Zab Mendez joins GNTC Foundation’s Board of Trustees
August 14, 2023
The Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Foundation announces the appointment of Zab Mendez to the GNTC Foundation Board of Trustees. Mendez is the senior vice president and Dalton Market president of North Georgia National Bank. He has more than 25 years of banking experience in Whitfield County. Mendez graduated from Dalton High School and attended […]
GNTC Foundation awards fall scholarships
August 11, 2023
The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) awarded $30,150 in grants and scholarships for fall semester 2023 to 38 students. Each scholarship included an award between $350 and $1,500 to assist in paying for fall semester at GNTC. “We applaud these outstanding students for their academic excellence,” said Dr. Heidi Popham, GNTC president. “We […]
GNTC Foundation awards high school scholarships
August 08, 2023
The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) awarded 43 scholarships totaling more than $30,000 to 40 graduating high school seniors in the college’s service area. Recipients of the David Adam Scholarship are Gracie Parks, Cedartown High School; and Andrea Pizano, Cedartown High School. Recipients of the Chattooga Alumni Scholarship are Abbie Boyd, Haley Kirk, […]
Gale Buckner joins GNTC’s Board of Directors
August 07, 2023
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) announces the appointment of L. Gale Buckner to its Board of Directors. Buckner has worked more than 40 years in law enforcement and the judiciary. She performs freelance work for post-conviction attorneys since retiring as Murray County’s chief magistrate judge in 2018. “It is an honor to serve our community […]
Concrete company receives apprenticeship training at GNTC
July 25, 2023
Employees of a northwest Georgia concrete supplier will receive apprenticeship training at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) thanks to a new grant program. Wayne Davis Concrete has selected loader operator Elijah Page as the first of 10 apprentices it will send for Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training through GNTC’s Office of Economic Development. The apprenticeship […]
GNTC Nursing programs achieve 100 percent pass rate
July 19, 2023
 All 18 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduates, in the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program and the Practical Nursing (PN) program, who took a national nursing licensure exam this year have passed on their first attempt and achieved a 100 percent pass rate. Nine graduates from GNTC’s Associate of Science in Nursing program […]
GNTC Basic POST Certification Graduation held July 10
July 12, 2023
Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus in Calhoun to honor 15 students graduating from Basic POST Certification Class BPC1-2023-04 on Monday, July 10. The Basic POST Certification (BPC) program is designed to train and prepare graduates for employment as entry-level Georgia Peace […]
GNTC propels student toward career in aviation
July 10, 2023
A young pilot says, thanks to Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), he is working his way toward his lifelong dream of a career in aviation. Benson Milam, 18, said, weather permitting, he sometimes flies back and forth to his Aviation Maintenance Technology classes at GNTC’s Aviation Training Center at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport […]