Technical
Education
Moultrie Tech
- Turner County Campus
is the
primary technical-vocational school for
Turner County. The new facility offers a
wide variety of courses. They can tailor a
training program to meet any company's need
as well as perform training on-site. Located
inside the Turner County Industrial Complex,
the campus provides easy access to
quick-start and OJT training.
Albany Technical Institute:
Located in Albany, Albany
Tech's enrollment is approximately 1,300,
offering a range of technical education and
training.
South Georgia Technical Institute:
South Georgia Tech is located in Americus. Enrollment is approximately 2,200. It offers a wide range of technical courses of study.
Quick Start
Quick Start,
a Georgia program to aid new industries and
train their employees is administered by
East Central Technical Institute. Under this
program, the state of Georgia pays for
screening, hiring, and training of the
workers, using curricula developed jointly
by Quick Start specialists and the new or
expanding industry .Workers may be trained
on equipment owned by the state or on
equipment loaded by the business either for
in-depth pre-employment training in a skill,
or in short courses designed to help workers
upgrade skills and acquire new skills.
Private
Industry Council (PIC)
Controlled
locally by an area-wide Board of Directors,
an on-the-job training program is available
to Turner County area employers under the
federally funded Job Training Partnership
Act. The PIC program is designed to provide
skills to those who lack them and allow
local employers to train new employees in
their method of operation with an overall
goal of pre-training the trainee as a
productive employee after training is
completed. The employer selects as many
trainees as needed from those qualified and
sent by the PIC office. The employer retains
the final hiring and termination authority.
The employer's customary personnel policies
ally equally to employees being trained
under the PIC program as they do any other
employee The employer is reimbursed for as
much as 50% of the hourly rate of the
trainee during the
Public Schools
The Turner
County Board of Education operates 2 county
public schools.
Turner County
schools have a staff of 18 administrators, 3
guidance counselors, and 159 teachers, 54.3%
of who have advanced degrees. All certified
personnel received local salary supplements
and participated regularly in local staff
development programs. The system pays a
portion of health insurance premiums and
teacher retirement.
Lunch
programs are available at both schools.
Approximately 86% participate and 65% are
served free; 14% bring their lunch.
Area Colleges
Abraham Baldwin College (ABAC):
The largest junior college in
the University System of Georgia, located 20
minutes south of Ashburn, in Tifton. ABAC
has an enrollment of approximately 3000
students. It is both a commuter and
residential college with a diverse
curriculum. Associate, Bachelor, and some
Master programs are offered.
Albany State University:
A senior college of the
University System of Georgia, located 45
minutes from Ashburn, in Albany. Enrollment
is approximately 3,200. The college offers a
variety of degrees in most areas of study.
Darton College:
A junior college in the
University System, located 45 minutes away
in Albany. Darton has an enrollment of
approximately 2,700. Darton is a commuter
college; it has no on campus housing.
Fort Valley State University:
A senior college in the
University System, located 79 miles north of
Ashburn in Fort Valley. Its enrollment is
approximately 2,700. Fort Valley offers
degrees in most areas of study.
Georgia Southwestern College:
A senior college of the University System, located in Americus, one hour away from Ashburn. Enrollment is approximately 2,800. Georgia Southwestern offers a variety of degrees in most areas of study.
Middle Georgia College:
A junior college in the
University System, located one hour
northeast of Ashburn in Cochran. Middle
Georgia has an enrollment of 2000.
Valdosta State University:
Given university status in
1993, VSU is located 60 minutes south of
Ashburn in Valdosta. Enrollment is
approximately 8,000. VSU offers degrees in
most areas of study.
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