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Education in Upson

With a little more than 4,100 students in grades PK-12, the Thomaston-Upson School System is small enough to maintain a friendly and safe environment while offering students an array of resources and opportunities often found in only the larger school systems. The Thomaston-Upson School System enjoys a strong connection with the community and views this as crucial to the long-term success of our schools. We encourage students to form bonds with local individuals and groups through community service and community involvement. Our employees are active in local civic organizations and volunteer their time for community events. The unity of school and community enriches our students’ and employees’ lives, improves our schools’ environments, and ultimately creates a community where young people can thrive.

The mission of St. George’s Episcopal School is to inspire children to learn with passion, serve with respect, live with purpose, and lead with integrity. In an environment grounded in spiritual values, St. George’s Episcopal School provides each child with an opportunity for an excellent education through active learning and independent thinking.

Southern Crescent Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, located south of Atlanta, delivers relevant technical education, adult education, and learning opportunities via various instructional modalities at the associate degree, diploma, and certificate levels to promote service, workforce development, and economic development.

Located in Barnesville, Ga., Gordon State College offers 12 four-year degrees, 11 associate-level degrees including 1 Nexus degree, which include multiple baccalaureate pathways.

With an enrollment of 3,100+ students, Gordon State offers an intimate academic setting in state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories. In this setting, students receive individualized attention that only a small college with dedicated faculty and staff can provide.

Founded in 1852, Gordon State College joined the University System of Georgia in 1972 and continues a distinctive legacy of excellent scholarship and service.

Gordon also offers a vibrant campus life with on-campus, apartment-style living, NJCAA sports, clubs for a variety of interests, an active theater program and a beautiful, inviting campus.