Education & Training
Nationally Renowned Job Training Programs
North Carolina pioneered customized job training for new and expanding businesses more than 40 years ago. Today, this State-sponsored program is considered the best of its kind and is administered through the 58-campus North Carolina Community College System.
State-of-the-art customized training programs are offered locally through Wayne Community College covering a comprehensive array of technical skills including machining, electronics, aviation technology, biotechnology and much more. In most cases, training is free to qualifying companies, and can be taught on the college campus or at the employer's workplace.
One-of-a-Kind Workforce Certification Program
Wayne County leads the state of North Carolina in the issuance of Career Readiness Certificates (CRCs). Through the WORKS (Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success) Initiative, we are able to provide our existing and prospective industries with a skilled and certified workforce. Our WORKS Model is a partnership of industry, education and local government and is the first of its kind in North Carolina. For more information about this program, and for a printable brochure about the WORKS initiative, click here.
Higher Education in Wayne County
- Wayne Community College (2-year college, Goldsboro, NC)
- Mount Olive College (4-year college, Mount Olive, NC)
Regional Colleges and Universities
- Barton College (4-year college, Wilson, NC)
- East Carolina University (4-year university, Greenville, NC)
- Duke University (4-year university, Durham, NC)
- University of North Carolina - CH (4-year university, Chapel Hill, NC)
- North Carolina State University (4-year university, Raleigh, NC)
- North Carolina Wesleyan College (4-year college, Rocky Mount, NC, offering adult degree programs in Wayne County)
- Central Michigan University (4-year university offering graduate and undergraduate programs at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base)
Public Schools
Goldsboro City Schools and Wayne County Schools merged in 1992 to form the countywide Wayne County Public School System. The system presently serves more than 20,000 students in 31 schools from kindergarten through 12th grade.
To view "report cards" for individual schools in the Wayne County Public School System, click here.
Private Schools
- Summit Christian Academy (K-6) and Charis Prep (7-12)
- Faith Christian Academy K-12
- Pathway Christian Academy K-12
- St. Mary School K-8
- Wayne Christian School K-12
- Mount Zion Christian Academy K-9
- Wayne Country Day School K-12
- Wayne Montessori School PreK-3
Charter Schools
For Wayne County education demographics/statistics, see our Data page.
