Open House for GNTC Associate of Science in Nursing Program

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Friday, May 31st, 2024

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is hosting an Open House for its Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program to provide an opportunity to tour the facilities and to meet the instructors, staff and students.

The event will take place in Room 6103 of Building 600 on GNTC’s Walker County Campus at 265 Bicentennial Trail, Rock Spring on Monday, June 3, from 4-6 p.m.

The ASN program includes academic and occupational courses, along with a variety of clinical experiences to integrate theory and practice under the clinical instructor’s guidance. The laboratory equipment includes Gaumard patient simulators, or manikins, that can replicate various human patient physiology such as respiration, heart beat and pulse.

GNTC is hosting an Open House for its Associate of Science in Nursing program on Monday, June 3, from 4-6 p.m. in Room 6103 of Building 600 on GNTC’s Walker County Campus in Rock Spring.

Upon completion of the program, graduates receive an associate degree in Nursing and are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam to become a Registered Nurse (RN).

“We are excited to continue to offer our Associate of Science in Nursing program on the Walker County Campus,” said Allison Patnode, dean of Nursing and Health Technologies at GNTC. “We look forward to putting more students out into the profession of nursing.”

For more information, contact Michelle Spears-Sevy, Registered Nursing program administrator, at [email protected] or 706-764-3829.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College provides quality workforce education to the citizens of northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma or a certificate in aviation, business, health, industrial or public service career paths. This past year, 11,601 people benefited from GNTC’s credit and noncredit programs. GNTC has an annual credit enrollment of 8,071 students and an additional enrollment of 3,530 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training and Georgia Quick Start. For more information about GNTC, visit us at www.GNTC.edu. GNTC is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an Equal Opportunity Institution.