GNTC President Pete McDonald receives the keys for one of the cars being used for the driver’s education program on the Walker County Campus of GNTC in Rock Spring. Shown, from left, are Niki Knox Vanderslice, executive director for Business Development and External Affairs for the Technical College System of Georgia; President McDonald; Harris Blackwood, director of the Georgia Office of Highway Safety; and Josh Turner, director of the Georgia Driver’s Education Commission.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College announced it has been awarded a grant in the amount of $19,940 from the Georgia Driver’s Education Commission.
The grant, which runs from July 1 through June 30, 2016, will help finance driver’s education locally by providing classes with 30 hours of classroom instruction and six hours of behind the wheel experience with a trained instructor.
“Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers and we are committed to providing students with the education and experience needed to avoid tragedy,” said GDEC Chairman Harris Blackwood.
“This grant will help Georgia Northwestern Technical College equip young drivers in the community to be safer when they get behind the wheel."
Georgia Northwestern Technical College is pleased to able to partner with the Georgia Driver’s Education Commission to offer driver’s education for young drivers in Northwest Georgia. The training will have a direct impact on improving highway safety benefiting all the citizens of the region.