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Coweta County Public School System
This is an exciting time to be a part of Coweta County, one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. The rapid growth of our community presents us with many unique challenges and opportunities in our school system.
The Coweta County School System - led by Superintendent Steve Barker- is comprised of 28 schools serving approximately 19,500 students in one of the fastest growing counties in the country. The system is experiencing enrollment growth of approximately 4 to 6 percent each year. With the opening of the new Grantville Elementary School in 2004, the Coweta County School System has a total of 17 elementary schools, 1 pre-K school, five middle schools, three high schools, 1 career-based charter school, and an alternative school.
In 2004, Coweta County not only opened a new elementary school, it also debuted the new Centre for Performing and Visual Arts, a 40,000 square-foot fine arts center that boasts a 1,000-seat state-of-the-art performance hall, art gallery space, and meeting and rehearsal space. The school system plans to add its sixth middle school in the 2005-06 school year, when Lee Middle School is built on Willis Road in East Coweta, and the school system is working toward building its 6th middle school on Lora Smith Road in Newnan.
Among the distinctions earned by Coweta County teachers and students:
- 4 Georgia Schools of Excellence
- Two state "Pay for Performance" schools
- National Merit Scholars; AP Scholars
- Naval and Air Force Academy Appointments
- President's Award for Excellence in Science and Math Teaching
Coweta County School System
P.O. Box 280
Newnan, GA 30264
Public Information Office: 770-254-2736
Website: www.cowetaschools.org
Coweta County Private Schools
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Heritage School 2093 U.S. 29N. Newnan, GA 30263 Phone: 770-253-9898 Website: www.heritagehawks.org |
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Carolyn Barron Montessori School 195 Jackson Street Newnan, GA 30263 770-253-2135 Website: www.cbms.net |
Colleges and Universities
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Central Educational Center |
Central Educational Center (CEC) is a partnership among local business, the Coweta County School System and West Georgia Technical College. CEC was begun at the request of local business. When business talked with local educational leaders about global economic changes and pressures, educational leaders responded with a new type of seamless partnership. CEC's mission is to "ensure a viable 21st century workforce."
CEC is a "school of choice" that supplements the programming at East Coweta High School, Newnan High School and Northgate High School and is part of West Georgia Technical College programs. At its core, CEC provides the opportunity for high school students to gain advanced technical education at a younger age, even allowing "dual enrollment" in West Georgia Technical College classes while in high school. Because West Georgia Technical College provides significant programming, CEC also allows adults to improve skills and gain College-level certificates, diplomas and associate degrees that are "technically" focused. CEC is built around needs defined by the business community. While those needs include "higher levels of technical education and training", business leaders overwhelmingly cited "work ethic" as the first need that should be addressed by the school. CEC uses 10 traits identified by employers as most important in the development of a solid work ethic. Those 10 traits include the following.
- Attendance
- Character
- Teamwork
- Appearance
- Attitude
- Productivity
- Organizational Skills
- Communication
- Cooperation
- Respect
For the students who choose to attend CEC, including high school-age students, work ethic is taught, is reinforced and is graded. Every student at CEC gets a work ethic grade or work ethic component to the grade. A university researcher found that CEC high school age students significantly improved both their "attendance" and "on-time attendance" because they attended CEC. CEC analyzes that work ethic grade before sending 200+ interns (annual number of paid and unpaid internships) to 100+ local business sites.
CEC has been visited by more than 500 organizations from most US states and 16 other nations, has been studied in Japanese educational literature, serves Georgia as a model school, and has been named a "Replicable National Model High School."
Central Educational Center
160 Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive
Newnan, GA 30263
Phone: 678-423-2000
Website: http://www.gacec.com
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West Georgia Technical College |
West Georgia Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, is proud to be part of the Coweta County community. The College has had a presence in Coweta County since 2000 through its partnership in the Central Educational Center, but through the support of community partners, the longtime dream of a full-service, stand-alone campus will soon be realized.
West Georgia Technical College is a state leader in technical and adult education. Its over 7,200 credit students make West Georgia Tech the second largest technical college in Georgia. Campuses in Carroll, Douglas, Haralson and Troup counties and additional class sites in Heard and Meriwether counties,offer more than 130 degree, diploma and certificate programs in addition to adult basic education and GED preparation courses. Corporate Training and continuing Education departments offer a wide array of courses to business and industry and individuals who want short-term, targeted offerings.
The current Coweta Campus, on the site of CEC, offers programs that include dental assisting, automotive, welding, cosmetology, patient care, culinary arts and commercial truck driving. Core courses are also offered. Well-equiped, modern laboratories and state-of-the-art equipment enable students to train on industry-specific, real-world equipment.
The new Coweta Campus will be located on a 38-acre tract at the intersection of Interstate 85 and Turkey Creek Road, about 1.5 miles from CEC and near the future sites of Piedmont Newnan Hospital and Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA). This property was generously donated by Orchard Hills Golf Properties. Planning is underway for the construction of two buildings on this property, one funded through the private fund-raising efforts of the West Central Technical College Foundation and one funded through an appropriation of the state legislature.
Work is still being done to finalize program offerings for the new campus; however the community has identified healthcare as a primary need of area employers, including Piedmont Newnan and CTCA. Consequently, the College plans to offer a variety of health-related programs such as registered nursing, patient care and medical assisting. Other programs planned for the new campus include criminal justice, cosmetology and commercial truck driving.
Georgia's HOPE Scholarships and Grants and Federal Pell Grants, as well as several local scholarships, are available to students.
Admissions, financial aid and other personnel are available on each campus to make it easy for students to find the help they need. Each campus also offers a full-service bookstore and a library. College-wide even in troubled economic times, West Georgia has a 93 percent placement rate for graduates, a testament to the real-world job skills taught to students.
West Georgia Technical College provides the fuel that powers West Georgia's Economic Engine.
West Georgia Technical College
160 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Newnan, GA 30263
Phone: 678-423-2000
Website: www.westgatech.edu
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University of West Georgia - Newnan Campus |
The University of West Georgia offers courses through its College of Education, the Richards College of Business, and the College of Arts and Science. Over 10,000 students attend.
Each semester the Newnan campus offers more than 30 undergraduate and graduate courses in the classroom and through distance learning. We serve over 600 student enrollments. Professors from the main campus teach all courses. The center is open weekdays and on Saturdays, and operates into the evenings.
The Newnan Campus provides core courses for the first two years of college, and Graduate programs in Education, Business, and Public Administration. Class schedules are tailored to the working student.
Business and Professional Development
- Career enhancement courses offered as requested
- Management training for intermediate supervisors
- Full Multimedia classrooms and computer laboratories available
- Full array of computer courses
- We can conduct video conferencing from our facility
7 Solar Circle
Newnan, GA 30265
Phone: 770-254-7280
Website: www.nc.westga.edu
College and Universities in Close Proximity to Coweta County
Georgia Tech
Agnes Scott
Auburn University
Georgia State University
Emory University
LaGrange College
Clayton State College
Mercer University
Columbus State University
Morehouse College