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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above presenting the Smallwood – Sondron Scholarship award to Dillan Jerkins.     Dillan Jerkins of Plains, GA, was awarded the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the conclusion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 23 – 01 training.        Lou Crouch of Bryon endowed this scholarship for the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement Academy in memory of...

SGTC Lady Jets head coach James Frey along with assistant coaches Olivia Melvin and Ricka Jackson are shown with the members of the 2022 – 2023 Lady Jets with their plaques.New Mexico State University head coach Jody Adams was the guest speaker at the SGTC Jets Booster Club end of the season banquet.  “A good year and a great year,” was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington summed up the 2022 – 2023 basketball season for the Jets and...

Pictured left to right are SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley, Drafting instructor Kristie Hudson, WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai, and Cooper Lighting Lead Designer Teresa Crawford at a recent meeting of the SGTC Drafting program advisory committee.The advisory committee for the drafting program at South Georgia Technical College recently held its spring semester advisory meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Representatives from the drafting...

South Georgia Technical College Career Services Director Cynthia Carter (left) with Valerie Hicks of the Mercer University Educational Opportunity at a recent financial literacy workshop for students at the SGTC Crisp County Center.Valerie Hicks (standing, left) of the Mercer University Educational Opportunity Center taught students about financial literacy in a recent workshop at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center.South Georgia Technical College’s Career Services...

SGTC's Fanta Gassama commits to Arizona.From Arizona Basketball By K Doss South Georgia Technical College post Fanta Gassama had it planned. She was headed to Cincinnati after a strong finish at the junior college level. A coaching change in Ohio reopened her recruitment. Now, she will add to the growing number of frontcourt players at Arizona next season. While the 6-foot-1 sophomore is listed as a center by her juco team, the announcement of her commitment to Arizona lists her...

Shown above are the 8th graders from Furlow Charter School, Schley, Macon, Webster and Crisp Counties that attended the event.   Nearly 200 eighth graders from five different surrounding counties attended the STEM/STEAM Aviation/Avionics Day hosted by South Georgia Technical College and Chattahoochee-Flint RESA on the SGTC Americus campus.    South Georgia Technical College is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and aviation maintenance was one of the first programs offered at the...

South Georgia Technical College is “Going the Extra Mile” to deliver workforce education. Enroll today for Summer Semester.    South Georgia Technical College is currently registering students for an eight-week summer semester session which begins on May 24 and can be completed by July 27.  There are no test requirements for admission.  The college will be hosting in-person registration and orientation sessions on Tuesday, April 18 in Americus and on the Crisp County Center campus.    ...

A great crowd high school students attended the SGTC Spring Fling Open House Event.   Students were encouraged to engage their hands and their minds at the South Georgia Technical College Spring Fling Open House held recently in the James S. Peters gymnasium on the Americus campus.    Nearly 250 students from Sumter County High School, Schley County High School, Terrell Academy, Stewart County, Georgia Common, and Fresh Start Academy visited the SGTC Spring Fling Open House event to learn...

Pictured left to right: Nicole Turner, Business Technology Instructor; Teresa Jolly, Business Technology Instructor; Tammy Hamilton, Accounting Instructor; Vickie Teemer, Crisp Regional Hospital; Tim Powers, Planters First Bank; Mark Lewis, TCSG; David Wade, City of Cordele; Becky Fitzgibbons, Crisp County Power; and Jessica Carter, Crisp Regional Hospital.South Georgia Technical College’s Accounting and Business Technology programs recently held an advisory meeting on SGTC’s Crisp campus...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above presenting the Lt. Michael Sangster Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship to Donquavious Gudes.     South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) instructors stress the importance of getting a good education in addition to the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification.  SGTC LEA 23-01 graduate Donquavious Gudes of Cuthbert took those words to heart.  He will now have the opportunity to...

SGTC Student of Excellence Kevin Copeland (right) with Automotive Technology instructor Brandon Dean.Pictured are the SGTC Student of Excellence nominees (seated l-r) Lawrence Starling, Traylon Blocker, Kevin Copeland, Randy Robert Ampler, and Walter Williams, and their nominating instructors (standing l-r) Jason Wisham, Starlyn Sampson, Brandon Dean, Chase Channon, and Kevin Beaver.Kevin Copeland of Plains recently earned recognition as the South Georgia Technical College overall Student of...

South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey (center), was selected as the World Exposure Report NJCAA Division I Women’ Basketball Coach of the Year. He is shown coaching the 2022 – 2023 Lady Jets at the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head women’s basketball coach James Frey has been named as the 2023 World Exposure Report Junior College Division I Head Coach of Year.     Frey, who is...