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Academic Support Centers
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) provides free academic support for all enrolled students through Academic Support Centers. Academic Support Centers (ASC) are located on all campuses with the exception of the Polk County Campus. Each ASC provides tutoring services for English, math, business, and computer technology. At some locations, additional tutoring is available in other subject areas such as accounting, allied health, economics, and physics.
For students taking online classes or who cannot make it to an Academic Support Center, GNTC also provides online tutoring. Online tutoring is available through links provided within the student’s Blackboard class portal. Online students may choose to utilize GNTC tutors by self- enrolling in the Blackboard organization named Tutoring Assistance for GNTC, access tutoring assistance at NetTutor, an outside online tutoring service, or visit one of the ASC locations.
Accessiblity Services
Accessibility Services at Georgia Northwestern Technical College coordinates support services for GNTC students who request accommodations and academic adjustments. We are committed to providing equal access for participation in all programs, services, and activities.
Students requesting accommodations for the first time need to make an appointment for a meeting with the Accessibility Services Coordinator to establish eligibility. The Accessibility Services Coordinator can provide details about services and accommodations that are available to qualified students with appropriate documentation.
Available adjustments and accomodations include:
- Testing adjustments
- Extended time
- Quiet-test area
- Access to adaptive software as needed
- Preferred seating in classrooms
- Note-taking assistance
- Permission to audio record classroom lectures
- Tutoring Services for all students
- Other assistive technology
- Referral to agencies serving people with disabilities
- Alternate Format Materials (books and other course materials)
- Large print
- Braille
- Audio
- Electronic text
- Assistive Technology;
- Computers with adaptive software
- Assistive listening devices
- Magnification devices and software
- Communication Access Services
- American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters
- Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART)
To get more information about Accessibility Services or to schedule an appointment please click this link.
Bookstore
Our bookstore is located on the Floyd County Campus, and you can shop online anytime. This is where you'll go to purchase your textbooks and any login codes you may need for your classes.The bookstore has new and used books, supplies, and other items for sale. Both online and in-store sales can be charged to financial aid. Free shipping is available on orders over $100.
You can call the bookstore at 706-295-6515 or you can visit them online at this link.
Business Office
The Business Office at Georgia Northwestern Technical College is responsible for the receipt, collection, and deposit of tuition and fees while handling the accurate disbursement of funds in a timely manner. We facilitate the processing of third-party payments as well as external scholarships. This office is also responsible for processing student refunds.
Click here for contact information, instructions for paying online, and deadlines.
Campus Police
Georgia Northwestern Technical College is committed to the safety of our students, faculty, staff, and guests on all campuses. We will work hard every day to provide and maintain a safe and friendly environment for students and employees to work and learn.
Click here for detailed information on GNTC Alerts, Campus Carry, Incident Reports, and contact information for the police on each campus.
Career Services
The Office of Career Services offers job search assistance to GNTC students and graduates. Assistance is provided in the following areas: employment leads; on-campus recruiting and interviewing services; resume and cover letter preparation; interview training; career outlook information; and Internet job search information. Career Services staff also works closely with GNTC program faculty and with area businesses and industry to ensure that students and graduates are offered opportunities for employment in their programs of study.
Click here for contact information, job fair information, career resources, job search tools and sites, and the GNTC job board.
Financial Aid
Need help paying for college? Don’t worry! We are here to help. At Georgia Northwestern Technical College we believe in helping students achieve their goals.
Click this link for information on all aspects of financial aid, including instructions on applying for financial aid, making payments, bookstore credits, school policies, and useful tools like calculators and tuition rate guides.
GNTC Forms
This helpful link will provide you with access to all of the forms you may need to make sure of during your time at GNTC. It includes the following items:
- Academic Support Requests
- Accessibility Resources: Appointment requests and accomodations forms
- Admissions: GNTC application, change of residency, transcript request, program information request, and request to schedule a visit
- Adult Education
- Campus Police Incident form
- Economic Development: Driver's Ed Packet, Law Enforcement registration, Lineworker program application
- Financial Aid: HOPE scholarship evaluation, items needed for GA proof of residency, IRS Tax Transcript request, Max Timeframe appeal, Satisfactory Academic Progress appeal
- Nursing: Application for readmission, eligibility form
- Prior Learning Assessment: Application for Prior Learning Assessment, Credit by Competency Exam or GNTC Exemption Test, Credit by Document Learning, Credit by Military Training, Credit by Non-transferrable Credit, Credit by Work Experience, Credit Request form
- Registrar: Application for graduation, Appointment consent form, Audit request, Diploma replacement request, Hardship withdrawal form, Official withdrawal form
- Academic Appeal
- Student Code of Conduct Complaint
- Student Help Form
- Student Life: ID Request, Bobcat Bucks Redemption form
Special Populations
The Special Populations program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is designed to offer comprehensive support services to students who experience barriers that could hinder them from succeeding in their educational goals at GNTC. Our Special Population Program offers additional assistance to support students in achieving their educational goals. GNTC strives to enrich the educational experience, promote success, and contribute to the economic self-sufficiency of Special Population students.
- Single Parents - Students who have primary or joint custody of a dependent child or a person who is single and pregnant.
- Out-of-work Individuals - Students who are out of the workforce (unemployed) due to layoffs, relocation of the company, or downsizing.
- English learners - Students have a limited ability to write or understand English due to a language other than English as their primary language.
- Homeless Individuals - Students lacking stable and appropriate housing.
- Foster Care students - Youth who are in, or have aged out of the foster care system.
- Economically Disadvantaged - Includes low-income youth and adults and/or PELL Grant eligible students
- Under-represented Gender Students - Non-traditional fields are those where a given gender is less than 25% of that field’s workforce. (Examples of non-traditional careers for men include cosmetology, dental assisting, early childhood care and education, and nursing. Examples of non-traditional careers for women include automotive, computer technician, construction management, and welder.)
- Individuals with Disabilities - Students who need classroom accommodations and/or academic adjustments for a physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life activities such as; caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, or learning. Documentation required.
Click here for contact information and details on programs for Special Populations Students.
Student Help Centers
Student Help Centers are available on each campus to provide support with the following:
- Provide Student Email Assistance
- Issue Student ID Badges and Parking Passes
- Assist with Common Financial Aid Issues
- Assist with Registration (Drop/Add and Change of Major Forms)
- Answer Graduation Questions
- Provide MyGNTC Assistance
- Provide DegreeWorks Assistance
- Provide Blackboard Assistance
- Assist with Transcript Requests
- Provide Enrollment Verifications
- Assist any Student in Need
Click here for further information and to request assistance or contact a Student Success Coach.
Veterans Services
At Georgia Northwestern Technical College, we are honored to serve those who have proudly sacrificed for our country in the United States Armed Forces. Our goal is to assist and support you as you start your journey, continue your education, and complete your academic goals here with us at Georgia Northwestern Technical College.
Click here for more information on how to contact staff and resources available for veterans.
Essential Key Terms
Academic Calendar: An official list of dates for the school year. Includes specific dates for semesters and terms, examination period, holidays, breaks, deadlines, and commencement.
Blackboard: The online course management system used by GNTC. You will find all information related to your class assignments, announcements, and discussion boards here.
Catalog: A resource of all academic policies and procedures, college and degree requirements, faculty, and course descriptions.
Faculty: Professors and instructors who teach and/or conduct research
Grade Point Average (GPA): A measure of course performance. A GPA is obtained by dividing the number of grade points by the credit hours completed, where each credit hour of an A = 4 points, a B = 3 points, a C = 2 points, a D = 1 point, and an F = 0 points.
Office hours: The time set aside by professors and instructors to meet with their students and answer questions. You can usually find a professor’s office on his/her syllabus.
Registration: The act of signing up for classes and creating a class schedule for the next semester.
Syllabus: An outline of the professor’s plans for the course that describe course requirements, grading criteria, course content, faculty expectations, deadlines, examination dates, grading policies, class attendance requirements, and other relevant course information.
Transcript: An overview of a student’s academic progress that generally includes GPA and total credit hours.
Financial Terminology
FAFSA: Stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It is the basic form you must fill out to receive financial aid from the federal government to pay for college.
FERPA: This acronym stands for Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act. This is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. Any student who is taking, or has taken a course at GNTC, is protected by FERPA.
Financial Aid: Financial support that students receive for college expenses. Some financial aid, such as loans, must be repaid, while other forms, such as grants or scholarships, do not need to.
Grant: A form of financial aid that does not need to be repaid.
Loan: Financial aid that must be repaid. Student loans typically come from the government or from private banks.
Pell Grant: Federal financial aid for undergraduate students with financial need; it does not have to be repaid.
Subsidized Student Loan: A loan that is not charged interest and does not require payments while the student is in school.
Tuition: The amount paid to attend a college.
Terminology Related to Academic Policies and Procedures
Accredited: Recognition that a college or program meets national or regional standards.
Add/drop: Changing a student’s course schedule by adding and/or dropping a course or courses.
Add/drop period: A grace period at the beginning of each semester where a student can decide to add or drop a course without penalty.
Hold: A restriction that limits a student’s ability to enroll, log in to email and/or other actions until the hold is removed. A ‘hold’ can be placed on a students’ account when a bill is not paid, a book is overdue or when health forms are not completed.
Plagiarism: Refers to the act of using someone else’s work, ideas, thoughts, or language and representing it as your own by failing to give credit to the original author. Plagiarism is a serious offense and is subject to disciplinary actions that may include failure in a course and/or dismissal from the college.
Withdrawal: The students’ decision to remove themselves from a class after the drop/add period is over. If a student withdraws prior to the withdrawal deadline, they will receive a W on their transcript.
Terminology Related to Majors, Courses, and Degrees
Corequisite: Specific conditions, requirements, or courses that must be completed at the same time as another course.
Course Load: The total number of credit hours taken in a semester.
Credit Hour: A unit of credit for a course. This is usually based on the number of hours per week spent in classroom-based instruction. Most classes are three credit hours, but this can vary depending upon the amount of time required in a laboratory, fieldwork, studio, or seminar-based course. To be considered full time, you must take 12 credit hours or more per academic semester.
Final Exam: An exam that typically is given during finals week, the last week of the semester.
Lab: Short for laboratory: a part of a course where a student completes hands-on activities.
Midterms: Exams that occur in the middle of a semester, to test a student’s grasp of topics covered in a course up to that point.
Prerequisite: A course that is required before another course can be taken. Prerequisites are there to ensure that you are prepared for the courses that you are enrolled in and to ensure your success.
General College Terms
Commencement: A graduation ceremony where students receive their degrees.
Semester: The time period during which courses are offered. The word “term’ is another word to describe a semester.
Ebooks
The First-Generation Student Experience
College Belonging: How First-Year and First-Generation Students Navigate Campus Life
Teaching STEM to First-Generation College Students
Clearing the Path for First-Generation College Students
Technology and Engagement: Making Technology Work for First-Generation College Students
The Journey Before Us: First Generation Pathways from Middle School to College
Print Books
College Belonging: How First-Year and First-Generation Students Navigate Campus Life
Teaching STEM to First-Generation College Students
Decoding College: Stories, Strategies, and Struggles of First-Generation College Students
Technology and Engagement: Making Technology Work for First-Generation College Students