Welcome To WCA's online portal!
Welcome,
Thank you for visiting the website of the Walton Career Academy . Walton Career Academy is a publicly-funded charter school that opened its doors in August, 2006. Our joint venture among local businesses, the Walton County School System and Athens Technical College had its original charter approved by both our local Board of Education and the State Board of Education in July, 2005.
WCA is the vehicle that seamlessly connects Loganville High School, Monroe, Area High School, Athens Technical College and local businesses to create new options for students. Walton Career Academy responds to a rapidly changing economy by SEAMLESSLY combining academics with career and technical education … high school with college … and education with businesses. We are a charter school serving grades 9-12, and our “team members” (WCA jargon for “students”) attend voluntarily from our county’s two base high schools for all or part of every school day.
We design our curriculum around the needs and expectations of business. We regularly ask businesses what they “need.” Businesses tell us to focus as much on soft skills (work ethic) as on academic and technical skills. We respond by providing a work ethic grade in every class in addition to a course grade. We provide work-based learning opportunities (job-shadowing, internships, and apprenticeships) to hundreds of team members each year in collaboration with more than 80 local businesses. We offer high school students the chance to earn dual-enrollment college certifications through Athens Technical College (WCA will serve as the Walton County campus for Athens Technical College), learning alongside adults. Those dual-enrollment students experience success in both the workplace and in additional post-secondary education.
WCA serves as our county’s “workforce development center”, a center for lifelong learning. We teach adults in Technical College and GED-preparatory courses day and night. We are home to our state’s leading Performance Learning Center (PLC). And, we provide customized training to local corporations through Athens Technical College. WCA connects Walton County’s citizens and businesses with the opportunities created by a more global and “technical” economy.
As our motto states:, “WCA is your pathway to College and Career Achievement.” We look forward to working with you to make our community the best it can be. We hope that you will use this site to learn more about WCA. Call on us when we can help.
Regards, Mark Peevy--CEO
Walton Career Academy
212 Bryant Road
Monroe, GA 30655
770-207-3140