University of West Georgia

The University of West Georgia celebrates its future as a dynamic and broad-based liberal arts state university that offers academic excellence and cultural enrichment on campus and throughout the community. Located just 45 minutes from Atlanta, the 100-year-old institution boasts a student enrollment of 10,000, a beautiful 400-acre campus and state of the art facilities. Our student’s success is our story.

The College of Arts and Sciences, the Richards College of Business and the College of Education offer 55 degrees at the bachelor's level, 33 at the master's level, 12 education specialist, two at the doctoral level and two at the post-masters certificate level.

The Princeton Review has continually recognized the degree programs and student satisfaction at UWG. The Richards College of Business is listed in the Best 282 Business Schools 2007 edition and UWG has been recognized in The Best Southeastern Colleges each year since 2004 and in the America’s Best Value Colleges publication in 2007 and 2008.

West Georgia takes its mission of “Educational Excellence in a Personal Environment” seriously. In addition to the 104 programs of study in undergraduate and graduate classes, the university offers award-winning distance learning programs, evening and weekend classes, classes at the Newnan Center that includes a new MBA program; a degree program at Georgia Highlands College; the Advanced Academy of Georgia for high school students and an Honors College for gifted university students.

Through teaching, research and service, UWG is committed to improving the future for its students throughout the state of Georgia. For more information about the University of West Georgia, call the Office of Admissions at 678-839-4000 or visit our web site at www.westga.edu.

The Continuing Education and Public Services Department and the Leadership Training Center offer a variety of classes, seminars and workshops . The department recently hosted the first annual UWG Water Resources Conference this year. For more information, call 678-839-6611.

The UWG Small Business Development Center is located in the Richards College of Business and is one of 18 centers in the Georgia SBDC Network. Our professional business consultants at the UWG SBDC offer free, confidential services to companies seeking management, marketing, and financial advice. For more information, call 678-839-5082.