Education

EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN GREENE COUNTY

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The mission of the Greene County School System (GCCS) is to educate, inspire, challenge, and support students to become college and career ready.  GCCS is a SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) accredited school system with a total enrollment of over 2,600 students comprised of the following schools:

Greene County CBJ Preschool, Greensboro, Ga. – Pre-K (3 & 4 Year olds)

Greensboro Elementary School, Greensboro, Ga. – K-5th

Union Point STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Math) Academy, Union Point, Ga. – K-5th

Anita White Carson Middle School, Greensboro, Ga. – 6th-8th

Greene County High School, Greensboro, Ga. – 9th-12th

Lake Oconee Academy, Greensboro, Ga. – PreK-12th

Greene College and Career Academy, Greensboro, Ga.

OTHER SURROUNDING PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Nathanael Greene Academy, Siloam, Ga.

OCONEE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM –     Enrollment - 7,807

5 Elementary, 2 Middle Schools, 2 High Schools

Posted the highest 2018 Ga. Milestones Test Scores for a County School System in Georgia 

MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM –     Enrollment - 3,067

1 Primary (PK-2), 1 Elementary (3-5), 1 Middle (6-8), 1 High School (9-12)

Morgan County High School was named to the Washington Post’s Most Challenging High School for several years, including 2017

PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM -     Enrollment – 2,946

1 Primary (PK-2), 1 Elementary (3-5), 1 Middle (6-8), 1 High School (9-12)

Putnam County School System is a Charter System

OTHER NEARBY PRIVATE SCHOOLS – Athens Academy (Watkinsville, Ga.), Gatewood School (Eatonton, Ga.), John Milledge Academy, (Milledgeville, Ga.)

HIGHER EDUCATION

Technical Colleges:     

Athens Technical College, Athens, Ga. Main Campus (37 Miles) 

Athens Technical College, Greensboro, Ga. Campus (2 Miles)

Central Ga. Technical College, Eatonton, Ga. Campus (27 Miles)

Piedmont Technical College, Covington, Ga. Campus (41 Miles)

Two Year Colleges 

Georgia Military College, 16,848 students total all campuses; Milledgeville, Ga. -     Campus (44 miles)  

Four Year Colleges 

Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, Ga. (44 miles) 7,031 students.

University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. (33 miles); 38,920 students.

Georgia State University - Perimeter College, Covington, Ga. Campus (36 miles);     1,260 Students at Covington Campus; 18,542 Total

North Georgia State University - 19,748 students total; Oconee Campus,     Watkinsville, Ga., (31 miles)