Classification/Institution	President	Founding/ Authorization Date	Residential (R) Non-Residential (N)	Degree Levels Authorized
Type I. UNIVERSITIES
Category A: Research Universities
Georgia Institute of Technology	G. Wayne Clough	1885	R			B	M		D
Georgia State University	Carl V. Patton	1913	N	C	A	B	M	S	D	P
Medical College of Georgia	Francis J. Tedesco	1828	R	C	A	B	M		D	P
University of Georgia*	Michael F. Adams	1785	R		A	B	M	S	D	P
Category B: Regional Universities
Georgia Southern University	Nicholas L. Henry	1906	R			B	M	S	D
Valdosta State University	Hugh C. Bailey	1906	R		A	B	M	S	D
Type II. STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Albany State University	Portia H. Shields	1903	R		A	B	M	S
Armstrong Atlantic State University	Robert A. Burnett	1935	N		A	B	M	S
Augusta State University	William A. Bloodworth, Jr.	1925	N	C	A	B	M	S
Clayton College & State University**	Richard A. Skinner	1965	N	C	A	B
Columbus State University	Frank D. Brown	1958	N	C	A	B	M	S
Fort Valley State University*	Oscar L. Prater	1895	R		A	B	M	S
Georgia College & State University	Rosemary DePaolo	1889	R		A	B	M	S
Georgia Southwestern State University	Michael L. Hanes	1906	R		A	B	M	S
Kennesaw State University	Betty L. Siegel	1963	N		A	B	M
North Georgia College & State University	Sherman R. Day (Interim)	1873	R		A	B	M
Savannah State University	Carlton Brown	1890	R		A	B
Southern Polytechnic State University	Daniel S. Papp (Interim)	1948	R		A	B
State University of West Georgia	Beheruz N. Sethna	1933	R		A	B	M	S
Type III. ASSOCIATE DEGREE COLLEGES
Category A: Associate Degree Colleges Offering Transfer and Career Programs
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	Harold J. Loyd	1933	R	C	A
Atlanta Metropolitan College	Harold E. Wade	1965	N	C	A
Darton College	Peter J. Sireno	1963	N	C	A
DeKalb College	Jacquelyn M. Belcher	1964	N	C	A
East Georgia College	Jeremiah J. Ashcroft	1970	N	C	A
Floyd College	H. Lynn Cundiff	1968	N		A
Gainesville College	Martha Nesbitt	1964	N		A
Gordon College	Jerry M. Williamson	1927	R	C	A
Macon State College	David A. Bell (Acting)	1965	N	C	A	B
Middle Georgia College	Joe Ben Welch	1884	R	C	A
South Georgia College	Edward D. Jackson, Jr.	1927	R	C	A
Waycross College	Barbara P. Losty	1970	N	C	A
Category B: Associate Degree Colleges Offering Transfer, Career and Vocational Technical Programs
Bainbridge College	Margaret D. Smith (Acting)	1970	N	C	A
Coastal Georgia Community College	Dorothy L. Lord	1961	N	C	A
Dalton College	James A. Burran	1963	N	C	A

Note: Degree Levels: C (Certificate), A (Associate), B (Bachelor), M (Master's), S (Education Specialist), D (Doctorate), P (Professional)
* denotes Land Grant institutions
**also offers Career and Vocational Technical Programs

Source: Office of the Chancellor, September 1997; Degrees Authorized System, Office of Planning and Policy Analysis