Workforce, Training, Education                             

 

Enterprise East

251 Acres, Macclenny, Florida

 

WORKFORCE AND TRAINING

·            Population:  405,026 (2003) within 25 miles of Enterprise East.

        Baker County - 23,515 (2003); Projected 25,600 in 2010.

 

·            Workforce:  9,147 in Baker County. 

        Youngest population in Florida, median age 34, compared to state’s 38.7.

        52% of workforce commute out of county but would prefer to work in the county.

 

·            Average Annual Salary:  $22,035.

 

·            Cost of Living:  Price Level Index 92.5, one of lowest in Florida. Index based on comparative costs of selected group of services and goods. Prices cumulated and averaged for state, and each county indexed against state index of 100.

 

·            Florida offers Quick Response Training Program providing customer-driven effective training tailored and designed to meet business needs.

 

·            First Coast Workforce Development, Inc. directs programs that provide low-cost or free workforce training targeted to specific requirements of new, expanding, or diversifying companies.

 

EDUCATION.

 

·            System-wide accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

 

·            Two elementary schools (K-3), one intermediate school (4-5), a Sixth Grade Center, one middle school (7-8), and one high school (9-12).

 

·            Florida Community College of Jacksonville, just 20 miles from Enterprise East, and Lake City Community College, 40 miles. University of Florida, University of North Florida, and Jacksonville University within 45 miles.