With a new year- and decade- arriving this week, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is looking back on the past year to the changes, accomplishments and new opportunities of 2019. Over the past year the college has seen a significant increase in enrollment, new leaders step in and the opening of a brand new campus […]
A collaboration between three organizations in the Dalton area have yielded around 15 students who have completed the 120 training hours required to obtain a Spanish Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and can now enter the professional world of education. According to Suzanne Harbin, director of the Early Childhood Initiative, the partnership between her organization, […]
Dressed in hair nets and gloves, four members of Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) student organization Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) measured out 12 ounce bags of macaroni noodles before sealing and packaging them at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. The GNTC students were volunteering at the Northwest Georgia Branch of the food bank which supports […]
Ten Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) law enforcement students graduated from Basic Law Enforcement Training Classes #201901 and #201902 on Thursday, Dec. 12, during a ceremony held at the Conference Center on the Gordon County Campus. According to Jim Pledger, program director and instructor of the Law Enforcement Academy, GNTC has had 24 classes and 23 […]
Close to 40 young adults walked across the stage Monday, Dec. 9, to receive their GED® diploma during the Youth Success Academy (YSA) graduation held at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Floyd County Campus (FCC). “I know you didn’t imagine graduating this way, and I am right there with you,” Elijah Hurtado, YSA graduate and […]
According to enrollment numbers gathered by the Technical College System of Georgia, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has seen a 15.7% enrollment increase between the fall 2018 and fall 2019 semesters. “We’re getting them here and keeping them here,” Stuart Phillips, vice president of Student Affairs said. According to Selena Magnusson, vice president of Institutional […]
The state board of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) approved grants totaling $6 million to establish new College and Career Academies in Catoosa County and Muscogee County. TCSG Commissioner, Matt Arthur will award two partnerships with grant funds to establish the new College and Career Academies in the cumulative bond amount of $6 […]
Close to 30 high schools representing the SkillsUSA Region 1 counties of the northwest Georgia area competed in 25 skill-based competitions on Friday, Dec. 6, spread throughout the Walker County Campus (WCC) with the winners headed to the statewide competition in the spring. “Think of a science fair for technical students mixed with leadership skills, […]