Georgia Northwestern to Give Free GED® Practice Test on Feb. 28
February 13, 2019
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is offering a free GED® practice test on Thursday, Feb. 28, to all potential students who come into one of the local Adult Education Learning Centers in GNTC’s nine-county service area. Students who take the GED Ready® practice test will be able to see if they are ready to pass […]
GNTC’s Adult Education program is now accepting students for spring semester classes
February 05, 2019
Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education program is accepting students for spring classes in Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Polk, Walker and Whitfield counties.  Adults seeking to improve educational skills, earn a GED® credential, prepare for college entrance or learn English as a second language are encouraged to enroll in free classes that are […]
Brandon Neighbors and Leyner Argueta named GNTC’s 2019 GOAL and Rick Perkins Award winners
February 01, 2019
Automotive Technology student Brandon Neighbors was named Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) 2019 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner and Leyner Argueta, program director of Business Management, was selected as the college’s 2019 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year. The winners were named during a reception at GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome on […]
High School Freshmen Facing College Choices at Younger Age
January 31, 2019
College recruits don’t always drive their cars to campuses they want to visit. In Catoosa County, Georgia, one group of future talent, not old enough drive, traveled by school bus to tour Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) as part of the Catoosa County School System’s Career Exploration program. The brand new program, geared towards high […]
GOAL, EAGLE and Rick Perkins Award presentations will take place at GNTC on Friday, Feb.1
January 28, 2019
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will announce the student winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition and the instructor selected for the Rick Perkins Award of Excellence in Technical Instruction competition on Friday, Feb. 1, at 1 p.m. The presentation will take place at the Conference Center in Building H of GNTC’s […]
GNTC instructors nominated for 2019 Rick Perkins Award
January 23, 2019
Faculty and staff at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) have nominated five of their peer instructors for the Rick Perkins Award of Excellence in Technical Instruction competition. The Rick Perkins Award honors the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) most outstanding instructors. The award has been an ongoing statewide event since 1991 and is designed […]
GNTC names semi-finalists for 2019 GOAL award
January 18, 2019
Four Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Dione Waddington, coordinator for the college’s GOAL program. Listed are students chosen as semi-finalists for the GOAL award showing (from left to right) the student’s name, county of residence, program of […]
GNTC announces President’s and Dean’s Lists for fall semester 2018
January 15, 2019
Georgia Northwestern Technical College is proud to announce the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2018 fall semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.8 or higher during the semester with a course load of at least 12 credit hours. To be eligible for […]
GNTC President Pete McDonald Announces Retirement
January 09, 2019
After 24 years of service in education, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) President Pete McDonald has announced that he will retire March 31, 2019. McDonald was appointed president of GNTC by the Technical College System of Georgia in September 2013. Prior to his presidency, McDonald served as vice president of Economic Development when he joined […]