On Tuesday the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents approved a plan to merge Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College, laying the groundwork for what would be the system’s largest institution. Consolidation has been a favorite strategy of system leaders, who have now approved six campus mergers in three years, as a response to declining levels of state funding.
Below is a graphic to give you a sense of the scope and rapid clip of the mergers.
The dates below represent the dates of final approval, or expected final approval. The 2013 category portrays the actual enrollment sizes of the merged institutions. For 2015 and 2016 they are estimates.
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