UNGCOMPLETECOLLEGEGA

The University of North Georgia, as a member of the University System of Georgia, has developed an institutional plan to support the Complete College Georgia initiative. Complete College Georgia was announced by Gov. Nathan Deal as a statewide initiative in the wake of a 2011 study by Georgetown University that found Georgia will need to increase the percentage of its population with some level of college completion from a current 42 percent to 60 percent to meet projected workforce needs. The result is an ambitious goal of adding 250,000 postsecondary graduates to Georgia's workforce by 2020... The mission of the University of North Georgia emphasizes academic excellence, a student-focused environment, and distinction as a state leadership institution and The Military College of Georgia. With four campuses located across the northern region of the state, and through partnerships with local educational agencies, government, and industry, the new university is strategically situated to..