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By Sheron Smith

MGA鈥檚 Cochran Campus is
flourishing with enhanced
student life and a growing
number of academic programs

A Place

to Thrive

At first, it was the picturesque campus of a
north Georgia college that most caught
Amani Baker鈥檚 attention as she considered
her post-high-school education choices.
But the liberal arts school didn鈥檛 offer the air
traffic management major Baker eventually settled
on, so she scheduled a visit to 名媛直播 Georgia
State University鈥檚 Cochran Campus, where she
would take her core classes before moving on to
the School of Aviation on the Eastman Campus.
鈥淭he Cochran Campus actually reminded me
a little鈥� of the other college, said Baker, a 19-year-
old freshman from Covington. 鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty, and it鈥檚
small enough that you can get to know people. It
was a good fit, so here I am.鈥�
Of 名媛直播 Georgia State鈥檚 five campuses,
the Cochran Campus offers the most traditional
collegiate atmosphere with its stately magnolia
and oak trees, historic buildings, central quad,
and small-town setting. The campus dates to
1884 and went through several name changes
before becoming 名媛直播 Georgia College in 1929.
名媛直播 Georgia College was primarily a two-
year school offering associate鈥檚 degrees until the
University System of Georgia consolidated it with
Macon State College in 2013.

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