The Fannin County Board of Education caters to over 3,200 students in three elementary schools, a middle school, and a comprehensive high school which offers vocational education in an additional facility located on campus. Fannin County Schools have recently been renovated and new classrooms and modern physical education facilities have been added. The schools are constantly upgrading facilities and equipment to include the latest technology for students and faculty. Special education services are available to all children who are in need of help in any area of development beginning at age three. Services include evaluation, speech and language therapy, physical and occupational therapy, vision and hearing services, and individualized instruction. The program is designed to meet the unique needs of each child and is provided free of cost to the family. In addition to an elected board and an appointed school superintendent, system level personnel include an assistant superintendent, two curriculum directors, a school social worker, two school psychologists, food service director, technology director, special education director, school nurses, and three school resource officers, as well as secretaries and a financial staff.
Darrington Academy strives to provide the best possible academic opportunities for students with behavioral issues sufficient to preclude them from a traditional classroom while providing the experiences necessary to develop new and more effective decision making skills. In the past behavioral schools have been somewhat limited in the number and types of extra curricular activities they could provide due to the nature of their student populations.
Blue Ridge Colleges
The following information on Blue Ridge’s Colleges has been directly sourced from each college’s own website. To learn more about each of these colleges, please click on the link below the college’s name.
North Georgia Technical College North Georgia Technical College is a public, residential, multi-campus, two-year technical college whose mission is to provide quality technical education, adult literacy education, continuing education, and business and industry training to individuals who can benefit from these programs and services. These efforts improve the quality of life of individuals by preparing them to succeed as literate and technically competent members of the workforce and by promoting the economic growth and development of the Northeast Georgia region. The college offers both traditional and distance learning courses that lead to the certificate, the diploma, and the associate degree.
Young Harris College Founded in 1886, Young Harris College is a private, United Methodist-affiliated residential two-year liberal arts college located in the Appalachian mountains of northern Georgia. With a 15:1 student to faculty ratio and an average enrollment of 600 students, YHC combines a rigorous academic program with a nurturing atmosphere. The campus offers a gymnasium, indoor swimming pool, six tennis courts, large athletic fields, the third-largest planetarium in the state, and the comforts of an up-to-date technologically advanced campus set amidst the beautiful north Georgia mountains.
Founded in 1886, Young Harris College is a private, United Methodist-affiliated residential two-year liberal arts college located in the Appalachian mountains of northern Georgia. With a 15:1 student to faculty ratio and an average enrollment of 600 students, YHC combines a rigorous academic program with a nurturing atmosphere. The campus offers a gymnasium, indoor swimming pool, six tennis courts, large athletic fields, the third-largest planetarium in the state, and the comforts of an up-to-date technologically advanced campus set amidst the beautiful north Georgia mountains.
