Posted by Staff Reports | Aug 19, 2026 | Floyd News, Top Local News | 0 | Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Automation Technology program is helping students and graduates energize their careers at Georgia Power. “Georgia Power values GNTC students for their strong technical training and hands-on experience. Through our partnership with GNTC, we’ve seen students arrive well prepared to contribute from day one,” said Amanda Sowells, spokesperson for Georgia Power. “We also work closely with GNTC’s Electrical Lineworker program, which consistently produces highly skilled candidates for positions across our company.” Cesar Cornejo Lopez, instructor of Automation Technology at GNTC, and Automation Technology student Lathe Spivey are among several Southern Company employees who are GNTC students or graduates who work at Georgia Power’s Plant Bowen in Euharlee. “Georgia Power has hired a number of graduates from GNTC over the years, reflecting the strong talent pipeline and successful partnership between the company and the college,” Sowells said. “I love that my job allows me to do what I enjoy and went to college to learn,” Cornejo Lopez said. “In my job, I am doing exactly what I learned in both degree programs.” Cornejo Lopez received his associate degree in Automation Technology from GNTC in 2020 and an associate degree in Instrumentation and Controls Technician in 2023. He has also earned certificates at GNTC in Advanced Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and…
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