DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Education will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new crown jewel – the 35,000-square foot Dawson County College and Career Academy Tuesday (Sept. 10) at 5 p.m.

The new two-story facility located at the corner of Hwy. 53 and Perimeter Road hosts programs for the high school’s Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) students and some of the classrooms are set aside for dual enrollment opportunities.

The building will also accommodate a full size industrial kitchen, multipurpose meeting room, a health sciences lab with a built-in patient room and hospital beds, and a video broadcasting studio.

There will also be labs for construction and engineering programs, early childhood education, business and marketing as well as outdoor work areas.

The 5 p.m, ribbon cutting will precede the regular 6 p.m. Board of Education meeting.

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