Fort Valley State University

A Message from the President

Welcome to Fort Valley State University! Here, amid the gently rolling hills of Middle Georgia’s beautiful Peach County, we have committed to embracing our students’ dreams for their futures. Acting with the combined strength of our outstanding faculty, a determined staff, and a supportive community- we’re determined to help make their dreams come true.

Ours may not be the largest or most expensive school in Georgia and the South, but it is the school that builds upon more than a century’s heritage of success. We reach out to every individual student to offer them opportunities, to spur their initiative, and to inspire real and lasting achievement.

This Web site furnishes you with the ability to visit Fort Valley State from a distance, but do not stop at that. Come see our campus and witness first hand the excitement that we here at the university feel for teaching and for the future. Come visit your new home.

Sincerely,
Dr. Larry E. Rivers

A Living Legacy

Founded over 100 years ago, Fort Valley State University embraces a history that weaves together African-American culture, a commitment to personal and intellectual growth and a deep sense of community. What students of every era have found here is unequaled leadership across a wide scope of programs. Our status as a land-grant university has led to remarkable innovations in agriculture and related fields. Our acclaimed Biology Department and Chemistry departments help Fort Valley State University send more students of African descent to medical and dental school than any other state school in Georgia. And our comprehensive liberal arts curriculum continues to set new standards of excellence.

A Proud Tradition

With an enrollment near 2,500, our school is the perfect size for building lifelong ties that go beyond race and background - ties that are based on a shared love of learning and thirst for personal growth. We’re family here. Everyone belongs. Our more than 70 student organizations and activities range from a thriving sorority and fraternity system to conference-leading athletic teams, from honor societies to student government. Fort Valley State University’s stately campus is the ideal environment for one-on-one learning, but we also encourage connections to the world around us, both near and far - through close ties with local communities and study abroad programs that trace ancestral bonds halfway around the globe.

Accreditation

Fort Valley State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA, 30033-4097, 404-679-4501, to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s and specialist degrees.