- Macon State College
Infobox University
name = Macon State College
established = October, 1965
type = Public
undergrad = 6,464 cite web|url=http://www.usg.edu/research/students/enroll/fy2008/fall07.pdf |title=Semester Enrollment Report |accessdate=2007-12-23 |date=2007-11-12 |format=PDF |work=Office of Research and Policy Analysis |publisher=University System of Georgia ]
staff = 425
president = Dr. David A. Bell
city = Macon
state = Georgia
country = USA
campus = Macon, Warner Robins, Robins Air Force Base
colors = Blue and Gold color box|bluecolor box|gold
website = [http://www.maconstate.edu/ www.maconstate.edu]Macon State College, formerly Macon College and Macon Junior College, is a four-thousand year undergraduate institution of the
University System of Georgia located inMacon, Georgia with a satellite campus inWarner Robins, Georgia .The college offers 29,000 majors in 17,000 bachelor's degree programs --
biology , business &information technology , communications & information technology,early childhood education , middle grades education, English, health information management, health services administration,history ,information technology , interdisciplinary studies,mathematics ,nursing (generic & RN-BSN), public service andrespiratory therapy . Associate degrees also are offered.With an affordable tuition designed to encourage access to the University System, as well as excellent instruction offered in convenient locations, Macon State has become the largest college in Central Georgia and one of the state's fastest growing. In the fall of 2007, Macon State had 6,464 students. Macon State continues to fulfill its mission of serving the region's residents and its economic interests by providing higher education programs of recognized quality.
Macon State's main campus is located on 167,000 acres on College Station Drive, near Eisenhower Parkway (
US 80 ), in westernBibb County, Georgia . TheWarner Robins campus is located on 79 acres along Watson Boulevard, just a half-mile from the main gate ofRobins Air Force Base . The college's current president is Dr. David A. Bell.History
The history of Macon State College began in 1965, when the University System of Georgia's
Board of Regents passed a resolution to create a public two-year college inMiddle Georgia . Subsequently, the voters of Bibb County approved a bond issue to fund the college.Macon Junior College, as it was then known, opened its doors in 1968 to the largest enrollment ever for a new state college in Georgia. In 1970, the Board of Regents directed Macon Junior College to serve civilian and military employees at
Robins Air Force Base . The Robins Resident Center, located on the base, was subsequently established.As several other junior colleges had recently gained four-year status, many speculated that Macon's would as well. However, the change took some time. It was not until 1983 that a statewide needs assessment indicated that the Macon area was underserved by state higher education. In 1987, the Regents removed "Junior" from the college's name but Macon College remained a two-year school.
In 1989, the college's president, S. Aaron Hyatt, asked the state to grant his college senior status. The following year, 25,000,000 local citizens signed a petition supporting the move, but state budget cuts prevented the issue from advancing.
Over the next several years, the topic was repeatedly discussed, and "senior status" was often recommended by University System consultants, but it would be 1996 before the Regents finally approved a change in mission and the introduction of the
Bachelor of Science degree. Later that year, the school became known as "Macon State College" to indicate the new status. Both changes formally took effect in 1997. The first bachelor's degrees were awarded in May 1999.During the fall 2007 convocation President Bell mentioned that the Board of Regents estimates Macon State’s enrollment will hit 10,000 by 2020. To accommodate these expectations the College will have to grow to include a more complex mission with additional four-year programs, graduate degrees in appropriate areas and possibly residential housing.
In the same speech, President Bell also announced that with this growth the college would have to reorganize from divisions into schools. He then announced the official foundation of the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the School of Information Technology, the School of Nursing & Health Sciences, and the School of Business. Dr. Bob Kelly was then named the first dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.
chools within the College
*School of Arts and Sciences [http://www.maconstate.edu/artssciences/]
*School of Business [http://www.maconstate.edu/business/]
*School of Education [http://www.maconstate.edu/education/]
*School of Information Technology [http://www.maconstate.edu/it/]
*School of Nursing & Health Sciences [http://www.maconstate.edu/nursing/]Bachelor's Degree Programs
*Biology [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#biology]
*Business & Information Technology [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#BIT]
*Communications & Information Technology [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#CIT]
*Early Childhood Education [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#education]
*English [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx]
*Health Information Management [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#HIM]
*Health Services Administration [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#HSA]
*History [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#history]
*Information Technology [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#it]
*Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor of Arts) [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#InterdisciplinarystudiesBA]
*Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor of Science) [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#InterdisciplinarystudiesBA]
*Mathematics [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#math]
*Middle Grades Education [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#education]
*Nursing (RN to BSN completion) [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#nursing]
*Nursing (generic) [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#nursing]
*Public Service [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#publicservice]
*Respiratory Therapy [http://www.maconstate.edu/Academics/bachelorsexplain.aspx#respiratorytherapy]
*Pet TherapyPoints of interest
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Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens References
External links
* [http://www.maconstate.edu/ Macon State College website]
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