Atlanta Metropolitan State College

Atlanta Metropolitan College

Established	1974
Type	State College
President	Dr. Gary McGaha
Undergraduates	2,582^[1]
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Website	www.atlm.edu

Atlanta Metropolitan State College is a state college in the University System of Georgia, USA.

Located along the Metropolitan Parkway corridor in southwest Atlanta, Atlanta Metropolitan College is a four-year urban, commuter campus providing an education to students who primarily come from metropolitan Atlanta. Its educational programs are for students interested in earning an associate's degree or preparing to move on to a four-year institution.

Founded in 1974 as part of the University System of Georgia, Atlanta Junior College was renamed Atlanta Metropolitan College in 1988 and received state college status in 2011.

With an enrollment of 3,200, women are in the majority, as are African-American students, and 93 percent are Georgia residents. But the college attracts students from foreign countries. More than half of the students attend classes full-time. AMSC offers online courses via the Desire2Learn program.

The campus is nestled on 79 acres (320,000 m²). Six buildings house classrooms, administrative offices and student common areas.

The college offers 60 courses of study in the fields of business, humanities and fine arts, natural science and mathematics and social science. Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta Metropolitan College awards the Associate of Art and Associate of Science degrees through its transfer program track. Students also may pursue an Associate of Applied Science degree through the institution's career program track.

Students can participate in dozens of approved honorary, professional and social student clubs and organizations, including Student Government Association, Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society, Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE), College Choir, the International Students Organization and the student newspaper, The Student Times. In addition, Atlanta Metropolitan College has a strong record in intercollegiate athletics and holds four championships in the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association Conference for men's basketball.

References

↑ "Semester Enrollment Report" (PDF). Office of Research and Policy Analysis. University System of Georgia. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2007-12-23.

University System of Georgia

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Category I State Colleges	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Atlanta Metropolitan State College College of Coastal Georgia Dalton State College Georgia Gwinnett College Gordon State College Middle Georgia State College (until June 30, 2015)

Category II State Colleges	Bainbridge State College Darton State College East Georgia State College Georgia Highlands College Georgia Perimeter College South Georgia State College

Governing body	Georgia Board of Regents

College sports teams in Georgia

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NAIA Divisions I and II	Brenau University Brewton–Parker College College of Coastal Georgia Dalton State College Georgia Gwinnett College Life University Middle Georgia State College Point University Reinhardt University Savannah College of Art & Design Savannah College of Art & Design–Atlanta Thomas University Truett–McConnell College

NJCAA Division I	Abraham Baldwin College Albany Technical College Atlanta Metropolitan College Chattahoochee Technical College Darton State College East Georgia College Georgia Highlands College Georgia Military College Georgia Perimeter College Gordon State College Middle Georgia College South Georgia Technical College Waycross College

NCCAA Divisions I and II	Carver College Emmanuel Point University Shorter University Toccoa Falls College

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