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Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) held its 2018-19 GED® Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 16, for students who have earned their General Educational Development® 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 […]

As he wraps up his second year as principal of Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School (LFO), Charles “Chance” Nix is receiving state honors from the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The 2010 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduate has been recognized by the TCSG Foundation as an Alumnus of the Year for 2018. Nine years […]

Students representing Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) nine-county service area will enter the next stage in life when they cross the stage and turn the tassels during the upcoming 2019 Spring Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 9. The ceremony will take place at the Forum River Center in Rome beginning at 7 p.m. After students, […]

Students representing Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) nine-county service area will enter the next stage in life when they cross the stage and turn the tassels during the upcoming 2019 Spring Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 9. The ceremony will take place at the Forum River Center in Rome beginning at 7 p.m. After students, […]

Vicky Chen, a seventh grader at Ashworth Middle School, was celebrated by Gov. Brian Kemp at the Governor’s Awards Luncheon held recently at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, Ga. Chen received honorable mention in the 2019 Manufacturing Appreciation Week (MAW) student design contest in the sixth through eighth grade category. She will […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) alumnus and SkillsUSA World Team Welder Ryan Fincher will be traveling to Germany as part of his preparation to represent the nation at the WorldSkills Welding Competition in Russia. Fincher will take part in “Specialized Competitor Training for WorldSkills Kazan 2019,” from April 29 to May 3 in Eisenberg, Germany. […]

Leyner Argueta, program director of Business Management at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), was named the 2019 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for the Technical College System of Georgia during a banquet honoring the system’s most outstanding instructors and students at the Grand Hyatt in Atlanta on Wednesday, April 17. As the 2019 Rick […]

Brandon Neighbors, Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) 2019 GOAL winner, was named one of nine regional finalists to become the 2019 Student of the Year for the Technical College System of Georgia and Leyner Argueta, program director of Business Management, was named one of nine regional finalists to become the 2019 Instructor of the Year […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s CISCO Networking Academy is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this month. First started by Abigail Carter in 1999, Dr. Dwight Watt has carried the torch for this in-demand training program since 2007. GNTC offers a certificate in CISCO Networking, as well as degrees and diplomas in Computer Support Specialist, Networking Specialist, and […]

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Early Childhood Care and Education student Misty Blasengame received a $1,000 scholarship from the Floyd-Rome Retired Educators Association (FRREA).   The scholarship was presented to Blasengame, a resident of Lindale, during a luncheon at the Thornton Recreation Center in Armuchee. Daphnie Morrison presented the scholarship to Blasengame on behalf of […]