Gordon State College
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Seal of Gordon State College
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Former name
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Gordon Institute |
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| Motto | Where students flourish! |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1852 [The Male and Female Seminary] |
| Endowment | $9.5 million |
| President | Max Burns |
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Academic staff
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33.047378 |
| Students | 5,000 |
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Barnesville, Georgia, U.S. 33°02′50.6″N 84°09′04.8″W / 33.047389°N 84.151333°W |
| Colors | Navy blue, white, yellow |
| Nickname | Highlanders |
| Affiliations | University System of Georgia |
| Mascot | Highlander |
| Website | Gordon College |
Coordinates: 33°02′51″N 84°09′05″W / 33.047378°N 84.151339°W
Gordon State College, a state college in the University System of Georgia, is located in Barnesville, Georgia. Gordon State's college year is made up of three 15-week academic semesters: fall, spring and summer. Enrollment at Gordon State College for the 2010 fall semester was about 4,500 students, with around 800 living on campus. The college campus has 28 buildings and incorporates 125 acres (51 hectares), which includes an indoor swimming facility, ropes course, walking trail, basketball courts, tennis courts, soccer field and racquetball courts.
Gordon State College was founded in 1852 as The Male and Female Seminary, a private school for higher education of boys and girls. Though church-sponsored, it was not a seminary in the usual sense. During the American Civil War, boys were organized into a corps of cadets. Girls continued to attend but were never included in military programs.
In 1872, the school was renamed Gordon Institute to honor Georgia native, governor and former CSA General John B. Gordon, and its scope was extended to the elementary grades. In 1890, J.C. Woodward, who later founded Georgia Military Academy, was hired to start a military program.
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