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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...

Justin Johnson, 5, led the Jets in scoring with 18 points against East Georgia State. The South Georgia Technical College Jets came out strong in their last Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) 2018 – 2019 regular season game Saturday and defeated East Georgia State College, 88 – 66. The win allowed the Jets to finish the GCAA season in 3rd place and earn the right to host a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament quarterfinal game on...

: South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with the 2018 – 2019 Region XVII Champion Lady Jets and head coach James Frey and Assistant Coach Kezia Conyers. The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated Brandon Harrell and the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers 75 – 57 in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII Tournament finals Saturday to capture their third consecutive NJCAA Region XVII title. ...

Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din had 13 points in the Lady Jets win over Albany Tech in the NJCAA Region XVII quarter-final contest.   The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets took care of business Friday night in a match-up against the fourth ranked Albany Tech Lady Titans in the semi-final round of the NJCAA Region XVII Division I tournament in Americus and earned the right to advance to the finals for the sixth consecutive season.   The Lady Jets defeated Albany Tech...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets clinched the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association regular season conference title with an unblemished 18 – 0 season but remained locked in at the 20th spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings this week. The Lady Jets are 27 – 3 overall. All three losses were to teams included in the NJCAA national rankings.   The Lady Jets will be hosting the NJCAA Region XVII...

RVRC Executive Director Patti Cullen is shown above (center) accepting a plaque from South Georgia Technical College officials in appreciation of her 38 years of service to the River Valley Regional Commission. Shown (l to r) with Cullen are SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services Michelle McGowan, SGTC Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers, SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services Paul Farr and SGTC President Dr. John Watford. South Georgia Technical...

Justin Johnson, 5, led the Jets in scoring against Gordon with 23 points. The South Georgia Technical College Jets moved one step closer to possibly hosting one of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District XVII tournament games after defeating Gordon State College, 77 – 70 Wednesday night in the Hangar on the SGTC Americus campus.   “This was a big win. I mean a big win,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head basketball coach Travis Garrett,...

Kelsi Cannon accepts her Student of Excellence plaque from SGTC vice president of academic affairs David Kuipers. In addition to Student of Excellence, Cannon was also named as the college’s GOAL representative for 2019. Twenty-one days after being announced as the GOAL winner for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), Kelsi Cannon of Ellaville is taking home a new title: SGTC Americus Campus’ Student of Excellence, February 2019. The practical nursing student was awarded the...