Helping Transition NW Georgia’s Students to College and Careers
November 06, 2018
More than 200 high school students took part in the annual Georgia Northwestern Technical College Transition Fair November 2. The event is specially designed each year to specifically serve students in helping them move from their high school years to adulthood.  Transition Fair attendees toured the college campus to get a first-hand look at many of […]
Stephanie Scearce named Vice President of Economic Development at GNTC
October 25, 2018
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has named Stephanie Scearce of Woodstock the new vice president of Economic Development. She will fill the role previous held by Pete McDonald, president of GNTC, and her first day will be Thursday, Nov. 1. “GNTC is very pleased to announce the addition of Stephanie Scearce to the college executive […]
Cutting the Ribbon on Walker Launch
October 24, 2018
Walker County Schools and Georgia Northwestern Technical College saw the full support of its community Tuesday as the new academy, “Walker Launch,” held a ribbon cutting. Several dozen administrators and instructors from both educational outlets, as well as business and community leaders from across Walker County, Georgia, were on hand for the ceremony. Nearly two dozen […]
GNTC alum Ryan Fincher is one of six finalists for an international welding competition
October 18, 2018
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) alumnus Ryan Fincher of Cedartown is one of six finalists selected for the American Welding Society (AWS) U.S. Invitational Weld Trials – part of a four stage process to select the SkillsUSA World Team Welder to represent the nation at the 2019 WorldSkills Completion. The AWS U.S. Invitational Weld Trials […]
GNTC Instructors Headline International Cybersecurity Month Webinar
October 17, 2018
Georgia Northwestern Technical College Computer Information Systems Program Director Dr. Dwight Watt and Georgia Northwestern Technical College Computer Technology Instructor Jill West spoke to information technology specialists around the globe October 11. It was part of the month-long international webinar series, “CyberFest 2018.” CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, hosted the event. The session hosted […]
20th annual GNTC Foundation Golf Tournament raises more than $22,000 for students
October 12, 2018
More than $22,000 was raised to provide funding and financial aid to Georgia Northwestern Technical College students during the 20th annual GNTC Foundation Golf Tournament held at Barnsley Resort in Adairsville on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The tournament was sponsored by Balfour Beatty Construction; Floyd Medical Center; Fox Systems, Inc.; The HON Company; Mohawk Industries; and Shaw […]
GNTC’s Horticulture Program is holding
a small Fall Plant Sale through Oct. 12
October 05, 2018
The Horticulture program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is holding a small Fall Plant Sale at the greenhouses and Building L located across from GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome through Friday, Oct. 12. The sale hours are from 8 a.m. to noon on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. On Wednesdays the sale takes […]
GNTC student leading the way for Georgia’s next workforce
October 03, 2018
One of the top representatives of Georgia’s next Workforce is a student of Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Construction Management programs. The online educational offering is the only one of its kind in the state. Now, Julianna Matthews is getting training in the management side of construction from GNTC. As the President of Georgia’s SkillsUSA […]
GNTC Develops Campus Police Force to Increase Focus on Student Safety
September 26, 2018
Student safety is of the highest priority on any college campus these days, according to Pete McDonald, president of Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). Which is why Georgia Northwestern has recently created and gained state approval for its own police force to handle incidents and promote student, faculty, staff and visitor safety at each of […]