GNTC’s Hannon, Russell to speak at TEDx program
July 22, 2022
Tickets are now on sale for a TEDx presentation featuring two speakers from Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) on Saturday, Aug. 20, in Cartersville. In “Would that work here?” Lauretta Hannon, GNTC Foundation executive director, and Lisa Russell, assistant dean of Dual Enrollment at GNTC and an English instructor at the Gordon County Campus in […]
GNTC receives donation from United Community Bank
July 18, 2022
The United Community Bank (UCB) Foundation is donating $2,500 to Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). While the donation is the UCB Foundation’s first donation to GNTC, the local bank supports the GNTC Foundation each year from its local budget; this donation is being made “to improve the financial health of our community” and may be […]
Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards grant to GNTC
July 07, 2022
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) an $8,000 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant is part of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s recent award of a $10.5 million donation to support summer, family and adult literacy programs, representing the organization’s largest one-day grant donation in its 29-year […]
Student has ‘life-changing experience’ at GNTC
July 05, 2022
Joshua Banks looks for the lesson he should learn in his life experiences–good or bad–and how he can use that knowledge for the better. Banks graduated from Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) in 2021 with a diploma in Industrial Systems Technology. He’s enrolled in GNTC’s Instrumentation and Controls Technician associate degree program but had to […]
GNTC student places fifth in PBL national competition
June 29, 2022
A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student has placed fifth in the nation for Small Business Management Plan at a national competition. Aixa Rodriguez, who was born and raised in Chicago, was among three GNTC students whose placement in their competitions earlier this year at the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) State Competition in Atlanta qualified […]
GNTC students medal at SkillsUSA National competition
June 28, 2022
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students had an outstanding performance at the 2022 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, June 20-24, in Atlanta. GNTC competed in four categories and took home two medals: one silver and one bronze. Highlights from SkillsUSA National include winning the silver medal in the TeamWorks team construction category and the […]
GNTC Foundation awards 2022 summer scholarships
June 23, 2022
The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) awarded $16,500 in scholarships–including the Vernon and Gaynelle Grizzard Scholarship, Patrick D. Doyle Law Enforcement Scholarship and Gene Haas Scholarship–for summer semester 2022 to 31 students. Each scholarship included an award between $500 and $1,000 to assist in paying for summer semester at GNTC. “We congratulate these […]
GNTC student to compete in national PBL competition
June 21, 2022
A trip to Chicago is not only an opportunity to compete in a national competition for one Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student, but also will reunite her with her sister for the first time in six years. Aixa Rodriguez, who was born and raised in Chicago, is among three GNTC students whose placement in […]
GNTC holds 2022 GED® Commencement Ceremony
June 17, 2022
Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Office of Adult Education held its 2022 Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, June 16, for students who have earned their General Educational Development® (GED®) 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 […]