A wide variety of educational opportunities is a lifelong pursuit in the Wiregrass. Local efforts to support education through personal and financial commitments has helped to make Dothan City and Houston County excellent school systems. Our public school systems receive a larger percentage of their revenue from local sources than the state average. There are several superb elementary and secondary schools with religious and college-preparatory curricula, if you prefer a private system.

Dothan area residents are extremely concerned with providing our children with the best education attainable. As a result, the school systems adopted a Career Quest/Technical Preparation program. It emphasizes advanced communications, mathematical, scientific, technological knowledge, and skill development to graduate well-trained and educated employees and employers. Industrial/Engineering, Health/Human Services, Business/Information Systems, and Arts/Humanities make up the four program clusters and lead to college or training for immediate employment in the workforce. The programs have since become a national model.

City, county, and private schools, combined with the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesses and industries, enjoy the benefits of an active "Partners in Progress" program in addition to "Dothan 2000."

Equally important is the availability of continuing education for college-bound young adults, parents, and professionals in our community. High school graduates may attend Wallace Community College, a two-year associate degree institution, or Troy University Dothan, a four-year university that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in many disciplines.

Vocational education is available in the Dothan area as well. Facilities and programs at the Dothan Technology Center, Houston County Career and Technical Center, and Wallace Community College provide for development of skills needed to pursue many different jobs.

The area schools also demonstrate a focus on economic development by providing a broad assortment of continuing education courses and specialized training programs for businesses and industries. Creating an environment that fosters lifelong learning is important.