About the CEC

MISSION: To ensure a viable workforce for the 21st century, based on targeted needs within our community.

PURPOSE: To develop, implement and offer innovative learning opportunities for residents of Coweta and surrounding counties to achieve economic and personal goals.

GOAL: To create synergy among the educational, business, industrial and governmental entities that will favorably impact and enhance economic development and the quality of life in this region.

WHY?
More than 40 percent of Coweta business and industry responded to a needs assessment survey which covered 80% of the manufacturing and technical jobs in the county. Critical employee concerns included life skills, work ethic, and basic math and reading skills. Since opening in August of 2000, CEC has served more than 3,400 “team members” (our term for “students”), helped the county’s SAT scores and high school completion rate to go up, helped the drop-out rate to fall 42%, awarded 659 technical college certificates of credit to 447 high school students BEFORE they graduated from high school, and engaged more than 1,000 team members in work-based learning opportunities with 200 local businesses.

THE CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL CENTER IS RE-INVENTING EDUCATION by combining academics with career and technical education, bringing businesses and technical college curriculum to high school students, and showing these students and adult learners the RELEVANCE of education!

Please contact any of the following CEC administrators for more information about the Central Educational Center and its programs:

Russ Moore, CEO
Central Educational Center
678.423.2009
russ.moore@cowetaschools.net

Andy Peryam, Director of High School Programs
Central Educational Center
678.423.2000
andy.peryam@cowetaschools.org

Jack Davis, Director of Operations
West Central Technical College
678.423.2000
jdavis@westcentraltech.edu

Mark Ballou, Business/Community Director
Central Educational Center
678.423.2000
mark.ballou@cowetaschools.org

Directions to the CEC

The Central Educational Center is located at 160 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Newnan, Georgia southwest of Atlanta on Interstate 85.
Driving Directions from I-85, Exit 47
From I-85 North or South, Exit 47(GA Hwy 34), and travel west on GA Hwy 34(Bullsboro Drive) toward downtown Newnan. Travel approximately 2.1 miles to the intersection of Bullsboro Drive and Greison Trail (look for Arby's, McDonalds, China Chief Buffet and Bank of America on the corners). Turn left onto Greison Trail. Travel 1.2 miles to a four-way stop (intersection of East Broad Street, Greison Trail, and East Newnan Road). Continue straight (this now becomes East Newnan Road). Travel 0.3 miles, to next stop sign, and turn right onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Travel 0.1 miles, CEC is on the right!