Posted by Staff Reports | Mar 27, 2026 | Polk News , Top Local News | 0 | Sixteen students graduated on Wednesday, March 25, from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Electrical Lineworker program during a ceremony at GNTC’s Polk County Campus in Rockmart. The students experienced a vigorous, 10-week training program that included donated equipment such as trucks, poles and climbing equipment, as well as hands-on expertise from GNTC instructors. Upon completing the program, students received four certificates of completion for Electrical Lineworker, a restricted Class A Commercial Truck Driving (CDL) license, OSHA 10-Hour General Industry and an overall certificate verifying 395 training hours completed. The program is offered through GNTC’s Office of Economic Development. “GNTC lineworker graduates enter the workforce with the essential tools for success; they have a bright and shining future ahead of them,” said Judy Roddenberry, instructor of Commercial Truck Driving at GNTC. “We have many past students who encourage their friends, families and neighbors to come to GNTC.” “As instructors, we understand the responsibility and trust given to us in order to better prepar
