Georgia Northwestern Technical College is celebrating another major achievement for its nursing program, with every graduate in its latest Associate of Science in Nursing class passing the national licensing examination on the first attempt. The accomplishment also has a direct Chattooga County connection, with graduates from both Summerville and Trion among the 18 new nurses. GNTC announced that all 18 graduates who completed the Associate of Science in Nursing program in December 2025 passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, or NCLEX-RN, on their first attempt this year. Even more notably, this marks the fourth consecutive year that 100% of GNTC’s ASN graduates have passed the NCLEX-RN on their first attempt. Two of the graduates are from Chattooga County. Annalisa Stowe of Summerville and Tjede S. Howard of Trion were among the 18 students who earned their nursing degrees on December 4, 2025, before taking the national examination required to practice as registered nurses in Georgia. Other graduates came from communities across Northwest Georgia, including Calhoun, Rock Spring, Chickamauga, Cartersville, LaFayette, Dalton, Silver Creek, Lindale and Ringgold. The GNTC Associate of Science in Nursing program is based at the college’s Walker County Campus in Rock Spring. The NCLEX-RN is used nationwide by state nursing boards to determine whether graduates have the knowledge and competency necessary to begin practicing as registered nurses.…
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