(*)Public school systems only
Sources: Georgia Department of Education, Enrollment by Ethnicity/Race, Gender and Grade Level (PK-12) for March 1, 2013; Georgia Department of Labor Area Labor Profile (June 2014) for 2012/2013
Northeast Georgia has a wealth of educational resources, with fourteen college and university campuses in 10 different cities (in 9 out of 12 counties). In addition to the University of Georgia in Athens, the region also plays host to three technical college systems (Athens Tech, Georgia Piedmont Tech, Southern Crescent Tech, and Lanier Tech). Newton County contains a branch of Emory University (Oxford College) and Troy University, an Alabama-based university with campuses in seven other states (Alabama and Georgia, as well as Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia) as well as three international locations in Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam. The region also has 140 public3 and 8 private4 K-12 schools as of the 2012/13 school year.
Sources: Northeast Georgia Plan 2035: Regional Assessment 2011; 2012 Northeast Georgia Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy; Technical College System of Georgia.