College of Coastal Georgia
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Former names
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Brunswick College Brunswick Junior College Coastal Georgia Community College |
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| Type | State College |
| Established | 1961 |
| President | Dr. Greg Aloia |
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Academic staff
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598 |
| Undergraduates | 3,500 |
| Location | Brunswick, Georgia, USA |
| Colors | Royal Blue and gray |
| Nickname | Mariners |
| Affiliations | SSAC (NAIA) |
| Website | www.ccga.edu |
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The College of Coastal Georgia (also known as CCGA) is a public college located at historical Brunswick, Georgia, United States and the surrounding historical Golden Isles. The College was established in 1961 and opened in 1964, making it one of Georgia's newest state colleges. The college transitioned from a two-year community college into a four-year comprehensive institution and conferred its first baccalaureate degrees on May 7, 2011.
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia established the college, originally known as Brunswick College, in 1961 with Brunswick and Glynn County citizens providing a $1 million bond issue for construction of buildings and purchase of land. The college opened in 1964 and shortly after changed its name to Brunswick Junior College in 1965. The college continued expanding the academic facilities on the college's 193-acre (0.78 km2) campus through the late 1960s and 1970s. In 1972 the college added technical programs in addition to the traditional junior college programs and offered both associate programs in higher education and postsecondary technical and adult programs until 2008.
In 1986 the University System of Georgia Board of Regents created the Brunswick Center Consortium composed of Brunswick Junior College, Armstrong State University, and Georgia Southern University. As part of the consortium the two universities provided the college's students with opportunities to begin schooling at the community college and complete education in one of seven bachelor's degree programs and seven graduate degree programs through one of the two universities. In 1988 the college name reverted to Brunswick College after the Board of Regents voted to drop "Junior" from the names of all state two-year colleges.
During the late 1980s and 1990s the college grew into a comprehensive community college, offering over 39 associate degrees, 21 vocational and technical certificate programs. The Board of Regents authorized the creation of the Camden Center location in Kingsland in response to growing populations in expanding population of Camden County. The college transformed the former Kingsland Elementary School into the extension location and opened the facility in January 1993. The center offers general education transfer and vocational/technical programs. In 1996 Brunswick College changed its name to Coastal Georgia Community College. In 2004 the Kingsland location moved into the a new facility in Kingsland and became known as The Camden Center at The Lakes.
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