Lady Jets News

Jan Hobgood (third from left) is shown above with her husband Darryl (second from left) and family members at the retirement reception held in her honor at South Georgia Technical College recently.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (l) presenting Jan Hobgood with a plaque for over 20 years of service. Jan Hobgood (third from left) is shown above with her husband Darryl (second from left) and family members at the retirement reception held in her honor...

Georgia Military College President Lt. General William B. Caldwell, IV, is shown above with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford signing the articulation agreement with South Georgia Technical College. Shown seated (l to r) are GMC Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Mike Holmes, GMC President Lt. General William B. Caldwell, IV, U.S. Army, Retired; South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs...

Pictured, from right, are SGA Advisors Cynthia Carter, Paul Farr, and Terri Battle with SGA members at their most recent meeting on the Americus campus.  South Georgia Technical College’s clubs and organizations are gearing up for the 2016-2017 year, and the Student Government Association (SGA) recently held its first meeting on the SGTC Americus campus. Soon, new officers will be elected for the SGA on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campus, and elections were the first topic...

The Americus Civitan Club continued its support of South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently by making a donation to its endowed scholarship fund that assists students enrolled in the licensed practical nursing program at South Georgia Technical College. Americus Civitan Club President Grant Williams presented South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford with the donation at the club’s regular meeting recently. Dr. Watford...

SGTC offering EMT classes to high school students.CORDELE, GA - High school students in Crisp County can now start Emergency Medical Technician training while they are still in high school as part of the new Move on When Ready program at South Georgia Technical College. Under the Move on When Ready program for high school students, the course is basically tuition free and will not count against their HOPE hours if they chose to continue on to college after high school graduation. Nine...

South Georgia Tech’s Auto Collision and Repair Instructor Starlyn Sampson and Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter are shown above seated (l to r) with Blue Bird’s Felix Lin, Director, Recruiting and Training; and Mark Mattingly, Director of School Bus Assembly for Blue Bird. Standing (l to r) are SGTC Academic Deans Dr. David Finley and Raymond Holt; Assistant to the President Don Smith; and Blue Bird’s Rebecca Ashford, Director of Human Relations; Andy Robinson, Director of...

South Georgia Technical College and Marion County Schools officials. have signed up over 15 individuals to take classes this fall as part of this combined effort. Shown above are SGTC and Marion County officials with some of the prospective students for fall semester. BUENA VISTA, GA -  South Georgia Technical College and Marion County School System employees, and community leaders have joined together and are now offering two college classes at the Marion County Performing Arts Center...

SGTC and GMC logo's are shown.Americus, GA- South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and Georgia Military College (GMC) will hold an articulation agreement signing ceremony on Tuesday, August 30 at 10 p.m. in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center at South Georgia Technical College’s Americus Campus. The goal of the articulation agreement is to provide Associate of Applied Science (AAS) graduates of select South Georgia Technical College programs with an opportunity to continue on...

Shown above are the SGTC students that enjoyed a trip to Wild Adventures recently.Fourteen South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association (SGA) members recently enjoyed a fun-filled day at Wild Adventures theme park in Valdosta. The trip was one of the many student activities sponsored by the SGA annually. SGA advisors Cynthia Carter, Paul Farr, and Chris Ballauer accompanied the students on the trip. The students who went on the trip included Mary Barthell of Americus,...

Chamber Scholarship - Christopher ScottThe Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce presented a $1000 Platinum Trustee Scholarship to Christopher Scott of Americus, a South Georgia Technical College General Equivalency Diploma (GED) graduate, who recently received his diploma.        Dave Tucker, an Americus Sumter Chamber of Commerce Board member, presented Scott with the Platinum Trustee Scholarship in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center recently.  Scott is already...

SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves is shown above with Lauren Pugh and SGTC President Dr. John Watford.South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves has been named to the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) State Foundation Board, announced TCSG State Foundation Board President John Pemberton and Executive Director Lauren Pugh.       “The experience and institutional knowledge Sparky brings to the board is unmatched,” said TCSG State Foundation...

Le'Deja JamesSouth Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey and assistant coach Keiza Conyers have signed 12 new prospects for the upcoming 2016 – 2017 basketball season.  They also are bringing back one veteran from last season.        “We are very excited about this new class,” said Frey.  “This new group of Lady Jets has five international players and includes four college transfers as well as La’Deja James, the 5’...