Schools
Martin County is very committed and focused on education. The county boasts four high schools which have never been consolidated. Our schools emphasize personal attention and small classes to bring out the best in students.
Check out these Links for more information on Martin County Schools: 
Listing of Martin County Schools
Higher Education
Martin Community College is a public comprehensive community college serving primarily residents of Martin County and segments of Bertie and Washington Counties. The College provides quality post-secondary curriculum programs leading to an Associate in Arts, Associate in Applied Science, or 
General Education degree, diploma, or a certificate of proficiency. Also, at Martin Community College, students can complete their first two years of a four year degree. The college also has a nationally known equine program. The only one of its kind in the state.
Check out this link to MCC's Website: MCC
A short 30 minute drive from Williamston will take you to Greenville, the largest city in Eastern North Carolina and home to East Carolina University. 
For nearly a century, East Carolina University has served the people of North Carolina and the nation. From modest beginnings as a teacher training school, ECU has grown to become an emerging, national research university with an enrollment of more than 23,000.
Today, East Carolina is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina and offers 106 bachelor's degree program, 71 master's degree 
programs, 4 specialist degree programs, 1 first-professional MD program, and 16 doctoral programs in our professional colleges and schools, the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, and the Brody School of Medicine.
Check out this link to ECU's Website: ECU