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 […]
Crista Resch is finalist for TCSG Rick Perkins Award
April 26, 2022
Crista Resch, director of Ultrasound programs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), instructor of Vascular Sonography and winner of the college’s 2022 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year advanced as a regional finalist for the state award. The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) named her one of nine regional winners on Tuesday, April 26, […]
GNTC’s 2022 Spring Commencement Ceremony to be held May 5
April 25, 2022
Students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) nine-county service area will exit the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, May 5, armed with the education and technical training needed to kick start their careers. The 2022 Spring Commencement Ceremony will begin at 6 p.m.  After students, administrators and faculty march into place during Processional, Vince Stalling, […]
GNTC graduate shares life lessons with her daughter
April 20, 2022
A graduating student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) says her college career has also been an education for her daughter. Kristin Johnson, 33, started classes at GNTC in 2010; she previously earned Phlebotomy Technician and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certifications from GNTC and will graduate in May with her associate degree in Business Healthcare […]
GNTC & Georgia Power create Lineworker Training Program
April 19, 2022
Leaders from Georgia Power joined with officials from the Technical College System of Georgia, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) and state and local representatives today at GNTC’s Polk County Campus in Rockmart to announce the newest program in Georgia to support training and education for future lineworkers. Through a new collaboration between Georgia Power and […]