You may view President Sethna's Letter concerning our change of status for more information. The State University of West Georgia, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is a co-educational, residential liberal arts institution located in Carrollton.
Students come from most counties in Georgia, other states, and abroad.
Carrollton, about an hour's drive from Atlanta, is the county seat of Carroll County and one of Georgia's fastest growing industrial areas. Between 1906 and 1917, the State of Georgia established 12 district agricultural and mechanical schools. In 1939, the Board of Regents authorized West Georgia to add a three-year program in elementary education. In 1956, the institution was authorized to confer a B.S. degree in Education, making it a four-year senior college unit of the University System of Georgia. Two years later, West Georgia added baccalaureate degrees in English, history, and mathematics.