History of Middle Georgia State University
In early 2012, the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents recommended the consolidation of Macon State College, which was founded in 1968 in Macon, Ga., and Middle Georgia College, which was founded in 1884 in Cochran, Ga. The consolidation became official on January 8, 2013, creating Middle Georgia State College, a baccalaureate-granting institution with an enrollment of approximately 8,000 students. Dr. John Black was appointed interim president and served through 2013. In January of 2014, Dr. Christopher Blake became the first permanent President of Middle Georgia State College. On March 18, 2015, the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents approved the elevation of the institution to state university and changed its name to Middle Georgia State University, effective July 1, 2015.