Tift College

Tift College was founded in 1849 as the Forsyth Female Collegiate Institute. It was renamed Monroe College in 1857 and as Bessie Tift College in 1907 in honor of an alumna. In 1898, it became affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention. The name was shortened to Tift College in 1956.

Tift College merged with Mercer University in Macon, Georgia in 1986. Mercer and the Tift College Alumnae Association joined together to form a partnership to preserve the legacy of Tift College. In 1987 the college was closed by Mercer. The Mercer University Board of Trustees voted to change the name of its School of Education to the Tift College of Education to carry on the educational legacy of Tift College.

Over the years, Mercer has continued to maintain the heritage, identity and ideals of Tift College, most notably through the Tift College Scholars Program. The program honors a select group of young women at Mercer with scholarships and inclusion in one of the university's most distinguished scholastic organizations.

In 2006, the governor announced plans to use the Forsyth campus for the headquarters of the Georgia Department of Corrections.[http://www.gov.state.ga.us/press/2006/press1025.shtml "Governor Announces Relocation of Corrections Headquarters to Forsyth"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060924204956/http://www.gov.state.ga.us/press/2006/press1025.shtml |date=2006-09-24 }}, Press release, Georgia State Office of the Governor; Accessed June 10, 2006 After renovation of buildings for this purpose, the move took place in 2010.Morgan, Carly. "[https://archive.today/20120717131150/http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=71763&catid=153 Forsyth Prepares for Dept. of Corrections Arrival]." WMAZ. November 2009. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.

• Tift College of Education at Mercer University
• Tift College Scholars Program, for young women

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• "[https://web.archive.org/web/20060912054417/http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/tiftcollegehistmarker.htm Tift College State Historical Marker]," GeorgiaInfo

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120414221735/http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/NewsRoom/Publications/TiftPhotosAfter.html State Offices South at Tift College - After Photos] - Georgia Department of Corrections

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• https://web.archive.org/web/20140829082031/http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/NewsRoom/VideoLibrary/Video_Tift_Groundbreaking.htm
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060909080307/http://www2.mercer.edu/TiftCollege/Alumnae/board+of+directors.htm Tift College Alumnae Association]
• [http://www.mercer.edu/ Mercer University]
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