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sports teams, national honor societies E D U C AT I O N
and national sororities with dedicated
residential facilities on campus. Piedmont College’s Athens Campus is Piedmont College
For all students the university designed for students who enjoy a more
provides outlets for artistic expression intimate educational environment along education. It is also the state’s oldest, most
and community service. Brenau, which with the myriad amenities that a city such comprehensive, and most diversified
possesses an extensive and distinctive as Athens offers. Founded in 1996 with institution of higher education.
permanent collection of art, presents only 65 students, today Piedmont College- The University offers more than
year-round art exhibitions, lectures, Athens serves more than 3,500 students. 34,000 students baccalaureate,
debates and literary readings, and The Athens Campus offers master’s, education specialist, doctoral,
theatrical and musical performances. undergraduate degrees in business, and professional degrees in the arts,
• Brenau University criminal justice, education, healthcare humanities, social sciences, biological
administration, nursing, political science, sciences, physical sciences, agricultural
500 Washington St. SE psychology, and sociology. Piedmont in and environmental sciences, business,
Gainesville, GA 30501 Athens also offers a Master of Business environmental design, family and
(770) 534-6299 or (800) 252-5119 Administration (MBA) program, a Master consumer sciences, forest resources,
www.brenau.edu of Science in Nursing (MSN) program, journalism and mass communication,
as well as specialist and doctoral degree education, law, pharmacy, social work,
The University of North Georgia Oconee programs in education. public and international affairs, veterinary
Campus is a member of the University • P iedmont College–Athens Campus medicine, public health, ecology, and
System of Georgia and is designated engineering. The University also is home
as a state leadership institution and as 595 Prince Ave. to the Georgia Regents University/
the Military College of Georgia. With Athens, GA 30601 University of Georgia Medical partnership.
more than 16,500 students, UNG is the (706) 548-8505 The University main campus sits
state’s sixth-largest public university. www.piedmont.edu on approximately 750 acres in Clarke
The regional, multi-campus university County and UGA owns about 40,000
offers more than 100 programs of study The University of Georgia, a land-grant acres throughout the state.
ranging from certificate and associate’s and sea-grant university with statewide • T he University of Georgia
degrees to professional doctoral programs. commitments and responsibilities, is
UNG’s four campuses are located the state’s flagship institution of higher 212 Terrell Hall, Athens, GA 30602
across the Northeast Georgia region in (706) 542-3000
Dahlonega, Gainesville, Oconee County, www.uga.edu
and Cumming. The university’s Oconee
Campus, on Bishop Farms Parkway,
recently marked its 10-year anniversary
there. UNG offers a selection of core
curriculum classes and associate’s degree
programs on the Oconee campus, which
has an enrollment of approximately 2,400
students and is known for its vibrant, close-
knit community that fosters the academic
and personal success of its students.
UNG is one of only six senior
military colleges in the United States
and its residential ROTC program on
the Dahlonega Campus consistently
ranks among the best in the country.
UNG competes in NCAA Division II in
baseball, softball, men’s and women’s
golf, men’s and women’s basketball,
men’s and women’s soccer, mixed rifle,
and women’s cross country.
• U niversity of North Georgia
Oconee Campus

1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy.
Watkinsville, GA 30677
(706) 310-6201
www.ung.edu

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