Other Programs

Vocational Rehabilitation

Benefits may be available to students with physical or emotional disabilities as defined by the Division of Rehabilitation Services. Information is available from area Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Offices.

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

WIOA provides assistance to low-income adults (18 and older), dislocated workers (18 and up, currently on or having exhausted unemployment benefits, laid off from a previous employer, etc.), and youth (ages 16-24), who meet both program eligibility and suitability criteria. WIOA may assist with tuition, fees, books, and other program-required items not covered by other grants, scholarships, or other outside funding. WIOA may also assist with supportive services stipends to help cover expenses such as transportation and childcare.  

Students are encouraged to reach out directly to the GNTC WIOA Office at 706-516-5494 for additional information or to apply for the WIOA program. Students residing in Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield Counties may also visit www.nwgrc.org for more information.