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Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Rome, Georgia Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public two-year institution based in Rome, Georgia. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 7,282 students in fall 2024. It is part of Technical College System of Georgia.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 105 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician, Business Administration and Management, and Cosmetology. It awarded 3,198 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 33 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
7,282
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
3,198
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
105
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 105

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 17
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 13
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 5
Health Professions 27
Precision Production 6
Construction Trades 4
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Engineering Technologies 10
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Computer and Information Sciences 7
Education 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
English Language and Literature 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Science Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
496
Certificates under 1 year
2,154
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
445
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
103

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
7,282
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,282
Full-time, fall 2024
24%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,556
Full-time, 2024-25
22%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
25%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
33
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
47%
Students taking some online courses
19%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Technical College System of Georgia
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Heidi Popham
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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