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Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Welding and Joining Technology program is one of its most in-demand programs because graduates feel a sense of satisfaction with their work, have high job placement rates and earn a high starting wage. “If you like to build or create something with your hands that you can be proud of, […]

GNTC will host a Free Application Week June 1-5 to help those who are seeking to enroll in the 2026 fall semester. GNTC will waive the $25 application fee for all incoming students who apply June 1-5. Applicants should enter the code JUNE26 to waive the fee.

Raven Dallas, a Summerville resident, is pursuing her associate degree in Early Childhood Care and Education at GNTC. She was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS).

GNTC has announced the spring 2026 recipients of the Roper Corporation Scholarship are Tammy Chandler and Salvador Hernandez. Chandler lives in Trion and is a student in the Computer Support Specialist program at the Walker County Campus; Hernandez resides in Summerville and studies Automation Technology at the Catoosa County Campus.

Approximately 230 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students crossed the stage of the Forum River Center in Rome on Thursday, May 7, to the cheers of their families, friends and instructors. Students representing GNTC’s nine-county service area participated in two traditional Spring Commencement Ceremonies to celebrate their success in completing their program of study. Two […]

A commitment to self-sufficiency prompted Mayahuel Yaoapoqa, a Micronesian native, to pursue a career in Precision Machining and Manufacturing at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). Seventeen-year-old Mayahuel Yaoapoqa will graduate with her associate degree in Precision Machining and Manufacturing at GNTC’s 2026 Spring Commencement Ceremony at the Forum River Center in Rome on Thursday, May […]

The Commencement Ceremony for students in GNTC’s Business and Cyber related technology programs and Nursing and Health Technology programs will begin at noon, and the Commencement Ceremony for students in GNTC’s Industrial and Public Service programs will take place at 4 p.m.

Eight high school students committed to pursuing a technical education during a signing event hosted by GNTC. This year marks GNTC’s third time participating in the National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Letter of Intent Signing Day, which was held on April 30 at the Gordon County Campus in Calhoun.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College on April 16 named Patty Hart as vice president of Economic Development.

The Cisco Networking Academy has honored Dr. Dwight Watt, instructor of Computer Information Systems Technology at GNTC, for instructional excellence.

The Foundation at GNTC awarded $48,350 in grants and scholarships for spring semester 2026. Grant and scholarship awards ranged between $100 and $5,000 to assist in paying for spring semester at GNTC. Sixty grants and scholarships were awarded to 56 students.