The EDvantage School provides an array of educational services and supports for youth living at CCYA. 

The CCYA EDvantage School offers an on-site GED Homeschool Program with one-on-one instruction for youth and young adults ages 16 and older. The program is year-round and open to students who reside at CCYA that have experienced gaps in their formal education which have caused them to fall behind one or more grade levels, those with behavioral health and disciplinary challenges in a public or alternative school setting, and/or students who cannot earn a high school diploma by age 19. Youth may enroll in the CCYA GED homeschool program at any level and at any time throughout the year.

For enrollment information, please contact Kimberly Tinsley, Chief Programs Officer at 770-333-9946 x107 or ktinsley@ccyakids.org.

Funding for the CCYA GED Homeschool Program is provided through a Cobb County Community Block Development Grant under the Community Services Block Grant category.

Through the Cobb School District's Title I Program, eligible CCYA youth receive on-site (in-person) one-on-one tutorial services after school (Monday - Thursday) and as scheduled during the summer months. Additionally, when youth require a specialized subject tutor, CCYA provides tutoring services through virtual takelessons.com or, as available, with an in-person volunteer from the needed field of study.

An experienced CCYA Education & Career Counselor meets one-on-one with CCYA residents to explore their interests and help hone their skills towards developing potential career paths. Beginning at age sixteen, goals for college, vocational tech, and/or other work training programs are identified and developed for each youth. A youth's educational career plan may include the pursuit of skills in business, welding, plumbing, information technology, cosmetology, barbering, landscaping, childcare, nursing, etc.

Eligible youth may attend CCYA's EDvantage School to access online high school or college courses in which they have been enrolled. The school wing provides a quiet place with technology and an instructor to support virtual learning.

Since 2011, CCYA has offered an array of individual and group class music lessons. The Music Director works one-on-one with students teaching keyboard and voice lessons. Students interested in other instruments may apply for scholarships to fund private lessons through CCYA's Music Education Program.

In 2023, a CCYA resident launched a project to establish the CCYA Library as a part of the EDvantage School. In addition to offering books for leisure reading, the library provides resources to support the exploration of an array of career fields and areas of study. The library also offers reference materials for school research papers and projects.