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Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Emergency Medical Services and Paramedicine programs have earned reaccreditation by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). “The EMS programs are very challenging because students are usually working full-time and must learn so much information in one year,” said Nina Piatt, GNTC’s program […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has named Jennifer Reynolds, career transition specialist at GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome, as its 2024 Staff Member of the Year Award winner. The award recognizes technical college staff who make significant contributions to the college and to technical education. Dr. Heidi Popham, GNTC president, presented Reynolds with the […]

Since Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) capped 2023 with two prestigious national accreditations and one national designation, college officials are looking ahead to an event in April when high school students will commit to pursue a technical education. Last fall, GNTC was named Georgia’s first National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) Leadership School; NC3’s mission […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students excelled at the 2024 SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference, Feb. 22-24, in Atlanta. GNTC competed in 21 categories and took home eight gold medals, five silver medals and eight bronze medals. State gold medal winners will represent GNTC and the State of Georgia in the national contest June 17-21 […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has transferred its Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program from the Catoosa County Campus in Ringgold to the Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton. GNTC began offering EMT classes—which serve Dual Enrollment and traditional students—in fall 2023. Moving the EMT program to the Whitfield Murray Campus is part of an ongoing partnership […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Dana Jenkins has received the David Warren Memorial Scholarship. Jenkins is a student in the Environmental Horticulture Technician program at the Floyd County Campus in Rome. The scholarship was established in memory of David Warren, former director of the Horticulture program, and is open to students pursuing a degree, […]

The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) awarded $28,850 in grants and scholarships for spring semester 2024. Each scholarship included an award between $350 and $1,000 to assist in paying for spring semester at GNTC. Thirty-eight scholarships were awarded to 33 students. “We congratulate these stellar students for their hard work and excellence,” said […]

Five students have received Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) first Live4It Alliant Scholarship. Amber Cheyanne Brown, Surgical Technology, Walker County Campus; Maria Ceasar, Health Care Management, Floyd County Campus; Audrey Powell, Health Care Assistant, Walker County Campus; Jake Ragan, Electrical Systems Technology, Floyd County Campus; and Raymond “Cole” Temples, Aviation Maintenance Technician, Floyd County Campus, […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Angel Cruz has received The Governor Nathan Deal Technical Education Scholarship in recognition of his academic achievement in an industrial program. Cruz, a student at GNTC’s Whitfield Murray Campus (WMC) in Dalton, received the scholarship for the spring 2024 term. The scholarship, which honors former Gov. Nathan Deal for […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) hosted an open house for its Practical Nursing program at the Walker County Campus to provide an opportunity to tour the facilities and to meet the instructors and students. The Practical Nursing (PN) program includes academic and occupational courses, along with a variety of clinical experiences to integrate theory and […]