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A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) police officer has been recognized for his quick actions that saved a 4-year-old boy from drowning. Sgt. Bruce Franks said he and his wife Kayla, a GNTC Police lieutenant, attended an Easter egg hunt and party for children at a friend’s house. As the couple unloaded supplies from their […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College is proud to announce the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2024 spring semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.8 or higher during the semester with a course load of at least 12 credit hours. To be eligible for […]

To help remedy a shortage of area healthcare professionals, Atrium Health Floyd and Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) have signed a new agreement designed to boost enrollment in three of GNTC’s healthcare programs and increase the number of Respiratory Therapists, Radiologic Technologists and Certified Nursing Assistants in the northwest Georgia region. According to the fund […]

Special receptions were held at all six Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) campuses recently to honor and congratulate 2024 Dual Enrollment students. The receptions were held at the Catoosa County Campus, Ringgold; Floyd County Campus, Rome; Gordon County Campus, Calhoun; Polk County Campus, Rockmart; Walker County Campus, Rock Spring; and Whitfield Murray Campus, Dalton. “Dual […]

Deanna Hulsey, instructor of Cosmetology at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has been named the First Runner-Up for the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) 2024 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year. Hulsey was named one of nine regional winners on Tuesday, April 30, at the GOAL and Rick Perkins State Conference in Atlanta. She […]

Deanna Hulsey, instructor of Cosmetology at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), is a regional finalist to become the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) 2024 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year. The finalists were announced during a banquet honoring the system’s most outstanding students and instructors at the Grand Hyatt in Atlanta on Tuesday, April […]

When Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Yosdel Castaneda receives her diploma in Welding and Joining Technology, she knows that she is helping to forge a new career path for women in that profession. Castaneda, at 19, was the youngest of eight female students GNTC Welding and Joining Technology instructor Billy Brown had this spring in […]

A special reception was held recently to honor and congratulate Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) 2024 GOAL and EAGLE award winners, as well as students who were medalists at SkillsUSA and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) state competitions in Atlanta. The program, held at the Gordon County Campus in Calhoun, also recognized faculty and staff who […]