
Elbert County School System
The Elbert County School System consists of one high school, one middle school, and five elementary schools utilizing a K-5, 6-8, 9-12 grade-level configuration.
Elbert County Comprehensive High School is a four-year public high school enrolling 1000 students in grades 9 through 12. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Georgia Accrediting Commission.
The high school, in addition to an excellent college preparatory program, offers Career Pathways, preparing students for business; computer science; broadcast/video production; marketing, sales & services; metals fabrication technology; and other career paths.

Athens Technical College – Elbert County Campus
Athens Tech’s Elbert County Campus is located on 42 acres of beautifully landscaped, rolling land in Northeast Georgia not far from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The campus incorporates a 6 acre lake and a community park. Opening in 1997, the campus now serves over 500 credit students from Elbert, Hart, and Wilkes, and other surrounding counties.
At the Elbert County Campus, students may complete the general education course requirements for all degree and diploma programs offered by Athens Technical College.
In addition, students may complete all, or nearly all, course requirements for the following degree and diploma programs, plus other certificate of credit programs:
Degree Programs
Accounting
Business Administrative Technology
Early Childhood Care and Education
Marketing Management
Diploma Programs
Accounting
Business Administrative Technology
Cosmetology
Early Childhood Care and Education
Electrical Construction and Maintenance
Industrial Systems Technology
Medical Assisting
Practical Nursing
Colleges Within Fifty Miles

University of Georgia
UGA was founded January 27, 1785, by the Georgia General Assembly. UGA is the first state-chartered university in America. UGA offers a full curriculum to its 35,000 students.
As a comprehensive land-grant and sea-grant institution, UGA offers baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees in the arts, humanities, social sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences, agricultural and environmental sciences, business, environmental design, family and consumer sciences, forest resources, journalism and mass communication, education, law, pharmacy, social work and veterinary medicine.
UGA is conveniently located 35 miles West of Elberton.

Clemson University
Clemson University, 49 miles North of Elberton, offers countless opportunities for students, faculty and community members to participate in decades of tradition, improve quality of life for their surrounding communities and pursue academic challenges. Ranked as the 22nd best national public university by U.S.News and World Report, Clemson is a vibrant student-centered community that thrives on leadership, collaboration and a winning spirit—in academics, athletics and life.
To become one of the country’s top-tier research universities, Clemson University has combined the scientific and technological horsepower of a major research university with the academic and social environment of a small college. Just as founder Thomas Green Clemson intertwined his life with the state’s economic and educational development, this University’s students and faculty impact lives daily with their research and service.

Emmanuel College
Emmanuel College, 22 miles Northwest of Elberton, is a private Christian, four-year, college with over 700 students from 28 states and 6 foreign countries. It is accredited to award the associate and baccalaureate degrees. The college has an attractive 150 acre campus in a secure setting, with state parks and other attractions nearby.
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