Local Education
Augusta University
The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) at Augusta University has a Northwest Georgia Campus that focuses on training primary care physicians to serve rural and underserved areas. Established in 2013, this campus has partnerships with Atrium Health Floyd, Advent Health Redmond and Harbin Clinic.
Berry College
Nationally recognized for academic excellence and extraordinary value, Berry is an independent, coeducational college of approximately 2,100 students. For more than a century the College has offered a comprehensive liberal arts education that balances intellectual exploration, practical learning and character development.
Georgia Highlands College
Georgia Highlands College’s mission is to provide access to excellent educational opportunities for the intellectual, cultural and physical development of a diverse population. Since 1970, Georgia Highlands College has served the Northwest Georgia communities. Founded as Floyd Junior College, GHC now serves thousands of students from over 30 counties in Northwest Georgia. GHC became a state college in May of 2011.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Georgia Northwestern Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, promotes community, educational, and economic development by providing a skilled workforce throughout the communities of northwest Georgia. The college achieves its mission by supporting student success and providing quality technical and academic instruction through traditional and distance education delivery methods leading to associate degrees, diplomas, and technical certificates of credit programs, as well as through customized business and industry training, and adult education services.
Shorter University
Shorter University is a private, Christ-centered liberal arts institution in Rome, Georgia, founded in 1873, that offers undergraduate and master’s degree programs, a focus on Christian values integrated into academics and campus life, and a variety of campus resources and activities.
Area Education
Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, provides lifelong educational opportunities and experiences through academic and innovative career preparation, service learning, and multiple program delivery modalities that lead to technical certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees and make student development and success possible in a competitive global economy.
Chattahoochee Technical College
A Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), Chattahoochee Tech now has nine campus locations serving some of the most dynamic counties in the state. In addition to the Chattahoochee Tech campuses in Bartow, Cobb, Paulding and Pickens counties, there are two campuses in Cherokee county. One of these campuses is located in the heart of downtown Woodstock, and the other one is in Canton. The newest Chattahoochee Tech campus is the Aviation Training Academy, which opened in 2024 in Paulding County.
Covenant College
Covenant College is a Christ-centered institution of higher education, emphasizing liberal arts, operated by a Board of Trustees elected by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), and exists to provide post-secondary educational services to the denomination and the wider public.
Emory University
At Emory, you’ll find a breadth and depth of study across more than 80 majors and 60 minors, interdisciplinary programs, and inquiry-based classes that help you forge new connections and do your best work. You’ll find great warmth and collegiality here—as a mid-sized university—with faculty and classmates ready to help you succeed.
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation’s top public research universities with more than 50,000 students who study in person at the main campus in Atlanta, at off-campus instructional sites such as Georgia Tech-Europe in France, and through distance and online learning.
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw State is a comprehensive university located on two suburban campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta, northwest of metro Atlanta. We are making an impact across the region, the nation and around the world. As the third largest university in Georgia, Kennesaw State has over 48,000 students enrolled in over 190 undergraduate, master’s, doctoral degree and certificate programs.
Reinhardt University
With over 50 degree and program options, you can discover your passions, share your strengths, and learn alongside our community of learners and smart, supportive faculty and staff. We’re proud to be the top choice for students in our county and beyond. RU is highly ranked as a Best Value School in Regional Colleges South by U.S. News and World Report and ranked in the top 10 as the Best Online Colleges in Georgia by College Consensus.
West Georgia Technical College
West Georgia Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, serves the communities of Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup counties, supporting student success, economic development and the community, by providing a skilled workforce, through the delivery of relevant education and training, via high school equivalency, college credit associate degrees, diplomas, and technical certificates of credit, as well as corporate and continuing education opportunities.
