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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) and SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the SGTC Foundation, Su Ann Bird (r), is shown above accepting the Sumter EMC Foundation check from Sumter EMC’s Whitney Johnson (c) in support of the SGTC Foundation’s annual TechForce Drive. Americus, GA —The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 to the South Georgia Technical College...

Gary Prince accepts new position at SGTC.   South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Gary Prince of Leesburg has been appointed as the SGTC Chief Information Officer over Technology. Prince will report to SGTC Vice President of Administrative Affairs Lea Coe.  The new appointment is effective immediately.    Prince has been working full-time with South Georgia Technical College since 2001 as the Information Systems Administrator, Technical Support Specialist...

Alexia Dizeko, 5, was the leading scorer and rebounds for the Lady Jets against Georgia Highlands. She had 19 points and 14 rebounds.Rome, GA – The number one nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets secured their 24th consecutive win with a 62 – 49 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory over Georgia Highlands College and former Lady Jet head coach Brandon Harrell in Rome last night to move to 11 – 0 and 24 – 1.    Georgia Highlands, which...

SGTC’s Aaron Pitts, 4, had 38 points for the Jets in the overtime loss to South Georgia State College.   South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore forward Aaron Pitts scored 38 points to lead the Jets to an impressive comeback against the second ranked South Georgia State Hawks and force the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) game into overtime.  However, South Georgia State outscored the Jets 23 – 12 in overtime to capture the 87 – 76 victory.    “I was very proud...

Gregory W. Harris, Sr. is a 1986 graduate of South Georgia Tech.   Gregory W. Harris, Sr., who was born and raised in Americus, graduated from the South Georgia Tech’s Business Equipment Technology Program in 1986 under retired instructor Harold (Buddy) Holloman and because of the excellent technical education he received, Harris has been able to work and thrive in that career for over 36 years.    “Because of the outstanding training I received at South Georgia Technical College, here...

Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith (l) is shown above presenting a check from the Rotary Club to Tredarrian Colbert (r), who was selected as the SGTC 2023 GOAL student of the year.     Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College barbering student Tredarrian Colbert of Americus with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club.  Colbert was recognized as the college’s 2023 Georgia Occupational...

SGTC has second highest enrollment percentage growth in TCSG for Fall Semester 2022.   South Georgia Technical College recorded the second highest percentage of enrollment growth for Fall semester in the Technical College System of Georgia and led the system in full-time enrollment growth percentage and full-time equivalent (FTE) percentage growth, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. The John M. Pope Center at South Georgia Technical College    South...

     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to retain the first-place position in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll for the fourth consecutive week.  The Lady Jets received all 10 first place votes based on their 23 – 1 record.      The Lady Jets had the week off after two conference games had to be rescheduled.  Central Georgia Tech and Andrew College both requested that their games last week be postponed. ...

Bryce Turner, 11, was the top scorer for the Jets against East Georgia State College.SWAINSBORO, Ga - Despite a 34 – 30 lead at the end of the first half, the South Georgia Technical College Jets allowed East Georgia to outscore them 44 – 25 in the second half and walk away with a 74 – 59 victory.  The loss dropped the jets to 2 – 7 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) and 5 – 17 overall.    The injury plagued Jets gave up 14 turnovers compared with East...

Shatarra Lundy named Administrative Assistant at South Georgia Technical College in Crisp County.     Shatarra Lundy of Vienna is joining South Georgia Technical College as an Administrative Assistant on the Crisp County Campus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  She will report to Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain.     Lundy is a recent graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Business Office Technology program and was nominated as the Student of...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (center) is shown above congratulating the four SGTC students who were presented with GADA scholarships recently by the SGTC Foundation. Shown (l to r) are SGTC Automotive Technology Instructor Brandon Dean with his scholarship students David Battle, Jr. and Jose Aguilar, Dr. Watford, and Auto Collision and Repair scholarship winners Brandon Ross and Traylon Blocker and their instructor Starlyn Sampson.   South Georgia Technical College Automotive...

    South Georgia Technical College has been named as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2023 by Intelligent.com, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  This is the fourth consecutive year that South Georgia Technical College has earned this distinction by two different organizations.     Niche.com selected SGTC as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2020, 2021, and 2022 and now Intelligent.com has recognized South Georgia Tech for 2023.  The...