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EDUCATION

Georgia Military College – Columbus
The Columbus campus of Georgia Military Columbus campus
College opened in 1996. Students take include popular
classes on campus or online and may earn majors like business
Associate of Art or Science degrees or administration, criminal
Bachelor of Applied Science degrees. GMC justice, and information
offers small class sizes, free tutoring, and technology, with evening
eight-week terms. VA and financial aid classes to accommodate working
are available for those who qualify. GMC students and adult learners. Graduate
has articulation agreements with more programs are available online and allow programs. The University’s Riverfront 1828: 1828: 1860: 1865:
than 40 colleges and universities, many of students to obtain a master’s in business Campus houses the business, nursing, The 1,200-acre town The first steamboat Columbus is ranked During the Civil War,
second, under
from the Gulf of
General James H.
of Columbus is
those with guaranteed admissions for GMC administration, information systems, psychology, and social work programs, planned and Mexico to Columbus, Richmond, Va., in Wilson destroys the
“Fanny”, arrives and
industry. The city is
factories and mills of
established.
graduates. GMC also has an office at the human resource management, public along with the Center for Water Resource countless boats eager South” with a paper mill, Columbus and nearby
is followed by
called “Lowell of the
West Point.
Soldier of Life Center at Fort Benning. administration and more. Economics. The campus also serves as for a stake in the a cotton gin maker, a
the center for the University’s community cotton market. furniture factory, several
iron works, textile mills,
7300 Blackmon Rd. 408 12th St., Ste. 102 outreach efforts, providing meeting space and river transportation.
Columbus, GA 31909 Columbus, GA 31901
706-478-1688 | gmc.edu 706-225-5300 | strayer.edu for corporate, non-profit, and community
organizations. The campus, located
Mercer University School of Medicine Troy University off U.S. 431, is home to the University’s
Mercer University School of Medicine education and arts and sciences programs. 1886: 1898: 1918: 1918: 1922:
Troy University Phenix City offers flexible
established a clinical campus in Columbus 1510 Whitewater Ave. Dr. John S. Mayor L.H. Chappell lures Fort Benning is Ernest Woodru›, a Columbus becomes
night, weekend, and online courses for Pemberton, a a military training camp established as Columbus native and the first major
Columbus
in 2012, with both Piedmont Columbus undergraduate and graduate degree Phenix City, AL 36867 pharmacist, invents to town, paves downtown Camp Benning, and Atlanta businessman, Southern city to
streets, builds sewers and
adopt the
provides basic
engineers the
334-448-5106 | troy.edu
purchase of
Regional Midtown Medical Center and St. Coca-Cola. In 1891, steel bridges, plants trees, training in Coca-Cola from the commission–city
World War I.
Pemberton sells his
and creates the modern
manager form of
Francis Hospital serving as the clinical interest to Atlanta municipal water works, Candler family for government.
businessman Asa
$25 million.
transforming the muddy
partners in the students’ education. Griggs Candler. Chattahoochee into
drinking water.
Mercer University is committed to a
continued partnership with the Columbus
region and to expanding the Columbus
campus of the School of Medicine to a 1927: 1930s: 1958: 1960s: 1968-
four-year curriculum by the fall of 2021.
Bibb Manufacturing Royal Crown Cola is Columbus College Columbus’ historic 1971:
This expansion – from the final two years of Company's 2,500- produced by the is established in a preservation
employee plant is among Claud Hatcher closed mill. movement begins The city doubles in
medical school to the full four years – will the largest cotton mills in company. when the 1871 size by absorbing the
America. Bibb and many Springer Opera House remaining county
significantly help the School of Medicine others flock to Columbus is threatened with areas and
throughout the 20th demolition. consolidating
to meet its mission and to help provide Century, allowing the city governments.
to remain a center for
physicians to the western area of the state business prosperity.
which is one of the areas of greatest need
regarding the physician workforce.
33 West 11th St.
Columbus, GA 31901 2003: 2011: 2012- 2018 2019
800-MERCER-U | medicine.mercer.edu Under federal court order Fort Benning 2013: Phase I of the Mercer University
to build a combined becomes home to Columbus Dragonfly announces medical
sewer-overflow system, the Maneuver Two century-old dams Trail opens and will school expansion in
Strayer University the Columbus Water Center of on the Chattahoochee eventually include 60 Columbus; a
Works begins developing Excellence. River are removed. miles of greenway four-year campus will
the RiverWalk, which Whitewater rašing, trails for strolling and open in 2021.
With degree offerings from associate’s eventually extends for 22 kayaking, and cycling along the
miles, from Fort Benning, cross-river zip line RiverWalk, Fall Line
to master’s and classes on-campus south of town, to Lake courses become Trace and throughout
Oliver to the north. attractions. much of Columbus.
or online, there’s a path to your career
goals here in Columbus through Strayer
University. Undergraduate courses at the
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