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Mercer University has more than 9,100 students enrolled in
AT-A-GLANCE • The District covers 257 square miles within DeKalb Health Professions and Pharmacy – are based. Mercer is ranked
• DeKalb County School District was established in 1873
12 schools and colleges throughout Georgia, including the
when residents raised $4,200 to open public schools.
Chamblee-Tucker area of DeKalb County, where three of the four units
in the Mercer Health Sciences Center – the Colleges of Nursing,
County, excluding the areas served by Atlanta Public
among the top tier and best values of national research universities
Schools and City Schools of Decatur.
by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more at mercer.edu.
• DeKalb County Schools offer 15 different high school
Emory University is a top-ranked private research institution
athletic participation sports including baseball,
recognized internationally for its outstanding liberal arts colleges,
basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football,
graduate and professional schools, and one of the world’s leading
golf, girl’s gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, fast-pitch
softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling.
neighborhood, where its faculty, staff, and students share a diverse,
collaborative community and work to fulfill its mission to use knowledge
• Learn more at dekalbschoolsga.org. healthcare systems. Emory’s Atlanta campus is in the historic Druid Hills
in service to humanity . Learn more at emory.edu.
Chamber of Commerce and Decide DeKalb, studying
projections and work-related trends, promoting
lifelong learning for high-demand occupations and
building recruitment.
DeKalb County’s Learn & Earn On-the-Job
Training Initiative provides employers with a
subsidy/reimbursement of up to 50% employee’s
wages for on-the-job training. The subsidy
covers training costs for up to 90 days. Employers
must agree to hire eligible individuals, provide
them with skills training for a specific time period,
and pay wages at the same rates as similarly
Photo courtesy of DCSD situated employees.
Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) provides
funding to train existing, full-time employees. This
helps businesses to effectively retain employees
and stay competitive, averting layoffs and possible
business closings. Businesses may use public or
private training providers, or approved in-house
training providers, based on the type of training.
Consequently, businesses gain a more skilled
workforce, increase efficiency and pay higher wages
for existing personnel.
For more about WorkSource DeKalb, On-the-
Job Training, or Incumbent Worker Training, visit
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