Guide to different schools in Georgia

Georgia (GA), with the nickname of ‘The Peach State’, is an American state located in South-East America.This article serves as a guide to Georgia’s schools.

UGA

Overview Particularly to cater for its large population (9th largest state population despite its moderate size), Georgia has an extensive system of post-secondary education, with 45 private institutions and over 70 public colleges.
University of Georgia (UGA) The University of Georgia is the oldest and largest ‘school’ in Georgia, with an enrolment of nearly 35,000.
It is one of the three institutions that lays claim to the prestigious title of ‘oldest public university in the United States’ (along with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The College of William & Mary). The University offers 79 degree programs in a wide range of disciplines, excelling in its journalism, education, business, law and public affairs graduate programs. UGA as a ‘Public Ivy’ UGA is largely recognised as a Southern ‘Public Ivy’.
The Ivy League is an athletic conference of eight of the premier private higher education institutions in America, collectively, with a similar reputation to that of Oxbridge. ‘Public Ivy’ is the hugely influential term that was first used by Richard Moll to describe institutions which “provide an Ivy League collegiate experience at a public school price”.

USG and other institutions

University System of Georgia (USG) The University System of Georgia is the organisation comprising the 35 different public post-secondary schools in Georgia.
Together, these form the fourth largest university system in the states. As with many similar university systems, it allocates the collective endowment (approximately $2.5 billion), sets collective policy and administers its Public Library Service.
The university’s total enrolment stands at around 311,000. History It is a relative newcomer into academia, having been formed with the passing of the Reorganization Act of 1931.
This created a Board of Trustees and Board of Regents to administer member institutions.
After early debts of over $1 million (equivalently, much more now), USG transformed the system with closures and mergers, resulting in long-term success.
Georgia Universities are now usually regarded as a success, in nearly all areas fulfilling USG’s motto “to teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things”.
Other institutions There are 26 colleges in the Technical Colleges System of Georgia.
This body oversees any institution which counts itself as a ‘Georgia Technical College’.
These institutions focus more on economic and workforce development programs and vocational training, for example, computing and adult literacy courses.
Final word There are also many private institutions, four for-profit schools and a military college in the state.