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Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Precision Machining and Manufacturing program on the Floyd County and Whitfield Murray campuses was presented with a $30,000 grant by the Gene Haas Foundation to be used for student scholarships. The Gene Haas Foundation awarded $15,000 each to GNTC’s Floyd County Campus (FCC) in Rome and Whitfield Murray Campus (WMC) […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Office of Adult Education held its Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 8, 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 […]

A Georgia National Guardswoman who rigs parachutes has jumped at a second career opportunity, thanks to her education at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). Daisy Azua, a Dalton resident, attends classes at the Walker County Campus in Rock Spring, where she is studying for her associate degree in Surgical Technology. She will graduate and cross […]

More than 300 students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) nine-county service area will exit the Dalton Convention Center on Tuesday, Dec. 13, armed with the education and technical training needed to kick-start their careers. The 2022 Fall Commencement Ceremony will begin at 6 p.m.  After students, administrators and faculty march into place during Processional, […]

Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus in Calhoun to honor 12 students graduating from Basic Law Enforcement Training Class (BLETC) #2022 on Monday, Dec. 5. The Basic Law Enforcement (BLE) program is designed to train and prepare graduates for employment as entry-level […]

Twenty-two students recently graduated from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Law Enforcement Academy P.O.S.T. Instructor school. Students that complete this course are qualified to be a P.O.S.T. General Instructor and teach most P.O.S.T. accredited classes. The graduates are (from left) Brandon Broome, Walker County Sheriff’s Office; Travis Tucker, Fort Oglethorpe Police Department; Andrew Blesch, Walker […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) helped approximately 60 students explore career path opportunities at a recent Aviation Career Day. Four cohorts of Aviation Maintenance Technology classes participated in the event Friday, Nov. 18, at GNTC’s Aviation Training Center at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome. Students—including students graduating in December as well as […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) announces the appointment of Torrance Ford to its Board of Directors. Ford has served as the vice president of Talent Management at Shaw Industries Group Inc. since 2018. Previous roles at Shaw include director of Collaborative Innovative Manufacturing, director of Supply Chain Business Solutions and manager of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. […]

More than 150 children turned out for Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) first Kids STEM Festival on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Gordon County Campus in Calhoun. The free event was open to everyone. GNTC encouraged students to come with their children to engage in fun learning and STEM activities. “I am overwhelmed by the […]