Georgia Military
College (GMC)
is a military-focused educational institution in Milledgeville, Georgia. It is divided into the junior college,
a military junior college program, high school, and middle school. It was originally
known as Middle Georgia Military
and Agricultural College, until 1900. Although it is a state-funded
institution, GMC is not affiliated with either the University System of
Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia.
History
Georgia Military College was created in 1879 by the
act of the Georgia General Assembly "to educate young men and
women from the Middle Georgia area in an environment which fosters the
qualities of good citizenship." It was the apparent intention of the General
Assembly to establish the school as a unit of the slowly
forming University System of Georgia. State property in Milledgeville,
including the former state capital building which had been damaged by
General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea", was loaned to
the University of Georgia by the Act of 1879, and the Board of
Trustees of the University of Georgia was given veto powers by this Act over
the acts of the local Board of Trustees of the new institution. The school was
originally called Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College and was
ceded state government lands surrounding the Old Capitol Building, the seat of
government for the state of Georgia from 1807–1868. The Old Capitol Building,
then as now, is the main college facility and sits on the highest point in
Milledgeville. Former Confederate general Daniel Harvey Hill served
as president from 1885 until August 1889, when he resigned due to failing
health. (He died in Charlotte, NC on September 24, 1889.) The 1890
graduating class was the first to include female students.
Vision Statement
In its Vision 2029, GMC will be a nationally recognized
leader providing a character-based higher education, improving students’
personal well-being and giving hope for a brighter future. The vision is
achieved by being accessible to any student desiring a character-based
college-level education, being the best two-year college in the state of
Georgia and among the top five in the nation, being nationally recognized as a
“best value” college, being recognized as a military-friendly school, being
nationally recognized in the top ten fastest-growing community colleges, being
nationally recognized as a leader in the innovation and delivery of individual
learning support services, being nationally recognized as a leader in the
innovation of programs, and by increasing scholarship endowments to make
education affordable.
Mission
The mission of Georgia Military
College (GMC) is to produce educated citizens and contributing members of
society in an environment conducive to the development of the intellect and
character of its students. “Start Here…..Go Anywhere!”
Degrees
Bachelor of Applied Science Degree Programs offered
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