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Albany State University

Albany State University (ASU) was founded in 1903 as the Albany Bible and Manual Training Institution by Joseph Winthrop Holley. The institution provided religious and industrial education for African Americans in southwest Georgia. ASU is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university (HBCU) located in Albany, Georgia. It is one of three HBCU’s in the University System of Georgia.

Albany State offers more than 30 undergraduate degree programs and six advanced degrees. The university also offers the Board of Regents’ engineering transfer program and the dual degree program in engineering with Georgia Tech.