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Elizabeth Barksdale, director of Human Resources at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), recently received certification from the Society of Human Resources Management, making her one of three directors to hold that distinction in the Technical College System of Georgia. The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) partnered with the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) […]

Ashley Marie Cowan, a Pre-Occupational Healthcare student from Adairsville, has been named Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) 2024 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner, and Deanna Hulsey, instructor of Cosmetology, has been named the college’s 2024 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year. The winners were named during the Seven Hills Rotary Club meeting on […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Leah “Ana” Stone has received the Lindale Post 136 American Legion Scholarship. Stone studies Welding and Joining Technology at GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome; she received the scholarship for the spring 2024 term. The scholarship honors the service of U.S. military members by supporting a GNTC student who […]

Faculty and staff at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) have nominated eight of their peer instructors for the Rick Perkins Award of Excellence in Technical Instruction competition. The Rick Perkins Award honors the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) most outstanding instructors. The award has been an ongoing statewide event since 1991 and is designed […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Darryl Gibbons Jr. has received the college’s third NGE Scholarship. Funded by North Georgia Equipment Heating and Air Conditioning (NGE), this scholarship provides financial support to students enrolled in any Air Conditioning diploma or certificate program. Gibbons is a student in the Air Conditioning Technology diploma program on GNTC’s […]

High school students in the northwest Georgia community had a chance to explore various career pathways and educational opportunities during Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Career Preview Day on Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Floyd County Campus in Rome. This was the first Career Preview Day that GNTC has held this academic year. The next […]

More than 150 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students crossed the stage of the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, May 4, to the cheers of their families, friends and instructors. Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC, welcomed guests, congratulated the graduates and introduced Cayla Pemberton, the winner of GNTC’s 2023 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership […]

An Electrical Systems Technology student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is energized about the career he will start at Georgia Power after graduation. Landon Stephens, a Chattooga County resident, was a Dual Enrollment student who graduated from Chattooga High School in May 2022; he will receive his diploma at GNTC’s Spring Commencement Ceremony on […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Automotive Technology student Cayla Pemberton is a finalist in the state competition for the 2023 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) Student of the Year, and Salvador Gonzalez, program director and instructor of Diesel Equipment Technology at GNTC is a finalist in the competition to be named the state’s 2023 […]