College & Career Academy
Enrolled - Enlisted - Employed
Career discovery begins in elementary school, expands in middle school, and engages students during the high school years. Preparing students for successful careers and building an efficient workforce for economic growth in Bulloch County cannot be achieved in isolation.
With our College & Career Academy program, our community works together and aligns our efforts in order to:
- Build a workforce that provides for the needs of our local and regional industries and businesses.
- Provide sustainable employment for our citizens.
- Contribute to the stability and growth of the local economy
- Promote the betterment of our community as a whole
Our three-pillar foundation for students is the following:
- Be Enrolled: Prepare students for post-secondary academic success.
- Be Enlisted: Prepare students for careers in the military.
- Be Employed: Prepare students for careers in local and regional businesses and industry.
Career Pathways
Dual Enrollment
Work-Based Learning
Discovery Events
Career Ready Bulloch Community Website
YouScience
College & Career Academy Data
- 1,507 - Students taking Career Technical & Agricultural Education courses
- 340 - Students enrolled in work-based learning
- $1,711,263 - The amount of wages earned by work-based learning students during the 2023-2024 school year.
- 285 - Number of local business and industry work-based learning job sites
- 43 - Number of career pathways offered to students
- 98.75 percent - Graduation rate of Career Technical & Agricultural Education students
- 1,634 - Number of students who participated in the district's eight career discovery events with local industry
- 1,292 - number of students engaged in a Career Technical Student Organization like SkillsUSA, the National FFA Organization, Future Business Leaders of America, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Health Occupations Student Association, or the Technology Student Association.
Workforce Development Plan
Non-Discrimination Disclosure
As required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Bulloch County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age or sex/gender. In keeping with the Board’s commitment and the requirements of applicable state and federal laws, the Board, Bulloch County Schools and its employees strive to remove any vestige of discrimination in the following areas: employment; assignment and promotion of personnel; educational services and opportunities offered to students; location and use of facilities; educational materials; and all business transactions conducted by the Board. Address questions, concerns or complaints which relate to the nondiscrimination policies and practices to a coordinator designated by the superintendent of schools. These are listed below.
Career Pathways Offered by Bulloch County Schools
Bulloch County Schools offers a College & Career Academy program that includes career, technical, and agricultural education career pathways and career technical student organizations. These programs are designed to prepare youth for a broad range of employment and further education and are offered under the guidance of certified teachers. You can find a complete list of our current pathways here.
All of the school district's College & Career Academy programs, which includes career, technical, and agricultural education pathways, follow the school district's policies of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, and disability in all programs, services, activities, and employment. In addition, arrangements can be made to ensure that the lack of English language proficiency is not a barrier to admission or participation.
Superintendent’s Designated Coordinators
or sex/gender in its educational programs and activities, athletic programs, or employment practices as required by the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), Title II of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Title II); Title VI of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 (Title VI), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), and the Equity in Sports Act, O.C.G.A. 20-2-315.
Questions, concerns or complaints relating to the nondiscrimination policies and practices for students and employees of Bulloch County Schools should be addressed to the following officials at Bulloch County Schools, 150 Williams Road, Statesboro, Georgia 30458:
- Bethany Gilliam, Director of Career, Technical & Agricultural Education; 912.212.8544.
- Jeff Tysinger, Executive Director of Compliance & Program Improvement; Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator and Section 504 Coordinator; 912.212.8580.
Please view Section 504 Procedural Safeguards as well as Notice of Rights of Student & Parents Under Section 504. - Kelly Spence, Executive Director of Academic Support; 912.212.8520; Title IX Coordinator for Students.
- Allissa (Alli) Baxter, Chief Human Resources Officer; 912.212.8511. Title IX Coordinator for Employees.