Fort Valley State College.
In 1947, the state Board of Regents adopted a resolution moving the "land grant" designation from Georgia State College (later Savannah State University) to Fort Valley State College. In response to the Regents' resolution, in 1949 the Georgia General Assembly officially designated the Fort Valley State College as the Land-Grant College for Negroes in Georgia. During this time, public education was segregated due to Jim Crow laws.
The school became Fort Valley State University, a state and land-grant university, in June 1996.
=== Presidents ===
The president of Fort Valley State University is the chief executive officer of the university. Paul Jones has held the position since 2015. The complete list of presidents includes:
== Academics ==
Fort Valley State University offers bachelor's degrees in more than 50 majors, as well as master's degrees in several fields of study. FVSU is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) …
