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Prospective John Deere Ag Tech students raise their hands during a breakout session at South Georgia Technical College’s recent John Deere Open House event.High school students from across the Southeastern region of the country visited South Georgia Technical College recently to find out more about the college’s John Deere Agricultural Technology program during an open house event. The event was held in SGTC’s John Deere Ag Technology labs and classrooms and featured breakout sessions...

Artist rendering of the renovated Morgan Diesel and Automotive Complex at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College will be hosting a ribbon cutting on the newly renovated and expanded Morgan Diesel and Automotive Complex on the Americus campus, Thursday, March 29th at 11 a.m. at the Morgan Diesel and Automotive Complex building on Transportation Drive. The public is invited to attend. “We would like to thank Governor Nathan Deal and the State Legislature, especially...

Workshop facilitator and SGTC alumnus Christopher Saunders looks onto the computer screen over a student’s shoulder as they get one-on-one training during the recent workshop for current Computer Information System students. Christopher Saunders, a 1998 South Georgia Tech graduate and current information technology (IT) professional, recently revisited his Alma mater to teach current Network Specialist students about the computer’s active directory. The workshop was held for a small...

Golden Gourmet Chef Juan Castilla, is shown above (far right) conducting a tour of the Golden Gourmet manufacturing facility as part of the SGTC Culinary Arts Advisory Committee meeting. Also shown are: Larry Jackson, Ethel Waters, Lisa Leggett, Steve Southwell, Kelli Alexander, Shirley Trice and SGTC Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Ricky Watzlowick.The South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts advisory committee met recently in the Culinary Arts lab on the college’s Americus campus to...

SGTC Lady Jets head coach James Frey is shown talking with his team during a time-out in the final minutes of the game with Seward County Community College.Lubbock, Texas- The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets overcame a 12-point half-time deficit against the seventh ranked Seward County Community College Lady Saints to pull ahead 81 – 79 with 2:17 seconds remaining in the last game of the Sweet Sixteen round in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I...

Sumter County Chamber of Commerce Board of Director members Faith Pinnell (far left) and Rhett Simmons (far right) present the Community Partner of the Year award to Dr. Neal Weaver of GSW (second from left) and Don Smith of SGTC (second from right)South Georgia Technical College and Georgia Southwestern State University were awarded the Community Partner of the Year Award at the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce’s 98th Annual Dinner and Awards Celebration recently. The banquet was held in...

SGTC Freshman guard Alyssa Nieves, 13, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 21 points in the huge upset win over Casper College.Lubbock, Texas- The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets upset the 10th seeded Casper College Thunderbirds 77 – 65 in overtime in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, Texas, Monday. “I am so proud of this team,” said South Georgia Technical...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Motorsports Vehicle Technology advisory committee members Raymond Holt, Ron Peacock, Kevin Beaver, John Werling, John Beaver and Wayne Lyle.Pictured from left to right are SGTC Motorsports Vehicle Technology advisory committee members Raymond Holt, Ron Peacock, Kevin Beaver, John Werling, John Beaver and Wayne Lyle.The South Georgia Technical College Motorsports Vehicle Technology advisory committee met recently in the Morgan Diesel and Automotive Center...

South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head coach James Frey is shown above talking with the Lady Jets on the court of the Rip Griffin Center after their 30-minute practice session at the Center on Sunday. Lubbock, Texas- The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will face off against the number 10 seed Casper College Thunderbirds in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, Texas, on Monday at 5 p.m....

Lubbock, Texas- South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey was presented with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District J Coach of the Year honors at the opening ceremonies of the NJCAA Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, Texas. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford congratulated Coach Frey on the honor and praised him, assistant coach Kezia Conyers and the 2017 – 2018...

A John Deere official conducts a breakout session in one of SGTC’s John Deere TECH Agricultural Technology labs. For a second year in a row, approximately 200 John Deere officials from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama took part in the John Deere 2018 Division P Optimization Training event at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA recently.  The training was held in South Georgia Tech’s John Deere Ag Tech classrooms and labs in the Energy and Transportation Center...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated center) is shown above with Lady Jets head coach James Frey (seated left) and Lady Jets assistant coach Kezia Conyers (seated right) and the members of the 2017 – 2018 Lady Jets women’s basketball team that is advancing to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament. The coaches and players are shown proudly displaying their framed letters from the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, who congratulated them on...