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Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) announces a new scholarship program for graduating seniors from high schools in Murray County. Alexa Pacheco has been selected as the first recipient of the McDaniel Family Scholarship, founded in memory of Carlton and Henrietta McDaniel. “Our parents instilled in us a love of Murray County, and a sense of […]

A Student Honors Reception was held on Tuesday, May 24, to honor and congratulate Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s 2022 GOAL and EAGLE award winners, as well as students who were medalists at SkillsUSA and Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) state competitions in Atlanta. The program, held at the Gordon County Campus in Calhoun, also recognized faculty […]

One Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Basic Law Enforcement (BLE) graduate’s conviction is to overcome the road blocks life puts in his way. Marcus Hill attended classes on GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun and graduated in November 2013 with the Academic (Honor Graduate) Award for the highest academic average in his BLE training class. […]

The Dual Enrollment program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) and Catoosa County’s From HERE to CAREER! College and Career Academy has cemented a partnership with an area manufacturer of concrete reinforcement fiber. Sika Corp.’s Chattanooga plant makes concrete reinforcement fibers from polypropylene. Plant leadership said they participate in GNTC’s internship program to nurture the […]

A Walker County Schools student enrolled in the system’s Walker LAUNCH Dual Enrollment partnership with Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) recently boosted his commitment to the welding profession. When LaFayette High School student Garrett Rollins graduates May 27 with his diploma, he will already have multiple welding certificates and a full-time job waiting for him […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has opened Resource Centers on all six campuses to assist Special Populations students. Daizha Staples, Special Populations coordinator at GNTC, manages the new program, which operates through the Office of Student Success. She also oversees all of GNTC’s food pantries and clothing closets. The resources are available on the Catoosa, […]

More than 150 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students crossed the stage of the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, May 5, to the cheers of their families, friends and instructors. Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC, welcomed guests, congratulated the graduates and introduced Drafting Technology student William Robert Rutledge, GNTC’s 2022 Georgia Occupational Award of […]

When Josh Foster graduates from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Welding and Joining Technology program this semester, he is leaving with a diploma and renewed self-confidence. Foster, 20, said he quit private high school at 17 to pursue his General Educational Development® (GED®) diploma after his brother, who is three years older, graduated and was […]

Crista Resch, director of Ultrasound programs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), instructor of Vascular Sonography and winner of the college’s 2022 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year advanced as a regional finalist for the state award. The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) named her one of nine regional winners on Tuesday, April 26, […]

Students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) nine-county service area will exit the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, May 5, armed with the education and technical training needed to kick start their careers. The 2022 Spring Commencement Ceremony will begin at 6 p.m.  After students, administrators and faculty march into place during Processional, Vince Stalling, […]