Atlanta Metropolitan State College is a

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Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

. It is part of the

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History

In June 1965, the University System of Georgia authorized the creation of a

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in the

Atlanta metropolitan area Metro Atlanta, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan statistical area, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the sixt ...

. A location was selected adjacent to the Atlanta Area Technical School and construction began in 1973, finishing the subsequent year. The construction cost an estimated $2 million. Classes began in September 1974 with an initial enrollment of 504 students. The institution was originally known as Atlanta Junior College. The name was changed in 1988 to Atlanta Metropolitan College. In 2012, the institution began offering four-year degree programs. In the same year, the institution adopted its current name in recognition of its new status as state college.

Notable people

Alumni

* Jabari Smith, American basketball player * Keisha Waites, American politician *

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, Nigerian politician and businessman * Dontell Jefferson, American basketball player *

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, American politician

Faculty and employees

* Akinyele Umoja, American educator and author * Jabari Simama, American educator * Darryl Watson, American basketball player * Jim Alexander, American photographer * Jean Childs Young, American educator and civil rights activist

References

External links

Official website
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