Other four-year universities within a one-hour drive:

• Georgia Southern University main campus in Statesboro and Armstrong Campus in Savannah. The school offers a Logistics and Supply Chain Management Program that offers bachelor’s and doctorate degrees.
• Savannah State University
• Mercer University School of Medicine Savannah Campus
• South University in Savannah
• University of Phoenix, Savannah Campus
• College of Coastal Georgia
• University of South Carolina Beaufort

Other technical schools within a one-hour drive:

• Ogeechee Technical College, Statesboro
• Coastal Pines Technical College, 8 area campuses
• Savannah Technical College, Effingham Campus
• Technical College of the Lowcountry, Beaufort, SC

EDUCATION: Preparing students for real-world global performance

PreK-12

Technology: One-to-One iPad environment 4-12^th grade; SmartBoards for all classrooms in the county’s 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools and 2 high schools. Liberty County Board of Education website.

Prep: Graduation rates exceed Georgia average.

Pathways: Preparing career- and college-ready graduates through:

• Bradwell Institute and Liberty County High School Career Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE), offering seven pathways including Business Management and Administration, Architecture and Construction and Education and Training
• Liberty College and Career Academy: A state-of-the-art charter school where “every day is career day,” providing 12 career pathways leading to certificates and credentials aligned with area industrial needs, such as welding, engineering and technology, engineering and aircraft support.
• Dual enrollment at Savannah Technical College Liberty Campus and Georgia Southern University Liberty Campus: Offering advanced preparation for students with up to 30 hours in diploma level (transferrable for a four-year college degree) and/or occupational courses in career, technical and agricultural education, including coursework in Engineering and Information Technology and Business Management and Marketing.

Early start: Educational options include County-operated PreK.

Special ed: LCSS also operates an extensive special education program in its schools.

Military Cooperation: Numerous units “adopt” public schools. But ultimate sign of cooperations is two schools being named Military Flagship Schools. Liberty consistently has had schools earn this honor. In 2021-22, Bradwell Insitute and Midway Middle earned the honor. State designates only 6 schools a year for the honor.

Elementary Schools on Fort Stewart

The Department of Defense Education Activity maintains three K-6 schoosl on Fort Stewart, under South Carolina/Fort Stewart Community System. They are exclusively for children who live on post. When those students finish sixth grade, they go into one of the Liberty County public middle schools.

There is a church run school, First Preparatory Christian Academy is operated by the First Presbyterian Church. It offers classes from PreK through high school.

Another church, First United Methodist Church, operates FUMC Pre-School and Kindergarten.

There are also numerous private daycare and preschool programs around the county.