One great college can change a life.
Being the first person in your family to earn a college degree.
Pushing yourself to think bigger, try harder, go farther than ever before.
Working tirelessly to achieve your career goals.
At Middle Georgia State College, we know that greatness is personal.
You find it in the moments that change your life.
And we’re here to help you make the most of your opportunities for greatness.
What is greatness?
At Middle Georgia
State College, you
will find strong
academic programs,
dedicated faculty
and life-changing
opportunities.
mga.edu
Located in Bibb County near Interstate 475, our 419-acre Macon Campus is convenient to mid-state communities and just 45 minutes from the southern tip of Atlanta. Middle Georgia State’s main campus includes a scenic lake and a dozen major buildings, including the Professional Sciences & Conference Center, a state-of-the art Education Building and student housing. Our new wellness & recreation facility includes an aquatics area, fitness center, basketball, volleyball and racquetball courts, interactive gaming area and indoor walking track.
Situated near the town center of Cochran, our historic Cochran Campus in Bleckley County is noted for its beauty, characterized by a traditional quad and stately oaks. The 182-acre campus has white-columned academic buildings and residence halls, as well as recreation and athletic facilities. The Cochran Campus has a special appeal for freshmen, who will find strong academic support including tutoring/mentoring programs, smaller class sizes, a first-year residential experience program, a variety of student housing choices and opportunities to live and learn with other freshmen.
Our Dublin Campus extends the reach of Middle Georgia State College into Laurens County and surrounding areas. Programs on the 49-acre campus lead to associate degrees, including the associate of science in nursing.
5 Campuses serving 8,000 and growing
Our Eastman Campus in Dodge County is devoted almost entirely to aviation programs, including flight training, airport management, airline management, air traffic control, avionics technology and more. In addition to student housing, the 22-acre campus has multiple hangars for storage/maintenance of a fleet of aircraft used in training and instruction, as well as an airport terminal and air traffic control tower.
Our Warner Robins Campus in Houston County is located just a half mile from the main gate of Robins Air Force Base. The campus encompasses about 72 acres, which means plenty of room for expected future expansion in what is one of Georgia’s fastest growing areas.
The campus offers bachelor degree programs in IT, business and early childhood education, along with several associate degree programs.
Our School of Aviation, based on the Eastman Campus, is home to the University System of Georgia’s only programs in flight training and airport management. Our
aviation programs lead to bachelor and associate degrees and certificates. Our School of Aviation’s job placement rates for aviation maintenance and aircraft structural technology programs are excellent!
Our School of Business offers high quality bachelor and associate degree programs that prepare students for careers in the technology-rich world of global business.
Our business faculty
members are dedicated to excellence in teaching and mentoring students who want to work in private industry or the public sector.
Earn your degree from home, from work – from anywhere in the world! Our School of Distance Learning is dedicated to providing a quality educational experience through online learning.
Middle Georgia State’s online courses are of the same quality and
rigor as our traditional courses, adhering to the same academic standards and goals, and lead to a variety of bachelor and associate degrees.
No other professionals touch future generations the way teachers do. Our School of Education offers vibrant degree programs that prepare students for successful careers shaping future scholars, practitioners and professionals. The School of Education continually evolves to meet the demands we know teachers face on a daily basis.
9 academic schools
The need for health care professionals remains strong and is only going to grow. Our School of Health Sciences offers bachelor and/or associate degree programs in all the in-demand career paths, including respiratory therapy, nursing and health services administration. Now is the time to become part of a workforce that is both vital and rewarding.
IT is a rapidly evolving, dynamic career field. Our innovative School of
Information Technology stays on top of the set of skills, roles and experiences students need to succeed in networking, digital forensics, media design,
application development and other areas. The consumer information website GetEducated.com recently ranked our online bachelor degree program in IT as the nation’s most affordable!
No matter what career you choose, you will need excellent skills in verbal and written communication, critical thinking, organization, research, technology and the creative arts.
Welcome to our School of Liberal Arts, which provides a thorough grounding in all of these skills and more through
introductory coursework that serves as the foundation of our core curriculum. The School of Liberal Arts also offers several innovative bachelor degree programs, including new media &
communications and interdisciplinary studies.
Our School of Science and Mathematics is your destination if you are interested in careers in medicine, engineering, industry, science writing, secondary education or emerging fields such as computational biology and genomics. Our science and math degree programs are challenging because our standards are high, and our faculty are committed to your success.
If human behavior fascinates you, our School of Social Sciences can help you translate your interest into a rewarding career. The School of Social Sciences offers bachelor and/or associate degree programs in criminal justice, history, public service, psychology and other areas. Our social
sciences faculty members take pride in creating a culture of teaching and learning that welcomes students into the undergraduate experience and guides them toward achieving their academic and career goals.
www.mga.edu/academics/
Bachelor of Arts
English
Traditional
Teacher Certification
History
Traditional
Teacher Certification
Interdisciplinary Studies
New Media & Communications
Bachelor of Science
Biology
Traditional
Teacher Certification
Business Administration
Air Traffic Management Airline Management Airport Management
Entrepreneurship/Small Business Flight Management, Airplane or Helicopter Logistics
Business & Information Technology
Accounting General Business Management
Marketing
Production/Operations Management
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood Special Education
Non-Certification Teacher Certification
Health Services Administration
Information Technology
Computer Science
Gaming Design and Development Information Assurance & Security Integrated Digital Media
Network Technology & Administration Software Development
Information Technology (Online)
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics Teacher Certification
Middle Grades Education
Nursing, Pre-Licensure, B.S.N.
Nursing, R.N. to B.S.N.
Psychology
Public Service/Human Services
Respiratory Therapy
Associate of Arts
Art
Communication Studies
English
Foreign Language
General Studies
History
Music
Theatre
Associate of Science
Biology
Business Administration
Business Administration & Aviation
Management
Chemistry
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood Education
Engineering Technology
Geology
Mathematics
Major choices
www.mga.edu/academics/degrees.aspx
Middle Grades Education
Nursing, A.S.N.
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Respiratory Therapy
Social Work
Sociology
Surveying
Associate of Applied
Science
Air Traffic Management
Aircraft Structural Technology
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Avionics Technology
Flight Technology, Airplane
Flight Technology, Helicopter
10 Minors
Creative Writing Gender Studies Information Technology Mathematics
Political Science Spanish
Sustainability Policy Studies U.S. History
Web Design & Instructional Technology
World History
Middle Georgia State also offers 22 certificate programs, many associated with the aviation field.
Accel
Qualifying high school juniors and seniors can attend Middle Georgia State College and earn both high school and college credit simultaneously. Tuition is paid by the Accel Program.
www.mga.edu/admissions/
dual-enrollment.aspx
GAMES
The Georgia Academy of Aviation, Mathematics, Engineering & Science (GAMES) gives academically gifted, highly motivated high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to fast forward to college. If you qualify for GAMES, you will live on our Cochran Campus while you complete your final two years of high school while earning two years of college credit.
www.mga.edu/GAMES
MOWR
An early admissions program, Move On When Ready (MOWR) allows you to finish your high school graduation requirements while being a full-time student at Middle Georgia State. Tuition is paid by the Georgia Department of Education. www.mga.edu/admissions/MOWR.aspx
While you are still in
high school...
Life-changing Experience
FYE
The purpose of our First Year Experience program is to help our new students transition to college life by developing skills to meet the challenges of higher education, self-awareness and understanding of others.www.mga.edu/academics/
first-year-experience.aspx
Honors Program
Our Honors Program offers you a great chance to challenge yourself. You’ll enjoy the benefits of smaller classes, more interaction with your professors, an accelerated teaching pace, intriguing assignments and spirited class discussions, plus field trips.
www.mga.edu/academics/
honors.aspx
Living-Learning
Communities
Living-Learning Communities give our residential students opportunities to expand their experiences beyond the classroom. The ability to live and learn with like-minded students in an environment that fosters academic success is the guiding principle behind such programs as First Year Residential Experience, Next Steps, Health and Wellness, and Aviation. www.mga.edu/
residence-life/
Study Abroad
Want to broaden your world?
Middle Georgia State believes in the value of studying abroad. For several weeks each summer, you can study in such places as England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia or Spain where you take courses ranging from art, history, languages and literature to anthropology, geography and psychology.
By the way, study abroad looks awesome on a resume!
www.mga.edu/academics/
study-abroad.aspx
Life-Changing experiences
and once you get to MGSC
Scotland
Morocco
Most popular areas of study:
Nursing, Business,
Information
Technology,
Education
Who are our students?
60%
Female40%
Male61%
Full-time student58%
White34%
Black3%
Asian3%
Hispanic or Latino96%
Georgia resident More than1,700
students receive HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships.Our students represent more than 140 of Georgia’s 159 counties!
The
top 10
counties are:Houston, Bibb,
Laurens, Peach,
Dodge, Bleckley,
Jones, Monroe,
Henry, Pulaski
The
18
counties in our primary service area are:Bibb Bleckley Crawford Dodge Dooly Houston
Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Peach Pulaski
Telfair Treutlen Twiggs Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson
www.mga.edu/residence-life/
Every Knight Needs A Castle
Student housing is available on our Cochran, Eastman and Macon campuses.
As a student resident, you will have access to social and educational programs and services designed to give you that traditional
college experience you’ve always dreamed of -- and in a safe, worry free environment. We have top-notch residence life professionals and licensed campus police on site.
Not only is Middle Georgia State College
a great place to learn, it’s also a great
place to live!
Live on campus!
www.mga.edu/residence-life/
Every Knight Needs a Castle
Residence Life Requirement:You are required to sign a residence hall contract and live in Middle Georgia State student housing if:
· You are younger than age 21 as of the first day of the semester you enroll
· You do not live with parents, spouse or legal guardian within a 40-mile radius of the campus you plan to attend
Cochran Campus
5 residence halls 3 room styles 1,200 rooms
Eastman Campus
Aviation Hall has apartment-style living for 140 students.
Macon Campus
College Station has apartment-style living for 330 students.
Student life
www.mga.edu/student-life/
WE BELIEVE an active, involved student
is a successful, well-rounded student.
Embrace campus life!
Intercollegiate Athletics
Baseball (men)
Basketball (women and men) Soccer (women and men) Softball (women)
Tennis (women and men)
Plus intramurals and club sports in
football, cross country, golf,
competitive cheering, lacrosse,
volleyball
WE ARE THE KNIGHTS!
Our school colors are
purple, black, gray and silver.
www.mga.edu/athletics/
Our Financial Aid Office on each
campus is committed to helping
you get the information you need
about qualifying for, applying for
and receiving financial aid.
Our staff can help you sort through
the various types of financial aid,
including the Georgia HOPE and
Federal Student Aid programs.
Learn more about what you need to
do to apply for financial aid at
www.mga.edu/financial-aid/.Financial aid
Financial Aid Offices:
Macon Campus 478-471-2795
Cochran Campus 478-934-6198
Dublin Campus 478-934-6198
Eastman Campus 478-934-6198 Warner Robins Campus 478-929-6771 Financial Aid Office Fax 478-471-2790
Bursar’s Office:
Macon Campus 478-471-2705
Cochran Campus 478-934-3016 or 3026 Middle Georgia State College’s Title IV
School Code: 001581
258 scholarships were awarded through the
Middle Georgia State College Foundation in FY
2013 totaling more than $275,000 . To learn
more about our scholarship program, go to
www.mga.edu/foundation/scholarships.aspxTuition and Fees
Middle Georgia State College is one of the most
affordable public institutions in the state. A single
tuition rate is set for all five campuses, although the
fees students pay will vary depending on where
they take their classes. Go to www.mga.edu/bursar/
tuition-and-fees.aspx for details.
Bachelor Degree Program:
• Minimum Test Scores
SAT Scores: 430 Critical Reading and 400 Math OR ACT Scores: 17 English and 17 Math OR
COMPASS test scores of 70 English/Writing, 78 Reading and 37 Algebra
• Minimum Freshman Index of 1850
Freshman Index = 500 x (HS GPA) + (SAT CR) + (SAT M) OR
Freshman Index = 500 x (HS GPA) + [42 x (ACT C)] + 88
• Completion of Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) No deficiencies
Associate Degree Program:
• High School Academic Core GPA of 2.0
• Minimum SAT, ACT or COMPASS scores required
• No more than 2 learning support deficiencies
• No more than 4 Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) deficiencies
Our admission
requirements
Certificate Program:
• Completed and received a College Preparatory, Technical/Career Preparatory or general high school diploma OR passed the General Education Diploma (GED) test
• Minimum COMPASS scores for specific certificate program
Additional admission information listed on our website or in our current academic catalog.
www.mga.edu/admissions/requirements.aspx
Take these steps to apply
1. Complete the Middle Georgia State College admissions
application online at https://secure.gacollege411.org.
2. An application fee of $20 (non-refundable) is required.
3. Ask your high school counselor to send your official high
school transcript directly to the Admissions Office at
MGSC.
4. Have your official SAT or ACT scores sent directly to the
Admissions Office at MGSC.
5. Submit your immunization form, proof of lawful presence
and any other required documentation to the Admissions
Office at MGSC.
Middle Georgia State College Admissions Office 100 College Station Drive
Macon, GA 31206
High School Juniors and Seniors...
Visit us and see for yourself all that Middle Georgia State College has to offer.
Tour any or all of our five campuses, meet our faculty and staff, talk to our students, check out our residence halls, attend a sports or cultural event, even sit in on a class!
Call 478-471-2800 or 800-272-7619 to arrange a visit or go to www.mga.edu/admissions/visit.aspx to learn about our Preview Days.
Macon Campus
100 College Station Drive Macon, GA 31206 478-471-2800
Cochran Campus
1100 Second Street SE Cochran, GA 31014 478-934-3103
Dublin Campus
1900 Bellevue Road Dublin, GA 31021 478-274-7766
Seeing is believing!
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Visit our virtual booth at: collegeweeklive.com mga.edu
Eastman Campus
71 Airport Road Eastman, GA 31023 478-374-6980
Warner Robins Campus
100 University Blvd.
Warner Robins, GA 31093 478-929-6700
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