Atlanta Metropolitan State College

Atlanta Metropolitan College

Former names	Atlanta Junior College (1974–1988) Atlanta Metropolitan College (1988–2012)
Type	Public college
Established	1974
Parent institution	University System of Georgia
President	Ingrid Thompson-Sellers
Undergraduates	1,704 (Fall 2020)[1]
Location	Atlanta , Georgia , United States
Nickname	Trailblazers
Website	atlm.edu

Atlanta Metropolitan State College is a public college in Atlanta, Georgia. It is part of the University System of Georgia.

History

In June 1965, the University System of Georgia authorized the creation of a junior college in the Atlanta metropolitan area. A location was selected adjacent to the Atlanta Area Technical School and construction began in 1973, finishing the subsequent year. The construction cost an estimated $2 million. Classes began in September 1974 with an initial enrollment of 504 students.^[2][3]

The institution was originally known as Atlanta Junior College. The name was changed in 1988 to Atlanta Metropolitan College. For several decades after its establishment, the institution was the only predominantly African-American two-year institution in the state. In 2012, the institution began offering four-year degree programs. In the same year, the institution adopted its current name in recognition of its new status as state college^[3]

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