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Athens Community
Career Academy Opens

BIOMANUFACTURING LAB

across a wide range of in- managed cafe and superior
This past winter, demand economic sectors labs and classrooms. Pathway
the ribbon was in the Southeast and in offerings include advanced

ceremoniously cut Northeast Georgia. manufacturing and welding,
to welcome the The Athens Community biotechnology, broadcast video
production, cosmetology,
Academy’s new Career Academy is partnered culinary arts, entertainment
Biotechnology/Bio with Athens Technical sports and event management,
College. The academy
firefighter/EMT, healthcare, and
manufacturing lab! includes a student- teaching as a profession.

Community members, industry
leaders and donors toured the space
and observed live demonstrations
by students and their instructor,
Stan Harrison.

This new pathway introduces CCSD
students to the science of using
biological processes to create
real-world solutions. Students
who complete the pathway earn a
Biotechnician Assistant certification.
The Athens Community Career
Academy is open to all eligible
CCSD students in grades 10-12 and
offers an innovative experience that
complements the instruction they
receive at their home high school.
In addition to participating in high
school- and college-level career-
themed pathways, students at ACCA
can earn early college essentials course
credits, obtain industry-recognized
certification credentials, and participate
in professional apprenticeships and
internships through the local workforce

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