SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY

Southern Polytechnic State University is a member of the University System of Georgia and serves a commuter as well as residential student body.   Located in the historic, vibrant city of Marietta, Southern Polytechnic is only 20 minutes from downtown Atlanta.  Approximately 4,000 traditional and non-traditional students attend classes during the day, evening, and on weekends on a campus that combines 232 acres of naturally-wooded landscape with modern facilities to meet students' academic, physical, and social needs.

Founded in 1948 as a two-year division of the Georgia Institute of Technology at the request of the Georgia Business and Industry Association, the University celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1998.  Over the years there have been many changes; among the most significant was the establishment of the institution as an independent college in the University System of Georgia.

The University offers associate, baccalaureate, and master's degree programs in a variety of technology and science-related fields through the Colleges of Technology and Arts and Sciences and the Schools of Architecture and Management.  Students have a wide range of choices from a two-year core curriculum associate degree in general studies to master of science programs in several fields.   Since its founding in 1948, the University has earned an exceptional reputation in the field of engineering technology.  Over the years, Southern Polytechnic has expanded and broadened its degree programs in some of the nation's fastest growing fields and offers a diverse Arts and Science curriculum.  The School of Architecture earned candidacy for its accreditation by the National Architecture Accrediting Board in less than two years, becoming the only institution offering a nationally accredited Bachelor of Architecture degree in Georgia.  Southern Polytechnic is an educational institution of "firsts."  In the fall of 1997, Southern Polytechnic stepped to the forefront of technological advances in education, becoming the first institution in Georgia to offer a full degree program over the Internet - the Master of Science in Quality Assurance.

Southern Polytechnic provides many learning opportunities beyond the classroom-professional student organizations; Greek organizations; the student newspaper, The Sting; intramural programs; honor societies; WGHR student radio station; and other activities and organizations, including intercollegiate athletics.

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