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University System of Georgia

The University System of Georgia (USG) is the organization

Organization

An organization is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals, which controls its own performance, and which has a boundary separating it from its environment....
al body that includes 35 public institutions of higher learning in Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents

Georgia Board of Regents

The Georgia Board of Regents oversees the University System of Georgia as part of the government of Georgia of Georgia in the United States. The University System of Georgia is composed of all state public institutions of higher education....
. It sets goals and dictates general policy

Policy

A policy is typically described as a deliberate plan of action to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome. However, the term may also be used to denote what is actually done, even though it is unplanned....
to education

Education

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al institutions as well as administering Public Library Service of the state which includes 58 public library systems. The USG also dispenses public funds (allocated by the state's legislature

Georgia General Assembly

HOPE Scholarship

The HOPE Scholarship, created in 1993 by the state of Georgia legislature, is a university scholarship program that has been adopted by several other U.S....
.

As of 2006, the $5 billion annual budget of the USG is used in the instruction of 253,000 students and employment of 35,000 faculty and staff.

University System of Georgia was created with the passage of the Reorganization Act of 1931 by the Georgia General Assembly

Georgia General Assembly

The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia . It is bicameral, being composed of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate....
in 1931.

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The University System of Georgia (USG) is the organization

Organization

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia Board of Regents

Policy

Education

Georgia General Assembly

HOPE Scholarship

History

The University System of Georgia was created with the passage of the Reorganization Act of 1931 by the Georgia General Assembly

Georgia General Assembly

The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia . It is bicameral, being composed of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate....
in 1931. The Reorganization Act created a Board of Regents to oversee the state's colleges and universities and the 26 boards of trustees that had provided oversight over the various institutions before passage of the act. The Board of Regents officially took office on January 1, 1932, and consisted of eleven members to be appointed by the Governor of Georgia pending approval from the Georgia Senate

Georgia Senate

The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly ....
. The Governor held an ex officio position on the Board. The regents were to elect a chairman and select a secretary One regent was appointed from each of Georgia's ten congressional districts

Georgia's congressional districts

After the United States 2000 Census, the Georgia was divided into 13 Congressional Districts, increasing from 11 due to United States Census, 2000#Reapportionment....
and the eleventh member was chosen at large.

Governor Richard Russell, Jr.'s

Richard Russell, Jr.

Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. was an United States Democratic Party politician who was a long-time United States Senate from the state of Georgia ....
, initial appointees included Cason Callaway, Martha Berry

Martha Berry

Martha McChesney Berry was an United States educator and the founder of Berry College in Rome, Georgia....
, Richard Russell, Sr.

Richard Russell, Sr.

Richard Brevard Russell, Sr. was and United States lawyer, legislator, jurist, and candidate for political office....
(the governor's father), George C. Woodruff

George Cecil Woodruff

George Cecil "Kid" Woodruff, Sr. was an United States businessman and American football coach....
, W.D. Anderson, Earle Cocke, Sr. and Philip Weltner. Anderson was elected chairman, Weltner vice-chairman and Cocke was appointed as the secretary/treasurer. Prior to the Reorganization Act, Georgia university chief executives held the title of chancellor; however, after the Act, University heads were given the title of president and a new chancellor position was created. The USG chancellor was selected and overseen by the board. At the request of the regents, Charles Snelling

Charles Melton Snelling

Charles Mercer Snelling was the Chancellor or the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, Georgia from 1925 to 1932 and the first Chancellor of the University System of Georgia ....
, the presiding head of the University of Georgia

University of Georgia

The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....
(UGA), stepped down from his position at UGA to become the initial chancellor of the entire system.

The 1932 Annual Report for the Board stated outstanding debts of $1,074,415. Over the next few years the USG endeavored to transform the state's institutions of higher learning, reorganizing schools, merging and closing others and transforming course offerings and curriculum.

List of institutions

Institution	Location	Founded	USG Designation	President	Enrollment (Fall 2008)	Budget (2005)	Athletics Affiliation	Athletics Nickname
Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech or simply Tech, is a public university, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States....	Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....	1885	Research University	Gary Schuster (Interim) George P. "Bud" Peterson will become the next president of Georgia Tech effective April 1, 2009	19,424	563,375,936	NCAA D-I ACC Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference is a List of college athletic conferences in the United States. Founded in 1953, the ACC's twelve member university compete in twenty sports in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I....	Yellow Jackets
University of Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....	Athens Athens, Georgia Athens-Clarke County is a Consolidated city-county in Georgia , United States, in the northeastern part of the state, at the intersection of U.S....	1785	Research University	Michael F. Adams	34,180	892,651,892	NCAA D-I SEC Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in , which operates in the Southern United States part of the United States....	Bulldogs
Georgia State University Georgia State University Georgia State University is an Urban area research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia , USA. Founded in 1913, it serves over 28,000 students, and is one of the University System of Georgia four research universities....	Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....	1913	Research University	Mark P. Becker	28,229	396,665,598	NCAA D-I CAA Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association, also known as the CAA, is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I list of college athletic conferences whose members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia ....	Panthers
Medical College of Georgia Medical College of Georgia The Medical College of Georgia, also known as MCG, is a Public university medical research university located in downtown Augusta, Georgia....	Augusta	1828	Research University	Daniel W. Rahn	2,919	508,574,414
Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University is a public co-educational regional university located in Statesboro, Georgia, Georgia , United States. It is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia....	Statesboro Statesboro, Georgia Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia , United States, and is the county seat and most populous city of Bulloch County, Georgia. A college town, Statesboro is best known as the home to Georgia Southern University, a Carnegie Doctoral-Research University....	1906	Regional University	Bruce Grube (Outgoing) Bruce Grube will step down as president of Georgia Southern University effective June 30, 2009 or when his replacement is chosen.	17,764	179,420,024	NCAA D-I SoCon Southern Conference The Southern Conference is a list of college athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Southern Conference American football teams compete in the Division I#Football Championship Subdivision ....	Eagles
Valdosta State University Valdosta State University Valdosta State University is a public university located in the city of Valdosta, Georgia, Georgia , in the United States of America, and is part of the University System of Georgia....	Valdosta Valdosta, Georgia Valdosta is the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area....	1906	Regional University	Patrick J. Schloss	11,490	78,828,002	NCAA D-II GSC Gulf South Conference The Gulf South Conference is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the southeastern United States. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division II....	Blazers
Albany State University Albany State University Albany State University is a four-year, state-supported, Historically black colleges and universities located in Albany, Georgia, Georgia . It is one of three HBCU's in the University System of Georgia....	Albany Albany, Georgia Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, Georgia , United States, in the Southwest Georgia of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area....	1903	State University	Everette J. Freeman	4,176	56,616,118	NCAA D-II SIAC Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a College athletic conference consisting of historically black colleges and universities located in the Southern United States United States....	Golden Rams
Armstrong Atlantic State University Armstrong Atlantic State University Armstrong Atlantic State University, is a state university located in Savannah, Georgia. It is a unit of the University System of Georgia and is School accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools....	Savannah Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Chatham County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. Savannah was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia....	1935	State University	Thomas Z. Jones (Outgoing) Thomas Z. Jones will retire as president of Armstorng Atlantic State University effective June 30, 2009.	7,067	47,705,761	NCAA D-II PBC	Pirates
Augusta State University	Augusta	1785	State University	William A. Bloodworth	6,689	42,805,721	NCAA D-II PBC	Jaguars
Clayton State University Clayton State University Clayton State University is a public university in Morrow, Georgia, Georgia , with over 6,200 students. Clayton State University is a part of the University System of Georgia....	Morrow Morrow, Georgia Morrow is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 4,882 at the 2000 census....	1969	State University	Thomas K. Harden (Outgoing) Thomas K. Harden will step down as president of Clayton State University effective June 1, 2009.	6,074	42,928,390	NCAA D-II PBC	Lakers
Columbus State University Columbus State University Columbus State University is a four-year Public university university located in Columbus, Georgia, Georgia . Founded as Columbus College in 1958, the university was established and is administered by the Georgia Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and is fully accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern...	Columbus Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. It is the primary city of the Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, an MSA which encompasses all of Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, Marion County, Georgia, and Muscogee County, Georgia counties, Georgia, and Russ...	1958	State University	Frank Brown	7,951	71,895,927	NCAA D-II PBC	Cougars
Fort Valley State University Fort Valley State University Fort Valley State University is a Historically black colleges and universities located in Fort Valley, Georgia. It's also a unit of the University System of Georgia and a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund....	Fort Valley Fort Valley, Georgia Fort Valley is a city in and the county seat of Peach County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 8,005 at the United States Census, 2000....	1895	State University	Larry Rivers	3,106	60,162,560	NCAA D-II SIAC Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a College athletic conference consisting of historically black colleges and universities located in the Southern United States United States....	Wildcats
Georgia College and State University	Milledgeville Milledgeville, Georgia Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County, Georgia in the U.S. state of Georgia . It is northeast of Macon, Georgia, Located just before Eatonton, Georgia on the way to Athens, Georgia along U.S....	1889	State University	Dorothy Leland	6,506	69,813,305	NCAA D-II PBC	Bobcats
Georgia Southwestern State University Georgia Southwestern State University Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia, is a school in the University System of Georgia....	Americus Americus, Georgia Americus is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 17,013 at the 2000 census. Americus is the home of Habitat for Humanity International's international headquarters, the famous Windsor Hotel , Fuller Center for Housing international headquarters, The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, Glover Foo...	1906	State University	Kendall Blanchard	2,717	23,239,157	NCAA D-II PBC	Hurricanes
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University, also referred to as KSU, Kennesaw, or Kennesaw State, is a public, coeducational, comprehensive university that is part of the University System of Georgia....	Kennesaw Kennesaw, Georgia Kennesaw is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 21,675 at the 2000 census. Census estimates 2007 indicate a population of 31,613....	1963	State University	Daniel S. Papp	21,449	120,735,822	NCAA D-I ASun Atlantic Sun Conference The Atlantic Sun Conference is a list of college athletic conferences which operates primarily on the east coast of the United States. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I; the conference does not sponsor College football....	Owls
North Georgia College and State University North Georgia College and State University North Georgia College & State University is a four-year public university located in Dahlonega, Georgia. Founded as North Georgia Agricultural College in 1873, it is the oldest co-educational institution in the state....	Dahlonega Dahlonega, Georgia Dahlonega is a city in Lumpkin County, Georgia, Georgia , United States, and is its county seat. As of the United States Census, 2000, it had a total population of 3,638....	1873	State University	David Potter	5,500	33,568,338	NCAA D-II PBC	Saints
Savannah State University Savannah State University Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, Historically black colleges and universities located in Savannah, Georgia, Georgia . Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia ....	Savannah Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Chatham County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. Savannah was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia....	1890	State University	Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.	3,453	42,155,964	NCAA D-I Independent	Tigers
Southern Polytechnic State University Southern Polytechnic State University Southern Polytechnic State University is "Georgia's technology university", located just northwest of Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia, Georgia , United States....	Marietta Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, and is its county seat.As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,748, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs....	1948	State University	Lisa A. Rossbacher Lisa Rossbacher Lisa A. Rossbacher, Ph.D., is the current president of Southern Polytechnic State University?the first woman geologist to serve as a university president in North America....	4,818	39,775,587	NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs.... SSAC Southern States Athletic Conference Sorry, no overview for this topic	Hornets
University of West Georgia University of West Georgia The University of West Georgia, or UWG, is a comprehensive, residential State University located in Carrollton, Georgia, approximately 50 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia....	Carrollton Carrollton, Georgia Carrollton is a city in west central Georgia , United States, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It is the county seat of Carroll County, Georgia, and the largest town in the county, with a population of 19,843 at the United States Census, 2000....	1906	State University	Beheruz N. Sethna	11,252	91,705,246	NCAA D-II GSC Gulf South Conference The Gulf South Conference is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the southeastern United States. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division II....	Wolves
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a coeducational college specializing in agriculture, located in Tifton, Georgia. It is a part of the University System of Georgia, and is named for Abraham Baldwin, the first president of the University of Georgia, Georgia 's first university....	Tifton Tifton, Georgia Tifton is a city in Tift County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 15,060 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Tift County....	1908	State College	David Bridges	3,600	24,235,237	GJCAA Georgia Junior College Athletic Association Also known as . Hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association, also known as 'Region XVII' is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges....	Golden Stallions
College of Coastal Georgia	Brunswick Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Glynn County, Georgia. The municipality is located in southeastern Georgia on a harbor on the eastern shore of Oglethorpe Bay, approximately 30 miles north of Florida....	1961	State College	Valerie A. Hepburn	2,932	17,629,303	GJCAA	Mariners
Dalton State College Dalton State College Dalton State College, also referred to as DSC or Dalton State, is one of eight state colleges in the University System of Georgia; it is also one of four University System units with a Technical Division supervised by the separate Technical College System of Georgia....	Dalton Dalton, Georgia Dalton is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. It is the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia and the principal city of the Dalton, Georgia Dalton metropolitan area, which encompasses all of both Murray County, Georgia and Whitfield counties....	1963	State College	John O. Schwenn	4,957	24,551,410
Gainesville State College Gainesville State College Gainesville State College is a State university system of the University System of Georgia serving northeast Georgia since 1964. The Gainesville State College Gainesville, Georgia Campus, located 45 miles northeast of Atlanta, Georgia and six miles southwest of downtown Gainesville in Oakwood, Georgia, is on Georgia Highway 53 less than a...	Gainesville Gainesville, Georgia Gainesville is a city in Hall County, Georgia in Georgia , United States. The population was 25,578 at the 2000 census. Census estimates for 2007 show a population of 34,818....	1964	State College	Martha T. Nesbitt	8,238	21,794,018
Georgia Gwinnett College	Lawrenceville Lawrenceville, Georgia Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, Georgia , in the United States. The 2000 census recorded the city's population as 22,397....	2005	State College	Daniel J. Kaufman	1,563	5,547,277		Grizzlies
Gordon College Gordon College (Georgia) Gordon College, a state college in the University System of Georgia, is located in Barnesville, Georgia. Gordon's college year is made up of three 15-week academic semesters: Fall, Spring & Summer....	Barnesville Barnesville, Georgia Barnesville is a city in Lamar County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 5,972 at the 2000 census, making it the most populated city named Barnesville in the United States....	1852	State College	Lawrence V. Weill	3,855	19,236,119	GJCAA	Highlanders
Macon State College Macon State College Macon State College, formerly Macon College and Macon Junior College, is a four year undergraduate institution of the University System of Georgia located in Macon, Georgia with a satellite campus in Warner Robins, Georgia....	Macon Macon, Georgia Macon is a city located in central Georgia , USA. It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia, and the county seat of Bibb County, Georgia....	1965	State College	David A. Bell	6,431	30,678,144
Middle Georgia College Middle Georgia College Middle Georgia College is a publicly supported, residential,charter unit of the University System of Georgia, in the city Cochran, Georgia in the U.S....	Cochran Cochran, Georgia Cochran is a city in Bleckley County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 4,455 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Bleckley County, Georgia....	1884	State College	W. Michael Stoy	3,434	17,429,320	GJCAA	Warriors
Atlanta Metropolitan College Atlanta Metropolitan College Atlanta Metropolitan College is a Community College in the University System of Georgia.Located along the Metropolitan Parkway corridor in southwest Atlanta, Atlanta Metropolitan College is a two-year urban, commuter campus providing an affordable education to students who primarily come from metropolitan Atlanta....	Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....	1974	Two-Year College	Gary McGaha	2,241	15,914,021	GJCAA	Red-Eyed Panthers
Bainbridge College Bainbridge College Bainbridge College is a Community College in the University System of Georgia. For more than 30 years, Bainbridge College has provided higher education to the residents of southwest Georgia ....	Bainbridge Bainbridge, Georgia Bainbridge is a city in Decatur County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The town was named after U.S. Navy Commodore William Bainbridge. The population was 11,722 at the 2000 census....	1970	Two-Year College	Tom Wilkerson	3,091	13,669,334
Darton College Darton College Darton College is a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia, located in Albany, Georgia, Dougherty County, Georgia , U.S.. The population of the United States metropolitan area was 162,800 in 2004....	Albany Albany, Georgia Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, Georgia , United States, in the Southwest Georgia of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area....	1963	Two-Year College	Peter J. Sireno	5,019	23,388,564	GJCAA	Cavaliers
East Georgia College East Georgia College East Georgia College is a Community colleges in the United States of the University System of Georgia. The main campus located in Swainsboro, Georgia and its satellite center in Statesboro, Georgia serve Emanuel County, Georgia, Bulloch County, Georgia, and surrounding counties throughout east-central Georgia....	Swainsboro Swainsboro, Georgia Swainsboro is a city located in Emanuel County, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,943. The city is the county seat of Emanuel County, Georgia....	1973	Two-Year College	John B. Black	2,555	8,636,151		Bobcats
Georgia Highlands College Georgia Highlands College Georgia Highlands College, commonly known as Georgia Highlands, is a two-year community college associate degree-granting unit of the University System of Georgia, and located in Rome, Georgia, United States; with wiktionary:Satellite campus in Heritage Hall, Rome, Georgia; Cartersville, Georgia; Marietta, GA; and Carrollton, GA....	Rome Rome, Georgia Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County....	1970	Two-Year College	J. Randy Pierce	4,690	19,534,392	GJCAA	Chargers
Georgia Perimeter College Georgia Perimeter College Georgia Perimeter College is a two-year associate degree-granting unit of the University System of Georgia. GPC has multiple campus locations on the north and east side of metro Atlanta....	Decatur Decatur, Georgia Decatur is a city in, and county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. With a population of 18,147 in the 2000 census, the city is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple zip codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear the Decatur name....	1964	Two-Year College	Anthony B. Tricoli	22,808	108,065,219	GJCAA	Jaguars
South Georgia College South Georgia College South Georgia College is a community college in Douglas, Georgia, Georgia ....	Douglas Douglas, Georgia Douglas is a city in Coffee County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 10,639 at the United States Census, 2000 and 11,209 as of estimates conducted by the United States Census Bureau for a 12-month period ending 01 July 2007....	1906	Two-Year College	Virginia M. Carson	1,864	11,365,557	GJCAA	Tigers
Waycross College Waycross College Waycross College, a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia, exists to provide programs of higher education for citizens of the immediate and surrounding communities....	Waycross Waycross, Georgia Waycross is the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Ware County, Georgia in the U.S. state of Georgia . The population was 15,333 at the United States Census, 2000....	1976	Two-Year College	David Palmer	936	5,555,416
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Skidaway Institute of Oceanography The Skidaway Institute of Oceanography is an internationally renowned Oceanography research institute located on the northern end of Skidaway Island, Georgia near Savannah, Georgia, Georgia , United States....	Savannah Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Chatham County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. Savannah was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia....	1968	Independent Research Unit	James G. Sanders (Director)

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