Gainesville State College
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Gainesville State College is a state college of the University System of Georgia
serving northeast Georgia
since 1964. The Gainesville State College Gainesville
Campus, located 45 miles northeast of Atlanta
and six miles southwest of downtown Gainesville in Oakwood
, is on Georgia State Route 53
less than a mile from I-985
exit 16. The Gainesville State College Oconee Campus is located on Bishop Farms Parkway in Watkinsville, Georgia
. Students are drawn primarily from the increasingly diverse northeast Georgia area.
with a Major in Early Childhood Care and Education
, Bachelor of Applied Science with a Major in Technology Management
, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees, in addition to certificate programs in Information Technology
, Geographic Information Systems and Personal Fitness Training. Ninety percent of Gainesville State College students are in programs transferable to four-year colleges and universities. North Georgia College and State University
offers courses on the Gainesville campus through the College’s University Center.
, clubs and organizations, bands, chorus, publications, cultural affairs programs, fine arts offerings, extended orientation, and international-intercultural studies programs. To promote student involvement in extra-curricular
activities, the college offers co-curricular transcript
s for use in job and academic applications.
The Gainesville State College Foundation
generates and administers private financial support for the college, primarily for student scholarships, faculty and staff development
, and outreach activities of the College. Graduates of the college can join the Gainesville State College Alumni Association
.
The college Continuing Education
department supports professional and vocational interests of area citizens and reflects a lifelong learning philosophy
of the institution.
Gainesville State College, in partnership with Brenau University
, is a member of the Gainesville Theatre Alliance (GTA) which produces three to four Off-Broadway
plays or musicals each year.
In 2008, 97 faculty members were male (51.6%) and 91 were female (48.4%). Under racial classifications, 12 faculty members were classified as "Black" (6.4%), 149 faculty members were classified as "White" (79.3%), and 27 faculty members were classified as "Other" (14.4%).
Despite the uniformity of tuition amongst seven of the University System of Georgia's eight state colleges, Gainesville State College's faculty pay ranks at the bottom for associate professors ($55,323 USG vs. $48,161 GSC - 12.9% lower), assistant professors ($46,818 USG vs. $39,524 GSC - 15.6% lower), and instructors ($39,160 USG vs. $35,342 GSC - 9.7% lower). While full professors at GSC are not the lowest paid out of all of the state colleges, they are still paid 10.3% below the state college average.
In 2008, faculty members by rank included 34 full professors (18.1%), 38 associate professors (20.2%), 85 assistant professors (45.2%), and 31 instructors (16.5%). That same year, 74 faculty were tenured (39.4%), 91 were tenure track (48.4%), 9 were non-tenure track (4.8%), and 14 were not on tenure track (7.4%). The data gives no indication on the precise difference between "non-tenure track" and "not on tenure track".
University System of Georgia
The University System of Georgia is the organizational body that includes 35 public institutions of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. It sets goals and dictates general policy to educational institutions as well as administering...
serving northeast Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
since 1964. The Gainesville State College Gainesville
Gainesville, Georgia
-Severe Weather:Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring...
Campus, located 45 miles northeast of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
and six miles southwest of downtown Gainesville in Oakwood
Oakwood, Georgia
Oakwood is a city in Hall County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,689 at the 2000 census...
, is on Georgia State Route 53
Georgia State Route 53
State Route 53 is a west–east state route located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route travels from the Alabama state line west of Cave Spring northeast, then east, then southeast to State Route 15/State Route 24 Business in Watkinsville....
less than a mile from I-985
Interstate 985
Interstate 985 is a long auxiliary Interstate Highway in Georgia. It begins at Interstate 85 near Suwanee and continues northward to the north Georgia city of Gainesville...
exit 16. The Gainesville State College Oconee Campus is located on Bishop Farms Parkway in Watkinsville, Georgia
Watkinsville, Georgia
Watkinsville is a town in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,097. The city is the county seat of Oconee County...
. Students are drawn primarily from the increasingly diverse northeast Georgia area.
Academics
With an enrollment which exceeds 8,000, Gainesville State College offers courses leading to the Bachelor's of Science in Applied Environmental Spatial Analysis (IESA - Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis), Bachelor of ScienceScience
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
with a Major in Early Childhood Care and Education
Early childhood education
Early childhood education is the formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family or in settings outside of the home. 'Early childhood' is usually defined as before the age of normal schooling - five years in most nations, though the U.S...
, Bachelor of Applied Science with a Major in Technology Management
Information technology management
IT management is the discipline whereby all of the technology resources of a firm are managed in accordance with its needs and priorities. These resources may include tangible investments like computer hardware, software, data, networks and data centre facilities, as well as the staffs who are...
, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees, in addition to certificate programs in Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, Geographic Information Systems and Personal Fitness Training. Ninety percent of Gainesville State College students are in programs transferable to four-year colleges and universities. North Georgia College and State University
North Georgia College and State University
North Georgia College & State University is a four-year public university located in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia. Founded as North Georgia Agricultural College in 1873, it is the second oldest co-educational institution in the state. The university is renowned for its ROTC program, and is...
offers courses on the Gainesville campus through the College’s University Center.
Student life
Gainesville State College students can participate in student activities such as intramuralsIntramural sports
Intramural sports or intramurals are recreational sports organized within a set geographic area. The term derives from the Latin words intra muros meaning "within walls", and was used to indicate sports matches and contests that took place among teams from "within the walls" of an ancient city...
, clubs and organizations, bands, chorus, publications, cultural affairs programs, fine arts offerings, extended orientation, and international-intercultural studies programs. To promote student involvement in extra-curricular
Extracurricular activity
Extracurricular activities are activities performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education...
activities, the college offers co-curricular transcript
Transcript (education)
In education, a transcript is an inventory of the courses taken and grades earned of a student throughout a course.- United States :In United States education, a transcript is a copy of a student's permanent academic record which usually means all courses taken, all grades received, all...
s for use in job and academic applications.
The Gainesville State College Foundation
Foundation (charity)
A foundation is a legal categorization of nonprofit organizations that will typically either donate funds and support to other organizations, or provide the source of funding for its own charitable purposes....
generates and administers private financial support for the college, primarily for student scholarships, faculty and staff development
Professional development
Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
, and outreach activities of the College. Graduates of the college can join the Gainesville State College Alumni Association
Alumni association
An alumni association is an association of graduates or, more broadly, of former students. In the United Kingdom and the United States, alumni of universities, colleges, schools , fraternities, and sororities often form groups with alumni from the same organisation...
.
The college Continuing Education
Continuing education
Continuing education is an all-encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada...
department supports professional and vocational interests of area citizens and reflects a lifelong learning philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
of the institution.
Gainesville State College, in partnership with Brenau University
Brenau University
Brenau University is a private university in Gainesville, Georgia, USA, that was founded in 1878 as Georgia Baptist Female Seminary, though it has never been affiliated with the Baptist Church. The total enrollment of Brenau University tops 2,500 students in its four schools...
, is a member of the Gainesville Theatre Alliance (GTA) which produces three to four Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
plays or musicals each year.
Faculty
From 2008 data, GSC faculty includes 87 holders of doctorates (46.3%), 3 holders of professional degrees (1.6%), 92 holders of master's degrees (48.9%), and 6 holders of bachelor's degrees (3.2%). According to the latest data available from 2006, GSC has 140 full-time faculty, 133 part-time faculty, and 66 faculty members classified as "Other" .In 2008, 97 faculty members were male (51.6%) and 91 were female (48.4%). Under racial classifications, 12 faculty members were classified as "Black" (6.4%), 149 faculty members were classified as "White" (79.3%), and 27 faculty members were classified as "Other" (14.4%).
Despite the uniformity of tuition amongst seven of the University System of Georgia's eight state colleges, Gainesville State College's faculty pay ranks at the bottom for associate professors ($55,323 USG vs. $48,161 GSC - 12.9% lower), assistant professors ($46,818 USG vs. $39,524 GSC - 15.6% lower), and instructors ($39,160 USG vs. $35,342 GSC - 9.7% lower). While full professors at GSC are not the lowest paid out of all of the state colleges, they are still paid 10.3% below the state college average.
In 2008, faculty members by rank included 34 full professors (18.1%), 38 associate professors (20.2%), 85 assistant professors (45.2%), and 31 instructors (16.5%). That same year, 74 faculty were tenured (39.4%), 91 were tenure track (48.4%), 9 were non-tenure track (4.8%), and 14 were not on tenure track (7.4%). The data gives no indication on the precise difference between "non-tenure track" and "not on tenure track".