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Georgia Northwestern Technical College is proud to announce the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2023 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 […]

Faculty and staff at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) have nominated eight of their peer instructors for the Rick Perkins Award of Excellence in Technical Instruction competition. The Rick Perkins Award honors the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) most outstanding instructors. The award has been an ongoing statewide event since 1991 and is designed […]

Four Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students have been selected as the college’s finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Trish Wiggins, coordinator for the college’s GOAL program. Listed are students chosen as finalists for the GOAL award showing (from left) the student’s name, city of residence, program of study, GNTC […]

In case you missed our live stream of the 2023 Fall Commencement Ceremony at the end of last semester, here it is again with some additional graphics. Congratulations to all of our graduates!

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Darryl Gibbons Jr. has received the college’s third NGE Scholarship. Funded by North Georgia Equipment Heating and Air Conditioning (NGE), this scholarship provides financial support to students enrolled in any Air Conditioning diploma or certificate program. Gibbons is a student in the Air Conditioning Technology diploma program on GNTC’s […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is hosting an Open House for its Practical Nursing program to provide an opportunity to tour the facilities and to meet the instructors, staff and students. The event will take place on GNTC’s Walker County Campus at 265 Bicentennial Trail, Rock Spring on Wednesday, Jan. 24, from 4-6 p.m. The […]

Karen Craven, lead teacher and site manager for Adult Education in Floyd County, was named Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education Teacher of the Year for 2024. She also received the award in 2023. Craven characterized Adult Education as “the best of traditional schools, home school and individual tutoring.” She said Adult Education provides […]

As Ethron “Carl” Crawford crossed the stage during Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Fall Commencement Ceremony on Dec. 14, he was confident in the example he has set for his children. Crawford grew up in Decatur and now resides in Rome. He attended classes at GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome and Gordon County Campus […]

More than 300 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students crossed the stage of the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, Dec. 14, to the cheers of their families, friends and instructors. Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC, welcomed guests, congratulated the graduates and introduced keynote speaker Allie Patnode, GNTC’s 2023 Outstanding Alumni of the Year. Patnode […]

Meet Robert Browder, director of the Commercial Truck Driving Class-A program–one of GNTC’s High Demand Career options.

Twenty-seven students received their GED® diplomas through Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Youth Success Academy (YSA) on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Erika Ambrocio Greenwell, who was chosen to represent GNTC at the Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE Leadership Institute state competition in March, was the graduation speaker; the Leadership Institute recognizes and honors those students who have […]