Talent Pipeline

Strategic Size

300,000+
workers within 45-minute commute
20,300+
daily out-commuters
300,000+
workers within 45-minute commute
20,300+
daily out-commuters

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Superior basic strengths

Top 10%
public school system ranking in the state
17
institutions of higher learning in the region
#1
training program in the nation Georgia QuickStart
Top 10%
public school system ranking in the state
17
institutions of higher learning in the region
#1
training program in the nation Georgia QuickStart

supplemental workforce

3,500+
soldiers exit the military annually
10,000+
military spouses in region
3,500+
soldiers exit the military annually
10,000+
military spouses in region

Key Training Assets:

Effingham College and Career Academy

One of Georgia’s first career academies, ECCA provides project-based, hands-on learning in a strategic selection of career and technical paths, as well as advanced placement and dual enrollment courses taught by Savannah Technical College and Georgia Southern University.

Savannah Technical College

A powerful workforce development partner for local industry, STC-Effingham is also an all-around effective resource in skills enhancement, offering technical college classes in a range of fields leading to a transferrable Associate’s degrees, diplomas or certificates.

Georgia Southern University

A Carnegie Doctoral R/2 institution, GS offers 141 degree programs, including key business programs such as supply chain and logistics. GS is easily accessible with an Armstrong campus in Savannah. It’s also affordable: Named a Best Value University in Georgia.

Georgia QuickStart

Named as the nation’s top custom training program year after year, Quick Start provides job-specific training as part of comprehensive service, from pre-employment screening to needs assessment to custom-designed programs delivered in the classroom or right on the shop floor.


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