Information on Georgia College and State University

Georgia College & State University was chartered as Georgia Normal & Industrial College in the year 1889. The emphasis, during the time, was on career education. It was tasked with setting up young women for careers in educating or manufacturing occupations. In the year 1917 Georgia Normal & Industrial School, in line with cultural and economic changes inside the state, was authorized to supply degrees. The first degree was administered in the year 1921. The following year, the name was changed to the Georgia State College for Women.

The school has been part of the University System of Georgia since its beginning in 1932. The name was modified in 1961 to Women's College of Georgia. In 1967, the College went co-educational and became Georgia College at Milledgeville. Later on, the label was shortened to Georgia College.

In 1987 an educational exchange formulated with the People's Republic of China. This educational exchange signaled a rebirth of international communication by way of learning overseas and student exchange programs.

By August of 1996, a change of name to Georgia College & State University was accredited by the Board of Regents. Additionally it authorized a new project as being the State's Public Liberal Arts University. Although the official name is Georgia College & State University, the school likes to be called GC.