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Kathleen Pichardo, of Dalton, has been chosen to represent GNTC at the Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE (Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education) Leadership Institute state competition March 8-10, 2027, at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia.

Twenty-one GNTC students recently earned 32 Cisco certifications. Dr. Dwight Watt, instructor of Computer Information Systems Technology at GNTC, said he administered 32 certification tests for Cisco Certified Support Technician to GNTC students, and all of the students passed all of their exams. CCST certifications may be earned in Cybersecurity, Information Technology (IT) Support and Networking.

Rabbit Valley Farmers Market has awarded scholarships to two GNTC students for the fall 2026 semester. The Rabbit Valley Farmers Market Culinary Scholarship assists Culinary Arts students with equipment costs incurred at the beginning of the program and may also be used for tuition, fees or other educational expenses. The Rabbit Valley Farmers Market Horticulture Scholarship was established to provide financial support to Horticulture students planning a career related to environmental issues, farming, floral design, gardening, horticulture or landscape design.

E.K. West, Financial Aid specialist at GNTC, has been recognized for her outstanding commitment, innovation and impact in supporting Student Success. West recently received the TCSG Student Impact Award, which is awarded to one exceptional Student Affairs or Student Services staff member at each TCSG institution.

Grace Beam, director of Online Learning and Development at GNTC, will speak at two national conferences this fall, focusing on how colleges are responding to artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom.

Business leaders, educators, economic development professionals and workforce experts from across Northwest Georgia will gather Oct. 29 for the second annual Northwest Georgia Workforce Summit. Presented by Dalton State College and GNTC, this year’s summit will be held at GNTC’s Gordon County Campus and will bring together leaders from education, industry and government to explore strategies for ensuring Northwest Georgia remains competitive in a rapidly changing economy.

GNTC has announced the fall 2026 recipients of the Roper Corporation Scholarship are Michael Doane and Andres “Chuey” Hernandez. Doane lives in Chickamauga and is a student in the Supply Chain Management and Logistics program at GNTC’s Catoosa County Campus. Hernandez resides in Summerville and studies Automation Technology at the Catoosa County Campus.

Four Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students have received The Governor Nathan Deal Technical Education Scholarship in recognition of their academic achievement in an industrial or industrial-related program. The scholarship honors former Gov. Nathan Deal for his dedication to technical education in Georgia.

The GNTC Foundation awarded $54,238 in grants and scholarships for fall semester 2026. Grant and scholarship awards ranged between $100 and $1,500 to assist in paying for fall semester at GNTC. Sixty-one grants and scholarships were awarded to 59 students.

One hundred and six students were honored as the fall 2026 inductees into GNTC's chapter of National Technical Honor Society. To qualify for GNTC’s chapter of the NTHS, students must have a GPA of 3.0 and be in good academic, behavioral and financial standing.