October 26, 2022
Best Community Colleges: Georgia
Military College (GA)
Georgia Military College,
established in 1879 and located in Milledgeville, Georgia, is a co-educational
liberal arts junior college and a separate preparatory school (grades 6-12).
GMC focuses its educational programs on two facets: 1) Development of the
intellect and 2) Elevation of character and three values: Duty, Honor and
Country.
The main campus in Milledgeville
serves approximately 275 full-time, resident ROTC students (the Corps of
Cadets) and 200-300 commuting students. GMC’s 5 distance learning centers and 2
extension offices in Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Madison, Sandersville,
Valdosta and Warner Robins serve ~4,000 students.
The distance learning centers also serve as junior colleges to their local
communities. The preparatory school’s ACCEL Program enables qualified seniors
to attend classes at the junior college and the high school simultaneously,
while earning credit for both their high school diploma and their college
degree.
GMC is one of five military junior
colleges in the Army’s Early Commissioning Program (ECP). Cadets who graduate
from the college’s two-year, military science-oriented curriculum receive an
officer’s commission in the U.S. Army.
After completing the two-year
degree, GMC graduates pursuing a 4-year degree at Georgia’s senior military
college, North Georgia College and State University (NGC&SU) in Dahlonega,
Georgia qualify for a transfer scholarship. After completing their four-year
degrees, they are promoted as a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army. In addition,
numerous articulation agreements exist between allied colleges.
The college offers 3 degrees:
Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Applied
Science (AAS) in a variety of study areas, e.g. Criminal Justice, Human
Communication, Logistics Management, International Affairs, Psychology.
GMC’s classes are small, typically
no more than 15 students, and ensuring individual attention; for students who
request it. Every course provides free tutoring.
College Atlas.org named MMI one of
the top 25 community colleges. The college ranked #9 in the CNN Money listing of
community colleges in 2012. GMC ranked #12 in the 2010 Washington Monthly
ranking of top 100 U.S. community colleges.
