• Develop close relationships with schools

• Provide grant awards

• Raise awareness about higher education

• Provide technical assistance to schools

Banks Gilmer Polk Barrow Gordon Rabun Bartow Habersham Stephens Catoosa Hall Towns Chattooga Haralson Walker Dade Hart White Elbert Jackson Whitfield Fannin Lumpkin ‡ Union (Woody Gap HS) Floyd Madison   Franklin Murray

There are currently 37 counties in the state of Georgia designated as Appalachian Region counties. While all counties in the area and state can benefit from the Center´s efforts, twenty eight have been targeted because their youth have rates of extremely low postsecondary education, high drop-out, and very low college completion:

‡ Lumpkin is the host county for the Georgia Appalachian Center for Higher Edcuation. GACHE receives its funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission and NGCSU.