A Pair of Mergers Approved by the GA Board of Regents this Week

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved a couple of mergers on January 11, 2017.  Georgia Southern University and Armstrong State University will merge and use the name of Georgia Southern University.  Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and Bainbridge State College will merge and retain the name of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

• Abraham Baldwin AgriculturalCollege founded in 1908 is located in Tifton, GA and enrolls over 3,200 students.
• Armstrong State University was founded in 1935 and serves 7,100 students at its main campus in Savannah and a regional center in Hinesville.
• Bainbridge State College in Bainbridge, GA was founded in 1970 and serves 3,700 students.
• Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA was founded in 1906 and currently serves 20,673 students.