East Georgia College

Infobox_University
name= East Georgia College


established= 1973
type= Community college
president= Dr. John B. Black
staff= ~100
enrollment= 1,987 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 ]
city= Swainsboro, GA
country=
United States
campus= Rural, Non-residential; convert|227|acre|km2
former_names= Emanuel County Junior College
website= [http://www.ega.edu/ http://www.ega.edu]
colors= Dark Green and Gold color box|#006400color box|#CBA135
nickname= Bobcats

East Georgia College is a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia. The main campus located in Swainsboro and its satellite center in Statesboro serve Emanuel, Bulloch, and surrounding counties throughout east central Georgia.

History

Established administratively in 1971 as Emanuel County Junior College, the college hosted its charter class of 167 students in the fall quarter of 1973, albeit at a temporary site, as the main campus would not be ready until the start of the 1974 academic year. The college assumed its current name in 1988, when the Board of Regents mandated that the word "Junior" be removed from the names of its two-year colleges. [ [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=/Education/HigherandPostsecondaryEducation/PublicHigherEducation/TwoYearColleges&id=h-1438 New Georgia Encyclopedia: East Georgia College ] ]

Recent History

Since 2000, the original campus has been expanded significantly. In 2001, the Luck Flanders Gambrell Center opened its doors, housing the college library, main auditorium, classrooms, and executive offices. Mrs. Gambrell donated 190 acres of land in 1971 to establish the initial college campus. In 2003, the Physical Education building was augmented with a state-of-the-art gymnasium and fitness center, an art studio, and additional classrooms. The Student Services Center received a large expansion in 2007, adding additional meeting space and improved administrative offices. The college opened a new entrance road at the intersection of Lambs Bridge Road and Meadowlake Parkway, christened Madison Dixon Drive [ [http://www.usg.edu/regents/agenda/agenda0408.pdf USG Board of Regents Meeting Agenda April 15, 2008--"Naming of Madison Dixon Drive"] ] , in early 2008, and a new Community Learning Center is currently under construction near the entrance and is expected to open in late summer or early fall of 2009. The center, named for Sudie A. Fulford, a celebrated teacher in the Swainsboro community, will be built according to LEED green building standards and will feature an educational resource center, meeting space for small conferences and the college's continuing education programs, and a great room with a domed ceiling which can be utilized as a planetarium. [ [http://www.forest-blade.com/articles/2008/06/27/news/doc4862353fd3c1a862687661.txt Forest Blade: Groundbreaking held at EGC for Community Learning Center] ] The EGC Foundation has intentions to add student housing [ [http://www.ega.edu/EGCNews/CatTracks/CatTracks0407.pdf EGC Cat Tracks April 2007 ] ] and a formal intercollegiate athletics program [ [http://www.forest-blade.com/articles/2008/09/18/news/doc48d0060c522ca962938373.txt Forest Blade: Business Highlight--The Citizens Bank of Swainsboro ] ] in the future.

Vision Series

A program unique to any community college, the privately-funded Vision Series brings programs of cultural and intellectual enrichment to East Georgia College and the Swainsboro-Emanuel County community. Noteworthy speakers on EGC's campus have included President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter, poet Maya Angelou, former Atlanta mayor and U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young, journalist Cokie Roberts, author and television commentator Bruce Feiler. All Vision Series events are free and open to the public. [ [http://www.usg.edu/inst/egc/ University System of Georgia Website: About East Georgia College] ]

tatesboro Center

In 1997, the Statesboro Center was established as a collaboration between East Georgia College and Georgia Southern University. The Statesboro Center's primary purpose is serve students who fail to meet Georgia Southern's regular freshman admission requirements. Additionally, students who live in the Statesboro area can apply for direct enrollment at EGC Statesboro. Because most of the Statesboro Center's classes are held on Georgia Southern's campus, EGC Statesboro students enjoy most of the benefits afforded to GSU students by paying the host university's student services fees. EGC Statesboro students are also permitted and are encouraged to take classes at the main campus. Students who earn at least 30 credit hours of college-level coursework and have a GPA of at least 2.0 can then transfer to Georgia Southern or any other university-level institution or choose to attend classes in Swainsboro to earn an Associate in Arts degree. [ [http://www.ega.edu/Statesboro/ East Georgia College at Statesboro ] ] [ [http://www.ega.edu/registrar/catalog/Catalog0608.pdf East Georgia College Catalog 2006-2008] ]

Location

The main campus is located on convert|227|acre|km2 within the eastern city limits of Swainsboro, with the main entrance located at the intersection of Lambs Bridge Road and Meadowlake Parkway. Its official street address is listed as 131 College Circle. The Statesboro Center is located on 1525-A Fair Road (GA State Road 67), approximately one mile south of the campus of Georgia Southern University.

The city of Swainsboro is located almost halfway between Macon & Savannah off Exit 90 on Interstate 16. Swainsboro is a 45 minute drive from Statesboro, an hour and a half drive from either Macon, Savannah, or Augusta, and three hours from either Atlanta or Jacksonville.

Notable Alumni

Lee Berger, National Geographic Explorer and Paleoanthropologist

References

External links

* [http://www.ega.edu East Georgia College Online]