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HERE to CAREER The County’s 911 center is in the back of the

College and Career Academy campus, part of the original agreement when the
County donated the land for the academy. The
system was awarded a $3 million grant from the
By Lydia Cobb
Technical College System of Georgia in December
2019 to support construction of the new school.

Junior and Senior students
at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe,
Heritage, and Ringgold high
schools are immersed in building
W ith the launch of the From HERE diploma from their home high school. they are prepared to enter the workforce in high- through free college dual
skills in high-demand industry
enrollment, apprenticeships,
to CAREER College and Career
demand, high-paying careers when they graduate
The From HERE to CAREER Academy offers
Academy on August 7, 2023, the
Catoosa County Board of Education nine pathways in high demand careers in the from high school. and internships.
region including:
inaugurates a new collaboration between the • Criminal Justice In addition to academics, academy students The College & Career Academy
school district, business leaders, and community • Health Science/Pre-Nursing participate in a weekly professional skills
members to prepare high school students for post- • Construction development class to learn the durable skills is part of Catoosa County Public
secondary education and high demand careers. • Welding students need to be successful. Students School System, in partnership with
The school is located on the Benton Place Campus • Machine Tool Technology also have opportunities for internships and Georgia Northwestern Technical
off Battlefield Parkway in Ringgold. • Information Technology and Cybersecurity apprenticeships to connect classroom learning College and Dalton State College,
• Teaching as a Profession to real-world applications. and local industry and business.
Juniors and seniors from the county’s three high • Logistics and Supply Chain Management
schools may attend the academy to participate • Industrial Systems Technology, Robotics, Superintendent Charles Nix said, “I appreciate
in career-technical pathways including dual and Mechatronics (at GNTC’s Catoosa the Board of Education’s vision in 2016 to open a 190 Catoosa Circle
enrollment with Georgia Northwestern Technical County Campus). College and Career Academy in Catoosa County. Ringgold, GA 30736
College and academic dual enrollment with Dalton With unwavering support and commitment from cca.catoosa.k12.ga.us
State College. Students who participate in dual enrollment can business leaders and community members,
graduate with up to 30 hours of college credit. In students who attend the From HERE to CAREER
Students attend the Academy half the day and Georgia, tuition, books, and fees are completely Academy will graduate high school, College Ready,
their home high school half the day. Students may free through dual enrollment. Pathways were Career Ready, and Life Ready. Our students have
participate in sports, band, and extracurricular developed so students earn technical college a great opportunity for success, and our employers
Georgia Northwestern Technical College activities at their home school, and they receive a certificates and industry credentials of value so have access to a new talent pipeline.”

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