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A GNTC Nursing student recently assisted a patient in medical crisis and comforted his family. Stephanie Wilson, 33, attends GNTC’s Walker County Campus in Rock Spring and expects to graduate with her Associate of Science in Nursing degree in December. Wilson currently is in her third semester of her clinical rotation duties at a hospital in northwest Georgia.

Two scholarships awarded through Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) are helping a stay-at-home father complete his associate degree in Cybersecurity. Greg Huff, who grew up in Chattanooga, attended GNTC’s Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton and completed his classes in July. A first-generation college student, he and his wife live in Dalton with their 8-year-old son, […]

Sixteen graduates received their Spanish Child Development Associate credentials Thursday, July 16, at GNTC and are now qualified to work in Quality Rated Child Care Centers. Offered through GNTC’s Office of Adult Education, the bilingual Child Development Associate (CDA) credential program was held at the Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton.

Fifteen students graduated on Wednesday, July 15, from GNTC's Electrical Lineworker program during a ceremony at GNTC’s Polk County Campus in Rockmart.

GNTC announces 12 students as the first recipients of the Disabled Veterans Support Scholarship. 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.

GNTC's Office of Adult Education held its Spring 2026 Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, June 25, for 51 students who have earned their High School Equivalency (HSE) diplomas. The ceremony was held at the Conference Center on GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun to accommodate students and families from all nine counties of GNTC’s service area.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will host a Free Application Week, June 29 through July 5, to help those who are seeking to enroll in the 2026 fall semester. GNTC will waive the $25 application fee for all incoming students. Applicants will not need a code to waive the fee. The admissions deadline for the […]

Two GNTC students were finalists in their competitions at the 2026 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference, held June 6-8. Jared Weaver placed third in Customer Service and Ashley Weaver placed ninth in Foundations of Entrepreneurship. The Weavers are married and live in Chatsworth, with their daughter, Emily Standridge, who also competed at the national conference.

The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) awarded 48 scholarships totaling more than $37,000 to 47 graduating high school seniors in the northwest Georgia region.

In case you missed our live stream of the 2026 Spring Commencement Ceremony One, May 7, at noon at the end of last semester, here is a recording with Closed Captions. Congratulations to all of our graduates!