Fifteen students graduated from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Electrical Lineworker program during a ceremony held Wednesday, July 15, at GNTC’s Polk County Campus in Rockmart.

The students completed an intensive 10-week training program that included classroom instruction, hands-on training and the use of donated trucks, utility poles and climbing equipment.

Graduates received four credentials, including an Electrical Lineworker certificate, a restricted Class A Commercial Driver’s License, OSHA 10-Hour General Industry certification and a certificate documenting the completion of 395 training hours.

“These graduates completed a course not many people in the world can do,” said Electrical Lineworker instructor Kevin Bishop.

Commercial Truck Driving instructor Judy Roddenberry said graduates leave the program with the skills and tools needed to succeed in the workforce.

The summer 2026 class is the 11th cohort to complete the Electrical Lineworker program since it began in fall 2022.

Graduates included:

Sam Crump of LaFayette; Carlos Cruz, Brandon A. Hurtado, Omar Mendiola, Jose Ojeda, Jason Ortiz-Ramos and Alex Rodriguez, all of Dalton; Josh Faires and Branson Ingram of Cedartown; Joshua Blake Fennell of Piedmont, Alabama; Caden Oswalt of Rome; Angel Paredez of Calhoun; Mark Ravenscraft of Marietta; Luke Watkins of Rydal; and Caleb Wingard of Jenkinsburg.

The next class begins Aug. 31, but registration is closed. Seats remain available for the following cohort, which begins Jan. 4, 2027.

For more information, contact GNTC’s Office of Economic Development at lineworker@gntc.edu.