History
| 1903 | Established as the Albany Bible and Manual Training Institute |
| 1917 | Became a state-supported, two year, agricultural and teacher training college and renamed to The Georgia Normal and Agricultural College |
| 1932 | Became a part of the University System of Georgia |
| 1943 | Granted four-year status and renamed to Albany State College |
| 1981 | First graduate program established |
| 1996 | Name changed to Albany State University. |
Read more about this topic: Albany State University
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)
“The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man’s right to his body, or woman’s right to her soul.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
“Don’t you realize that this is a new empire? Why, folks, there’s never been anything like this since creation. Creation, huh, that took six days, this was done in one. History made in an hour. Why it’s a miracle out of the Old Testament!”
—Howard Estabrook (1884–1978)