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South Georgia Technical College Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and Law Enforcement Academy instructor Chief Vanessa Wall is shown above presenting the Lt. Michael Sangster Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship to Marcellous Deshun. Lou Crouch is also shown helping with the presentation. South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) instructors stressed the importance of getting a good education and that is something SGTC LEA 21-02 graduate Marcellous Deshun took...

Vanessa Wall is shown above displaying the plaque presented to her for the new SGTC Foundation endowed scholarship in her honor – the Chief Vanessa Wall Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Scholarship.    Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Vanessa Wall began her career at South Georgia Technical College nearly 20 years ago as the initial Criminal Justice Instructor.  She grew that program into one of the largest enrollment programs on the Americus campus and helped expand the program...

Pictured are the recent graduates of SGTC’s LPN program: (l-r) Shaquaita Robinson, Jazmine Minter, Jameelah Williams, Taylor Horne, Priscilla Mburu, Arielle Carter, Alexis Norwood, Cori Phillips.Eight graduates of the South Georgia Technical College Licensed Practical Nursing program received their nursing pins in a recent ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. A crowd of family, friends, administrators, and instructors attended the event to show...

Dr. Watford is shown above with Cadet Marcellous Deshun who was named as the LEA Class 21-02 Class Representative and Top Gun award winner. He also received the Chief Vanessa Wall Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Academy initial scholarship and the Lt. Michael Sangster Scholarship.    South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 21-02 completed their training and were presented with their Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certificates of completion in a small...

Freshman point guard Laurie Calixte, 14, came off the bench to lead the SGTC Lady Jets to a 73 – 65 conference win over East Georgia last week.Phenix City, AL - The 21st nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets traveled to Swainsboro and picked up a 73 – 65 conference win over East Georgia State College on Wednesday and then traveled to Phenix City, AL to take a 71 – 63 victory over Chattahoochee Valley Community College on Saturday.    The two wins moved the Lady...

Malik Battle, 1, and Will Johnston, 4, were the top scorers for the Jets in the Gulf Coast Classic this past weekend.Panama City, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets pulled an 82 – 76 victory over Gulf Coast in the opening game of the Gulf Coast Classic Tournament in Panama City, FL over the weekend but then dropped an 84 – 78 decision to the 25th nationally ranked Florida Southwestern State College Pirates in the next game.    The win over Gulf Coast snapped a five-game...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford congratulates graduate Lonnie Rogers at the recent South Georgia Technical College Fall Commencement ceremony.SGTC President Dr. John Watford congratulates graduate Kelli Rees at the recent South Georgia Technical College Fall Commencement ceremony.Over 220 individuals earned the right to be recognized at the South Georgia Technical College’s Fall 2021 drive-thru commencement ceremony Thursday, December 9th at 6 p.m. in the outdoor circular drive area...

SGTC High School Equivalency graduates prepare to be recognized for their accomplishment.SGTC President Dr. John Watford speaks to the High School Equivalency graduates in a recent ceremony at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College held its 2021 Fall High School Equivalency graduation ceremony recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus.  Twenty-one students in attendance were recognized for their accomplishment in earning...

Pictured standing (l-r) are SGTC instructors Mike Enfinger, Brad Aldridge, Hunter Little, Carol Cowan, and Brandy Nipper. Seated (l-r) are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Clifton Jordan, winner Hunter Aldridge, Bertha Lucas, Damaya Gee, and Lawanda Harper. Inset is nominee Selvin Ramirez Jeronimo.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center in Cordele recently recognized several students for outstanding work in their respective programs. Hunter Aldridge of Americus, a...

Will Johnston, 4, and Malik Battle, 1, were the top scorers for the Jets in the Chipola Classic this past weekend.Marianna, FL - The trips to Florida have been tough for the South Georgia Technical College Jets and they find themselves facing another trip this weekend.  The Jets dropped a narrow 75 – 71 loss to Gulf Coast State College in the opening game of the Chipola Classic on Friday and then suffered a 98 – 81 loss to third ranked Chipola on Saturday.  This was the fifth straight...

Fanta Gassama, 23, led the Lady Jets with 16 points and 25 rebounds.    The 21st nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets secured a 77 – 56 victory over Chattahoochee Valley Community College from Phenix City, AL, Saturday to move to 8 – 3 on the season.    “It was good to get back on the court Saturday after a pretty solid half against Albany Tech on Wednesday to see if we are improving,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head...

Community votes the Precision Machining and Manufacturing, Drafting, Electrical Systems, Electronics, and Industrial Systems display that was in front of the John M. Pope Center as the Best Display.    Nearly 1,000 individuals participated in the South Georgia Technical College sixth annual “Light Up Your Future” Drive-Thru event recently and participants were able to vote for their favorite displays electronically using a QR code from a cell phone or computer.    The joint display of...