GNTC receives $40K grant to support Adult Education
October 05, 2023
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) received a $40,000 grant from Truist Financial Corporation to support Adult Education. “With support from the Truist grant, our Adult Education program is able to offer Training on the Go sessions, providing our students with the opportunity to obtain industry recognized credentials,” said Lisa Shaw, vice president of Adult Education […]
Third cohort graduates from Electrical Lineworker program
September 28, 2023
Friends, family and leaders of the City of Rockmart and Polk County gathered on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Polk County Campus in Rockmart to congratulate the third cohort of graduates of GNTC’s Electrical Lineworker program. Fifteen students experienced a vigorous training program that included donated equipment such as trucks, poles […]
GNTC English classes help nuns bridge language barrier
September 27, 2023
Three members of the Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ say they are learning more about the northwest Georgia area and its people thanks to classes at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education program in Cedartown. Sisters Antonella and Neriah are natives of Brazil, and Sister Bernada is originally from Paraguay. The sisters came to […]
GNTC graduate receives Life Saver Award
September 25, 2023
A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Law Enforcement Academy graduate has been recognized for her quick actions that saved a man’s life. Jennifer Nunez, a rookie officer in the Dalton Police Department, and her field training officer were dispatched on July 16 to help a man who was unresponsive in his yard, Nunez said. Nunez […]
GNTC recognizes Respiratory Care scholarship recipients
September 21, 2023
Congratulations to GNTC Respiratory Care students Alexa Burk and Tara Peloquin, the fall semester recipients of the college’s National Board for Respiratory Care Scholarship! (From left) Zenia Bratton, program director and instructor of Respiratory Care at GNTC; Burk; Peloquin; and Lauretta Hannon, executive director of the GNTC Foundation.
GNTC Surgical Technology graduates protect patients
September 20, 2023
Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Surgical Technology program graduates weave their knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, tools and technologies to support a surgeon in the operating room. Working under a surgeon’s supervision, surgical technologists set up, organize, test and ensure sterilization of operating room equipment and minimize patients’ potential exposure to germs and contaminants […]
GNTC Police Chief Cardin receives grant for training
September 18, 2023
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Police Chief Chad Cardin recently received the Georgia Fraternal Order of Police President’s National Conference Grant to attend a police conference. Cardin was selected as one of two Georgia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) lodge presidents awarded the grant, which allowed him to attend the 66th Biennial National Fraternal Order […]
Rabbit Valley Farmers Market awards 2023 Scholarship
September 13, 2023
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Grant Payne of Cartersville has received a Rabbit Valley Farmers Market Scholarship. The Rabbit Valley Farmers Market Scholarship was established to provide financial support to incoming high school students and first-year GNTC students pursuing a degree, diploma or certificate. Scholarship applicants must be planning a career related to farming, […]