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The Toombs County area features a diverse, highly skilled, non-union labor force with strong work ethics.
Toombs County has exceptional technical training to meet the needs of multiple industry sectors. Thanks to our easily accessible technical training options, the Toombs County region produces a robust, talented, and reliable technical workforce.
Southeastern Technical College (STC), Vidalia, provides numerous educational opportunities including associate degrees, diplomas, or technical certificate of credit programs; adult education classes; or non-credit continuing education courses. The institution provides workforce, customized training and basic research to support local industries. STC is also the provider of Georgia QuickStart job training services to businesses.
For more than 40 years, QuickStart has provided customized workforce training free-of-charge to qualified businesses in Georgia. Today, the program is one of the state's key assets for supporting new and expanding industries. QuickStart delivers training in classrooms, mobile labors, or directly on the plant floor.
Other opportunities for attaining higher education include Brewton-Parker College, Mount Vernon; East Georgia State College, Swainsboro; Georgia Southern University, Statesboro; Ogeechee Technical College, Statesboro; and South Georgia State College, Douglas.
