 17 women’s director in addition to his duties with South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach has been tapped to serve as the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Region 17 women’s Director. He is joined by David Elder, Commissioner of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association, who...

2017 – 2018 Jets – Shown above (l to r) kneeling: Malik Wilson (4), Mike Boone (5), Da’monte Greene (15), Emeshuan Offord (12), and Rico Simmons (1). Standing are: Assistant Coach Chris Ballauer, Manager Wayne Bell, Darius Webster (3), Adonis Green (2), DeAndre Hamilton (21), Sam Matice (33), DeVante Foster (0), Dominique Walker, (20), Nemanja Jovanovic (32), Marquel Wiggins (34), Dawan Bass (11), and head coach Travis Garrett.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets...

Marquel Wiggins of Oglethorpe accounted for 43 points in the Central Florida Thanksgiving Classic Tournament in Ocala, FL.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both came away with wins in a pre-season double-header scrimmage in the Hangar recently. The Jets held off a last minute attack to defeat Middle Georgia Prep, 82 – 78 in the opening game and then the Lady Jets closed out the night with a 71 – 57 victory over the Albany State Lady Rams. “It was a good...

Kanna Suzuki, October 2017 Student of Excellence, stands in front of the Student of Excellence banner while holding her plaque. Kanna Suzuki of Hamamatsu, Japan, a Sports and Fitness Management major at South Georgia Technical College, was named the SGTC Student of Excellence during the college’s recent student recognition ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. Suzuki, who is also a member of the Lady Jets basketball team, was nominated...

Director of First Baptist Child Development Center Nina Adams speaks to a class of Early Childhood Care and Education majors at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center recently. The Early Childhood Care and Education program at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center hosted a guest speaker recently from the First Baptist Child Development Center in Cordele. Nina Adams, director of First Baptist Child Development Center, visited with early childhood care and...

Faculty, staff and students show support at the Red Ribbon Week EventSouth Georgia Technical College’s Campus Life and Student Government Association held a Red Ribbon Week event on the Americus campus recently in Hicks Hall.  Students attending the rally received a Red Ribbon. Janice Harris, Chairperson for the Americus and Sumter County Red Ribbon campaign, gave an overview of Red Ribbon Week and how drug awareness will be promoted throughout the week. A community-wide kickoff was held...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Dr. John Watford announced the college’s Summer Semester President’s List recently, which included 39 students. In order to qualify for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Bacon County: Colyn A. Johnson of Nicholls, Aviation Maintenance Technology. Crisp County: Desiray Chantay Kenney of...

Pictured left to right are SGTC Medical Assisting Advisory Committee members Vanessa Wall, Denise Burgess, Diana Skipper, Carolyn Campbell, Juanita Nelson, Shannon Cranford and Lynn Lightner.The South Georgia Technical College Medical Assisting advisory committee met recently in McLain Hall on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Medical Assisting program. SGTC Medical...

A 27-foot Lexington Pontoon Boat sits parked in front of the John M. Pope Center to draw in interested applicants. The Job Fair was held in the Pope Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. South Georgia Technical College hosted a job fair for Sumter County’s newest marine manufacturer, Lexington Pontoon Boats, in the John M. Pope Center on the college’s Americus campus recently. Over 50 applicants attended the event. The company interviewed attendees in hopes of filling some of its 80...

SGTC’s newly elected student organization officers are pictured at a recent leadership retreat with SGTC’s Assistant to the President Don Smith. (Back row) Pictured left to right: Michael Karns, Joshua Chappell, Tonya Rodgers, Christian Holloman, Mary Solis, Michael Dewberry, Alexandra Joiner, Desiray Kennery and Dakota Hall. (Front row) Pictured left to right: Don Smith, Branyon Kendrick, Adrienne Clayton, La’Keista Davis, Andrea Burton-Willis, Diamond Taylor, Kimberly Trejo, Amber...

South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on the Cordele Campus on Thursday, October 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the LaPorte Auditorium and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Following recent natural disasters, blood is needed for emergency transfusions as well as replenish supplies that have expired. According to the American Red Cross the average shelf life of refrigerated blood is 42 days. By...