Education andWorkforce Training
Where learning isn’t just prioritized, it’s prized.
70%
GA College and Career Ready Performance Index92%
4-year high school graduation rate93%
career-pathway completion rate23%
Percentage of students participate in Work-Based Learning18
career pathways in 9 career clusters
Call it the “R factor” in Fannin County education: Readiness for college, readiness for career, readiness for a life of achievement and meaning. The preparation begins early: K-12 choices include religious-based private schooling and a public system with stellar graduation rates and career-readiness.
A charter system, Fannin County School District has created a learning environment that is immersive and engaging, with learning opportunities at every grade level.
While iPads are issued to Pre-K through first-grade students, Chromebooks that may be taken home are issued in later grades. Half of the system’s school buses equipped with Wi-Fi, students can seamlessly extend learning.
Nine career clusters and 18 pathways offer abundant choices so students can find the perfect fit for their goals. And more than choice, these programs provide the kind of rigorous yet supportive learning experience that results in a 92.69% completion rate.
Extracurriculars like the Technology Student Association, a Skills USA chapter, robotics clubs and more add integrated learning for real-world readiness.
Plans are underway for a new Health and Wellness Center and athletic facilities, made possible by Fannin County’s participation in SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax), which also helped fund STEM/Science improvements in the Middle School.
For students, work-based learning can be a valuable stepping stone to enhancing skills acquisition through real-world experience and improving employment opportunities. For employers, work-based learning is an effective tool for recruitment and community visibility. In Fannin County, 22.58% of students participate (compared to the state average of 13.53%).
While students in Fannin County’s robust dual enrollment program primarily choose North Georgia Technical College and University of North Georgia, other selected college include Young Harris College, Dalton State and Chattahoochee Technical College. Students can take up to 30 semester hours at no cost (typically translating into 10 college credits) in areas ranging from Math, Science and Foreign Languages to Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE).
Technology enhances and extends learning.
While iPads are issued to Pre-K through first-grade students, Chromebooks that may be taken home are issued in later grades. Half of the system’s school buses equipped with Wi-Fi, students can seamlessly extend learning.
Career pathways open a world of opportunities.
Nine career clusters and 18 pathways offer abundant choices so students can find the perfect fit for their goals. And more than choice, these programs provide the kind of rigorous yet supportive learning experience that results in a 92.69% completion rate.
Complementary clubs allow hands-on learning.
Extracurriculars like the Technology Student Association, a Skills USA chapter, robotics clubs and more add integrated learning for real-world readiness.
New high-value facilities.
Plans are underway for a new Health and Wellness Center and athletic facilities, made possible by Fannin County’s participation in SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax), which also helped fund STEM/Science improvements in the Middle School.
Work-based learning.
For students, work-based learning can be a valuable stepping stone to enhancing skills acquisition through real-world experience and improving employment opportunities. For employers, work-based learning is an effective tool for recruitment and community visibility. In Fannin County, 22.58% of students participate (compared to the state average of 13.53%).
Honors, AP and Dual Enrollment.
While students in Fannin County’s robust dual enrollment program primarily choose North Georgia Technical College and University of North Georgia, other selected college include Young Harris College, Dalton State and Chattahoochee Technical College. Students can take up to 30 semester hours at no cost (typically translating into 10 college credits) in areas ranging from Math, Science and Foreign Languages to Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE).
Higher Education
Fannin County graduates continue on their educational journey supported by programs like Georgia’s HOPE scholarship (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally). University of North Georgia-Blue Ridge and other institutions offer excellent secondary education programs:
With its sleek new state-of-the-art facility, UNG-Blue Ridge is creating exciting new career and life pathways for traditional, dual-enrollment and adult learners through high-caliber academics and programs like Blue Ridge Scholars. This program offers selected first-year freshmen extra academic support and leadership learning as well as the opportunity to participate in valuable service-learning.
Just 27 miles away, North Georgia Tech offers students more than 80 degree, diploma and certificate programs. NGTC’s extensive programming in technical, manufacturing and business areas is one of the strengths that make it a designated collaborator in Georgia’s Quick Start custom training services.
Within a 30-mile drive, this private Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college offers bachelor’s programs in more 30 majors and 22 minors.
This four-year university is 52 miles away and offers bachelor’s degree programs in two dozen academic concentrations, plus certificates and associate degrees.
Just 35 miles away, CTC boasts a 97.8% job placement rate, and with the college’s new LINK program students have a strategic bridge to a four-year degree at Kennesaw State University.
University of North Georgia-Blue Ridge
With its sleek new state-of-the-art facility, UNG-Blue Ridge is creating exciting new career and life pathways for traditional, dual-enrollment and adult learners through high-caliber academics and programs like Blue Ridge Scholars. This program offers selected first-year freshmen extra academic support and leadership learning as well as the opportunity to participate in valuable service-learning.
North Georgia Technical College-Blairsville
Just 27 miles away, North Georgia Tech offers students more than 80 degree, diploma and certificate programs. NGTC’s extensive programming in technical, manufacturing and business areas is one of the strengths that make it a designated collaborator in Georgia’s Quick Start custom training services.
Young Harris College
Within a 30-mile drive, this private Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college offers bachelor’s programs in more 30 majors and 22 minors.
Dalton State College
This four-year university is 52 miles away and offers bachelor’s degree programs in two dozen academic concentrations, plus certificates and associate degrees.
Chattahoochee Technical College-Appalachian Campus
Just 35 miles away, CTC boasts a 97.8% job placement rate, and with the college’s new LINK program students have a strategic bridge to a four-year degree at Kennesaw State University.
Custom Training
For more than 40 years, Quick Start has remained the nation’s premier custom training program through deep cross-sector experience and agile adaptation of the newest technology and training techniques, from high-definition 3D animation to multi-media programming. Quick Start’s collaborative approach pairs the company’s leadership team with subject-matter experts to develop and deliver a customized program, free of charge for qualified projects. As members of the Technical College System of Georgia, North Georgia Technical College and Chattahoochee Technical College serve as expert local collaborators.