| Serving Northeast
Georgia since 1964,
Gainesville State
College is a
non-residential unit
of the
University
System of Georgia.
The Gainesville
State College
Gainesville Campus,
located 45 miles
northeast of Atlanta
and six miles
southwest of
downtown Gainesville
in Oakwood, is
easily accessible
from I-985 via Exit
16 (Highway 53).
Gainesville is very
close to beautiful
Lake Lanier, the
Appalachian Trail,
white water
canoeing, and the
rich multicultural
activities of
metropolitan
Atlanta. The
Gainesville State
College
Oconee
Campus is located at
1201 Bishop Farms
Parkway in
Watkinsville,
Georgia. Students
are drawn primarily
from the
increasingly diverse
Northeast Georgia
area.
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With an
enrollment which now approaches 7,000, Gainesville
State College offers
courses leading to
the:
Ninety
percent of
Gainesville State
College students are
in programs
transferable to
four-year colleges
and universities.
Gainesville State
College integrates
academic and
extra-curricular
activities in order
to emphasize
development of the
“whole person." Gainesville
State College
students can enjoy
the “total college
experience” by
participating in
student activities
such as:
intramurals,
clubs
and organizations,
bands, chorus,
publications,
cultural affairs
programs, fine arts
offerings including
theatre, extended
orientation, and
international-intercultural
studies programs.
Gainesville State
College’s students,
faculty and staff
benefit from a
supportive, generous
Foundation and an
active
Alumni
Association. The
Foundation generates
and administers
private financial
support for the
College, primarily
for student
scholarships,
faculty and staff
development, and
outreach activities
of the College.
With more than 85
percent of the
College’s alumni
living and working
in Northeast
Georgia, the College
is truly an integral
part of the
community and the
community has
continually provided
generous support for
the College’s
programs.
This close
relationship with
the community has
strengthened a
comprehensive
Continuing Education
program, which
supports
professional and vocational
interests of area
citizens and
reflects the
lifelong learning
philosophy of the
institution. North
Georgia College and
State University
offers courses on
the Gainesville
State College campus
through the
College’s
University
Center.
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