City Schools of Decatur Website:City Schools of Decatur                          Decatur schools serve nearly 3,000 students and employ almost 200 teachers in their Pre-K - 12 programs.  Decatur High's SAT scores are consistently and significantly above state and national averages.

Sources:  City Schools of Decatur, Georgia Dept. of Education

Career Training in Dekalb High Schools
Website:Career Training in DeKalb High Schools

DeKalb County's technical career programs are among the best county programs around metro Atlanta.  Business partnerships with leading national companies such as AT&T & the W Hotels offer additional support to ensure one of the region's most highly trained and enthusiastic workforce.

• Career Academies.  DeKalb schools offer dual diploma programs, allowing students to choose courses in technology and college prep in the high schools.  Students can access technology programs on campus and can change their graduate direction at any time. 

• DeKalb High Schools of Technology,  North and South Campus offer students programs a range of in technical programs, including technologies that must be housed in central campuses.   

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DeKalb has more than 60 private schools that educate an estimated 10,000 students from around Atlanta in pre-Kindergarten through 12^th grade. 

Source:  Atlanta Business Chronicle, "Education Guide," February 9-15, 2001  

For more information, go to the Georgia Independent School Association at www.gisa2.org. 

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DeKalb Colleges, Universities & Technology Institutes  

DeKalb County is home to many of metro Atlanta's finest colleges and universities.  An estimated 20,000 students enroll annually in degreed programs on these campuses while another 44,000 pursue certificates and upgrade technical and business skills.

Agnes Scott College
Columbia Theological Seminary
DeKalb Technical College
DeVry Atlanta
Emory University
Georgia Military College - Stone Mountain
Georgia Perimeter College
Mercer University, Atlanta Campus
National-Louis University, Atlanta Campus
Oglethorpe University

Georgia high school students leaving with a B or higher grade average may qualify to receive a HOPE Scholarship to any Georgia university, public or private college or technical institute.  HOPE Scholarships pay for tuition, HOPE-approved mandatory fees and a book allowance of up to $100 per semester.  Since 1993, HOPE grants totaling more than $1.2 billion have helped educate more than 575,000 students throughout Georgia.  In DeKalb County more than 28,000 students have received more than $80 million in HOPE grants.

Quick Start:  Georgia's Free, Customized Employee Training

Qualified Georgia businesses can take advantage of the state's free, customized training.  Georgia's Quick Start program is nationally recognized for providing high-quality training services at no cost to new or expanding businesses in Georgia. Since 1967, Quick Start has provided customized training for over 325,000 employees for more than 3,100 businesses and industries throughout the state. It has been singled out by Fortune, as well as Training, and Site Selection magazines for its effectiveness in providing the most comprehensive and advanced training in the nation.

Destination DeKalb is produced by the DeKalb Chamber to assist companies interested in relocating or expanding into DeKalb County.  It contains expanded information on this subject and more.  For your copy, contact tsingleton@dekalbchamber.org.