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Local Colleges and Universities in Georgia

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Below is a list of top-ranked colleges and universitiies in the state of Georgia.

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Georgia is the fourth state admitted to the United States on January 2, 1788. It borders 5 states – Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Check this site for all acronyms about Georgia.

There are 162 colleges and universities in the state of Georgia. Refer to the following table to find local schools in Georgia sorted by university name. If you are interested, you can follow the link below to see its specific information. Please understand that all higher educational programs in Georgia are listed here in alphabetical order.

Name of College or University Location
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Public, 2-year in Tifton, GA
Advanced Career Training-Atlanta Campus Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in North Druid Hills, GA
Agnes Scott College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Decatur, GA
Albany State University Public, 4-year or above in Albany, GA
Albany Technical College Public, 2-year in Albany, GA
Altamaha Technical College Public, 2-year in Jesup, GA
American Intercontinental University Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
American Intercontinental University Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Sandy Springs, GA
Andrew College Private not-for-profit, 2-year in Cuthbert, GA
Appalachian Technical College Public, 2-year in Jasper, GA
Argosy University-Atlanta Campus Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Sandy Springs, GA
Armstrong Atlantic State University Public, 4-year or above in Savannah, GA
Arnold-Padrick’s University of Cosmetology Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Forest Park, GA
Athens Technical College Public, 2-year in Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA
Atlanta Christian College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in East Point, GA
Atlanta College of Art Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Institute of Music Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Norcross, GA
Atlanta Metropolitan College Public, 2-year in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta School of Massage Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Sandy Springs, GA
Atlanta Technical College Public, 2-year in Atlanta, GA
Augusta Area Dietetic Internship-University Hospital Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Augusta-Richmond County (balanc, GA
Augusta State University Public, 4-year or above in Augusta-Richmond County (balanc, GA
Augusta Technical College Public, 2-year in Augusta-Richmond County (balanc, GA
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta Private for-profit, 2-year in Lawrenceville, GA
Bainbridge College Public, 2-year in Bainbridge, GA
Bauder College Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Sandy Springs, GA
Beacon University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Columbus, GA
Beauty College of America Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Forest Park, GA
Berry College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Mount Berry, GA
Beulah Heights Bible College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
Brenau University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Gainesville, GA
Brewton-Parker College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Mount Vernon, GA
Brown College of Court Reporting and Medical Transcription Private for-profit, 2-year in Atlanta, GA
Brown Mackie College-Atlanta Private for-profit, 2-year in Sandy Springs, GA
Career Education Institute-Marietta Private for-profit, 2-year in Marietta, GA
Career Education Institute-Norcross Private for-profit, 2-year in Norcross, GA
Central Georgia Technical College Public, 2-year in Macon, GA
Chattahoochee Technical College Public, 2-year in Fair Oaks, GA
Clark Atlanta University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
Clayton State University Public, 4-year or above in Morrow, GA
Coastal Georgia Community College Public, 2-year in Brunswick, GA
Cobb Beauty College Inc Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Kennesaw, GA
Columbia Theological Seminary Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Decatur, GA
Columbus State University Public, 4-year or above in Columbus, GA
Columbus Technical College Public, 2-year in Columbus, GA
Coosa Valley Technical College Public, 2-year in Rome, GA
Covenant College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Lookout Mountain, GA
Dalton State College Public, 4-year or above in Dalton, GA
Darton College Public, 2-year in Albany, GA
Dekalb Technical College Public, 2-year in Clarkston, GA
DeVry University-Georgia Private for-profit, 4-year or above in North Decatur, GA
East Central Technical College Public, 2-year in Fitzgerald, GA
East Georgia College Public, 2-year in Swainsboro, GA
Emmanuel College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Franklin Springs, GA
Emory University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Druid Hills, GA
Empire Beauty School-Dunwoody Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Dunwoody, GA
Empire Beauty School-Kennesaw Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Kennesaw, GA
Empire Beauty School-Lawrenceville Ga Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Lawrenceville, GA
ETI Career Institute Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Sandy Springs, GA
Fayette Beauty Academy Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Fayetteville, GA
Flint River Technical College Public, 2-year in Thomaston, GA
Fort Valley State University Public, 4-year or above in Fort Valley, GA
Gainesville State College Public, 2-year in Oakwood, GA
Georgia Aviation & Technical College Public, 2-year in Eastman, GA
Georgia Career Institute Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Conyers, GA
Georgia College and State University Public, 4-year or above in Milledgeville, GA
Georgia Highlands College Public, 2-year in Rome, GA
Georgia Institute of Cosmetology Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
Georgia Medical Institute Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Jonesboro, GA
Georgia Medical Institute Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Norcross, GA
Georgia Medical Institute-Atlanta Downtown Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Atlanta, GA
Georgia Medical Institute-Dekalb Private for-profit, 2-year in Atlanta, GA
Georgia Medical Institute-Marietta Campus Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Marietta, GA
Georgia Military College-Atlanta Campus Public, 2-year in Fort McPherson, GA
Georgia Military College-Augusta Campus Public, 2-year in Augusta-Richmond County (balanc, GA
Georgia Military College-Columbus Campus Public, 2-year in Columbus, GA
Georgia Military College-Milledgeville Campus Public, 2-year in Milledgeville, GA
Georgia Military College-Valdosta Campus Public, 2-year in Moody AFB, GA
Georgia Military College-Warner Robins Campus Public, 2-year in Warner Robins, GA
Georgia Perimeter College Public, 2-year in Decatur, GA
Georgia Southern University Public, 4-year or above in Statesboro, GA
Georgia Southwestern State University Public, 4-year or above in Americus, GA
Georgia State University Public, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
Gordon College Public, 2-year in Barnesville, GA
Grady Health System Professional Schools Public, 2-year in Atlanta, GA
Griffin Technical College Public, 2-year in Griffin, GA
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service Private not-for-profit, 2-year in Decatur, GA
Gwinnett College Private for-profit, 2-year in Lilburn, GA
Gwinnett Technical College Public, 2-year in Lawrenceville, GA
Heart of Georgia Technical College Public, 2-year in Dublin, GA
Herzing College Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
High-Tech Institute-Atlanta Private for-profit, 2-year in Marietta, GA
Interactive College of Technology Private for-profit, 2-year in Chamblee, GA
Interactive College of Technology Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Gainesville, GA
Interactive College of Technology Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Morrow, GA
Interdenominational Theological Center Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
International School of Skin and Nailcare Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Sandy Springs, GA
ITT Technical Institute Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Duluth, GA
Javelin Technical Training Center Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Atlanta, GA
Kennesaw State University Public, 4-year or above in Kennesaw, GA
LaGrange College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Lagrange, GA
Lanier Technical College Public, 2-year in Oakwood, GA
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Atlanta Private for-profit, 2-year in Tucker, GA
Life University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Marietta, GA
Luther Rice University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Lithonia, GA
Macon State College Public, 4-year or above in Macon, GA
Medical College of Georgia Public, 4-year or above in Augusta-Richmond County (balanc, GA
Medix Schools Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Marietta, GA
Mercer University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Macon, GA
Middle Georgia Technical College Public, 2-year in Warner Robins, GA
Morehouse College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
Morehouse School of Medicine Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
Moultrie Technical College Public, 2-year in Moultrie, GA
North Georgia College & State University Public, 4-year or above in Dahlonega, GA
North Georgia Technical College Public, 2-year in Clarkesville, GA
North Metro Technical College Public, 2-year in Acworth, GA
Northwestern Technical College Public, 2-year in Rock Spring, GA
Ogeechee Technical College Public, 2-year in Statesboro, GA
Oglethorpe University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in North Atlanta, GA
Okefenokee Technical College Public, 2-year in Waycross, GA
Omnitech Institute Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Decatur, GA
Paine College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Augusta-Richmond County (balanc, GA
Piedmont College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Demorest, GA
Portfolio Center Private for-profit, 2-year in Atlanta, GA
Pro Way Hair School Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Stone Mountain, GA
Reinhardt College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Waleska, GA
Rising Spirit Institute of Natural Health Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Dunwoody, GA
Roffler Moler Hairstyling College Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Marietta, GA
Ross Medical Education Center Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in North Decatur, GA
Ross Medical Education Center Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in Smyrna, GA
Sandersville Technical College Public, 2-year in Sandersville, GA
Sanford-Brown Institute Private for-profit, 2-year in Atlanta, GA
Savannah College of Art and Design Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Savannah, GA
Savannah River College Private for-profit, 2-year in Augusta-Richmond County (balanc, GA
Savannah State University Public, 4-year or above in Savannah, GA
Savannah Technical College Public, 2-year in Savannah, GA
Shorter College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Rome, GA
South Georgia College Public, 2-year in Douglas, GA
South Georgia Technical College Public, 2-year in Americus, GA
South University-Savannah Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Savannah, GA
Southeastern Technical College Public, 2-year in Vidalia, GA
Southern Polytechnic State University Public, 4-year or above in Marietta, GA
Southwest Georgia Technical College Public, 2-year in Thomasville, GA
Spelman College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
Swainsboro Technical College Public, 2-year in Swainsboro, GA
The Art Institute of Atlanta Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Sandy Springs, GA
The Creative Circus Private for-profit, 2-year in Atlanta, GA
Thomas University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Thomasville, GA
Toccoa Falls College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Toccoa Falls, GA
Truett-McConnell College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Cleveland, GA
University of Georgia Public, 4-year or above in Athens, GA
University of Phoenix-Atlanta Campus Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Sandy Springs, GA
University of Phoenix-Columbus Georgia Campus Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Columbus, GA
University of Phoenix-Savannah Campus Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Savannah, GA
University of West Georgia Public, 4-year or above in Carrollton, GA
Valdosta State University
Waycross College Public, 2-year in Waycross, GA
Wesleyan College Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above in Macon, GA
West Georgia Technical College Public, 2-year in Lagrange, GA
Westwood College-Atlanta Midtown Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
Westwood College-Northlake Private for-profit, 4-year or above in Atlanta, GA
Young Harris College Private not-for-profit, 2-year in Young Harris, GA

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is a port city in the United States in the state of Georgia, at the Savannah River, 25 km from the mouth. The city has 146,444 residents (U.S. Census, 2017). Savannah has been, and has been, an important industrial center since it was founded as Georgia’s first city in 1733. First, the production and export of silk and indigo was important; since cotton, sugar, pulp, paper and fertilizers. In the center lies the Old Town, a protected historical area with significant tourism.

Savannah was the capital of the province of Georgia until 1786. The city was the target of General William Sherman’s famous March to the Sea from Atlanta during the American Civil War in the fall of 1864.

Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a city in the state of Georgia in the United States, on the Chattahoochee River, opposite Phoenix City, Alabama. The city has 194,058 residents, and form the core of a larger city region (metropolitan area) with 303 811 residents (U.S. Census, 2017).

Business and culture

Columbus is one of the most important centers of the cotton industry in the Southern States. The industry also includes oil refineries, foundries, railway workshops and machine factories. Large military facilities are located south of the city (Fort Benning).

Columbus State University dates from 1958. The 1962 Southern Civil War Museum, the National Civil War Museum at Port Columbus from 1962, is located in Columbus. The 1871 Springer Opera House was restored in 1965, the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts opened in 2002 and the National Museum and Soldier Center in Fort Benning in 2009.

History

The city was founded in 1828. It was located in the territory of the Creek people who were relocated in 1836. Cotton from plantations was shipped from Columbus via New Orleans to the United Kingdom. Columbus was an important support point for the Southern Confederation during the American Civil War. Columbus was conquered by Union troops in 1865, a week after the surrender of Southern States General Robert E. Lee, due to poor communications.

Extensive renewal and revitalization has been going on in Columbus since the second half of the 1990s.

The city is named after Kristoffer Columbus, and shares names with Columbus, Ohio.

Chickamauga, Georgia

Chickamauga is a battlefield in the United States in the state of Georgia. The site is primarily known for a major battle during the American Civil War (September 19-20, 1863), when the Southern State Confederation under Braxton Bragg beat Union troops under William Starke Rosecrans.

The site is part of the Chattanooga and Chickamauga National Military Park. The 15th Wisconsin Regiment, also known as the “Norwegian Regiment” with, among other things, “Valdre’s Company” under Colonel Hans Christian Heg of Lier, came under war and suffered heavy casualties. Colonel Heg was among the fallen. The southern state army had 18,000 killed and wounded, the Union army 16,000.

The place is located 20 miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and has 3,144 residents (U.S. Census, 2017).

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