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As a child, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Sean Mullins was told all of the things he would never be able to do because he could not see. He says he has been proving them wrong ever since. Mullins, who has been blind since birth, will graduate with an associate degree in Business Management. […]

More than 300 students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) nine-county service area will exit the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, Dec. 14, armed with the education and technical training needed to kick-start their careers. The 2023 Fall Commencement Ceremony will begin at 6 p.m.  After students, administrators and faculty march into place during Processional, […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Office of Adult Education held its Fall 2023 Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 7, for students who have earned their General Educational Development® (GED®) 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 […]

Meet Allie Patnode, GNTC’s Alumni of the Year for 2023!

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has been named Georgia’s first National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) Leadership School.  All GNTC program areas with applicable NC3 certifications are encouraged to participate, said Jon Byrd, executive director of Aviation at GNTC and Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) state aviation advisor.  “The NC3 curriculum is industry-driven and […]

Thirteen female students are helping to blaze a new career path for women in the welding profession thanks to Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). This semester GNTC Welding and Joining Technology instructor Billy Brown is working with seven female students at GNTC’s Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton and six female students in GNTC’s Dual Enrollment […]

A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student has received a scholarship from the Georgia Nurses Foundation. The Georgia Nurses Foundation (GNF) has awarded the Amerigroup Rural Georgia Nursing Scholarship for $2,700 to Kymberly Davis-Grahn, who is expected to earn her associate degree in Nursing in December 2023. She attends classes at GNTC’s Walker County Campus […]

The Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce recently named Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduate Shandi Hall as its Officer of the Year for 2023. The Catoosa Chamber presented Hall, an officer with the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department, with a plaque at the Chamber’s Firefighter, Law Enforcement and Emergency Management Recognition Luncheon. Hall graduated from GNTC’s […]

Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus in Calhoun on Oct. 26 to honor 16 students graduating from Basic POST Certification Class BPC1 #2023-05. The Basic POST Certification (BPC) program is designed to train and prepare graduates for employment as entry-level Georgia Peace […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) recently hosted Aviation Maintenance Career Day to enable area employers to network with alumni and current students of the Aviation Maintenance Technology program. Four cohorts of Aviation Maintenance Technology classes participated in a career fair at GNTC’s Aviation Training Center at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome. The […]

Erika Ambrocio Greenwell was chosen to represent Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) at the Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE Leadership Institute state competition on March 25-27, 2024, at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. The Leadership Institute recognizes and honors those students who have demonstrated superior achievement in Adult Education classes and programs. A resident […]

The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) is proud to announce the recognition of 23 exceptional individuals as the Alumni of the Year from its affiliated colleges. This prestigious honor celebrates the remarkable achievements and contributions of these alumni to their communities and the industries they serve. "Our Alumni of the Year exemplifies the incredible […]