Middle Georgia College
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Middle Georgia College is a publicly supported, residential, charter unit of the University System of Georgia, in the town Cochran in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is currently being transformed into a 4 year university.The college offers a very limited number of 4-year degrees in the sciences, and also offers 2 year associates. The Dublin Center is branch of the college located in Dublin, Georgia. The college's mission statement declares its intent to provide high quality postsecondary education and support services to prepare its graduates for life-long learning, responsible citizenship, and leadership in their chosen careers.
As of Fall Semester 2006, Middle Georgia College had just over 3000 students. In 2006, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia raised the college to the level of state college and authorized the granting of a limited number of 4-year degrees.
As of August 2006, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education are placing a transition team to merge Middle Georgia College with the Georgia Aviation Technical College in Eastman to better facilitate MGC's new Bachelor's degree programs in aviation. The article here linked is an earlier article concerning the merger that, at that time, was only a possibility. A decision has now been made, and the Board of Regents would like to have the transition complete by July 1, 2007.[1]
On March 21, 2007, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia have approved the merger, and the DTAE board approved the merger in January. It will be effective July 1, 2007, and the new college will continue to be known as Middle Georgia College.
The college has seen a rapid rise in growth under the tutelage of its current President, Dr. Richard Federinko. However, despite such growth, the college has drawn criticism from former alumni for lowering its standards.
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