Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Institution Overview

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s goal is to contribute to a better-educated Georgia. To that end, it engages in a comprehensive planning and assessment process, enabling it to build upon its strengths and correct weaknesses. The College’s faculty, staff, and administration are committed to excellence in preparing students to be informed, productive citizens in the Twenty-First century.

• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC), is a State College in the University System of Georgia with a Fall 2009 enrollment of almost 3,400 students. Over 1,200 students live on the Tifton campus.

• Because of its depth of programs, the college attracts students from 152 Georgia counties, 17 other states, and 11 countries. The School of Agriculture and Natural Resources is the largest school of study on campus. Nursing is the largest single major at ABAC with over 700 students taking classes for their associate degrees, aiming for Registered Nurse (R.N.) status.

• Bachelor¹s degrees with concentrations in a variety of different areas of study are offered on the ABAC campus. Programs include Rural Studies, Diversified Agriculture, Turfgrass and Golf Course Management, Natural Resource Management and Biology.

• There are 48 programs of study in the two-year curriculum. Students at the college choose from 39 transfer programs, which transfer without loss of credit to other units of the University System of Georgia, or the nine majors in the career technological program, which are designed to be completed after two years of study.

• In 1987, ABAC expanded its scope to include classes in Moultrie, Ga., at a location in the center of downtown called “ABAC on the Square.” Over 300 students now attend classes there.

• ABAC has joined with Macon State College, Valdosta State University, Georgia Southwestern State University, and the University of Georgia to offer undergraduate and graduate degree classes leading to other bachelor’s and master’s degrees without students ever leaving Tifton. Students take freshman and sophomore level classes from Abraham Baldwin and then junior and senior level classes from the other colleges and universities.

• ABAC has the third largest continuing education program in the University System. The Public Service and Business Outreach Center touches thousands of people on an annual basis.

• ABAC had an economic impact of more than $73.6 million during FY 2010.