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Feb 28
SGTC recognizes retiring RVRC Director for service

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recognized retiring River Valley Regional Commission (RVRC) Executive Director Patti Cullen for her service to this area with a plaque at the […]

Feb 28
South Georgia Tech Jets defeat Gordon State in GCAA contest

The South Georgia Technical College Jets moved one step closer to possibly hosting one of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District XVII tournament games after defeating Gordon State […]

Feb 27
Kelsi Cannon Awarded With Another SGTC Honor

Twenty-one days after being announced as the GOAL winner for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), Kelsi Cannon of Ellaville is taking home a new title: SGTC Americus Campus’ Student of […]

Feb 27
Two SGTC Electrical Lineworker students receive scholarships

Two South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students were awarded South Georgia Technical College Foundation Scholarships recently. Thomas Houston Locke of Butler, GA and Brandon Haire of Pelham received the […]

Feb 27
South Georgia Tech’s Lady Jets head coach James Frey selected as GCAA Coach of Year; four Lady Jets earn top honors for 2018 – 2019

South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey was selected as the women’s Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Coach of the Year […]

Feb 26
SGTC Cordele Campus Names Student of Excellence for February 2019

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Cordele campus named Searra Morehead the February Student of Excellence recently at a ceremony for the seven nominees. Morehead, a medical assisting student, was nominated […]

Feb 26
SGTC Sophomore/Alumni Celebration great example of Proud Past – Promising Future

The skies were overcast but the spirits were bright as South Georgia Technical College hosted its annual Sophomore/Alumni Day Celebration Saturday as a tribute to the college’s “Proud Past – […]

Feb 26
SGTC recognizes sophomores as part of Alumni/Sophomore Day

A day of celebration was the best way to describe the South Georgia Technical College Alumni/Sophomore Day Celebration held recently when the Jets and the Lady Jets matched-up against Albany […]

Feb 26
Lady Jets finish GCAA regular season with 18 – 0 unbeaten record

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets finished the 2018 – 2019 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association regular season undefeated with an 18 – 0 record and captured its fourth consecutive […]

Feb 25
SGTC Instructor Katrice Taylor Speaks at College’s Black History Program

Growing up as an African American female wasn’t always easy, South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) instructor Katrice Taylor told a standing-room-only crowd at the Black History Month program held recently […]

Feb 21
Lady Jets defeat Georgia Highlands for third consecutive time this season

Rome, GA – The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets kept their conference record unblemished after driving to Rome, Georgia to face the second ranked Georgia Highlands and […]

Feb 21
South Georgia Tech Jets fall to South Georgia State College

It was not the outcome that South Georgia Technical College Jets head basketball coach Travis Garrett and his players had hoped and planned for Wednesday night when they dropped a […]

Feb 21
SGTC Holds Annual Black History Month Program for Nearly 300

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) president Dr. John Watford welcomed fellow technical college president, Dr. Ivan Allen of Central Georgia Technical College, as the guest speaker of the college’s annual […]

Feb 20
SGTC’s Raven Payne and Charles Christmas spotlighted in Spring 2019 Sumter County Living magazine

“Servicing the Community” was the headline for the story and the feature photo on the front cover of the Spring 2019 Sumter County Living magazine with South Georgia Technical College […]

Feb 20
Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship Awarded to South Georgia Tech’s Steven Parrish and Zane Kendrick

The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was presented to South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students Steven Grady Parrish of Perry and Zane Kendrick of Butler recently. The Kyle Glenn […]

Feb 20
Pineland Communications donates to SGTC Foundation

Pineland Communications, a subsidiary of Pineland Telephone Cooperative from Metter, GA, made a donation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John […]

Feb 19
Luella High alumnae Kamya Hollingshed posts career night at South Georgia Tech

Henry Herald – https://www.henryherald.com/sports/luella-high-alumnae-kamya-hollingshed-posts-career-night/article_a2ff38b5-9b78-5167-9686-9bef6ae6773d.html    Freshman Kamya Hollingshed of McDonough scored as many points as the number on her uniform (30) when she led the South Georgia Technical College Lady […]

Feb 19
Lady Jets roll to 107 – 28 win over Combine Academy

Freshman Kamya Hollingshed of McDonough scored as many points as the number on her uniform (30) when she led the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to an impressive 107 […]

Feb 18
Jets, Lady Jets both post wins against Southern Crescent Tech

Saturday was a great day for the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets clinched their fourth consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association […]

Feb 15
SGTC hosting Alumni and Sophomore Day celebration

South Georgia Technical College is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its first graduating class this year and in recognition of this milestone, the college will be hosting an Alumni Day […]

Feb 15
109 Students Named to SGTC Fall 2018 President’s List

It isn’t easy to tout a 4.0 GPA in a semester of college – but 109 South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students did just that last semester, earning them a […]

Feb 15
Taylor County officials hold meeting at South Georgia Technical College

The Taylor County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and other officials met on the campus of South Georgia Technical College recently. The officials had the opportunity to tour the […]

Feb 14
SGTC to host Emergency Responder Continuing Education Course

South Georgia Technical College will be offering a Continuing Education Emergency Medical Responder Course on the college’s Crisp County Center campus on Saturday’s from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from […]

Feb 14
President Emeritus Sparky and Allene Reeves present South Georgia Tech’s 2019 outstanding student with scholarship

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented Licensed Practical Nursing student Kelsi Cannon with a $500 scholarship after she had been recognized as the […]

Feb 13
Equipment donated to SGTC Foundation for Electrical Lineworker program

Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation and Diverse Power teamed up to donate and refurbish a pole trailer to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation for the college’s Electrical Lineworker program recently, […]

Feb 13
SGTC’s Alyssa Nieves named NJCAA Division I women’s basketball player of week

She stands only 5’ 7” inches tall, but Alyssa Nieves has been playing some big time basketball for South Georgia Technical College’s nationally ranked Lady Jets. The sophomore guard from […]

Feb 13
Americus Rotary Club presents South Georgia Tech’s 2019 outstanding student with stipend

Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College Licensed Practical Nursing student Kelsi Cannon of Schley County with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus […]

Feb 12
Lady Jets and Jets split with Georgia Highlands

Rome, GA – The South Georgia Technical College nationally ranked Lady Jets took an impressive 85 – 70 win over the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers in a match-up between the […]

Feb 12
Lady Jets ranked 22nd nationally in NJCAA Division I standings

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up one spot into 22nd place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings this week after […]

Feb 8
IN THE NEWS: Taking Off: Lady Jets guard breaks pair of records in one night

WALB’s Theo Dorsey visited South Georgia Tech recently to speak with Alyssa Nieves on her record-breaking night at Andrew College. Video segment can be viewed here. By Theo Dorsey| February 7, 2019 […]

Feb 8
SGTC Honor Society Holds Two Benefit Drives, Other Events

South Georgia Technical College’s Cordele campus is collecting toiletries and old books as part of two benefit drives, sponsored by the college’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) chapter. The first […]

Feb 7
SGTC’s Alyssa Nieves sets two new school records in Lady Jets win over Andrew College

Cuthbert, GA – South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore guard Alyssa Nieves from Tampa, FL, shattered two new school records Wednesday night in an impressive 109 – 67 victory […]

Feb 7
Jets and Lady Jets win against Andrew College in GCAA match-up

CUTHBERT, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets took two important Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference wins from Andrew College in Cuthbert, Wednesday night. The […]

Feb 7
Furlow, Taylor County Middle School Students Tour SGTC

More than 230 middle school students from Taylor County and Furlow Charter School visited the Americus campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently to learn about what a technical […]

Feb 6
Kelsi Cannon Selected as 2019 SGTC GOAL Winner

Kelsi Cannon, a practical nursing student from Ellaville, has been named as South Georgia Technical College’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2019. She will represent the college […]

Feb 5
South Georgia Tech Jets and Lady Jets sweep Central Georgia Tech

The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets took two very important Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference wins over Central Georgia Technical College Saturday when the Jets came […]

Feb 4
Ryder System, Inc. donates 2014 Freightliner Sleeper Tractor to SGTC Diesel Program

Ryder System, Inc. donated a 2014 Freightliner Sleeper Tractor to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently for the college to utilize in the training of students in its Diesel […]

Feb 4
Synovus in Americus donates to SGTC Instructor of the Year

South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray was presented with a check from Synovus Bank in Americus recently after he was selected as the South Georgia Technical […]