Four Georgia colleges add "state" to name

Four of Georgia's traditional two-year colleges will add the word "state" to their names to reflect that they now offer limited four-year degrees, under action the State Board of Regents took Wednesday.

The new names are: Atlanta Metropolitan State College, Darton State College, East Georgia State College and Georgia Perimeter State College.

The regents instructed the schools to "be judicious" in making the change to manage costs. When the regents approved a name change for Georgia Health Sciences University President Ricardo Azziz estimated it would cost about $2.5 million, with the largest expense going to new signs.