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GNTC has announced the spring 2026 recipients of the Roper Corporation Scholarship are Tammy Chandler and Salvador Hernandez. Chandler lives in Trion and is a student in the Computer Support Specialist program at the Walker County Campus; Hernandez resides in Summerville and studies Automation Technology at the Catoosa County Campus.

A commitment to self-sufficiency prompted Mayahuel Yaoapoqa, a Micronesian native, to pursue a career in Precision Machining and Manufacturing at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). Seventeen-year-old Mayahuel Yaoapoqa will graduate with her associate degree in Precision Machining and Manufacturing at GNTC’s 2026 Spring Commencement Ceremony at the Forum River Center in Rome on Thursday, May […]

Eight high school students committed to pursuing a technical education during a signing event hosted by GNTC. This year marks GNTC’s third time participating in the National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Letter of Intent Signing Day, which was held on April 30 at the Gordon County Campus in Calhoun.

The Foundation at GNTC awarded $48,350 in grants and scholarships for spring semester 2026. Grant and scholarship awards ranged between $100 and $5,000 to assist in paying for spring semester at GNTC. Sixty grants and scholarships were awarded to 56 students.

Four GNTC students have received The Governor Nathan Deal Technical Education Scholarship in recognition of their academic achievement in an industrial or industrial-related program.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College announces it is accepting applications through April 30 for the summer term for a new state scholarship for disabled veterans. Funded by voluntary state income tax return donations, the Disabled Veterans Support Scholarship (DVSS) was created to support U.S. military veterans with service-connected disabilities as they pursue technical education in Georgia.

Five GNTC students have received the spring 2026 Gene Haas Scholarship, which rewards academic excellence and provides financial support for students working toward a degree, diploma or certificate in the Precision Machining and Manufacturing program.

GNTC announces O’Darius Davis as the 2026 recipient of the Matthew Vroman Memorial Scholarship. Davis, a resident of Rome, is an Aviation Maintenance Technology student at GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome. Matthew Vroman passed away in 2024 at age 25 after years of battling numerous health issues. This scholarship, established last year, supports Aviation students who possess Vroman’s traits of kindness, solid values and relentless work ethic.

GNTC announced the 2026 recipients of the LAA-Mohawk Scholarship at a recent ceremony held in the Conference Center on the Gordon County Campus in Calhoun. The scholarship, funded by the Latin American Association (LAA) with the sponsorship of Mohawk Industries Inc., supports students engaged in the Hispanic community who reside in Floyd, Gordon, Murray or Whitfield Counties.

Two GNTC students have received the first Jerry Jones Memorial Scholarship, which provides financial support for students in the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Advanced EMT certificate programs. This scholarship honors the memory of firefighter and EMT Jerry Jones.