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Union County
High School
Band Members

COLLEGES AND OTHER OPTIONS
Mountain Education Charter High School
offers students a second chance to earn an accredited
high school diploma through an online, self-paced
curriculum. Students at Mountain Education also
receive personalized graduation coaching, college
and career counseling, and mentoring services. As a
public high school, Mountain Education is free for
full-time students, with additional options for credit
recovery and dual enrollment. For details, please
visit mymec.org.
North Georgia Technical College is part of
the Technical College System of Georgia and offers
numerous programs to train the next generation
of the workforce. Students enrolled at NGTC learn
skilled trades in both traditional classroom settings
and online and can earn a certificate, diploma,
or an associate degree.
NGTC has three campuses including
Blairsville, and serves Fannin, Franklin,
Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Towns,
Union, and White counties. For more
information visit northgatech.edu or
call 706-754-7700.
In nearby Blue Ridge, University of North
Georgia operates a campus through the
University System of Georgia at a recently
opened standalone campus. The new location
gives students in the area access to a wide Young Harris College is a private baccalaureate and master’s
range of programs of study offered at UNG. degree-granting institution in the beautiful mountains of North Georgia.
The Blue Ridge campus offers a full-time Founded in 1886 and historically affiliated with The United Methodist
program for first-time freshmen as well as Church, Young Harris College educates, inspires, and empowers students
opportunities for local high school students through an education that purposefully integrates the liberal arts and
through dual enrollment. Continuing education professional studies. The college has four academic divisions: fine arts;
and adult education options are also available. humanities; mathematics, science, and technology; and professional
The Blue Ridge Campus offers students the close studies. More than 1,400 students are enrolled in its residential and
connections and individual attention of a small early college programs. The college is an active member of the NCAA
campus paired with the opportunities and resources Division II and remains a fierce competitor in the prestigious Peach Belt
of a large university. Conference. For more information, visit yhc.edu.

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