Schools
The Houston County school system serves over 18,000 students and maintains
a staff of professional and additional non-certified personnel totaling over
2,000. The average pupil-teacher ratio is 22-1. Other impressive statistics
show that the average daily attendance rate is 95.6 percent and the dropout
rate applies to only 1.6 percent of all students. Schools in the county have
frequently been recognized as learning centers of excellence. The program
offers outstanding programs geared to gifted students and to the needs of
students with disabilities.
All schools are fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools, and system test scores are consistently above state and national
averages. There are a total of 18 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 4
comprehensive high schools and 2 alternative schools designed to meet the
needs of at-risk learners.
Fifteen of the system’s schools have been designated Georgia Schools
of Excellence and two schools, Warner Robins High School and Houston County
High School have been named a National School of Excellence.
The system’s strong elementary instructional program is enriched by
art, music and physical education specialists at each school. The middle
school program features interdisciplinary team teaching in academic areas
and a wide range of exploratory course offerings. The high school instructional
program allows students a choice of two programs of study; college preparatory
or vocational-technical. Advanced Placement courses, Post-secondary Options
and College Joint Enrollment is available at the high school level.
Houston County Board of Education
http://admin.houston.k12.ga.us
Georgia Report Card
http://accountability.doe.k12.ga.us
Colleges & Technical Institutes
Macon College
Through the Robins Resident Center, Macon College has proudly supported the
U.S. Air Force mission at Robins Air Force Base for more than 27 years. The
RRC was established by the University System of Georgia under the administration
of Macon College in 1970.
The College offers Air Force military and civilian employees a unique opportunity
for personal growth and career advancement. With the opening of the Warner
Robins Campus in the advanced Technology Park, Macon College now provides
over 1,200 students with access to public higher education in Houston County.
Macon College is an academic institution which emphasizes programs leading
to the bachelor’s degree. Students can choose from a wide range of transfer
programs from Business Administration to Engineering and from Nursing to
Education. Course credit is transferable within the University System and
to other accredited public and private colleges across the nation.
Macon College offers a flexible schedule of day and evening classes at the
main campus on I-475 or students can attend one of the three centers in Macon/Warner
Robins. For more information phone (478) 471-2800 or 1-800-272-7619.
Middle Georgia Technical Institute
A unit of the Georgia Department
of Technical and Adult Education that serves a four county service
area of Houston, Dooly, Peach and Pulaski Counties. MGT performs three
major functions to include Adult Literacy Services, Economic Development
Programs and Diploma and Certificate of Credit Programs. The 83 acre
parcel at the corner of Houston Lake Road and Cohen Walker Drive is
the site for 3 buildings totaling more than 163,000 square feet which
houses a state-of-the-art media center, library and auditorium. Plans
are underway to add nine more diploma programs which will be predominantly
aerospace, aircraft and medical related.
Middle Georgia College
The oldest two-year residential
college in the nation, a 33% enrollment increase has taken place
over the past five years. This is an approved College for the Regent’s
Engineering transfer program with Georgia Tech and approved for
Medical College of Georgia’s early-acceptance program. It
has intercollegiate teams in baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball,
tennis and football and four of the athletic teams have been ranked
nationally in the top ten. Classes are taught on four campuses
including Middle Georgia Tech. The main campus is located a 1100
Second St., S.E. in Cochran. Phone (478) 923-6221 for more information.
Other Colleges & Universities
Central Georgia Technical College
Fort Valley State University
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