Central Georgia Technical College
Address: 3300 Macon Tech Drive, Macon, GA 31206
(and six community campuses)
Phone: 478-757-3400 Website: www.centralgatech.edu
President: Dr. Ronald Natale
Enrollment: 8,850
Highest Offering: Associate of Applied Science

As one of the largest technical colleges in the state, CGTC provides technical training, adult education and continuing education courses. It offers more than 100 associate degrees, as well as diploma and technical certificate program options in business, health, technical, trade and industrial, and personal service.

Fort Valley State University
Address: 1005 State University Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030
Phone: 478-825-6211 Website: www.fvsu.edu
President: Dr. Larry Eugene Rivers
Enrollment: 3,106
Highest Offering: Master’s Degree, Specialist, and Cooperative Doctorate Program

Fort Valley State University, a public, senior, 1890 land-grant institution, is organized into four Colleges: The College of Agriculture, Home Economics and Allied Programs; The College of Arts and Sciences; The College of Education and The College of Graduate Studies and Extended Education. In addition to the Fort Valley campus, courses are offered at off-campus sites in Macon, Warner Robins, Cochran, Dublin and Vienna.

Georgia College & State University
Address: 231 West Hancock St., Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone: 478-445-5004/ 800-324-0471 Website: www.gcsu.edu
President: Dr. Dorothy Leland
Enrollment: 6,506
Highest Offering: Master’s Degree and Specialist

Georgia College & State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s and specialist degrees. Georgia College is ranked 15th among “Top Public Universities” for Master’s degrees in the South by U.S. News and World Report and rated third highest SAT in the state for admittance.

Macon State College
Address: 100 College Station Drive, Macon, GA 31206
(and two additional community campuses)
Phone: 478-471-2700 Website: www.maconstate.edu
President: Dr. David Bell
Enrollment: 6,431
Highest Offering: Bachelor’s Degree

Macon State College offers eight Bachelor of Science degrees concentrated in disciplines essential to the economic vitality of the region. Macon State also offers associate of arts and associate of science degrees.

Mercer University
Address: 1400 Coleman Ave., Macon, GA 31207
Phone: 800-merceru Website: www.mercer.edu
President: Dr. William D. Underwood
Enrollment: 3,654 (Macon campus) 7,622 (total all campuses)
Highest Offering: Ph. D.

Founded in 1833, Mercer offers programs in liberal arts, business, engineering, education, medicine, and law on its Macon campus. Campuses in Atlanta offer programs in pharmacy and theology. Mercer University is comprised of 2 campuses and 4 Regional Academic Centers.

Wesleyan College
Address: 4760 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA 31210
Phone: 478-477-1110 Website: www.wesleyancollege.edu
President: Ruth Austin Knox
Enrollment: 629
Highest Offering: Master’s Degree

The first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women, Wesleyan College was founded in 1836 and offers bachelor degrees in 35 majors and 29 minors including self-designed majors and interdisciplinary programs, as well as eight pre-professional programs.

Sources: Georgia Trend, 2008 Georgia Higher Education Directory, September 2008, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia, Semester Enrollment Report, Fall 2008