South Georgia Technical College

Type| Public community college
Established| 1948
President| John Watford

Academic staff

| 90
Students| 3,100 (Fall 2021)[1]
Undergraduates| [1]
Location|

Americus

Georgia

United States

Campus| Urban (small town);
1,000 acres (4 km²)
Colors| Red and White
Nickname| The Jets
Affiliations| GJCAA (Region XVII)
Mascot| Jet Plane
Website| www.southgatech.edu

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is a public community college in Americus, Georgia. It has a satellite campus in Cordele, Georgia. SGTC serves many neighboring counties including Macon, Sumter, Webster, and Crisp County.

## History[edit]

Originally, SGTC served as the Air Force training facility during World War I and World War II, otherwise known as Souther Field. In fact, Charles A. Lindbergh purchased his first plane (a Jenny) from Souther Field. Lindbergh would later gain international recognition as the first person to fly from New York to Paris nonstop in "The Spirit of St. Louis" in 1927. In 1948, the school was named South Georgia Trade and Vocational School. The phrase "trade school" was later removed in 1963. After the change, the school was labeled the South Georgia Technical and Vocational School. The school name changed once more as a result of 1988 a legislative act, though its current name did not become official until Governor Roy Barnes enacted the Educational Reform Bill on November 2, 2000.

## Location[edit]

South Georgia Technical College is located on the outskirts of Americus, in Sumter County, Georgia just southwest of interstate 75. The small town is a part of Sumter County Historic District, because of its history in railroad and technological advances during the mid-1800s. Thanks to local attorney Samuel H. Hawkins[2] Americus was known as the Metropolis of Southwest Georgia because of its major cotton distribution. The college is 32 miles from the larger city of Albany, Georgia and approximately 2.5 hours away from the state's capital Atlanta.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Brief Profile of SGTC Profile" (Press release). SGTC. Retrieved 2008-09-25.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "Samuel H. Hawkins Diary, January - July 1877: Historical Note". dlg.galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved May 11, 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Technical College System of Georgia

Technical colleges|

* Albany
* Altamaha
* Athens
* Atlanta
* Augusta
* Central Georgia
* Chattahoochee
* Coastal Pines
* Columbus
* Georgia Piedmont
* Georgia Northwestern
* Gwinnett
* Lanier
* Moultrie
* North Georgia
* Oconee Fall Line
* Ogeechee
* Savannah
* South Georgia
* Southeastern
* Southern Crescent
* Southern Regional
* West Georgia
* Wiregrass Georgia

Former technical colleges|

* Appalachian
* East Central
* Flint River
* Georgia Aviation
* Heart of Georgia
* Moultrie
* Middle Georgia
* North Metro
* Northwestern
* Okefenokee
* Swainsboro
* West Central

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College sports teams in Georgia

NCAA Division I|

* Georgia
* Georgia Southern
* Georgia State
* Georgia Tech
* Kennesaw State
* Mercer

NCAA Division II|

* Albany State
* Augusta
* Clark Atlanta
* Clayton State
* Columbus State
* Emmanuel
* Fort Valley State
* Georgia College
* Georgia Southwestern
* Morehouse
* North Georgia
* Savannah State
* Shorter
* Valdosta State
* West Georgia (Division I in 2024)
* Young Harris

NCAA Division III|

* Agnes Scott
* Berry
* Covenant
* Emory
* LaGrange
* Oglethorpe
* Piedmont
* Wesleyan

NAIA|

* Brenau
* Brewton–Parker
* Coastal Georgia
* Dalton State
* Georgia Gwinnett
* Life
* Middle Georgia
* Point
* Reinhardt
* Savannah Art and Design
* Savannah Art & Design–Atlanta
* Thomas
* Truett McConnell

NJCAA Division I|

* Abraham Baldwin
* Albany Tech
* East Georgia
* Georgia Highlands
* Georgia Military
* Gordon State
* South Georgia Tech

NCCAA Divisions I and II|

* Paine
* Toccoa Falls

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Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
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National|

* United States

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