GNTC announces finalists for 2023 GOAL Award
January 18, 2023
Four Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students have been selected as the college’s finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Trish Wiggins, coordinator for the college’s GOAL program. Listed are students chosen as finalists for the GOAL award showing (from left) the student’s name, program of study, GNTC campus and nominating […]
Ferguson joins GNTC Board of Directors
January 13, 2023
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) announces the appointment of Tony Ferguson to its Board of Directors. Ferguson, Georgia Power’s northwest regional director, leads the company’s external operations in 16 northwest Georgia counties. He will be sworn in during the Feb. 7 board meeting. “Georgia Power supports economic development, workforce development and education in each of […]
GNTC alum beats breast cancer, becomes mammography tech
January 09, 2023
A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduate who defeated breast cancer is now a mammography technician. Kim Raulerson grew up in Thomaston, but moved to Bartow County 28 years ago. She and her family have made their home in Taylorsville for the last two decades. She started college, but “life happened,” she said, and she […]
GNTC Foundation awards 2023 spring scholarships
January 05, 2023
The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) awarded $24,100 in scholarships for spring semester 2023 to 35 students. Each scholarship included an award between $350 and $1,000 to assist in paying for spring semester at GNTC. “We applaud these outstanding students for their academic excellence,” said Dr. Heidi Popham, GNTC president. “We thank the […]
Two GNTC graduates move ahead in their fields
January 03, 2023
Two men turned to Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) mid-career, furthering their knowledge of Business Management to advance along very different career paths. Darren Goodwin, a native of Acworth, took Business Management classes at GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome and online and graduated with his associate degree in December 2022. He has worked in […]
Craven named GNTC’s Adult Education Teacher of the Year
December 16, 2022
Karen Craven, lead teacher and site manager for Adult Education in Floyd County, was named Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education Teacher of the Year for 2023. Craven said her approach to education relies on empowering students with the skills and confidence to solve problems for themselves, rather than giving them the answers. This […]
SkillsUSA Qualifier at GNTC sends 55 to state competition
December 15, 2022
Thirty-three high schools from across northwest Georgia competed in the SkillsUSA Region 1 Qualifying Competition hosted by Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) on Friday, Dec. 9. More than 250 competitors represented their schools hoping to qualify for SkillsUSA Georgia being held in Atlanta. High school contestants competed in 21 different professional skill categories on GNTC’s […]
GNTC’s honors Fall 2022 graduates
December 14, 2022
More than 300 students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) nine-county service area crossed the stage of the Dalton Convention Center on Tuesday, Dec. 13, to the cheers of their families, friends, instructors and staff. After students, administrators and faculty marched into place during Processional, the National Anthem was presented. Invocation was led by Troy […]
GNTC receives Gene Haas Foundation grant
December 14, 2022
Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Precision Machining and Manufacturing program on the Floyd County and Whitfield Murray campuses was presented with a $30,000 grant by the Gene Haas Foundation to be used for student scholarships. The Gene Haas Foundation awarded $15,000 each to GNTC’s Floyd County Campus (FCC) in Rome and Whitfield Murray Campus (WMC) […]