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GNTC announced the 2026 recipients of the LAA-Mohawk Scholarship at a recent ceremony held in the Conference Center on the Gordon County Campus in Calhoun. The scholarship, funded by the Latin American Association (LAA) with the sponsorship of Mohawk Industries Inc., supports students engaged in the Hispanic community who reside in Floyd, Gordon, Murray or Whitfield Counties.

Faculty and staff at GNTC have nominated six of their peer instructors for the Rick Perkins Award of Excellence in Technical Instruction competition. The Rick Perkins Award honors the TCSG's most outstanding instructors. The award has been an ongoing statewide event since 1991 and is designed to recognize technical college instructors who make significant contributions to technical education through innovation and leadership in their fields.

John Kenyon, assistant director of Marketing and Public Relations at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), received the Silver Medallion Award from District 2 of the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) in the Promotional Video-Long Form category.

Three GNTC students have been selected as the college’s finalists for the 2026 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). A statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, GOAL honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students.

In case you missed our live stream of the 2025 Fall Commencement Ceremony at the end of last semester, here it is again with some additional graphics. Congratulations to all of our graduates!

GNTC's Aviation Maintenance Technology program expanded its fleet of aircraft that provide hands-on training to students with the recent donation of a Cessna 401A aircraft. This is the fourth 400 series Cessna airplane GNTC owns and will be used for all aspects of training for the Aviation Maintenance Technology program

Dalton State College, GNTC, Murray County Schools, AdventHealth, and Hamilton Medical Center have entered into a new regional partnership designed to strengthen the healthcare workforce pipeline in northwest Georgia. Through a newly signed MOU, the five organizations will work together to expand educational and career pathways for students—particularly those from Murray County—who are pursuing careers in nursing and other high demand healthcare professions.

GNTC's Office of Adult Education held its Fall 2025 Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 18, for students who have earned their High School Equivalency (HSE) diplomas. The ceremony was held at the Conference Center on GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun to accommodate students and families from all nine counties of GNTC’s service area.

Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus in Calhoun on Dec. 16 to honor 16 students graduating from Basic Law Enforcement Training Class #BL11-2025-02.

Troyanna “Troy” Foster, Adult Basic Education (ABE) instructor for Adult Education in Floyd County, was named Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education Teacher of the Year for 2026. “Adult Education makes what seems impossible possible,” Foster said. “I take pride in helping students celebrate each small win until they have graduated with their High […]