Gaston County Offers High-Quality Public Schools And Colleges

Gaston County’s educational offerings include:

• 52 public schools enrolling over 30,000 in: 30 elementary, 11 middle, 9 high, 1 special, and 1 alternate school. About 88% subsequently enroll in some form of higher education.

• 15 private schools, both independent and religious

• Technical high school:  Highland School of Technology provides a more "seamless transition" for students entering the workforce or going to technical colleges after the 12^th grade. The student body is selected through a lottery system.

North Carolina Community College System Provides Strong Worker Training Program for Industry

The North Carolina Community College System
New and Expanding Industry (NEIT) Program:

• Provides customized training assistance in support of new, full-time production positions created in the State of North Carolina, thereby enhancing the growth potential of companies located in the state while simultaneously preparing North Carolina’s workforce with the skills essential to successful employment in emerging industries.

• Serves companies creating 12 or more production jobs in excess of their previous 3-year maximum employment level. Resources may support training assessment, program development, instructional costs, and training delivery for new front-line personnel involved in the direct production of goods and services and their first-line supervisors.

For more information on this program and how it can benefit your company, please contact the Gaston County EDC.
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Gaston College is a state and locally controlled co-educational institution offering occupational and two-year, principally bachelor’s-creditable degrees. Students choose from a variety of associate degree, diploma, and certificate programs in liberal arts, trade and industrial, engineering technology, allied health, and business and public service. The College operates an innovative new BioTechnology Center. For more detailed information, visit the BioNetwork BioEd Center website.

Belmont Abbey College, founded by the Roman Catholic Church in 1876, is a coeducational liberal arts college offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees.