Clarkesville, GA – North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) students brought home top awards from the recent Postsecondary SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference held in Atlanta. The NGTC SkillsUSA Chapter received a total of 23 medals, including a bronze medal for overall increase in SkillsUSA members. Gold medalists included Julie Amara of Blairsville, Ga., in...Read More
Clarkesville, Ga. — North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently announced that Craig Lawson of Clarkesville has been named Director of the NGTC Currahee Campus. Lawson previously served at Central Georgia Technical College in Macon, Ga., where he worked as Program Chair of Marketing Management and Sports and Fitness Management. In that role, he was responsible...Read More
Clarkesville, Ga. — North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Bladowski as Director of Hospitality Programs and Program Coordinator for Culinary Arts. In this new role, Bladowski will provide leadership for innovative hospitality initiatives while supporting the continued growth and excellence of the college’s culinary arts program. Beginning this...Read More
GOAL and RPA Winners Announced at Habersham Rotary Clarkesville, GA – Julie Amara of Blairsville, Ga., was named North Georgia Technical College’s 2026 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner at today’s Habersham Rotary meeting. Nominated by her instructor, Jack Smith, Amara is a practical nursing student at the Blairsville campus. GOAL, a statewide program...Read More
Clarkesville, GA – North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently named Barbara “Barbie” Gallimore the 2026 Employee of the Year at the college’s annual service awards holiday luncheon. Gallimore, student success coach at the Currahee campus, has been employed by the college since Aug. 2022. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the...Read More
Clarkesville, GA – North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently recognized 147 students who completed their degree or diploma programs during the 2025 fall semester. Commencement ceremonies were held Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at Level Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia, Ga. Graduates include: Banks County: Henry Hughes, Baldwin, Accounting Kaelin Kuhn, Commerce, Culinary Arts Tammy Olaes,...Read More
Clarkesville, GA – North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently announced students named to the President’s List and Honor Roll for fall semester 2025. The President’s List recognizes full-time students with a 4.0 GPA. The Honor Roll recognizes full-time students with a 3.5 GPA. Full-time students are those taking at least 12 credit hours with no...Read More
larkesville, GA – North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) proudly recognizes Board of Trustees member and former Foundation Board Chairman David Tinsley for his exceptional leadership and years of service to the NGTC Foundation. Tinsley, a retired Methodist minister from Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church in Young Harris, GA, has completed his term on the Foundation Board,...Read More
Clarkesville, Ga. – North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) proudly recognized Stewart Sayer of Mt. Airy, Georgia, as the college’s 2025 Alumni of the Year during a joint gathering of the NGTC Board of Directors and Board of Trustees. The NGTC Alumni of the Year Award honors graduates who have demonstrated professional excellence, meaningful community involvement, and...Read More
Clarkesville, GA – North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently named four students as finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. NGTC’s finalists are Amber Adams, Practical Nursing student of...Read More
