GNTC holds groundbreaking at Gordon County Campus

Georgia Northwestern Technical College held groundbreaking ceremonies on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, to mark the beginning of construction for the college's Gordon County Campus Administration and Classroom Building.

Dr. Craig McDaniel, GNTC President, welcomed guests and gave an overview of the building as well as the process that had taken place to get to the point of construction. The ceremony also included guest speakers Steve Stancil, State Property Officer and director of  the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission's construction division; Cathy Harrison, GNTC board member;  Mack Cunningham, Principal for the Architecture Group, Inc.; Carl Hair, Senior Vice President for Hardin Construction Company, LLC.; and Otis Raybon, board member for the Technical College System of Georgia. Michael Johns, Gordon County Campus Construction Management student, also participated in the ceremony as the student representative for Georgia Northwestern Technical College.

The new facility will house a bookstore, computer classrooms, faculty offices, classrooms and labs, library, catering kitchen, and conference center, as well as, offices for academic affairs, student services, and administrative services.

Administration and Classroom Building Quick Facts:
Funding Request: $9,600,000 total ($7,200,000 building cost and $2,400,000 equipment cost)
Square Footage: 46,600

Programs located within the Administration and Classroom Building include:
Cosmetology, Dental Assisting, Early Childhood Care and Education, Patient Care Assisting

Design Team: The Architecture Group
Construction Company: Hardin Construction Company
Completion Date: June 2011