Eight courses train students for positions in business. Junior and seniors can enroll in 17 career oriented courses at the Jo Daviess Carroll Area Vocational Center, in Elizabeth, attending classes half-days at the center and the balance at Galena High. Career courses include agriculture supply and service, automotive service, commercial art, graphic communications, accounting, office procedures, pre-engineering, and others. The school also offers a full range of special education courses for students who are developmentally disabled. Galena High encourages students to participate in several extracurricular clubs and organizations, among them band, chorus, and drama.
Sports teams compete in a full roster of sport teams for boys and girls.
An excellent two-year community college is located in Freeport, IL, about 40 miles east of Galena. Highland Community College is set on 210 acres at the western edge of Freeport. Highland offers career and community education, vocational preparation, and comprehensive associate degree transfer programs in arts and science. The college has a diverse student population with an average age of 33. More than 4,000 students attend the college each semester.