junior college  history and athletic information

 Darton College is a 2 year member school of the University System of Georgia, situated in Albany (pop. one hundred thousand), the hub of southwest Georgia, surrounded by rural cotton, peanut and pecan farms.
The College prides itself on the success of it's students, as measured by the School's 2 year graduates' high pass rates on state licensing tests and the success of those students after transferring to 4 year universities.

There are seventy three 2 year transfer and career associate degrees. In addition the College offers distance learning courses through local Channel nineteen telecasts, web-based instruction, GSAMS video-conferencing, and at selected regional sites off the main campus. Darton College is a recognized leader in state core curriculum courses and distance learning initiatives.

Over 1/2 of the area's high-school graduates select Darton College, and approx. fifty percent of Darton's 4,126 students are under the age of Twenty four. Day students tend to be younger than the more non-traditional evening students.

Darton College has by far the largest intercollegiate sports program in the state of Georgia. The college is a member institution of the National Junior College Athletic Association and competes in region XVII and also competes for national NJCAA titles.