Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is a

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serving nine counties across northwestern Georgia. It is a member of Georgia's system of technical colleges that operate under the

Technical College System of Georgia The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), formerly known as the Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE), is the State of Georgia Government Agency which supervises the U.S. state of Georgia's 22 technical colleges, while also su ...

(TCSG) and an institution of higher learning that provides occupational education, skills training, and workforce development to support the educational, economic, and community development at its six

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es in Catoosa County campus, Walker County Campus, Floyd County Campus, Gordon County Campus, Polk County Campus, and Whitfield-Murray Campus. These campuses were originally part of Coosa Valley Technical College (CVTC), begun in 1962. It was named for the

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, which flows through Rome, where its main campus is located. Northwestern Technical College (NTC, formerly known as Walker Tech) is now the Walker County campus, located in Rock Spring in extreme

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. This occurred after a 2009

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which also affected several other TCSG schools.

Locations

*Catoosa County Campus, Ringgold: *Walker County Campus, Rock Spring: *Floyd County Campus, Rome: *Gordon County Campus, Calhoun: *Polk County Campus, Rockmart: *Whitfield-Murray Campus, Dalton:

External links

Official website
Technical College System of Georgia Educational institutions established in 1962 Education in Floyd County, Georgia Education in Gordon County, Georgia Education in Polk County, Georgia Education in Walker County, Georgia Education in Whitfield County, Georgia Buildings and structures in Floyd County, Georgia Buildings and structures in Gordon County, Georgia Buildings and structures in Polk County, Georgia Buildings and structures in Walker County, Georgia Buildings and structures in Whitfield County, Georgia Rome, Georgia 1962 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-university-stub