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	Dr. Ingrid Thompson-Sellers
Undergraduates	1,704 (Fall 2020)
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nickname	Trailblazers
Website	atlm.edu

The Atlanta Metropolitan State College campus in 2018

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.^[3]^[4]

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^[4]

References

↑ Institutional profile atlm.edu ^{[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]}
↑ "Homeownership 101". https://3by30.org/#:~:text=Bringing the Black homeownership rate,an increase of approximately 72%.&text=The homeownership rate for Black,the rate for white counterparts.
↑ "History - About AMC - Atlanta Metro College". http://www.atlm.edu/about-amc/history.aspx.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Hopson, DeLise (September 16, 2005). "Atlanta Metropolitan State College". https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/atlanta-metropolitan-state-college.

External links

Official website

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[1] Institutional profile atlm.edu ^{[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]}

[2] "Homeownership 101". https://3by30.org/#:~:text=Bringing the Black homeownership rate,an increase of approximately 72%.&text=The homeownership rate for Black,the rate for white counterparts.

[3] "History - About AMC - Atlanta Metro College". http://www.atlm.edu/about-amc/history.aspx.

[:0-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Hopson, DeLise (September 16, 2005). "Atlanta Metropolitan State College". https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/atlanta-metropolitan-state-college.

v t e University System of Georgia
Research universities	Augusta University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University University of Georgia
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Governing body	Georgia Board of Regents


Former names	Atlanta Junior College (1974–1988) Atlanta Metropolitan College (1988–2012)
Type	Public college
Established	1974
Parent institution	University System of Georgia
President	Dr. Ingrid Thompson-Sellers
Undergraduates	1,704 (Fall 2020)^[1]
Location	Atlanta , Georgia , United States
Nickname	Trailblazers^[2]
Website	atlm.edu