News

The Diesel Equipment Technology program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College prepares students to become knowledgeable and confident diesel mechanics and service technicians that can diagnose, trouble shoot, maintain and repair heavy duty diesel vehicles.

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 […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is building the workforce in the northwest Georgia region through a wide variety of key partnerships that benefits our students and the community. These collaborations provide our students with customized training that prepares them to be work ready upon graduation and helps create a closer relationship with our service area.

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, […]

A graduating student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) says her college career has also been an education for her daughter. Kristin Johnson, 33, started classes at GNTC in 2010; she previously earned Phlebotomy Technician and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certifications from GNTC and will graduate in May with her associate degree in Business Healthcare […]

Leaders from Georgia Power joined with officials from the Technical College System of Georgia, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) and state and local representatives today at GNTC’s Polk County Campus in Rockmart to announce the newest program in Georgia to support training and education for future lineworkers. Through a new collaboration between Georgia Power and […]

Criminal Justice student Zitlali Aguilar discusses her GNTC experience with Leyner Argueta, director of Business Management at GNTC and the TCSG Instructor of the Year for 2019.

The Murray County Chamber of Commerce selected Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) as its 2022 Innovator of the Year. The Chamber’s Executive Team and Board of Directors chair select “a Chamber member business who goes above and beyond their daily process or routine to build impact” to receive the award, said Eli Falls, president and […]

Three Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students placed in their competitions at the recent Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) State Competition in Atlanta. Mark Upton, GNTC Marketing Management program director and PBL coordinator, said the students competed in eight events and finished with three first place finishes, three second place finishes and two third place finishes. […]

Joey Ulibarri always knew he wanted to help people, and that desire led him to enroll in the Basic Law Enforcement (BLE) program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). The Calhoun native’s career path led him to follow in his father’s footsteps. The day after he graduated with his certificate in April 2021, he started […]

A program of study at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is training students to guard sensitive information in a world where hackers are getting smarter every day. “Cybersecurity is both protecting the computers of the world and finding security holes; it’s learning how to setup our networks and computers to protect them from threat agents […]