Catherine Edgemon

Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus in Calhoun on July 22 to honor 12 students graduating from Basic POST Certification Class #BPC1-2024-07. The Basic POST Certification (BPC) program is designed to train and prepare graduates for employment as entry-level Georgia Peace Officer Standards […]

Ten students graduated on Wednesday, July 17, from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Electrical Lineworker program during a ceremony at GNTC’s Polk County Campus in Rockmart. The students experienced a vigorous, 10-week training program that included donated equipment such as trucks, poles and climbing equipment, as well as hands-on expertise from GNTC instructors. Upon completing […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GTNC) has established the Huston “Buck” Parson Scholarship to support students who reside in Murray or Whitfield County. Parson sold carpet at Carpet Center of Dalton and raised Black Angus cattle. He also loved riding his tractor, said Mary Parson, his widow. Mary Parson, who taught elementary school for years, places […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students Rance and Ryder Smith are building on their construction experience this summer by interning with local companies. The twins, Calhoun natives, said they have always been interested in construction and started classes in the Construction Management program at GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun in fall 2023. Each expects […]

The first cohort of Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students in a new, accelerated CNA program developed from a partnership between Atrium Health Floyd and GNTC to remedy the shortage of area healthcare professionals will complete their classes on July 25. In an agreement signed by Atrium Health Floyd and GNTC on May 8, Atrium […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Nancy Johnson, a resident of Tunnel Hill, placed seventh in Foundations of Entrepreneurship at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference held June 24-27 in Orlando. Five GNTC students competed in a total of eight competitions at the national FBLA competition. To be eligible to […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Office of Adult Education held its Spring 2024 Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, June 27, for students who have earned their High School Equivalency 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 […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will host a Free Application Week on July 8-12 to help those who are seeking to enroll in the fall semester. GNTC will waive the $25 application fee for all incoming students during Free Application Week. The admissions deadline for the fall semester is July 29. Classes are scheduled to […]

At Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) recent Open House for its Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program, prospective students toured the facilities, met instructors and learned about program entry requirements, course scheduling and admissions testing. The ASN program is housed at GNTC’s Walker County Campus in Rock Spring and includes academic and occupational courses, […]

A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) police officer has been recognized for his quick actions that saved a 4-year-old boy from drowning. Sgt. Bruce Franks said he and his wife Kayla, a GNTC Police lieutenant, attended an Easter egg hunt and party for children at a friend’s house. As the couple unloaded supplies from their […]