Tift College

Founded in 1849, the college ceased operations in 1987, after being merged with Mercer University in nearby Macon, Georgia.

The facility is known as State Offices South at Tift College (SOSTC).

Tift College was founded in 1849 as the Forsyth Female Collegiate Institute.

The program honors a select group of young women at Mercer with scholarships and inclusion in one of the university's most distinguished scholastic organizations.

In 2006, the governor announced plans to use the Forsyth campus for the headquarters of the Georgia Department of Corrections.