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), a two-year college, is one of the largest, residential state colleges in Georgia with a Fall 2008 enrollment of almost 3,700 students. Over 1,300 students live on campus.

• Because of its depth of programs, the college attracts students from 154 Georgia counties, 12 other states, and nine countries. Nursing is the largest single major at Abraham Baldwin with over 700 students taking classes for their associate degree, aiming for Registered Nurse (R.N.) status.

• There are 55 programs of study in the two-year curriculum. Students at the college choose from 40 transfer programs, which transfer without loss of credit to other units of the University System of Georgia, or the 15 majors in the career technological program, which are designed to be completed after two years of study. Persons who want to upgrade their skills or acquire expertise in a particular area of study can enroll in six one-year certificate programs.

• 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.” 400 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 has an economic impact on the Tifton area of more than $81.2 million.