GNTC offers Free Application Week

In an effort to help students continue to reach their education goals during the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is hosting a Free Application Week Monday, April 20, through Friday, April 24, to help those who are seeking to enroll in the summer semester.

During Free Application Week, GNTC — which has campuses across Northwest Georgia, including campuses in Walker and Catoosa counties — will waive the $25 application fee for all new applicants. The admissions deadline for the summer semester is April 28 and classes are scheduled to begin on May 18.

“We understand that many in our community are experiencing hardships during this crisis and waiving the application fee is just one of the many hurdles we are removing for our students,” said Selena Magnusson, vice president of Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success. “During the Free Application Week when you apply online your application fee will be waived.”

Another step GNTC is taking to help students during this time is streamlining the enrollment process by waiving the entrance exam for the summer semester. Georgia Northwestern Technical College, along with all other Technical College System of Georgia colleges, is suspending the placement exam requirement for admission.

The suspension of the requirements for official high school or high school equivalency transcripts for admission allows applicants who wish to begin this summer the ability to continue their admission process. In the interim, students may submit unofficial transcripts until GNTC resumes normal business operations and will have the ability to submit official documents to the college without affecting their current enrollment.

Waiving the placement exam, ACCUPLACER, still provides GNTC the ability to use other placement methods already established to allow an applicant to continue the enrollment process. GNTC will continue to evaluate program readiness in a number of different ways to ensure student success.

Although GNTC’S campuses remain closed to public through spring semester, GNTC is open virtually and available through our call center at 866-983-4682, Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. For more Information on applying for the summer semester visit us at www.gntc.edu and click “apply.” For questions about GNTC’S Free Application Week, contact the Office of Admissions at admissions@gntc.edu or call 866-983-4682.