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It all started with 136 acres next to
Interstate 75, and a community that had hoped for a
college since Joe Brown University came and went in the
late 1800s. The vision was realized in July 1963, when
Dalton State College was chartered as Dalton Junior
College by the Board of Regents of the University System
of Georgia. Dalton Junior College opened as the 24th
unit of the University System of Georgia, which
currently consists of 35 units.
Over the next several
years, Whitfield County issued bonds to raise funds, a
site was selected within the city limits of Dalton, and
five buildings were slated for construction. When the
College opened in September of 1967, four of those were
complete: the administration/library building (now
Westcott Hall), a classroom/science building (now
Sequoya Hall), a general purpose student services
building (now Pope Student Center), and the
Maintenance/Warehouse building. The health and physical
education building (now Bandy Gymnasium) was completed
in February 1968.
Once the original buildings were
complete, additional facilities followed almost
immediately. Gignilliat Memorial Hall, a general purpose
classroom building, was completed in 1970. A new library
was occupied in 1972. The library has since been named
for Dr. Derrell C. Roberts, former President of the
College. Major additions to the Pope Student Center,
Westcott Hall, and the Maintenance/Warehouse building
were completed between 1973 and 1975. The Technical
Education Building opened in 1979, and a major addition
to Sequoya Hall was completed in 1989. Ribbon-cutting
for the Liberal Arts Building took place during fall
semester 1999; the building was named in 2001 for
Shirley and Alan Lorberbaum ñ former residents of Dalton
and believers in the importance of education. An
addition to the Roberts Library was completed in 2002.
The construction of the James E. Brown Center for
Continuing Education was completed in 2006.
From an
enrollment of 524 in fall 1967, the student body of the
College grew to more than 3,000 in fall 1994 and more
than 5,000 by 2009. A highly qualified faculty helps
students achieve baccalaureate degrees, prepare for
advanced degrees at other colleges and universities, and
attain careers in business, education, health, service,
technical, and vocational fields. Developmental programs
and counseling services have always been integral
components of the College's comprehensive programming.
The accreditation of Dalton College by the Commission on
Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools to award the associate degree has been
continuous since 1969. In 1987, the Board of Regents of
the University System of Georgia deleted Junior from the
name of the College. The mission and purpose of Dalton
College changed in fall 1998 to include focused
baccalaureate offerings, and the name of the College was
changed to Dalton State College on November 11, 1998, at
the meeting of the Board of Regents on the College
campus.
Today, Dalton State College offers baccalaureate
degrees in Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, Criminal
Justice, Early Childhood Education, English, History,
Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing
Systems, Mathematics, Operations Management, Social
Work, and Technology Management.
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