Third cohort graduates from Electrical Lineworker program
September 28, 2023
Friends, family and leaders of the City of Rockmart and Polk County gathered on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Polk County Campus in Rockmart to congratulate the third cohort of graduates of GNTC’s Electrical Lineworker program. Fifteen students experienced a vigorous training program that included donated equipment such as trucks, poles […]
GNTC English classes help nuns bridge language barrier
September 27, 2023
Three members of the Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ say they are learning more about the northwest Georgia area and its people thanks to classes at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education program in Cedartown. Sisters Antonella and Neriah are natives of Brazil, and Sister Bernada is originally from Paraguay. The sisters came to […]
GNTC graduate receives Life Saver Award
September 25, 2023
A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Law Enforcement Academy graduate has been recognized for her quick actions that saved a man’s life. Jennifer Nunez, a rookie officer in the Dalton Police Department, and her field training officer were dispatched on July 16 to help a man who was unresponsive in his yard, Nunez said. Nunez […]
GNTC recognizes Respiratory Care scholarship recipients
September 21, 2023
Congratulations to GNTC Respiratory Care students Alexa Burk and Tara Peloquin, the fall semester recipients of the college’s National Board for Respiratory Care Scholarship! (From left) Zenia Bratton, program director and instructor of Respiratory Care at GNTC; Burk; Peloquin; and Lauretta Hannon, executive director of the GNTC Foundation.
GNTC Surgical Technology graduates protect patients
September 20, 2023
Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Surgical Technology program graduates weave their knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, tools and technologies to support a surgeon in the operating room. Working under a surgeon’s supervision, surgical technologists set up, organize, test and ensure sterilization of operating room equipment and minimize patients’ potential exposure to germs and contaminants […]
GNTC Police Chief Cardin receives grant for training
September 18, 2023
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Police Chief Chad Cardin recently received the Georgia Fraternal Order of Police President’s National Conference Grant to attend a police conference. Cardin was selected as one of two Georgia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) lodge presidents awarded the grant, which allowed him to attend the 66th Biennial National Fraternal Order […]
Rabbit Valley Farmers Market awards 2023 Scholarship
September 13, 2023
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Grant Payne of Cartersville has received a Rabbit Valley Farmers Market Scholarship. The Rabbit Valley Farmers Market Scholarship was established to provide financial support to incoming high school students and first-year GNTC students pursuing a degree, diploma or certificate. Scholarship applicants must be planning a career related to farming, […]
GNTC President’s and Dean’s Lists for summer 2023
September 11, 2023
Georgia Northwestern Technical College is proud to announce the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2023 summer 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 to host Fall Mum Sale, Sept. 18-21, 2023
September 08, 2023
The Horticulture program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a Fall Mum Sale Monday, Sept. 18, through Thursday, Sept. 21, outside of Building L, located across from GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday or until plants sell out. The […]
GNTC graduate soars in career with Delta
August 31, 2023
A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduate is ascending the career ladder at Delta Air Lines in Atlanta. Delta hired Christopher Poole, a 2020 graduate of GNTC’s Aviation Maintenance Technology program, as a contractor a few months after he received his diploma. By December 2021, Delta had hired him permanently as an aircraft support mechanic […]