Armstrong State University
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Former names
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Armstrong Atlantic State University Armstrong State College Armstrong College of Savannah Armstrong Junior College |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1935 |
| President | Linda M. Bleicken |
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Academic staff
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292 |
| Students | 7,294 |
| Location |
Savannah, Georgia, Georgia, U.S. 31°58′44″N 81°09′36″W / 31.979°N 81.160°WCoordinates: 31°58′44″N 81°09′36″W / 31.979°N 81.160°W |
| Campus |
urban 268 acres (1.08 km2) |
| Colors | Maroon & Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II, |
| Nickname | Pirates |
| Mascot | Captain George |
| Affiliations | Peach Belt Conference |
| Website | www |
Armstrong State University is a four-year public university, part of the University System of Georgia. It is located on a 268-acre (1.08 km2) campus on the residential southside of Savannah, Georgia, United States. The campus is approximately fifteen minutes from downtown Savannah and 25 miles (40 km) from Tybee Island beaches. Armstrong offers undergraduate and graduate degrees; it has a student enrollment of approximately 7,000 students, including close to 1,000 graduate students.
Armstrong was founded in 1935 by Thomas Gamble, mayor of Savannah, as Armstrong Junior College. The institution expanded into a four-year university in 1964.
Fielding athletic teams known as the Armstrong Pirates, the university competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Peach Belt Conference. Armstrong's official colors are maroon and gold.
Armstrong State University was founded as Armstrong Junior College in 1935 by Mayor Thomas Gamble. Gamble pursued the issue during the height of the Great Depression to benefit Savannah's youth and the community, as well aid in stimulating the local economy. The college was originally located in the historic Armstrong House adjacent to Forsyth Park in downtown Savannah. The mansion was given to the city as a gift from the family of George F. Armstrong, a local businessman involved in the shipping industry. The college eventually grew to encompass six buildings in the Forsyth and Monterey Square areas of Savannah.
In 1959, Armstrong College of Savannah became part of the University System of Georgia as a community college, and in 1964 the Board of Regents conferred four-year status on Armstrong State College.Donald Livingston and the Mills B. Lane Foundation provided the college 250 acres of land on the southwest side of Savannah. Eight buildings were constructed on the property and the college moved from the Armstrong House downtown to the suburban location in January 1966.
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