College of Coastal Georgia

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia established the college, originally known as Brunswick College, in 1961 with Brunswick and Glynn County citizens providing a $1 million bond issue for construction of buildings and purchase of land. The college opened in 1964 and shortly after changed its name to Brunswick Junior College in 1965. The college continued expanding the academic facilities on the college's campus through the late 1960s and 1970s. On May 7, 2011, the college conferred the first ever baccalaureate degrees. In March 2011, it was announced that the House Appropriations Committee of Georgia approved $7.6 million for a classroom and laboratory building, known as the Correll Teacher Education and Learning Center (CTELC). Opened in January 2013, the new building is connected to the Jones Science Building and Academic Commons North and the two older buildings were renovated as part of the project. In 2023, the Georgia State Legislature approved a $16 million project to expand the Hugh and Miriam Nunnally Health and Sciences building on the Brunswick campus. The groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion took place on June 10, 2025. In April 2024, a ground breaking ceremony was held for the Performing Arts Center which will be located on the south side of campus. The project had been on and off again for years due to financial issues and the COVID pandemic. Presidents • Earl F. Hargett, 1964-1968 • John W. Teel, 1968-1990 • Michelle Johnston, 2018–2024 • Johnny L. Evans, 2024–present == Campus ==

Coastal Georgia's main campus is located in Brunswick, Ga, and runs north and south, parallel to Altama Avenue. It consists of a pedestrian mall and a large outdoor square in the middle flanked by Mariner Way in the south, College Drive in the north, and a parking lot on the east side of campus. The Miriam & Hugh Nunnally Health and Science Building and the Gould Memorial Library lie on the south end while the Campus Center and the Academic Commons North are on the north end. The most southern building is the Southeast Georgia Conference Center and the most northern is the Howard Coffin Building and one of the two parking lots. The only buildings on the east side of campus, beyond the other of the two parking lots, are the Student Activity Center and two residence halls, Lakeside Village and Mariner Village. Camden Center The Regents authorized a satellite location to serve Camden County residents in 1992 and classes began in the former Kingsland Elementary School in 1993. A new permanent facility, the Camden Center, opened in 2004. The facility is 101,000 square feet contains; a 270-seat auditorium, classroom, and labs. The director of the Camden Center is Joseph Lodmell. == Academics ==

The College of Coastal Georgia is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and has had continuous accreditation since 1967. The college offers various majors and areas of study and confers associate degrees and bachelor's degrees from its three schools: • School of Arts and Sciences • School of Business and Public Management • School of Nursing and Health Sciences == Athletics ==

The Coastal Georgia athletic teams are called the Mariners. The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Sun Conference (formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) until after the 2007–08 school year) since the 2017–18 academic year. The Mariners previously competed in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC; formerly known as Georgia–Alabama–Carolina Conference (GACC) until after the 2003–04 school year) from 2012 to 2013 (after becoming a full member of the NAIA following the one-year provisional period) to 2016–17. Coastal Georgia competes in eight intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, golf and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, golf, softball, tennis and volleyball. Until 2011, the college competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and as a member of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA). As part of the college's transformation from a two-year junior college to a four-year institution, Coastal Georgia applied for membership in the NAIA after exploring option to join the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The college also began expanding athletics in 2010 with the additions of men's and women's golf and tennis for the 2010–2011 academic year, in which both golf programs placed in the top-10 nationally in the NJCAA championship tournament. The men's golf program won back-to-back NAIA national championships in 2014 and 2015. ==Notable students==

• Eban Hyams (born 1981), Indian-born Australian professional basketball player • Mike Hodges (politician), Georgia State Senator • Gabby O'Sullivan, Australian basketball player and Australian rules footballer • Frankie King, American basketball player • Sólrún Inga Gísladóttir, Icelandic basketball player • Joe Cravens, American college basketball coach • Kostas Ezomo, Greek basketball player == Notes ==