University of West Georgia

University of West Georgia
motto	Go West
founding	1906
Sponsorship	state
place	Carrollton , Georgia , United States
president	Kyle Marrero
Students	11,769
University sports	NCAA Division II
Website	www.westga.edu

The University of West Georgia (also called UWG or West Georgia ) is a state university in Carrollton in the US state of Georgia , about 80 km west of Atlanta . It is part of the University System of Georgia . The college was founded in 1906 . There are currently 10,200 students enrolled here.

She has the only Honors College in Georgia.

history

The University of West Georgia was founded in 1906 as the Fourth District Agricultural and Mechanical School . In 1933 it was renamed West Georgia College . In 1971 the number of students rose to 6,000.

Sports

The Georgia West sports teams are the Wolves . The university is a member of the Gulf South Conference (Eastern Division) .

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University of West Georgia

33.572008 -85.098209Coordinates: 33 ° 34 ′ 19.2 " N , 85 ° 5 ′ 53.6" W.


Research universities	Georgia Institute of Technology • Georgia Regents University • Georgia State University • University of Georgia
Regional universities	Georgia Southern University • Kennesaw State University • University of West Georgia • Valdosta State University
State Universities	Albany State University • Armstrong Atlantic State University • Clayton State University • Columbus State University • Fort Valley State University • Georgia College & State University • Georgia Southwestern State University • University of North Georgia • Savannah State University • Southern Polytechnic State University
Private universities	American Intercontinental University • Argosy University • Brenau University • Clark Atlanta University • Emory University • Life University • Mercer University • Oglethorpe University • Oxford College of Emory University • Point University • Reinhardt University • Shorter University • South University • Thomas University