North Georgia College and State University (Dahlonega, Georgia)

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82 College Circle
Dahlonega, GA 30597
(706) 864-1400
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North Georgia College & State University is a military college, located in Dahlonega, Georgia. It was founded in 1873 as North Georgia Agricultural College, and was the first co-educational college in the state. It later became North Georgia College, then was given its current name by the Georgia Board of Regents in 1996. Specializing in leadership training and producing leaders since 1873, the university has been designated by the Georgia Board of Regents as The Leadership Institution of Georgia.

A prominent architectural feature of NGCSU is the gold leaf covered spire of one of the campus buildings (Price Memorial Building), which was the site of the Dahlonega branch of the United States Mint from 1838–1861. Dahlonega was a major gold rush town in the 1830s.

Perhaps the most notable feature of NGSCU is its military program. Since its inception, the college has required undergraduate resident males to participate in the corps of cadets, known as the "Boar's Head Brigade" (the corps is optional for resident undergraduate females and all commuting or graduate students). The school also has a large US Army ROTC program. Life in the cadet corps helps better prepare ROTC candidates for a military career, and cadets are required to take courses leading to a military science minor. However, cadets are not required to sign ROTC contracts or enter the military at any point. A great number of cadets are members of the US Army Reserve and Georgia Army National Guard, either in furtherance of military careers, or as a requirement of military scholarships.