Georgia Southern University - Armstrong State University
Profiles - Consolidated Institutions
Armstrong State University
- Established 1935
- Fall 2016 Enrollment: 7,157
- First-Year Retention: 73.3%
- FY 17 Original Budget: $101,590,449
Georgia Southern University
- Established 1908
- Fall 2016 Enrollment; 20,674
- First-Year Retention: 80.9%
- FY 17 Original Budget: $383,280,469
Opportunities & Challenges
Opportunities
- Improve Armstrong State University graduation rates through leveraging Georgia Southern University’s programs, services and other best practices
- Expand healthcare-related academic programs
- Create engineering academic programs
- Reinforce military partnerships vis-à-vis Liberty Center / Hinesville campus
- Reinvest savings from administrative efficiencies in programs to support student success
- Strengthen regional relationship to Georgia Southern and its wide array of academic and student life programs
- Expand regional presence and significantly enhance economic impact
- Maintain and enhance the role of Savannah State University through balancing program offerings and coordinating efforts between Savannah State and new Georgia Southern University
Challenges
- Blending of institutional missions and cultures
- Ensure continued strong community & alumni support
- About 60-minute drive between campuses