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In case you missed our live stream of the 2021 Fall Commencement Ceremony for our Business and Health programs at the end of last semester, here it is again with some additional graphics. Congratulations to all of our graduates!

In case you missed our live stream of the 2021 Fall Commencement Ceremony for our Aviation, Industrial and Public Service programs at the end of last semester, here it is again with some additional graphics. Congratulations to all of our graduates!

The Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Foundation awarded scholarships to 34 qualifying students for the 2022 spring semester. The GNTC Foundation awarded between $250 and $1,000 to each student to assist in paying for the spring semester at GNTC. “We applaud these outstanding GNTC students for their excellence and hard work,” Dr. Heidi Popham, president […]

The Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Foundation recently added two new members to the GNTC Foundation Board of Trustees. Amy L. Jackson, president of the Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce, was elected to the board along with Steven M. Henry, chairman of the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners and owner of Steven M. Henry (SMH) […]

Friends, family and Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) faculty and staff gathered beside the greenhouses at the Floyd County Campus (FCC) in Rome on Friday, Dec. 17, to pay tribute to David Warren, former director of the Horticulture program at GNTC. Warren passed away unexpectedly in June. The ceremony memorialized Warren in two of the […]

Thirty high schools from across northwest Georgia competed in the SkillsUSA Region 1 Qualifying Competition hosted by Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) on Friday, Dec. 10. Over 150 competitors represented their schools hoping to qualify for SkillsUSA Georgia being held in Atlanta. Contestants placing first, second or third in their respective categories at the regional […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Precision Machining and Manufacturing program on the Floyd County Campus and Whitfield Murray Campus was presented with a $20,000 grant by the Gene Haas Foundation to be used for student scholarships. The scholarships will be given to students that plan to enroll, or are currently enrolled, in a machining-based program […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) held its GED® Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 9, 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 service area. The evening […]

Close to 20 young adults walked across the stage Tuesday, Dec. 7, to receive their GED® diploma during the Youth Success Academy (YSA) graduation held at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Floyd County Campus. The Youth Success Academy is specifically designed for out-of-school youth that wish to attain a GED® diploma and a technical education. […]

Seven Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students graduated from Basic Law Enforcement Training Classes #2021-01 and #2021-02 on Monday, Dec. 6, during a ceremony held at the conference center on the Gordon County Campus. GNTC Law Enforcement Academy Director James Pledger welcomed the graduates and guests and introduced the guest speaker, Retired Sheriff and GNTC […]

Close to 300 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students crossed the stage of the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, Dec. 2, to the cheers of their families, friends and instructors. GNTC held two separate Commencement Ceremonies in order to practice social distancing guidelines and accommodate friends and families of the graduates. A ceremony was held […]

Renee Robertson, of Chatsworth, began Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Industrial Systems Technology program with one goal in mind, to earn more money. “I was struggling to get by, working two jobs and cleaning on the side, something had to change,” Robertson said. While she is still a few days from graduation, Robertson has already […]