Catherine Edgemon

GNTC is hosting Open Houses at all six campuses to provide an opportunity to learn more about the programs offered at GNTC, tour the facilities and meet faculty and staff. Each Open House event will include registration, a panel discussion, campus tours with program highlights, a presentation highlighting GNTC’s unique benefits and a step-by-step overview of the enrollment process.

Jason Gamel, director of Recruitment at GNTC, was selected as the 2026 Staff Member of the Year Award winner. The award recognizes GNTC staff who make significant contributions to the college and to technical education. Gamel joined GNTC as director of Institutional Advancement in 2006 and became director of Recruitment in 2017.

GNTC's Aviation Maintenance Technology program expanded its fleet of aircraft that provide hands-on training to students with the recent donation of a Cessna 401A aircraft. This is the fourth 400 series Cessna airplane GNTC owns and will be used for all aspects of training for the Aviation Maintenance Technology program

GNTC's Office of Adult Education held its Fall 2025 Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 18, for students who have earned their High School Equivalency (HSE) diplomas. The ceremony was held at the Conference Center on GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun to accommodate students and families from all nine counties of GNTC’s service area.

Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus in Calhoun on Dec. 16 to honor 16 students graduating from Basic Law Enforcement Training Class #BL11-2025-02.

Troyanna “Troy” Foster, Adult Basic Education (ABE) instructor for Adult Education in Floyd County, was named Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education Teacher of the Year for 2026. “Adult Education makes what seems impossible possible,” Foster said. “I take pride in helping students celebrate each small win until they have graduated with their High […]

Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC, has been selected to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). SACSCOC is the accrediting body for degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia and Latin America and certain other international sites approved by the SACSCOC Board of Trustees that award associate, baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral degrees.

Two GNTC students have received the first Jerry Jones Memorial Scholarship, which provides financial support for students in the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Advanced EMT certificate programs. This scholarship honors the memory of firefighter and EMT Jerry Jones.

Approximately 300 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students crossed the stage of the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, Dec. 4, to the cheers of their families, friends and instructors.

Matt Bryant, director of Enrollment Services at GNTC, has been recognized for his outstanding commitment, innovation and impact in supporting Student Success. Bryant recently received the Technical College System of Georgia’s Student Impact Award, which is awarded to one exceptional Student Affairs or Student Services staff member at each TCSG institution.