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Everyone is invited to the FREE 9th annual “Light Up Your Future” Event at South Georgia Technical College on Tuesday, December 3rd from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its ninth annual “Light Up Your Future” event featuring tens of thousands of lights across the Americus campus on Tuesday, December 3 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.  Everyone is invited to this fun free Drive-Thru celebration that will feature free light-up gifts and individually wrapped...

SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter (right) recently conducted a resume writing workshop for students in the college’s Practical Nursing Program. WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai (left) also presented in the workshop.Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) students at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), under the guidance of Nursing Instructor Christie Rundle, recently participated in a Resume Writing workshop led by Career Services Director Cynthia Carter. The session included...

Daryl Bod (10), Aiden Fitzgerald (20), and Hendrens Bartelus (1) were the top scorers in the Jets three losses on the road.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets continue to struggle on the road.  They dropped three away games including Brunswick Community College (93 - 53), Cape Fear Community College (82 – 73), and 18th nationally ranked Tallahassee Community College (69 - 59), to fall to 1 – 7 on the young season.    All eight of the Jets regular season games have been on the...

SGTC Practical Nursing Instructor Brandy Nipper (right) with WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai.The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides critical support for qualifying students at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), covering costs such as tuition, books, and supplies. For Brandy Nipper, that support was life-changing—not only for her but also for the countless patients and students she has helped as both a nurse and a Practical Nursing instructor at SGTC's Crisp...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC CIS advisory committee Veronda Cladd, Katrice Martin, Mike Wilson, Chris Saunders, Will Patterson, Nelson McCrary and Jessica Miller.The advisory committee for South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Computer Information Systems (CIS) program recently convened in the Odom Center on the Americus campus. The committee plays a key role in supporting continuous quality improvement of the CIS program, providing valuable feedback and industry insights to...

Charlene Williams, SGTC Retention and Coaching Specialist & Testing Coordinator, leads a workshop on the Focus2 Career system for career planning at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele.Students at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Cordele recently took part in a career planning workshop led by Charlene Williams, Retention and Coaching Specialist & Testing Coordinator. The session introduced participants to the Focus2 Career system, an online self-guided platform designed...

Ja’Ron Davis accepts the Student of Excellence award from SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley.Seated (l-r) are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Phillip Sanders, Uriah Scott, Jermonta Bell, Gary Jenkins, Ja’Ron Davis, and Troytavian Smith. Standing (l-r) are nominating instructors Jason Wisham, David Grant, Brandon Dean, Starlyn Sampson, Charles Christmas, David Cox, and Kevin Beaver. Not pictured is nominee Desmond Williams.Ja’Ron Davis of Blakely was honored recently as the Student...

(L-R) Sandhya Muljibhai, SGTC WIOA Coordinator; Chelsea Payne, HR Support Specialist at Flint Energies; and Cynthia Carter, SGTC Director of Career Services, recently conducted mock interviews with SGTC Electrical Lineworker students to help them prepare for the job search process.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held mock interviews for Class #64 of the Electrical Lineworker (ELW) program, giving students valuable practice and feedback to prepare for real-world job...

SGTC Mio Sakano is shown above inking her Letter of Intent to play basketball at the University of Miami for the 2025 – 2026 season. She is shown above with head coach Jason Carpenter and members of the 2024 – 2025 Lady Jets basketball team.SGTC Mio Sakano is shown above inking her Letter of Intent to play basketball at the University of Miami for the 2025 – 2026 season. She is shown above with head coach Jason Carpenter and members of the 2024 – 2025 Lady Jets basketball...

Mariia Ignatchenko, 21, was selected as the GCAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week recently.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jet freshman center Mariia Ignatchenko was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of November 11, 2024 following SGTC’s win over Tallahassee State College in the Tallahassee Community College Classic.    Ignatchenko is a 6’4” freshman center from Mykolaiv, Ukraine. ...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC Early Childhood Care and Education Advisory Committee Brett Murray, Alecia Pinckney, Lakishia Evans, Brandi Roland, Cambrette Hudson, Verneda Johnson, and Jaye Cripe.South Georgia Technical College’s Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia...

Joshua McCann is shown above with SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology Instructor Don Rountree and McCann’s mentor Morris Freeman from the Yancey Bros. Brunswick, GA location.Peoria, IL - South Georgia Technical College Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology’s Joshua McCann of St. Simons Island, captured second place in Caterpillar’s annual ThinkBIG Tech Challenge held recently in Peoria, Illinois.  He earned the right to compete in the international Dealer Top Apprentice...