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Gainesville State College
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| Established | 1964 |
| Type: | Public |
| Endowment: | $4 Million |
| President: | Martha T. Nesbitt |
| Students: | 7,474[1] |
| Location | Gainesville, Georgia, United States |
| Campus: | Suburban |
| Mascot: | Fightin Geese |
Gainesville State College is a state college of the University System of Georgia serving northeast Georgia since 1964. The Gainesville State College Gainesville Campus, located 45 miles northeast of Atlanta and six miles southwest of downtown Gainesville in Oakwood, is on Georgia Highway 53 less than a mile from Interstate 985 Exit 16. The Gainesville State College Oconee Campus is located on Bishop Farms Parkway in Watkinsville, Georgia. Students are drawn primarily from the increasingly diverse northeast Georgia area.
With an enrollment which exceeds 6,500[1], Gainesville State College offers courses leading to the Bachelor's of Applied Science in Environment and Spatial Analysis, Bachelor of Science with a Major in Early Childhood Care and Education, Bachelor of Applied Science with a Major in Technology Management, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees, in addition to certificate programs in Information Technology, Geographic Information Systems and Personal Fitness Training. Ninety percent of Gainesville State College students are in programs transferable to four-year colleges and universities.
Gainesville State College students can participate in student activities such as intramurals, clubs and organizations, bands, chorus, publications, cultural affairs programs, fine arts offerings, extended orientation, and international-intercultural studies programs. To promote student involvement in extra-curricular activities, the college offers co-curricular transcripts for use in job and academic applications.
The Gainesville State College Foundation generates and administers private financial support for the college, primarily for student scholarships, faculty and staff development, and outreach activities of the College. Graduates of the college can join the Gainesville State College Alumni Association. The college Continuing Education department supports professional and vocational interests of area citizens and reflects a lifelong learning philosophy of the institution.
North Georgia College and State University offers courses on the Gainesville campus through the College’s University Center.
Gainesville State College, in partnership with Brenau University, is a member of the Gainesville Theatre Alliance (GTA) which produces three-to-four Off-Broadway plays or musicals each year.
- Semester Enrollment Reports - Fiscal Year 2007 Fall 2007, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
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| Research Universities | Georgia Tech • Georgia State • Medical College of Georgia • University of Georgia |
| Regional Universities | Georgia Southern • Valdosta State |
| State Universities | Albany State • Armstrong Atlantic State • Augusta State • Clayton State • Columbus State • Ft. Valley State • GCSU • Georgia Southwestern State • Kennesaw State • North Georgia State • Savannah State • Southern Polytechnic State • West Georgia |
| State Colleges | Dalton State • Gainesville State • Georgia Gwinnett College • Macon State • Middle Georgia State |
| Agricultural Colleges | Abraham Baldwin |
| Two-year Colleges | Atlanta Metro • Bainbridge • Coastal Georgia • Darton • East Georgia • Georgia Highlands • Georgia Perimeter • Gordon • South Georgia • Waycross |
| Independent research unit | Skidaway Institute of Oceanography |
| Governing body | Georgia Board of Regents |
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