Lady Jets News

Atlanta, GA - South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Adult Education Instructor Destiny Walker and High School Equivalency student Gavin Wright represented the college at the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) 2026 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) award at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. They were competing against the top adult education instructors and students from across Georgia. The EAGLE student award recognizes an adult...

South Georgia Technical College recently hosted a “Money Matters – Building Financial Literacy” workshop at the SGTC Crisp County Center for students, faculty, and staff. The session was designed to help participants strengthen their understanding of personal finance and develop practical strategies for managing money responsibly. Representatives from Planters First Bank, Shane Bell, Senior Vice President and Market President, and Brenda Alexis, Universal Banker, led the...

Macon, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets gave it a good run but fell five-points shy of advancing to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII finals when South Georgia State College took an 82 – 78 victory in the NJCAA Region XVII tournament semi-finals at Central Georgia Tech in Macon on Friday, March 13th. South Georgia State College advanced to the finals after defeating South Georgia Tech and wound up facing Central Georgia Tech for the...

Friday the 13th was not kind to the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets as both teams fell in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII Division I basketball tournaments. The Central Georgia Tech Lady Titans upset the top-ranked Lady Jets 94 – 83 in the NJCAA Regional XVII Tournament finals in Americus and then the Jets fell to South Georgia State 82 -78 in the men’s NJCAA Region XVII semi-finals in Macon. The South Georgia Tech Lady...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a meeting of the Air Conditioning Technology advisory committee on the Americus campus to review developments within the program and discuss current trends in the HVAC industry. Air Conditioning Technology instructor Johnny Griffin presented updates on enrollment, recent program developments, student accomplishments, and community outreach activities. The meeting provided an opportunity for industry representatives to hear about...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured a hard-fought 80 – 75 victory over East Georgia State College to advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII Tournament finals and the opportunity to punch their ticket to the NJCAA National Tournament for the second year in a row. The Lady Jets moved to 20 – 11 overall with the victory and will now face Central Georgia Technical College in the NJCAA Region XVII finals tonight (Friday,...

South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center students, faculty, and staff were invited to a “Pancakes with the President” event recently at the Midway Campus. This gave individuals the opportunity to meet with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara, in an informal setting. The event was held in the LaPorte Auditorium on the Crisp County Center campus and Chef Johnny Davis and his Culinary Arts students prepared the pancakes and trimming and SGTC officials...

Albany Technical College had a chance to upset the South Georgia Technical College Jets with a last second shot, but it failed and the Jets held onto a narrow 60 – 59 victory to advance to the NJCAA Region XVII tournament semi-final round on Friday at 8 p.m. in Macon. The third-ranked South Georgia Tech Jets faced off against the sixth seeded Albany Tech Titans in one quarterfinal round while South Georgia State took on Georgia Highlands and secured their spot in the semi-final...

The South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts program advisory committee recently met in The Landings Culinary Arts Dining Room on the Americus campus. Culinary Arts students prepared and served the committee a meal featuring a fresh salad with ranch or Italian dressing, yeast rolls, fried chicken, mashed potatoes with brown gravy, and lemon pepper green beans. For dessert, guests enjoyed strawberry angel food cake with chocolate-covered pretzels, pecan praline, and divinity. Sweet tea...

South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter was named the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Coach of the Year for the 2025 – 2026 season and three of his players were selected to All-Region honors. Three SGTC Jets were also named to All-Region positions for the men’s division. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets won the GCAA regular season title with a 14 – 1 conference record and Carpenter was selected as...

South Georgia Technical College recently convened the advisory committee for its Basic Law Enforcement program on the Americus campus. The meeting was led by Law Enforcement Academy Director Jim Mitchell and instructor Josh Blake and brought together SGTC faculty and staff alongside area law enforcement professionals to review program developments and discuss current needs within the field. Advisory committee members shared insights on a variety of topics, including potential...

South Georgia Technical College’s Matt Mbole, a 6’ 11” sophomore center for the Jets, has been leading the nation in average rebounds per game for the past several weeks but he dropped one position into second place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Lady Jets freshman guard Ja’Niya Broome remained in second place in the NJCAA women’s Division 1 rankings in points per game and Lady Jets Sophomore guard Taja Bennett was also listed among the leading...