Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Walker County

265 Bicentennial Trail, Rock Spring, GA 30739

Description

Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Walker County campus offers far more than the average number of professional training programs.

Located in Rock Spring, Georgia, GNTC has additional campuses located throughout Rome as well as in Rockmart, Calhoun and Dalton.

Associate’s degrees, career certificates and diplomas in promising career fields as well as degrees leading to transfers are all available at GNTC.

Numerous and wide-ranging, GNTC’s academics include more common majors such as Accounting, Automotive Repair, Aviation Technology, Commercial Truck Driving, Dental Assisting, Firefighting, Medical Assisting and Radiography.

However, GNTC’s more than 100 programs of study include training in much more specialized professions as well. Among them are Baking, Occupational Therapy Assisting, Echocardiography, Horticulture, Mammography and Social Work Assisting.

At its various campus centers, GNTC also provides adult education options, training students in basic skills such as ESL and GED preparation.

Student life at GNTC, which includes academic groups and honors societies, helps students to cultivate academic, professional and leadership skills.

Admissions require that students have a high school diploma or equivalency by the time they graduate from GNTC. All students must either take a placement test, or submit SAT or ACT scores prior to enrolling.

Financial aid is available to eligible students to assist with tuition and other expenses.

Quick Facts

Location

Southeast

Setting

Small Town Setting

Type

Public

Size

Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)

Website

www.gntc.edu

On-Campus Housing Available

No

In-State Tuition

$1,539

Out-of-State Tuition

$2,835

Selectivity

Open Admissions

Enrollment

2,303

Students

Total Students
2,303

Full-Time vs. Part-time Students

Full-Time
59%
Part-Time
41%

Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State

In-State
98%
Out-of-State
2%

Ethnic Diversity

African-American
4%
Caucasian
92%
Latino
1%
Other
3%

Students State Origin

Georgia
98%
Tennessee
1%
Other
1%

International Students

International
0%
Domestic
100%