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ATLANTA, GA – The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) has named the winners of its annual adult education awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in adult education and lifelong learning. Noelia Sargento, a student from Georgia Northwestern Technical College, has been named TCSG’s 2025 Adult Education Student of the Year and recipient of the Dinah Culbreath […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students excelled at the 2025 SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference, Feb. 20-22, in Atlanta. GNTC competed in 14 categories and took home three gold medals and two silver medals. State gold medal winners will represent GNTC and the State of Georgia in the national contest June 23-27 in […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has named Adi Baxter, Learning Management System specialist at GNTC’s Walker County Campus in Rock Spring, as its 2025 Staff Member of the Year Award winner. The award recognizes GNTC staff who make significant contributions to the college and to technical education. Dr. Heidi Popham, GNTC president, presented Baxter with […]

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In 2024, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) entered into partnerships that boost educational opportunities for northwest Georgia residents and earned recognition for its outreach to veterans. To help remedy a shortage of area healthcare professionals, Atrium Health Floyd and GNTC signed a new agreement on May 8 to increase enrollment in three of GNTC’s healthcare […]

Dr. Kristy Singletary, dean of General Education at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), will be featured on the Silver Lining for Learning podcast on Saturday, Feb. 15, at noon. Christopher Dede, a senior research fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, will host the program. “I hope this podcast can help recruit new students; […]

A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Cosmetology student is determined to empower others with self-confidence while pursuing a career path in a nontraditional field. Danny Jenkins, 25, grew up in Bartow County and now lives in Floyd County and attends Cosmetology classes at GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome. He expects to graduate with his […]

Noelia Sargento, winner of Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) EAGLE Award for 2025, was selected as a regional finalist for the State EAGLE Award by the Technical College System of Georgia. Sargento learned that she was named a regional finalist at the recent 2025 Awards for GOAL, Rick Perkins and EAGLE banquet. “Eight regional finalists […]

Chef Greg Paulson, program director and instructor of the Culinary Arts program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), and his family won the grand prize on “Family Feud.” Paulson, his wife Beth and stepchildren Matthew, Keely and Julie won a five-day run on the national television show and the grand prize; a vacation package to […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College is proud to announce the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2024 fall 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 […]