Dalton State - Dalton, GA - Universities and Colleges on Waymarking.com

Dalton State College is in NW Georgia, west of I-75, the main N-W road thru the city. It is currently a four-year undergraduate college that has an enrollment of over 5,000 students. The campus offers walking/running trails for recreation in the nearby woods.

From wiki:

The college was founded as Dalton Junior College in July 1963 and opened in September 1967 offering programs designed to provide the first two years of college work for students preparing to transfer to four-year degree granting institutions. The addition of a technical division in 1976 enabled the school to serve students wishing to develop work skills at the certificate or associate degree level. In 1987, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia removed the word "Junior" from the college's name and it became Dalton College.

In 1998, the University System of Georgia changed the college's name to Dalton State College and upgraded it to four-year status. Dalton State began offering its first bachelor's programs that year, all in business and technology.

In 2009, Dalton State opened an extended campus in Ellijay called the Dalton State Gilmer County Center and had over 200 students enrolled for the spring semester. Dalton State also opened its first on-campus residential housing, Dalton State at Wood Valley.

Today, Dalton State College offers baccalaureate degrees in accounting, biology, chemistry, communication,criminal justice, early childhood education, English, history, interdisciplinary studies, management, management information systems, marketing systems, mathematics, operations management, psychology, social work, and technology management. The college also offers 22 associate degree and several certificate programs.

The Dalton State Athletics program, known as the Roadrunners, began in 2012 and is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). It consists of men's and women's golf, women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's track and field, and men's basketball. The men's basketball team won the NAIA National Championship in 2015.

According to wikipedia, here's how the school got its nickname:

The Dalton State mascot is the roadrunner. When the college became a four-year college, all students commuted to school due to the fact that Dalton State did not offer on campus housing. This led to the nickname of the Roadrunners.

Name: Dalton State College Location/Address: 650 College Dr. Dalton, GA USA 30720 Phone Number: (706) 272-4436 Web Site: [Web Link] Type of School: Undergraduate School (usually four years) School Affiliation: Public -- State/Provincial/etc. Date Founded: 1963 Enrollment: 5,000-6,000 Nicknames/Mascots: Roadrunners School Colors: Blue and Silver Location of GPS Coordinates: Dalton State College Library School Motto: Not listed

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