City: Savannah, GA

Category: Education

Telephone: (912) 443-5700

Address: 5717 White Bluff Rd.

Description: Savannah Tech seeks to provide the local business and industrial community with highly trained workers—a service it has rendered since its founding by the Savannah Chamber of Commerce as the Opportunity School in 1929. Back then the school turned out mainly stenographers and clerks; these days, the emphasis is on providing students with the opportunity to acquire quality technical education and training that will allow them to be productive members of a global workforce.The school offers credit, noncredit, and specialized industry services and training. Credit offerings include technical certificates of credit, diploma programs, and associate’s degree programs in allied health, business, and industrial technology. The school has more than 50 different credit programs, ranging from one-quarter programs in areas such as automotive technology and surgical technology to marketing and computer information systems. Some 4,000 students attend Savannah Tech.The school serves four counties—Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, and Liberty. With the opening of the Army Education Center on Fort Stewart, the College has a presence on-post to serve military families with the necessary skills and education. The Liberty Campus continues to serve the educational needs of the community with programs in nursing, early childhood education, computers, and technology. The Crossroads Technology Campus in West Chatham, a key element in the development of a high-tech corridor along I-95, is a catalyst for regional business development.The college also partners with area employers to deliver programs off-site in area hospitals, specially equipped community education centers, and the public high schools. Provided are community-based studies in fields such as health care, masonry, early childhood care and education, and computer information systems. It also offers customized workforce training programs for new or expanding local industries as an economic development incentive.