Georgia College Athletics' 11 teams compete in the NCAA Division II Peach Belt Conference.

Its emphasis at the time was largely vocational, and its major task was to prepare young women for teaching or industrial careers.

In 1917, in keeping with economic and cultural changes in the state, Georgia Normal and Industrial College was authorized to grant 4-year degrees, the first of which was awarded in 1921.

The campus contains buildings of red brick and white Corinthian columns, representative of those constructed during the pre-Civil War Antebellum period, when Milledgeville was the capital of Georgia.

[14] Most of the university's residence halls are located a block from central campus along with the sports complex, called the Centennial Center.

In addition, GC operates a large recreational area on Lake Laurel (approximately 5 minutes from the central campus) which is used by students in the university's Environmental Science and Outdoor Education programs.

Senator Paul Coverdell, whose career included serving as director of the Peace Corps when the Berlin Wall fell.