GNTC Foundation announces McDaniel Family Scholarship
May 26, 2022
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) announces a new scholarship program for graduating seniors from high schools in Murray County. Alexa Pacheco has been selected as the first recipient of the McDaniel Family Scholarship, founded in memory of Carlton and Henrietta McDaniel. “Our parents instilled in us a love of Murray County, and a sense of […]
GNTC holds Student Honors Reception
May 25, 2022
A Student Honors Reception was held on Tuesday, May 24, to honor and congratulate Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s 2022 GOAL and EAGLE award winners, as well as students who were medalists at SkillsUSA and Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) state competitions in Atlanta. The program, held at the Gordon County Campus in Calhoun, also recognized faculty […]
GNTC graduate named interim police chief
May 19, 2022
One Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Basic Law Enforcement (BLE) graduate’s conviction is to overcome the road blocks life puts in his way. Marcus Hill attended classes on GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun and graduated in November 2013 with the Academic (Honor Graduate) Award for the highest academic average in his BLE training class. […]
Concrete fiber company cements partnership with GNTC
May 17, 2022
The Dual Enrollment program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) and Catoosa County’s From HERE to CAREER! College and Career Academy has cemented a partnership with an area manufacturer of concrete reinforcement fiber. Sika Corp.’s Chattanooga plant makes concrete reinforcement fibers from polypropylene. Plant leadership said they participate in GNTC’s internship program to nurture the […]
Dual Enrollment welding student’s career takes off at GNTC
May 11, 2022
A Walker County Schools student enrolled in the system’s Walker LAUNCH Dual Enrollment partnership with Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) recently boosted his commitment to the welding profession. When LaFayette High School student Garrett Rollins graduates May 27 with his diploma, he will already have multiple welding certificates and a full-time job waiting for him […]
Resource Centers open on all six GNTC campuses
May 09, 2022
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has opened Resource Centers on all six campuses to assist Special Populations students. Daizha Staples, Special Populations coordinator at GNTC, manages the new program, which operates through the Office of Student Success. She also oversees all of GNTC’s food pantries and clothing closets. The resources are available on the Catoosa, […]
GNTC honors Spring 2022 graduates
May 06, 2022
More than 150 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students crossed the stage of the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, May 5, to the cheers of their families, friends and instructors. Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC, welcomed guests, congratulated the graduates and introduced Drafting Technology student William Robert Rutledge, GNTC’s 2022 Georgia Occupational Award of […]
GNTC graduate forging bright future with welding diploma
May 02, 2022
When Josh Foster graduates from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Welding and Joining Technology program this semester, he is leaving with a diploma and renewed self-confidence. Foster, 20, said he quit private high school at 17 to pursue his General Educational Development® (GED®) diploma after his brother, who is three years older, graduated and was […]