Henry County offers access to a skilled labor force of more than 1.4 million workers within a competitive, business-ready region. With top-ranked universities and technical colleges less than an hour away, the area supports both labor-intensive operations and highly technical industries—attracting the best talent Georgia has to offer.
Students at 90 colleges and universities within 60 miles
Area workforce in a 45-min range
Of the population in Henry County have an associate degree or higher
Largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in the U.S
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) serves over 400,000 Georgians who have experience, skills, and talents for Georgia employers. These qualified workers have skills ranging from clerical and administrative to skilled trades, technical, and professional. The GDOL helps facilitate the process of connecting employers with job vacancies to these qualified applicants by advertising job openings.
The Academy for Advanced Studies (AAS), founded in the fall of 2009, serves dual-enrolled students from multiple Henry County high schools. The academy partners with area colleges, including Gordon State College, Southern Crescent Technical College and Clayton State University to offer entry-level college courses to eligible high school students. In 2012, the Academy became the district’s first charter offering specialized career-technical and academic programs available nowhere else in the school district. AAS’s mission is to ensure each student graduates high school with the knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for college and career success.
Creekside Christian Academy’s mission is to work in unity with parents, faculty and staff to provide Christ-centered, affordable, challenging, critically thinking programs for the purpose of glorifying God in all that we do.
Clayton State University opened in September 1969. Clayton State University’s main campus is located 1.5 miles from Interstate 75 at exit 233 in Morrow, Georgia, less than 10 miles from Henry County. Four schools and colleges administer academic programs at Clayton State University with 60+ undergraduate degree majors and minors, 8 graduate degree programs, and 15+ master’s concentrations. Clayton State also offers courses at the Academy for Advanced Studies (AAS) in McDonough, Georgia.
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. Georgia Tech’s mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. Its mission and strategic plan are focused on making a positive impact in the lives of people everywhere.
Located in Barnesville, GA, Gordon State College offers 11 four-year degrees and 9 associate-level degrees, which include numerous concentrations, pathways, and certificate programs. With an enrollment of 3,100+ students, Gordon State offers an intimate academic setting in state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories. In this setting, students receive individualized attention that only a small college with dedicated faculty and staff can provide.
Henry County Schools (HCS) is the eighth-largest school district in Georgia, consisting of 53 schools and located about 20 minutes south of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Over the past two decades, the Henry County community has grown in population from 113,000 residents to over 244,000 residents. Since 1999, student enrollment has grown from 21,000 to 43,000 students, and the number of employees has grown from 3,000 to 6,000.
Our World School is a private, non-profit school for children in grades K-12 who have been diagnosed with special needs, including but not limited to, autism, cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, ADHD and other medical/learning disabilities.
Southern Crescent Technical College is a flagship technical college in Georgia, with a combined student population of more than 6,500 credit students. As one of the largest technical colleges in Georgia, its two campus locations and three centers serve the workforce and community needs of the more than 500,000 citizens in the eight counties of the South Atlanta region. Southern Crescent Technical College offers nearly 200 associate degree, diploma and technical certificate programs to provide the trained workforce needed to help stimulate Georgia’s community and economic growth and development. The college offers classes at the first of potentially eight buildings that will make up its Henry County Center. The 25-acre campus is adjacent to Henry County High School in McDonough, Georgia.
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