GNTC students take top honors at SkillsUSA Georgia competition
March 25, 2019
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students had an outstanding performance at the 2019 SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference, March 21-23, in Atlanta. GNTC competed in 15 categories and took home 13 medals; five gold, six silver and two bronze. Highlights from SkillsUSA Georgia include winning the gold and silver medal in Practical Nursing, […]
GNTC receives $2.1 million federal grant from U.S. Department of Education
March 19, 2019
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) received a $2.1 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education called the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) to improve academic quality, institutional management and fiscal responsibility. The five-year grant is intended assist eligible higher education institutions to become more self-sufficient and expand capabilities to better serve lower-income students and […]
GNTC headlines NW Georgia’s focus on Higher Education
March 18, 2019
Business and political leaders from Dalton, Georgia, as well as all across the Northwest Georgia region were on hand for the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce’s “Good Morning Dalton: Higher Education” event Tuesday morning at the Dalton Convention Center. Students and administration from both Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) and Dalton State College shared their […]
GNTC’s Harley Chastain is finalist for the State Eagle Award
March 12, 2019
Harley Chastain, winner of the Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) EAGLE Award for 2019, was chosen as a regional finalist for the State EAGLE Award by the Technical College System of Georgia. The statewide EAGLE Leadership Institute is currently underway at the Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The winner will be announced at a luncheon on Wednesday, […]
GNTC holds a High School Appreciation Luncheon to celebrate academic partnerships
March 11, 2019
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) recently held a High School Appreciation Luncheon and Information Program to show gratitude to the faculty and staff from regional high schools for their contribution to GNTC’s Dual Enrollment program. The presentation took place at the Conference Center on GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun. Counselors, faculty and administrators from […]
Local Educators Tour College Expansion
March 05, 2019
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) officials are tentatively set to begin moving into their brand new expansion on the Whitfield Murray Campus (WMC) by May. Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) teachers from Dalton Public Schools recently toured the new facility that is expected to host its first full semester of classes this fall. This […]
Georgia Northwestern Reloads for Title Run
February 28, 2019
After taking home a bronze medal and multiple Top-10 finishes in the SkillsUSA National Competition in Louisville, Kentucky last summer, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has an entirely new team of collegiate specialists with their eyes on a championship. “We’ve had really good showings on the state and national level of SkillsUSA over the years,” […]
GNTC alum Ryan Fincher selected for welding competition in Russia
February 25, 2019
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) alumnus and 2017 SkillsUSA welding national champion Ryan Fincher was chosen to be the U.S. representative in an elite international competition against the best welders from around the world. On Thursday, Feb. 21, Fincher was selected as the SkillsUSA World Team Welder to represent the nation at the WorldSkills Competition […]
GNTC Radiologic Technology graduates achieve 100% licensure pass rate and job placement
February 22, 2019
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is proud to announce that all students in the Radiologic Technology program that graduated in the fall of 2018 achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) licensure exam. “We had a total of 14 students take the ARRT Registry exam and all of […]