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Savannah, Ga.–The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) announced 23 recipients as Alumni of the Year from its 22 colleges. The award honors exceptional alumni who have made significant contributions in their fields, demonstrated leadership in their communities, and serve as ambassadors of technical education in Georgia. The announcement took place at the 2024 Fall […]

A Sylvania woman’s outlook on education changed after she received her High School Equivalency at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). Elizabeth Foldes said she and her family moved frequently during her childhood because her father’s job setting up publishing equipment required relocating every two years throughout Georgia. She now lives in Sylvania. After her family […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education program helps adults receive their High School Equivalency (HSE) and young adults receive their HSE and workforce training. Mia Edwards, a resident of Fort Oglethorpe, completed her HSE at GNTC’s Walker County Campus in Rock Spring in June 2022. She said she left school in the 11th grade, […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GTNC) announces the establishment of a new scholarship, which is funded by the Latin American Association with the sponsorship of Mohawk Industries Inc., to support Latino or Hispanic students who graduated from eligible high schools in Floyd, Gordon, Murray or Whitfield Counties. Six $1,000 scholarships will be awarded for the spring […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Construction Management students built on their skills by learning to operate heavy machinery during two Construction Equipment Field Days at GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun, Oct. 9-10. Organized by Donny Holmes, Construction Management program director and instructor, the outdoor training event is the third he has coordinated with representatives […]

Dalton State College, Georgia Highlands College and Georgia Northwestern Technical College. have joined forces to launch the Northwest Georgia Leadership and Development Program (NWGA LEAD) to support emerging and mid-level leaders at their institutions (Dalton State article).

Two Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Horticulture students have received the 2024 Rabbit Valley Farmers Market Scholarship. The scholarship has been awarded to Dana Jenkins of Rossville and Shelby Madden of Chickamauga. Both are Horticulture students at GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome. Jenkins is earning a diploma in Horticulture while Madden is earning an […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has named author Jodi McDaniel Lowery as its 2024 Alumnus of the Year. McDaniel Lowery, a Chatsworth resident, received an associate degree in Criminal Justice at GNTC in 2013 and a certificate in Crime Scene Investigation in 2022 to help her write true crime books and conduct cold case research. […]

Ten students have received Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Live4It Alliant Scholarship to support students with financial need who are also well-rounded individuals contributing to their community and engaged in The Guiding Key Concepts of Live4It. Recipients of the scholarship for the fall 2024 term are Amber Brown, Surgical Technology, Whitfield Murray Campus; Darryn Colson, […]

Three Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students have received The Governor Nathan Deal Technical Education Scholarship in recognition of their academic achievement in an industrial program. Conner Haynes, Angel Ramirez and Parker Shepherd—all of whom are Welding and Joining Technology students at GNTC’s Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton—received the scholarship for the fall 2024 semester. […]