SACSCOC Decennial

SACSCOC Reaffirmation of Accreditation 2026

South Georgia State College (SGSC) completed the on-site phase of its reaffirmation of accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), with the visiting committee finding SGSC in full compliance with all standards, marking a significant achievement in the institution’s ongoing commitment to academic excellence and continuous improvement.

From October 20–23, 2025, the SACSCOC On-Site Reaffirmation Committee visited SGSC’s Douglas, Waycross, and Valdosta locations to verify compliance with accreditation standards and to review the College’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) – a required, multi-year initiative that a college designs to measurably improve student learning and/or the learning environment through focused, institution-wide actions.

Accreditation is intended to reassure constituents and the general public about the quality and integrity of higher education institutions and programs and assist those institutions and programs in improving. These results are obtained through rigorous internal and external review processes that assess the institution against a common set of standards.

Accreditation by SACSCOC is a statement of the institution's continuing commitment to integrity and its capacity to provide effective programs and services based on agreed-upon accreditation standards.

Accreditation History

South Georgia College, Douglas, Georgia (accredited by SACSCOC in 1934), merged with Waycross College, Waycross, Georgia (accredited by SACSCOC in 1978), to form South Georgia State College in 2012. SACSCOC's reaffirmation of accreditation was granted in 2016.