South Georgia Technical College

South Georgia Technical College

Type	Publiccommunity 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 apubliccommunity collegeinAmericus, Georgia. It has a satellite campus inCordele, Georgia. SGTC serves many neighboring counties including Macon, Sumter, Webster, and Crisp County.

Originally, SGTC served as the Air Force training facility duringWorld War IandWorld War II, otherwise known asSouther Field. In fact,Charles A. Lindberghpurchased his first plane (a Jenny) from Souther Field. Lindbergh would later gain international recognition as the first person to fly fromNew YorktoParisnonstop 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 GovernorRoy Barnesenacted the Educational Reform Bill on November 2, 2000.

South Georgia Technical College is located on the outskirts of Americus, inSumter County, Georgiajust southwest ofinterstate 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 ofAlbany, Georgiaand approximately 2.5 hours away from the state's capitalAtlanta.

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