Georgia Northwestern Technical College recently earned the 2024-25 Military Friendly School Gold designation.

GNTC improved on its silver designation earned in 2023-24 by ascending to the Gold status for 2024-25. The gold designation means GNTC is rated within 10% of the 10th-ranked organization for the category of small community college.

Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2024-25 survey with 537 earning special awards for going above the standard.

“We are thrilled to be named as a Military Friendly School again this year,” said Josh Hickman, GNTC student life specialist. “The fact that we went from Silver last year to Gold this year shows the dedication of GNTC’s leadership, faculty and staff to providing our military students and veteran populations the best experience, resources and services.”

“Over the past year, GNTC has served over 240 military students, including service members, veterans, spouses and dependents, making up approximately 3% of our student population.” Legare Price, dean of Student Success said.

“Our standards provide a benchmark that promotes positive outcomes and support services that better the educational landscape and provide opportunity for the military community,” the organization’s National Director of Military Partnerships Kayla Lopez said. “This creates a competitive atmosphere that encourages Institutions to evolve and invest in their programs consistently. Schools who achieve awards designation show true commitment in their efforts, going over and above that standard.”