Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) welcomed approximately 200 high school students on Friday, Nov. 6, to its Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton for Career Preview Day 2026.
Students from Calhoun High School, Dade County High School, The Dalton Academy, LaFayette High School, Murray County High School and North Murray High School met with GNTC program directors, toured their labs and explored various career pathways.
There were demonstrations and hands-on learning activities for the programs offered by GNTC.
“Events like these are game changers for the students, their families and our area high schools,” said Jason Gamel, director of Recruitment at GNTC. “Students learn more about GNTC’s academic programs and the benefits of learning a skilled trade as they make decisions about their futures.”
Featured GNTC programs included Accounting Technology, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Automation Engineering Technology, Automation Technology, Business Management, Central Sterile Processing, Construction Management, Criminal Justice Technology, Diesel Equipment Technology, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Instrumentation and Controls Technology, Medical Assisting, Paramedicine, Phlebotomy Technician, Surgical Technology, Precision Machining and Manufacturing Technology, and Welding and Joining Technology.
Be Pro Be Proud, a national workforce development initiative designed to attract students and young adults to technical careers, discussed careers in technical fields with students and provided simulation booths for students to test their skills.
In the photo from GNTC –
(from left) GNTC’s mascot, Shredder, coaches North Murray High School students Eunice Gonzalez and Ashlynn Southerland on hammering a nail.
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