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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 […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Ryan Fincher of Cedartown is one of six finalists for the American Welding Society (AWS) U.S. Invitational Weld Trials taking place this week, Dec. 5-8, at Robotics Technology Park in Huntsville, Ala. The Weld Trials is part of the American Welding Society’s process to select the SkillsUSA World Team […]