Gainesville State College
Former college in Georgia, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gainesville State College was a state college of the University System of Georgia serving northeast Georgia. The Gainesville State College Gainesville Campus, located 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Atlanta and six miles (9.7 km) southwest of downtown Gainesville in Oakwood, was on Georgia State Route 53 less than a mile from I-985 exit 16. The Gainesville State College Oconee Campus was located on Bishop Farms Parkway in Watkinsville, Georgia. Students were drawn primarily from the increasingly diverse northeast Georgia area.
Former names | Gainesville State College Gainesville College Gainesville Junior College |
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Motto | "Student Focused, Learning Centered" |
Type | Public |
Active | 1964 (1964)–2013 (2013) |
Parent institution | University System of Georgia |
Endowment | $4 million |
President | Randy Pierce |
Students | 8,968[1] |
Location | Oakwood, Georgia, U.S. 34°14′5.33″N 83°52′1.86″W |
Campus | Suburban |
Colors | Green and white |
Nickname | Fighting Geese |
Mascot | Laker the Goose |
Website | www |
On January 10, 2012, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the merger of the school with North Georgia College and State University, which took effect in January 2013. The new combined school is called the University of North Georgia.[2]