Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Darryl Gibbons Jr. has received the college’s third NGE Scholarship.

Funded by North Georgia Equipment Heating and Air Conditioning (NGE), this scholarship provides financial support to students enrolled in any Air Conditioning diploma or certificate program.

Gibbons is a student in the Air Conditioning Technology diploma program on GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome.

“We have hired graduates from GNTC. Students that attend GNTC demonstrate a desire to improve themselves through a different path than traditional college,” explained David Perry, NGE’s president and owner. “These students also see that a very good living can be made in this industry.”

NGE funded the scholarship to increase the number of qualified applicants entering the workforce in the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) industry, he said.

“North Georgia Equipment has been a great partner over the past year,” said Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC. “We appreciate NGE’s support of our Air Conditioning Technology students and look forward to future collaboration.”