![]() While Middle Georgia College had residence halls, Macon State College, for its first 40 years, was strictly a commuter college. With that consolidation, Middle Georgia College had campuses in Cochran, Dublin and Eastman. A new program was added in 2007, when the college assumed the programs and facilities that had been the Georgia Aviation Technical College in Eastman. Middle Georgia College also was expanding. With support from the City of Warner Robins and funding from the General Assembly, the college constructed a new building and renovated another to establish a new campus in Warner Robins in 2003. The first bachelor's degrees were awarded in May 1999. In 1996, Macon College was renamed Macon State College. In 1987, the Regents removed "Junior" from the Macon college's name, but Macon College remained a two-year school, and in 1991 it began offering classes in a building at an office park in Warner Robins. ![]() Middle Georgia College opened a Dublin Campus in 1984. The two year institution began its first year with 1,100 students which was the largest enrollment to this point for a new University System of Georgia institution. In 1968, Macon Junior College was established on the western side of Macon, Georgia. Middle Georgia College continued to operate as a separate unit of the University System until the end of 2012. Many new buildings as well as renovations of existing facilities marked his tenure in growing the college's reputation, academic excellence, campus beauty, and athletic programs. became president and served 23 years, the longest term of any president of the college. Army Air Force and graduated 17 classes of aviation students from March 1943 – July 1944. During World War II, Middle Georgia hosted the 50th College Training Detachment of the U.S. Middle Georgia College was made an independent institution in 1931 when it was created as one of the original units of the newly created University System of Georgia. In 1929, the school's name was changed to Middle Georgia College and responsibility for its operation was given to a nine-person board of trustees. In 1927, the school's name was changed to Middle Georgia Agricultural and Mechanical Junior College, though it remained a branch of the state agricultural school. In 1919, the Georgia State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (a division of the University of Georgia) opened a branch dedicated to serving the needs of the 12th Congressional District in the building formerly used by New Ebenezer College. No documentation exists regarding the facilities from 1913–1919, leading to the presumption that it was unoccupied during that time. The college's building served as a high school for the city of Cochran until 1913, when the high school moved. However, the association discontinued its financial support for their namesake college in 1898, forcing the school to close its doors. ![]() The first building on the campus was completed in 1886, and classes were first held in 1887 with approximately 100 students. New Ebenezer was established in 1884 by the New Ebenezer Baptist Association, which was composed largely of Baptist churches in Pulaski, Dodge, Laurens, and Telfair counties of Middle Georgia. The institution's beginnings date to the establishment of New Ebenezer College, which occupied the site of the current Cochran Campus. ![]() Middle Georgia State is a relatively new institution in name, though it has been in existence in several forms for most of 130 years. In 2015, the institution adopted its current name to reflect its elevation to state university status. ![]() Through these legacy institutions, Middle Georgia State University traces its history to 1884. The institution, originally known as Middle Georgia State College, was founded in 2013 through the merger of Middle Georgia College and Macon State College. Middle Georgia State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. It is part of the University System of Georgia and offers programs to students on five campuses in Middle Georgia and online. Middle Georgia State University is a public university with its main campus in Macon, Georgia. ![]()
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