Houston County Career Academy was named the College and Career Academy of the Year at Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle’s Eighth Annual Business and Education Summit. The title also came with a $3,000 check presentation by Georgia Apartment Industry Education Foundation. The summit was hosted by Golden Isles Career Academy and will continue into Friday.
 
“I am excited Houston County Career Academy was named the College and Career Academy of the Year,” said Lt. Governor Casey Cagle. “The tremendous partnership between the Houston County School System, Central Georgia Technical College, and the local business community has produced an incredible, world-class educational institution that is leading Houston County into the bright economic future of tomorrow. Their proven success at providing our students the relevant, job-related skills they need is more important than ever in the 21st Century economy.”
 
The summit brought together business, industry, and education leaders to discuss and demonstrate the importance of the manufacturing industry in Georgia, and the role education plays in its success. Attendees had an opportunity to hear from College and Career Academy CEOs as well as manufacturing industry leaders and their community partners as they discussed ways to transform high school learning and new ideas to support the emerging workforce needed in manufacturing.