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SGTC National Technical Honor Society Induction held recently. Shown above are SGTC NTHS advisor Chester Taylor, SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology Instructor Don Rountree, new inductee Noa James, Kellin Cuevas, Caleb Smith, and Alex Chadwick next to SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology Instructor Kyle Hartsfield. The South Georgia Technical College chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) inducted four new members in a ceremony in the John M. Pope...

Retired SGTC Aviation Maintenance instructor Mike CochranA celebration of life service has been planned for South Georgia Technical College retired aviation maintenance technology instructor, Mr. Michael Paul Cochran, age 63, who passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Central Baptist Church. Dr. Bryan Myers, Reverend Earl Dunmon, and Reverend Sam Tate will officiate.    Mr. Cochran was born February 18, 1956 in...

Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce President Monica Simmons stands with her husband David (left) and son Rob shortly after the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives presented her with its Legacy Award, the organization's most prestigious award. South Georgia Technical College Foundation Trustee and Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce President Monica Simmons was presented with the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives’ top award – the GACCE Legacy award...

Americus Fire Department officials volunteer to cook out for the South Georgia Technical College Aviation students at the end of Summer Semester. Shown above are the firemen with their “We are Impacting Success @ SGTC” t-shirts and then they are shown with members of the SGTC aviation department and their students. The Americus Fire Department impacted student success at South Georgia Technical College recently by cooking out for the South Georgia Technical College Aviation...

Mike Cochran is shown above with a group of his former students. This was one of the last field trips that he took with students before his retirement in 2012. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and the South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff were saddened to learn of the airplane crash that claimed the life of retired Aviation Maintenance Instructor Mike Cochran.     “On behalf of everyone at South Georgia Technical College, I would like to...

South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets 2018 – 2019 team ranked 5th in the nation academically by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association released its 2018-2019 academic team honor rolls recently and the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets earned fifth place nationally for its overall team grade point average (GPA).    Earlier this year, the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) had released its 2018-2019...

South Georgia Technical College EMT Instructor Brad Harnum is shown above with SGTC students who are completing the EMT portion of their training and moving into the Advanced EMT program Fall Semester. They are: Jacob Shepherd, Umika Williams, David Wilson, Justin Alford, Makayla Butcher, Christopher Hawkins, and Jason Hudson. Air Evac Lifeteam, the largest independently owned and operated membership-supported air ambulance service in the United States, conducted a training with South...

Steve Spangler is doing a science experience that involves dropping eggs into water without them breaking. South Georgia Technical College will be hosting Emmy Award Winner Steve Spangler for a FREE Back to School Event on Tuesday, August 13th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the South Georgia Technical College James S. Peters gymnasium. The public is invited to attend.     Steve Spangler is a science celebrity educator who has appeared on the Ellen Show. Steve enjoys the science of...

South Georgia Technical College has been impacting student success for over 70 years. South Georgia Technical College Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain is shown above with Crisp County Center Instructors Karen Bloodworth and Teresa Jolly and their PBL students who took first and fifth place in the national PBL competition recently competing against university, graduate, and community college students. The students are: Allysia Oliver, Christopher Mathews, and PBL National Winner...

South Georgia Tech to host Registration/Preview Day July 17th. South Georgia Technical College will be hosting a Fall Semester Registration/Preview Day on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses on Wednesday, July 17th, 2019. Students who apply and register for Fall Semester on July 17th will have their $25 application free waived and receive a free t-shirt with the new slogan, “We are Impacting Student Success at SGTC,” while supplies last. Refreshments will also be...

Lady Jets 2018 – 2019 team ranked 7th in the NJCAA nationally in overall academics. Smart and Talented! Those two words describe the South Georgia Technical College 2018 – 2019 Lady Jets Division I intercollegiate basketball team. The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) 2018 -2019 Academic Teams of the Year were just released and the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were ranked 7th in the nation in Division I women’s basketball for their academic...

South Georgia Technical College students Andreas Edwards and Shantelle Brito are shown above with PBL Advisor Dr. Andrea Oates at the PBL National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas, recently. South Georgia Technical College’s Americus PBL chapter earned six national chapter and individual awards at the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) National Leadership Conference (NLC) in San Antonio, Texas recently. The six awards and recognitions earn by the Americus PBL Chapter included: being...