College and State University (Georgia College or GCSU) is a public liberal arts university in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. The university enrolls approximately 7,000 students and is a member of the University System of Georgia and the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Georgia College was designated Georgia's "Public Liberal Arts University" in 1996 by the Georgia Board of Regents.
== History ==
Georgia College was established after lobbying from women's education advocates such as Rebecca Latimer Felton, Julia Flisch, and Susan Cobb Milton Atkinson. In support of their petitions, Susan's husband, William Y. Atkinson, sponsored legislation for the founding of a state women's college. Georgia College was chartered on November 8, 1889 as Georgia Normal and Industrial College. Julia Flisch spoke at the cornerstone ceremony on November 27, 1890. The school did not formally open until September 30, 1891. Georgia College's emphasis at the time was largely vocational, and its major task was to prepare …
