University System of Georgia - Definition and Overview

The University System of Georgia (USG) is the organizational body that includes all public institutions of higher learning in Georgia. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. It sets goals and dictates general policy to educational institutions. It also dispenses public funds (allocated by the legislature) to the institutions.

List of institutions

Research schools

• Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech in Atlanta [1] (http://www.gatech.edu/)
• Georgia State University in Atlanta [2] (http://www.gsu.edu/)
• Medical College of Georgia in Augusta [3] (http://www.mcg.edu/)
• University of Georgia in Athens [4] (http://www.uga.edu/)

Universities

• Albany State University in Albany [5] (http://www.asurams.edu/)
• Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah [6] (http://www.armstrong.edu/)
• Augusta State University in Augusta [7] (http://www.aug.edu/)
• Clayton College and State University in Morrow [8] (http://www.clayton.edu/)
• Columbus State University in Columbus [9] (http://www.colstate.edu/)
• Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley [10] (http://www.fvsu.edu/)
• Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville [11] (http://www.gcsu.edu/)
• Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus[12] (http://www.gsw.edu/)
• Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw [13] (http://www.kennesaw.edu/)
• North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega [14] (http://www.ngcsu.edu/)
• Savannah State University in Savannah [15] (http://www.savstate.edu/)
• Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta [16] (http://www.spsu.edu/)
• State University of West Georgia in Carrollton [17] (http://www.westga.edu/)

Regional Universities

• Georgia Southern University in Statesboro [18] (http://www.gasou.edu/)
• Valdosta State University in Valdosta [19] (http://www.valdosta.edu/)

State Colleges

• Dalton State College in Dalton [20] (http://www.daltonstate.edu/)
• Macon State College in Macon [21] (http://www.maconstate.edu/)

Two-Year Colleges

• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton [22] (http://stallion.abac.peachnet.edu/)
• Atlanta Metropolitan College in Atlanta [23] (http://www.atlm.edu/)
• Bainbridge College in Bainbridge [24] (http://www.bainbridge.edu/)
• Coastal Georgia Community College in Brunswick, Georgia [25] (http://www.cgcc.edu/)
• Darton College in Albany [26] (http://www.darton.edu/)
• East Georgia College in Swainsboro [27] (http://www.ega.edu/)
• Floyd College in Rome [28] (http://www.floyd.edu/)
• Gainesville College in Gainesville [29] (http://www.gc.peachnet.edu)
• Georgia Perimeter College in Lawrenceville, Clarkston, Decatur, Dunwoody, Conyers, and Alpharetta [30] (http://www.gpc.peachnet.edu/)
• Gordon College in Barnesville [31] (http://www.gdn.peachnet.edu/)
• Middle Georgia College in Cochran and Dublin [32] (http://www.mgc.edu/)
• South Georgia College in Douglas [33] (http://www.sga.edu/)
• Waycross College in Waycross [34] (http://www.waycross.edu/)

External links

• USG homepage (http://www.usg.edu/)
• Mission Statement (http://www.usg.edu/admin/regents/index.html)