GNTC’s Whitfield Murray Campus Expansion close to completion
January 08, 2019
If construction stays on schedule, it will be 20 months from groundbreaking to opening the door of the Phase II Project of Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Whitfield Murray Campus (WMC). After the August 2017 groundbreaking in Dalton, Georgia, the 80,000-square foot facility will begin seeing its first students as early as this summer. “We’ve […]
GNTC Aviation Maintenance Technology alum finds success in unmanned aircraft industry
January 04, 2019
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) alumnus Patrick Hayes, a graduate of the Aviation Maintenance Technology program, discovered a lucrative career in the thriving unmanned aircraft industry. Hayes is the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Maintenance Lead for Phoenix Air Unmanned in Cartersville. In this role, he maintains and occasionally pilots unmanned aircraft in a wide variety […]
Georgia Northwestern Honors Fall 2018 Graduates
December 14, 2018
Approximately 2,000 people bundled up for freezing temperatures as they headed to Whitfield County, Georgia to honor more than 200 Georgia Northwestern Technical College graduates who walked the stage at the college’s Fall 2018 Commencement Ceremony at the Dalton Convention Center Tuesday. GNTC’s 2018 GOAL (Georgia’s Occupational Award of Leadership) Award winner, Macey Morgan, gave […]
GNTC alum selected as finalists for a competition in Russia
December 11, 2018
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) alumnus and 2017 SkillsUSA welding national champion Ryan Fincher has added an additional accomplishment to his long list of achievements in Welding and Joining Technology. On Saturday, Dec. 8, he was selected as one of three finalists to become the U.S. representative in an elite international competition against the best […]
SkillsUSA Qualifier at GNTC sends 48 to State
December 06, 2018
Twenty-eight high schools from across Northwest Georgia competed in the SkillsUSA Region 1 Qualifying Competition hosted by Georgia Northwestern Technical College November 30. Hundreds of competitors represented their schools hoping to qualify for SkillsUSA Georgia being held in Atlanta next March. Contestants placing first or second in their respective categories at the regional event earned […]
2018 Fall Commencement Ceremony to be held Dec. 11
December 06, 2018
More than 200 graduates from across Northwest Georgia will be walking the stage at the Dalton Convention Center December 11 as they graduate from Georgia Northwestern Technical College. GNTC’s 2018 GOAL (Georgia’s Occupational Award of Leadership) Award winner, Macey Morgan, will be giving the graduating class their commencement speech. The Dalton, Georgia resident represented the […]
GNTC’s Horticulture program to hold a Christmas poinsettia sale
December 03, 2018
The Horticulture program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a small Christmas poinsettia sale at the greenhouses and Building L located across from GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome beginning Tuesday, Dec.4. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m, Monday through Thursday, and will continue until the plants are […]
GNTC, Local Law Enforcement Prepare for Emergencies
December 03, 2018
A damp and eerie morning in Northwest Georgia set the scene November 30 for an Active Shooter Drill held on the Catoosa County Campus of Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). Local and state authorities from multiple departments, as well as more than two dozen students, took part in the live exercise. “Our students got a […]
GNTC announces winner of 2019 EAGLE Award
November 29, 2018
Harley Chastain of Gordon County was chosen to represent Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) at the statewide EAGLE Leadership Institute March 11-13, 2019, at the Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The Leadership Institute recognizes and honors those students who have demonstrated superior achievement in adult education classes and programs. A resident of Calhoun, Chastain is currently enrolled in […]
Active Shooter Drill in Northwest Georgia
November 26, 2018
Authorities from Northwest Georgia will take part in an Active Shooter Drill on the Catoosa County Campus of Georgia Northwestern Technical College in Ringgold, Georgia on Friday, November 30. The live exercise will take place from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Public access to the campus will be restricted during these hours. City, county, and […]