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the Cochran Campus after his dual-enrollment graduating high school. Many do, but Schuyler
classes are over for the day. He’s a member of the also takes pride in their success if they transfer to
high school’s cross-country and baseball teams. Georgia’s highest-tiered research universities or
He’s another student who hopes to attend elsewhere to complete bachelor’s degrees.
UGA, and Murkerson said he appreciates getting “MGA is recognized as an outstanding
an early taste of college through dual enrollment. feeder school by other universities,” she said.
“I love the freedom you have taking college “Our dual-enrollees who take four or more classes
classes,” he said. each semester are held to the exact same standards
Many dual-enrollment students at MGA also as any student at UGA or Georgia Tech. Our
love the support the University provides through faculty are superb instructors and our courses are
tutoring, study skills workshops, and other comparable to courses at those top-tier schools.”
services. Many dual-enrollment students end up being
“You can’t fail unless you just want to,” said some of MGA’s best recruiters, even if they
Johnson, the Rutland High senior. “There’s so themselves plan to transfer to other universities.
much help here you almost can’t take advantage “I’m committed to going out of town to
of all of it.” college but I tell my friends they should consider
Schuyler, the MGA admissions office Middle Georgia State if they are still thinking
representative, makes herself available to dual- about where to go,” Johnson said. “It’s beautiful,
enrollment students and their parents seven days the tuition is low, and the professors are
a week. She encourages the students to consider awesome.”
continuing on at Middle Georgia State after

Why Wait? Want to start college
while still in high school?

If you’ve never taken dual-enrollment courses at
MGA, contact Maggie Schuyler, assistant
director of Admissions, at (478) 471-2725 or
maggie.schuyler@mga.edu.

If you’re a continuing dual-enrollment student,
contact Brian Warren, coordinator of Dual Enrollment
at (478) 934-3177 or brian.warren@mga.edu.
Warren is also the primary contact for students and
parents specifically interested in Georgia Academy,
MGA’s residential program for dually enrolled
students that is based on the Cochran Campus.

www.mga.edu/dual-enrollment
www.mga.edu/georgia-academy

Some of Middle Georgia State’s current Georgia Academy students volunteered earlier this year to help out with tornado relief efforts
in Albany, Ga. Students of the Georgia Academy live on Middle Georgia State’s Cochran Campus and work on associate’s degrees while
simultaneously completing high school. On page 22 are some photos of successful Georgia Academy alumni who recently gathered in
Atlanta for a reunion hosted by MGA’s Alumni Affairs office. SUSAN COLLINS

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