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Education

UNG educates and equips informed, responsible > University of North Georgia – > University of North Georgia –
and engaged citizens to lead and serve their Blue Ridge Campus Gainesville Campus
communities and country. The university combines 83 Dunbarton Farm Road 3820 Mundy Mill Road
strong liberal arts, pre-professional, professional Blue Ridge, GA 30513 Oakwood, GA 30566
and graduate programs with practical leadership, 706-946-5460 678-717-3639
research and service-learning experiences.
UNG first began offering classes in Forsyth > University of North Georgia – > University of North Georgia –
County in 2001, and opened the Cumming Dahlonega Campus Oconee Campus
campus just off Georgia Highway 400 at exit 16 in 82 College Circle 1201 Bishop Farms Parkway
2012. UNG’s Cumming campus is busy from early Dahlonega, GA 30597 Watkinsville, GA 30677
morning until late at night with students of all 706-864-1400 706-310-6201
ages taking classes. Opportunities range from dual
enrollment programs for high school students to BRIDGEWAY
graduate-level courses and continuing education
classes for adults. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
UNG’s Cottrell MBA degree program began in
Cumming in 2008. The cohort-based program, Equipping students to know, grow, and go.
designed for working professionals with classes
in the evenings, allows each group of 30 to 40 • Excellence in Christ-centered Education
students to matriculate and graduate together. • ACSI and Advanc-ED Accredited
Students who enroll in the program can expect to • Low Student - Teacher Ratio
complete their degrees in two years. • Championship Sports Program
• Art, Band, Drama, and Music
For those in the education field, a variety of • Arrowsmith Cognitive Program Available
courses are offered, including a teacher certification
program and a graduate-level Education Specialist Now Enrolling for Fall 2016
degree. The Forsyth County School System also Preschool through 8th Grade
is part of the College of Education’s professional
development community, a two-year, immersive Schedule a Tour Today!
program that places North Georgia student
teachers and their professors in schools around the 770.751.1972 - www.bridgewayca.org
county to complete the field work required
for graduation. Mountain Education Charter High School SACS
The university also addresses the need for health mymec.org Accredited
care professionals and the state’s shortage of nurses
by offering nursing courses in specially-designed 678.965.4971 Monday-Thursday
classrooms and labs.
In addition to the hundreds of students taking Earn Your High School School Meals
college courses, continuing education and certification Diploma at Night Gas Money
courses have been popular with the community, (Tuition FREE) Assistance Program
including a slate of professional development Mastery Based Learning Dual Enrollment
courses aimed at the business community. No Failures Opportunities
The Cumming campus was developed as an No Deadlines, Self Paced One-on-One Tutoring
outgrowth of a long-term partnership between
North Georgia College & State University and 1130 Dahlonega Hwy., Cumming, GA 30040 ADMIT ONE
Gainesville State College, which consolidated in
January 2013 to form the University of North Georgia.
In addition to the two schools, the Cumming
campus represents the culmination of many years
of effort with the City of Cumming and various
Forsyth County civic leaders to bring a university
presence to the area. Visit UNG online at www.ung.edu.

Area Colleges & Universities

> Lanier Technical College - Forsyth Campus
3410 Ronald Regan Boulevard
Cumming, GA 30041
770-781-6800, www.laniertech.edu

> University of North Georgia – Cumming
300 Aquatic Circle
Cumming, GA 30040
470-239-3102

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