The Blue Ridge Mountains surround the campus of North Georgia College and State University, one of six senior military colleges in the United States.
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Members of the Georgia Normal and Agricultural College graduating class of 1938 pose with family and friends. The college later became Albany State University.
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Joseph Winthrop Holley, pictured circa 1903, founded the Albany Bible and Manual Training Institute in Albany in 1903. He was inspired to open the school by the writings of W. E. B. Du Bois, which describe the poor educational opportunities for Black southerners at that time.
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The band for the Georgia Normal and Agricultural College (later Albany State University) plays on Broad Street in downtown Albany, circa 1925. In 1932 the school became part of the University System of Georgia.
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Civil rights activist and real estate broker Slater King was one of the leaders of the Albany Movement. To the left is Bernice Johnson, one of the original Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Freedom Singers, who later formed the musical group Sweet Honey in the Rock.
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Joseph Winthrop Holley, the founder of the Albany Bible and Manual Training Institute (later Albany State University) in Albany, is pictured in 1952 with Mary McLeod Bethune, the founder of the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute for Negro Girls in Florida.
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Founders Hall houses the Department of Fine Arts and Humanities at Fort Valley State University in Peach County. Fort Valley State is one of three public historically Black colleges and universities in the state.
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Students in the College of Agriculture, Home Economics, and Allied Programs at Fort Valley State University attend class. Fort Valley was founded in Peach County as an industrial high school in 1895 and attained university status in 1996.
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Stinson Troutman (left), an agent with the Cooperative Extension program at Fort Valley State University in Peach County, assists farmers in the surrounding community with making their operations more profitable.
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Veterinary students at Fort Valley State University in Peach County gather for an anatomy lecture by Frank Lochner, a professor in the Department of Veterinary Science. The department was established in 1976.
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Armstrong State University originally occupied the residence of George Ferguson Armstrong, a Savannah shipping executive. At Gamble's request, Armstrong's widow and daughter donated their home, located on the southern edge of Savannah's historic district, to the city to house the new school.
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University Hall stands at the main entrance of Augusta State University and houses classrooms, laboratories, and departmental offices. Founded in 1925 as the Junior College of Augusta, ASU is today part of the University System of Georgia. The school grants both undergraduate and graduate degrees in education, business, and the liberal arts and sciences.
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The U.S. Army operated the Augusta Arsenal, established by U.S. president George Washington in 1819, until 1955. In 1957 the property was transferred to the Junior College of Augusta, which later became Augusta State University.
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The Guardhouse Musuem, originally constructed in 1866 as the main entrance to the Augusta Arsenal, is located on the campus of Augusta State University. Restored in 2002, the museum offers displays about the arsenal, university, and surrounding historic neighborhoods.
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Rains Hall houses the offices of the university president, advancement, and public relations and publications at Augusta State University. The building is named in honor of Colonel George W. Rains, who reopened the Academy of Richmond County after its closure during the Civil War.
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The old science building at Augusta State University was used as a holding facility for German prisoners of war during World War II. Converted into classrooms by the school during the 1950s, the building was torn down in the 1990s after the discovery of asbestos roofing material.
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The new science building at Augusta State University was completed in 2000 and houses the departments of biology, chemistry and physics, and psychology.
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Allgood Hall, named in honor of former regent and state sentator Thomas F. Allgood, was opened on the campus of Augusta State University in 2002 and holds classrooms.
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The Wheatley Administration Building stands on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus. Initially founded as an agricultural school, today the university offers majors toward fifty-two associate, thirty-six baccalaureate, and nineteen master's degrees.
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The James Earl Carter Sr. Library houses more than 190,000 volumes on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus. The library is named for the father of U.S. president Jimmy Carter, a graduate of the university.
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The women's softball team at Georgia Southwestern State University won the conference title in 2002. The university supports a thriving intercollegiate and intermural athletic program, garnering thirty-five conference championships and producing forty-four all-American athletes in its history.
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The architecture building on the Southern Polytechnic State University (later Kennesaw State University) campus houses the only accredited Bachelor of Architecture degree program in the university system.
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First called the Technical Institute, Southern Polytechnic State University opened its doors in 1948 to 116 students. In fall 2004, approximately 3,700 students enrolled to pursue a technology-related education. In 2015 the university merged with Kennesaw State University.
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These physics students take advantage of a high-tech physics lab at Southern Polytechnic State University (later Kennesaw State University). The university often tailored its programs to meet the needs of high-tech businesses in the state.
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Students at Southern Polytechnic State University (later Kennesaw State University) study surveying and mapping.
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While students could choose between a number of technology-related degrees at Southern Polytechnic State University (later Kennesaw State University), their education was well balanced with courses in the liberal arts. The university placed a strong emphasis on the practical applications of knowledge and technology.
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Established in 1873, NGCSU was originally called North Georgia Agricultural College. Price Hall, shown here to the right in 1900, was named for founder William P. Price, a Dahlonega lawyer.
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Built on the foundation of the old Dahlonega Mint, which was destroyed by fire in 1878, Price Memorial Hall on the campus of North Georgia College and State University boasts a steeple plated in Lumpkin County gold.
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The Health and Natural Sciences Building on the campus of North Georgia College and State University was completed in 2001 and houses a planetarium, health science library, and a primary care center.
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Participation in the ROTC program is required of resident men and optional for commuters and women at North Georgia College and State University. Distinguished military graduates are admitted into the regular army on the same basis as graduates of West Point.
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Atkinson Hall is located on the campus of Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.
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The Old Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville (1838), designed by architect Charles Cluskey, is an example of Greek revival, an architectural style common throughout the state well into the 1850s. The mansion is now part of Georgia College and State University.
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The campus clock tower at Columbus State University.
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The entrance gates to Columbus State University, which was founded in 1958.
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The hosiery mill where CSU first opened its doors in September 1958.
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Columbus State University began as a junior college in 1958, meeting first in a renovated hosiery mill before moving to its own campus in 1963. The college achieved senior college status in 1965 and awarded its first bachelor's degrees in 1970.
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Thomas Whitley was the first president of CSU. He led the institution from its temporary buildings to its move to the permanent campus; he also integrated the school and oversaw the transition to senior college status in 1965.
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Columbus College grew rapidly during the late 1960s and early 1970s as baby boomers and Fort Benning soldiers enrolled in classes. By the late 1970s, however, enrollment began to decline following the graduations of baby boomers and personnel cuts at Fort Benning.
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Cody the Cougar is the CSU mascot. CSU has been especially successful with men's golf and women's basketball.
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The RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, located in the heart of Columbus, houses CSU's Schwob School of Music and features state-of-the-art performance facilities.
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Spivey Hall sits on the shore of a small pond on the campus of Clayton State University. Known for its superb acoustics and cozy atmosphere, Spivey Hall patrons have greeted many world renowned musicians since it began its jazz and classical music Concert Series in 1991.
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Clayton State University opened in 1969 as Clayton Junior College. The school was granted university status in 1996 and today offers a wide variety of degree programs and majors to a diverse student population.
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A student at Clayton State University works on her notebook computer. As part of the university's Information Technology Project, which provides many courses online as well as technologically enhanced classrooms, all students at Clayton State are required to purchase computers.
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Nursing students in the School of Health Sciences at Clayton State University take the blood pressure of a patient. Students pursuing a degree in the health sciences acquire practical experience through clinic hours, in addition to their required classroom hours.
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Farmers and other agricultural professionals gather in 1987 at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station (later University of Georgia Tifton campus), known as the "Plant Center of the World."
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The stone sign at the entrance gate of the Coastal Plain Experiment Station (later University of Georgia Tifton campus), seen here in the 1990s, underscores the permanence of the station's contributions to agricultural research.
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Charles Douglas, a retired faculty member of the Coastal Plain Experiment Station (later University of Georgia Tifton campus), explains the importance of water in food and fiber production to a grammar school class and teacher in a photo taken in the 1990s.
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A first-grade class on a field trip to the Coastal Plain Experiment Station (later University of Georgia Tifton campus) watches as Mike Cremano feeds a cow.
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Thomas Gamble, the mayor of Savannah, and city aldermen established City Junior College in Savannah's historic district in 1935. The school later became Armstrong State University.
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