Dalton State College
Tel:
(706) 272-4436
- Dalton State College serves Northwest Georgia by offering associate, certificate, and targeted baccalaureate programs of study as well as a wide variety of public service and continuing education activities. Located at the center of the greatest concentration of carpet production in the world, the College is a comprehensive institution, one of only two in the University System authorized to offer a full range of technical programs in addition to the traditional pre-baccalaureate curricula and targeted baccalaureate offerings which meet workforce development needs of the Northwest Georgia area. Through direct and technological collaboration with neighboring technical institutes and other colleges and universities on the one hand, and outreach and cooperation with local preschool, primary, and secondary systems on the other, Dalton State College acts as an educational broker to meet the needs of business and industry and to provide opportunities for all persons within its service area to live self-fulfilling and productive lives.
School Highlights
Dalton State College serves 5,118 students (62% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 28:1 is lower than the state community college average of 30:1.
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 58%.
Top Rankings
Dalton State College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Georgia for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 180 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Dalton State College | (GA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields | Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | At least 2 years but < 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 180 staff | 94 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Chartered in 1963 as the 24th member institution of the University System of Georgia, Dalton State has steadily grown in size and breadth to meet the educational needs of Northwest Georgia. Currently enrolling more than 4200 students from Georgia, Tennessee, and 35 nations, DSC offers a wide variety of one and two-year technical programs, and an equally broad array of two-year transfer associate degree programs. But the biggest recent development has been the addition of a focused group of bachelor's degrees, designed to meet the high priority needs of the region. Today, Dalton State College offers baccalaureate degrees in Early Childhood Education, Social Work, Management, Marketing Systems, Management Information Systems, Technology Management, Industrial Operations Management,Accounting, Biology and Mathematics. In conjunction with our academic programs, DSC offers many services that can help our students achieve success. An Academic and Career Enhancement Center, a Math Lab, a Writing Lab, an Evening and Extended Campus Office, an expanded and well-equipped Library, a variety of computer labs, and a full array of student clubs and organizations help provide a warm, personal, and invigorating climate for learning on our picturesque, well-maintained campus. And if a special purpose short course, workshop, or seminar is among your needs, our Center for Continuing Education offers over 400 such non-credit programs to more than 8,000 persons annually. Dalton State College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate and Bachelor's degrees.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Dalton State College is Northwestern Technical College (14.4 miles away).
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