Across Northwest Georgia, teachers and school officials are welcoming students back to campus as officials in the Catoosa and Walker county school districts work to expand their workforce-ready programs.
Catoosa County Schools opened a new college and career facility this school year, and Walker County Schools is expanding Launch, which allows students to complete high school and college courses at the same time.
Though the program started in 2019, Catoosa County Schools’ Here to Career Academy opened its facility at the Benton Place Campus in Ringgold this school year and is hosting an opening ceremony later this month.
At the academy, students can earn both high school and college credentials while they study one of nine high-demand careers: welding, machine tool, construction, health care, logistics, teaching as a profession, criminal justice, cybersecurity and mechatronics.