The Schools of Georgia
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The Schools of Georgia |
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Agnes Scott College |
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| Founded: | 1889 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Scotties | |
| Colors: | Purple, White | |
| Motto: | "Now add to your faith, virtue, and to virtue knowledge" (2 Peter 1:5) | |
| Founded in 1889 as the Decatur Female Seminary by Presbyterian minister Frank H. Gaines, the name changed to Agnes Scott to honor the mother of the schools' primary benefactor, Colonel George Washington Scott. Agnes Scott Institute became the name in 1890, and institute was changed to college in 1906 to create the current Agnes Scott College. The school sits in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, and is considered one of the Seven Sisters of the South. | ||
Albany State University |
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| Founded: | 1903 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Golden Rams | |
| Colors: | Blue, Gold | |
| Motto: | Potential, Realized | |
| Albany State was a central point of gathering for the civil rights movement in the area which was known as the Albany Movement. | ||
Augusta State University |
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| Founded: | 1784 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Jaguars | |
| Colors: | Blue, White | |
| Location: | Augusta | |
| Augusta State University is the oldest institution of higher education in the state of Georgia. | ||
Berry College |
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| Founded: | 1902 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Vikings | |
| Colors: | Silver, Blue | |
| Motto: | Not to be Ministered Unto, but to Minister | |
| Berry College is considered the largest contiguous campus in the world at more than 26,000 acres. Every student is guaranteed a job on campus through the student employment program. | ||
Brenau University |
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| Founded: | 1878 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Golden Tigers | |
| Colors: | Gold, Black | |
| Motto: | As Gold Refined by Fire | |
| A woman's university in Gainesville, it was founded in 1878 as Georgia Baptist Female Seminary but it has never been affiliated with the Baptist Church. | ||
Clark Atlanta University |
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| Founded: | 1865 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Black Panthers | |
| Colors: | Red, Black, Gray | |
| Motto: | I'll Find a Way or Make One | |
| Clark College and Atlanta University merged in 1988, but apparently did not have any creativity for renaming the school. | ||
Clayton State University |
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| Founded: | 1969 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Lakers | |
| Colors: | Laker Blue, Georgia Clay | |
| Location: | Morrow | |
| The school was commuter only until the first residence hall was opened in 2008. | ||
Columbus State University |
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| Founded: | 1958 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Cougers/Cody Couger | |
| Colors: | Red, White, Blue | |
| Location: | Columbus | |
Emory University |
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| Founded: | 1836 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Eagles | |
| Colors: | Blue, Gold | |
| Motto: | Cor prudentis possidebit scientiam (The wise heart will possess knowledge) |
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| Emory has a history of attracting world figures to teach on campus, including the Dali Lama, Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu and Salman Rushdie. | ||
Fort Valley State University |
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| Founded: | 1895 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Wildcats | |
| Colors: | Royal Blue, Gold | |
| Location: | Fort Valley | |
| Fort Valley is an Historically Black University in the center of Georgia in Peach County, onetime center for the Georgia Peach industry. | ||
Georgia College & State University |
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| Founded: | 1889 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Bobcats | |
| Colors: | Navy Blue, Hunter Green | |
| Motto: | Georgia's Public Liberal Arts University | |
| Located in the former Georgia capital of Milledgeville, the school wants to have it both ways and be a college AND a university. Make up your mind! | ||
Georgia Institute of Technology |
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| Founded: | 1885 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Yellow Jackets / Buzz | |
| Colors: | White, Old Gold | |
| Motto: | Progress and Service | |
| Georgia Tech is the only school in Georgia that can boast a U.S. President among the school's alumni. | ||
Georgia Southwestern State University |
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| Founded: | 1906 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Hurricanes | |
| Colors: | Navy, Gold, Silver | |
| Location: | Americus | |
| Georgia Southwestern in Americus covers, you guessed it, education in the southwestern part of the state. | ||
Georgia State University |
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| Founded: | 1913 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Panthers/Pounce | |
| Colors: | Blue, Whtie | |
| Motto: | Veritas Valet Et Vincet (Truth is Valuable and Shall Overcome) |
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| Georgia State University sits in the heart of Atlanta. Many of the housing buildings of the 1996 Olympics served as dormitories for the school until it built its own closer to campus. | ||
Interdenominational Theological Center |
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| Founded: | 1958 |
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| Location: | Atlanta | |
| ITC was founded in 1958 through the mutual efforts of four denominations, representing four seminaries, whose mission was to educate Christian leaders for ministry and service in the Church and the global community. The center has strong ties with several Historically Black Universities in Atlanta. | ||
Kennesaw State University |
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| Founded: | 1963 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Owls/ Scrappy | |
| Colors: | Black, Gold | |
| Location: | Kennesaw | |
LaGrange College |
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| Founded: | 1831 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Panthers | |
| Colors: | Red, Black | |
| Motto: | Challenging the mind. Inspiring the soul. | |
| In the continued history of imaginative names for schools, LaGrange College can be found in, you guessed it, LaGrange, Georgia. It is the oldest non-tax supported institution of higher education in the state. | ||
Life University |
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| Founded: | 1974 |
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| Location: | Marietta | |
| In 1974 Dr. Williams was told to get a life. He did them one better by founding Life University, now the largest educational institution serving the chiropractic profession. Not tries to give this institution a hand, but finds that it already has two huge ones outside. | ||
Macon State College |
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| Founded: | 1965 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Mustang | |
| Colors: | Blue, Gold | |
| Location: | Macon | |
Medical College of Georgia |
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| Founded: | 1828 |
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| Color: | Blue | |
| Location: | Augusta | |
| The Medical College of Georgia is the 13th oldest medical school in the nation. | ||
Mercer University |
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| Founded: | 1833 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Bears / Toby the Bear | |
| Colors: | Orange, Black | |
| Location: | Macon | |
| Mercer was one of the few colleges and universities, and the only one in Georgia, to remain open during the Civil War. | ||
Morehouse College |
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| Founded: | 1867 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Maroon Tigers | |
| Colors: | Maroon, White | |
| Motto: | El Facta Est Lux (And There Was Light) |
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| Morehouse is one of the most prestigious Historically Black Colleges in the nation and counts among its alumni Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is also one of only 4 remaining traditionally male colleges in the natuon. | ||
Morehouse School Of Medicine |
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| Founded: | 1975 |
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| Location: | Atlanta | |
| Originally founded as part of Morehouse College in 1975, the School of Medicine became an independent entity in 1981. | ||
Morris Brown College |
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| Founded: | 1881 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Wolverines | |
| Colors: | Purple, Black | |
| Location: | Atlanta | |
| The school in downtown Atlanta has suffered since loosing its accreditation in 2002 because of financial mismanagement by the administration. | ||
North Georgia College & State University |
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| Founded: | 1873 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Saints | |
| Colors: | Blue, White | |
| Motto: | Courage Never Quits | |
| Nestled in the hills of Dahlonega, the North Georgia College and State University is the second oldest public higher education institution in Georgia, and was the first public college to admit women in the state. | ||
Oglethorpe University |
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| Founded: | 1835 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Stormy Petrel | |
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| Motto: | Necsit Cedere (He Does Not Know How To Give Up) |
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| Oglethorpe, known for its annual Shakespeare Festival, is named for the founder of Georgia, James Oglethorpe. | ||
Oxford Emory College |
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| Founded: | 1836 |
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| Location: | Oxford | |
| Oxford College is no relation to the more famous cousin above, was originally Emory College in Oxford, Georgia until Emory moved to Atlanta in 1919 and the college became the College of Arts and Sciences of Emory University. The junior college was founded here in 1929 and is called Oxford College of Emory University. | ||
Paine College |
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| Founded: | 1882 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Lions | |
| Colors: | Purple, White | |
| Motto: | Rejoicing in Hope | |
| An Historically Black College in Augusta. | ||
Piedmont College |
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| Founded: | 1897 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Lions | |
| Colors: | Dark Green, Gold | |
| Location: | Demorest | |
| Originally founded as J.S. Green Collegiate Institute, that proved to be more than a mouthful, so the school's name was changed to Piedmont College in 1902. | ||
Reinhardt College |
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| Founded: | 1883 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Eagles | |
| Colors: | Blue, Gold | |
| Location: | Waleska | |
| Among the school's alumni is Frank Gordy, founder of the famous Atlanta eatery the Varsity. | ||
Shorter College |
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| Founded: | 1873 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Hawks | |
| Colors: | Columbia Blue, White, Bright Gold | |
| Location: | Rome | |
| No, NOT did not have to take a shorter bus to visit the school. | ||
Spelman College |
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| Founded: | 1881 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Jaguars | |
| Colors: | Columbia Blue, White | |
| Motto: | Our Whole School for Christ | |
| Spelman is considered the top female Historically Black College in the nation, complimenting Morehouse for the men. | ||
Tift College |
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| Founded: | 1849 |
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| Closed: | 1987 | |
| After educating for 137 years, Tift College in central Georgia closed down when it merged with Mercer University in 1986. | ||
University of Georgia |
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| Founded: | 1785 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Bulldogs / Uga | |
| Colors: | Red, Black | |
| Motto: | Et docere et rerum exquirere causas (To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things) |
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| UGA claims the title of the oldest university in the country, but is in a fight with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which while chartered second, was the first to admit students. |
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University of West Georgia |
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| Founded: | 1906 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Wolves | |
| Colors: | Red, Blue | |
| Motto: | Educational Excellence in a Personal Environment | |
| The University of West Georgia was originally founded as the Fourth District Agricultural and Mechanical School in 1906 in response to a call for "more realistic educational programs for rural youth" ages 13-21. | ||
Photos by J.J. Kwashnak and Many Friends
Updated September 2008