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Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Office of Adult Education held its 2022 Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, June 16, 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 GNTC’s […]

Three women and five men became the first students to graduate from the Murray Works Employment Academy on Tuesday, June 14. The 10-day bootcamp caters to workforce recruitment needs of local large employers. It is focused on equipping graduates of high schools in Murray County, with no post-secondary plans, with the knowledge and skills to […]

The Leadership Dalton-Whitfield (LDW) 2022 class is outfitting 12 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Diesel Equipment Technology students with the basic tools they need to jumpstart their careers. The Leadership 2022 class raised $2,460 towards the cost of the diesel mechanic tool kits, and a label noting that the kit was donated by the Leadership […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College is proud to announce the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2022 spring 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 […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has named Lisa Pearson, Student Success coach at GNTC’s Walker County Campus in Rock Spring, as its 2022 ROSE Award winner. The Recognizing Outstanding Staff Effectiveness (ROSE) Award recognizes technical college staff who make a significant contribution to the college and to technical education. Dr. Heidi Popham, GNTC president, presented […]

Joshua Case, a native of Russia, overcame a lot of obstacles before he received his GED® diploma through Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Youth Success Academy (YSA). Case, who goes by JC, was among 59 students who recently received their GED® diploma during the Youth Success Academy’s two graduation ceremonies. Case and 28 additional students […]

The family of late Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Dan Peace Winn has established a second scholarship at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). The family’s newly-established Dan Winn Adult Education Scholarship will support Adult Education students on the Polk County Campus for years to come. Manuel De Jesus Alonso, the scholarship’s first recipient, is […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will host a Free Application Week, July 11-15, to help those who are seeking to enroll in the fall semester. During Free Application Week, GNTC will waive the $25 application fee for all new applicants. The admissions deadline for the fall semester is July 25. Classes are scheduled to begin […]