Fact book 2006--2007
201 East Greene Street, Milledgeville, Georgia 31061
1-800-342-0413 or 1-478-445-2700
http://www.gmc.cc.ga.us
TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Information 3
Student Information 9
Academic Programs 42
Faculty Information 49
Financial and Library Information 53
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The 2006-07 edition of the Georgia Military College Fact Book provides a statistical glance of the College. Its purpose is to provide important data from which information about various areas can be ascertained.
The Fact Book includes data about the students, academics, and library which may be useful to those engaged in planning, preparing reports, writing grants proposals, or other endeavors within the college.
The data presented in this publication may differ slightly from statistics found in other Georgia Military College reports. Such variances may result from differences in the source of information used, the date on which the report was generated, or the reporting period included in the report.
Sincere appreciation is extended to those who contributed by providing data and other information.
The Office of Institutional Research and Planning welcomes your comments and suggestions for future editions of the Fact Book. Our aim is to provide a practical and concise publication that is beneficial to you.
Dr. Paula Harms Payne
Vice President, Institutional Research and Planning
GENERAL INFORMATION
Historical Information 5
Mission Statement and Purpose 6
Institutional Research and Planning 7
Statewide Campus Map 8
Degree Program 9
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Georgia Military College is the only public, independent militarily oriented junior college, high school and middle school in the southeastern United States and only one of six schools in the entire nation having a combined high school and military junior college with an advanced commissioning program. In addition to the Main Campus located in Milledgeville, the College Division includes five Distant Learning Centers at throughout Georgia and two branch centers located at nearby Sandersville and Madison. The mission of the school is to provide an educational program that emphasizes the traditional values of scholarship, citizenship, teamwork, self-discipline, leadership and selfless public service. For more than 109 years, Georgia Military College has produced graduates of exceptional accomplishment and distinction.
The junior college department was established in 1930, and three years later Georgia Military College was designated an honor school by the U.S. War Department. During World War II, Georgia Military College contributed hundreds of highly qualified officers to the U.S. Armed Forces, including 37 killed in action. In 1946, the school was designated a military institution by the War Department and was further designated a military junior college in 1950. Since that date, Georgia Military College has contributed significantly to the U.S. ROTC Program and has provided our nation with military leadership both in Korea and Vietnam. Since 1971, Georgia Military College has made a comprehensive effort to offer career and transfer programs to the citizenry of its surrounding community and to personnel on various military bases. In 1990, Georgia Military College’s public status was reaffirmed by a vote of the state legislature.
Georgia Military College, established by the Georgia General Assembly in 1879, is a public, independent institution governed by a Board of Trustees elected by the citizens of Milledgeville. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Best known for the military environment and commissioning program for cadet students at the Milledgeville campus, the composition of the student body has been broadened in recent years to include non-military, nontraditional, day, and evening students.
In addition to the high school diploma, Georgia Military College awards three degrees: the Associate in Arts degree, the Associate in Science degree, and the Associate in Applied Science degree, with areas of concentration in nineteen disciplines.
The academic programs are organized around a core curriculum of humanities, natural sciences, mathematics, and social sciences. Career programs in the applied sciences are generally vocationally oriented and designed to provide the students with job market skills.
The ultimate goal of the college is to enable its students to become responsible, productive citizens with sense of value about life and their fellow human beings, i.e., people who make a positive difference in the communities where they choose to live and work.
MISSION
Georgia Military College is a public –independent educational institution, comprised of a junior college and a separate preparatory school, whose mission is to produce educated citizens by providing junior college students with a liberal arts based two-year undergraduate curriculum, by providing selected college students with ROTC training, and by providing preparatory school students an inclusive college preparatory curriculum that includes a military training component—all in an environment conductive to the holistic development of the intellect and character of its students.
PURPOSE
Georgia Military College will be successful in the educational development of citizens through integration of two dimensions of education: development of the intellect and elevation of character. Possession of these two dimensions, which includes the capacity to act upon one’s knowledge, provides an individual the ability to function as a responsible citizen within a republic. Georgia Military College graduates shall have an appreciation for the centrality of education as a lifelong pursuit.
Georgia Military College will produce citizens who serve as role models by actively involving themselves in their communities and in the democratic process. This will be accomplished by creating and continually refining programs of formal study of ethics, providing time for reflection, and training students in right behaviors. All members of the educational community – students, faculty, and staff – will work in partnership with the communities, which they live.
Georgia Military College graduates will understand the importance of and the need to respect the dignity and humanity of others. They will be sensitive to persons of diverse backgrounds, with different values and ways of communicating.
Concomitant with the accelerating growth of information and derived knowledge, there will be a dawning recognition by citizens of the impact of unparalleled rates of change on all aspects of their lives, which will result in increased numbers of students seeking ways to respond. Thus, Georgia Military College will teach students how to learn to increase their adaptability to changing conditions. Students will be taught to think critically and to have confidence in their abilities to act within a global environment.
Georgia Military College will acquire quality faculty, staff, and facilities focused on the successful achievement of both dimensions of education. The primary focus of the faculty will be excellence in teaching and the expansion of their knowledge and skills as teachers. The institutional staff will be student-oriented and will contribute directly to the creation and maintenance of the productive learning environment.
INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND PLANNING
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) clearly state the main function of Institutional Research as having an integral part of the institution’s planning and evaluation process. It should be effective in collecting and analyzing data and disseminating results. An institution must regularly evaluate the effectiveness of its institutional research process and use the findings to for the improvement of its process.
The Institutional Research and Planning process may be centralized or decentralized but should include the following activities: on-going timely data collection, analysis and dissemination; use of external studies and reports; design and implementation of internal studies related to students, personnel, facilities, equipment, programs, services, and fiscal resources; development of data bases suitable for longitudinal studies and statistical analyses; and related activities in support of planning, evaluation, and management.
Institutions must assign administrative responsibility for conducting institutional research, allocate adequate resources, and allow access to relevant information.
GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE
STATEWIDE CAMPUS MAP
*Milledgeville Campus, 201 East Greene Street, Milledgeville, Georgia 31061 (478) 445-2700
http://www.gmc.cc.ga.us/ (Main Campus)
Atlanta Campus, 6280 Bryant Street, Union City, Georgia 30291 (770) 306-6401
http://www.gmc.cc.ga.us/gmc_campuses/atlanta/index.html
Columbus Campus, 2601 Cross Country Dr Bldg B, Georgia 31906 (706) 568-5200 http://www.gmc.cc.ga.us/gmc_campuses/columbus/index.html
Augusta Campus, 741 Barnes Avenue, Building 21606 Gordon, Georgia 30905 (706) 791-5159
115 Davis Road, Martinez, Georgia 30907 (706) 650-5631
http://www.gmc.cc.ga.us/gmc_campuses/augusta/index.html
Valdosta Campus, 2113 Bemiss Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602 (229) 293-6001
3010 Robins Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31699 (229) 244-7323
http://www.gmc.cc.ga.us/gmc_campuses/valdosta/index.html
Warner Robins Campus, 801 Duke Avenue, Warner Robins, GA 31093 (478) 328-3824
http://www.gmc.cc.ga.us/gmc_campuses/warner_robins/index.html
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS(AA)
The curriculum facilitates transfer, after graduation from GMC, to a four-year program at senior colleges.
Behavioral Science
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Education
Early Care and Education
Early Childhood
Middle Grade Education
Secondary Education
General Studies
Pre-Nursing
Logistics Management
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE(AS)
The curriculum facilitates transfer, after graduation from GMC, to a four-year program at senior colleges.
Behavioral Science
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Education
Early Care and Education
Early Childhood
Middle Grade Education
Secondary Education
General Studies
Logistics Management
Pre-Nursing
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE(AAS)
Please note that many colleges do not offer Bachelor of Applied Science or similar degree program. Therefore some of these courses may not transfer
Computer Information Systems
Criminal Justice
General Studies
STUDENT INFORMATION
Georgia Military College Definitions 12
Classification of Students All Campuses 13
Enrollment Profile All Campuses 14
Enrollment Profile Milledgeville 15
Enrollment Profile Madison 16
Enrollment Profile Sandersville 17
Enrollment Profile Valdosta/Moody AFB 18
Enrollment Profile Ft. McPherson 19
Enrollment Profile Ft. Gordon 20
Enrollment Profile Robins AFB 21
Enrollment Profile Ft. Benning 22
Enrollment by Gender and Race Fall 1 2006 All Campuses 23
Enrollment by Gender and Race Fall 2006 All Campuses 24
Enrollment by Gender and Race Winter 2007 All Campuses 25
Enrollment by Gender and Race Spring 2007 All Campuses 26
Enrollment by Gender and Race Summer 2007 All Campuses 27
Enrollment by County of Residence Milledgeville 28
Enrollment by County of Residence Madison/Sandersville 29
Enrollment by County of Residence Valdosta/Moody AFB 30
Enrollment by County of Residence Ft. McPherson 31
Enrollment by County of Residence Ft. Gordon 32
Enrollment by County of Residence Robins AFB 33
Enrollment by County of Residence Ft. Benning 34
Learning Support and Developmental Studies 35-37
Night Enrollment Main Campus – Milledgeville 38
Enrollment by Ethnicity Fall 1 2006 – Summer 2007 39
Unduplicated Headcount 1997 – 2007 40
Average Age of Students All Campuses 41
Average Class Size All Campuses 42
GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE
DEFINITIONS:
· Enrollment equals one student enrolled in one five-hour class during a quarter. Students who attend multiple quarters are counted each time they enroll. Enrollment count is a number commonly used to compare colleges around the United States.
· Full Time Equivalent or FTE is a term used in comparing educational institutions. FTE is the total number of credit hours registered for in a given quarter, divided by the number of hours considered to be a full course load (12 or more credit hours in a quarter).
· IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) is a series of surveys that must be filled out by institutions receiving Federal Funds in any form (i.e., the Pell Grant or other Federal moneys received by students or the institution).
· Unduplicated Head Count is the total number of individuals who attend at least one class at Georgia Military College during the year. The individual student is counted once without regard to the number of quarters he or she might have enrolled.
CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS
ALL CAMPUSES
CLASSIFICATION
/FALL 1
2006 / Fall2006 / WINTER
2007 /
SPRING
2007 /SUMMER
2007Developmental Studies/Learning Support
Freshman
Sophomore
Transient / 724
1534
852
283 / 1338
2705
1505
360 / 1327
2692
1618
341 / 1113
2418
1642
343 / 652
1380
995
399
58
Georgia Military College
Enrollment Profile: All Campuses
SY 2006-2007
Fall 1 06 / Fall 06 / Wtr. 07 / Spr. 07 / Sum. 07Headcount / 2669 / 4570 / 4651 / 4403 / 2774
FTE / 2440 / 4502 / 4562 / 4314 / 2307
Enrollment / 5859 / 10810 / 10948 / 10357 / 5540
Full-time / 1563 / 3027 / 3059 / 2390 / 1162
Part-time / 1106 / 1543 / 1592 / 2013 / 1617
Female / 1707 / 2617 / 2837 / 2722 / 1830
Male / 962 / 1953 / 1814 / 1681 / 944
Caucasian / 1424 / 2429 / 2445 / 2253 / 1334
African Amer. / 1012 / 1797 / 1859 / 1809 / 1210
Asian / 55 / 73 / 69 / 77 / 59
Hispanic / 78 / 123 / 124 / 122 / 83
Amer. Indian/Eskimo / 12 / 20 / 25 / 26 / 13
Other / 88 / 128 / 129 / 114 / 75
Freshmen / 1534 / 2705 / 2692 / 2418 / 1380
Sophomores / 852 / 1505 / 1618 / 1642 / 995
Transients / 283 / 360 / 341 / 343 / 399
**Source IPED Report
Georgia Military College
Enrollment Profile: Milledgeville Campus
Fall 06 / Wtr. 07 / Spr. 07 / Sum. 07Headcount / 1122 / 1173 / 1072 / 511
FTE / 1302 / 1324 / 1237 / 480
Enrollment / 3126 / 3178 / 2969 / 1152
Full-time / 948 / 939 / 841 / 263
Part-time / 174 / 234 / 231 / 248
Female / 531 / 570 / 526 / 290
Male / 591 / 603 / 546 / 221
Caucasian / 674 / 718 / 633 / 283
African Amer. / 373 / 386 / 377 / 198
Asian / 18 / 14 / 15 / 6
Hispanic / 24 / 27 / 23 / 10
Amer. Indian/Eskimo / 8 / 7 / 6 / 2
Other / 25 / 21 / 18 / 12
Freshmen / 749 / 698 / 592 / 239
Sophomores / 329 / 408 / 420 / 211
Transients / 44 / 67 / 60 / 61
**Source IPED Report
Georgia Military College
Enrollment Profile: Madison Campus
Fall 06 / Wtr. 07 / Spr. 07 / Sum. 07Headcount / 62 / 57 / 50 / 48
FTE / 55 / 48 / 44 / 45
Enrollment / 134 / 115 / 105 / 109
Full-time / 40 / 33 / 31 / 29
Part-time / 22 / 24 / 19 / 19
Female / 35 / 32 / 28 / 32
Male / 27 / 25 / 22 / 16
Caucasian / 42 / 36 / 29 / 27
African Amer. / 17 / 18 / 16 / 18
Asian / 1 / 1 / 3 / 1
Hispanic / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Amer. Indian/Eskimo / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Other / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Freshmen / 36 / 33 / 32 / 27
Sophomores / 24 / 22 / 18 / 16
Transients / 2 / 2 / 0 / 5
**Source IPED Report