GNTC announces P.O.S.T. Instructor School graduates
December 05, 2022
Twenty-two students recently graduated from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Law Enforcement Academy P.O.S.T. Instructor school. Students that complete this course are qualified to be a P.O.S.T. General Instructor and teach most P.O.S.T. accredited classes. The graduates are (from left) Brandon Broome, Walker County Sheriff’s Office; Travis Tucker, Fort Oglethorpe Police Department; Andrew Blesch, Walker […]
GNTC hosts Aviation Career Day Nov. 18, 2022
November 28, 2022
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) helped approximately 60 students explore career path opportunities at a recent Aviation Career Day. Four cohorts of Aviation Maintenance Technology classes participated in the event Friday, Nov. 18, at GNTC’s Aviation Training Center at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome. Students—including students graduating in December as well as […]
Torrance Ford joins GNTC Board of Directors
November 27, 2022
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) announces the appointment of Torrance Ford to its Board of Directors. Ford has served as the vice president of Talent Management at Shaw Industries Group Inc. since 2018. Previous roles at Shaw include director of Collaborative Innovative Manufacturing, director of Supply Chain Business Solutions and manager of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. […]
GNTC hosts Kids STEM Festival
November 09, 2022
More than 150 children turned out for Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) first Kids STEM Festival on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Gordon County Campus in Calhoun. The free event was open to everyone. GNTC encouraged students to come with their children to engage in fun learning and STEM activities. “I am overwhelmed by the […]
Electrical Lineworker Program celebrates first graduates
November 08, 2022
Leaders from Georgia Power joined with officials from Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) and state and local representatives Monday, Oct. 31, at GNTC’s Polk County Campus in Rockmart to congratulate the first graduates of GNTC’s new Electrical Lineworker Program. Through the collaboration between Georgia Power and GNTC, 18 students experienced a vigorous training program that […]
GNTC celebrates Industrial Career Day 2022 in Rome
November 04, 2022
High school students in the community had a chance to explore various industrial career pathways and educational opportunities during Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Industrial Career Day on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Floyd County Campus in Rome. This was the second Industrial Career Day that GNTC has held this academic year. The first one […]
GNTC Basic Law Enforcement Class Graduation held Oct. 28
November 03, 2022
Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus to honor 17 students graduating from Basic Law Enforcement Training Class (BLETC) #2022-02 on Friday, Oct. 28. The Basic Law Enforcement (BLE) program is designed to train and prepare graduates for employment as entry-level Georgia law […]