Dalton State College

We are excited that you have joined the Dalton State family and made the decision to live on campus! Every year, Mashburn Hall welcomes over 300 students to their “home away from home.” The on-campus experience is not meant to be just professors, textbooks, classes, homework, and exams. It’s an exploration of something new and a discovery of yourself and others. #WelcomeHome

Dalton State College is dedicated to providing broad access to quality higher education for the population of Northwest Georgia, thereby enhancing the region’s economic vitality and quality of life.As an institution of the University System of Georgia, Dalton State College offers targeted bachelor's degrees, a full range of associate's degrees and career certificate programs, and a wide variety of public service activities.The College’s work is strengthened by partnerships between the College and Northwest Georgia businesses and industries, governments, and schools.

Dalton State College provides a diverse student population with opportunities to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to attain affordable baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees, and certificates and to reach their personal and professional goals. Through challenging academics and rich collegiate experiences, we promote lifelong learning, active leadership, and positive contributions in Northwest Georgia and beyond.

Dalton State College will be recognized as a first-choice destination college dedicated to the transformative power of education. By challenging all students to reach their full potential, we will nurture, inspire, and empower a diverse community of scholars in an accessible, learning-centered, and service-oriented environment. As an exceptional place to learn, work, and teach, Dalton State College will cultivate leaders who proudly serve and improve our community and our world.

The Office of Institutional Research and Planning reports directly to the president and works closely with senior-level administrators and deans to provide college-wide leadership and direction in the areas of strategic planning, institutional research, assessment, and effectiveness. The Office provides management information and analytical support for institutional planning and policy decision making in the College’s quest for continuous improvement. The Office thus conducts research; provides analysis; and generates, interprets, and disseminates data on student enrollment and achievement, academic programs and support services, faculty and staff, finance, facilities, and other reports on an ad hoc basis.

Our student-centered approach at Dalton State begins during the admissions process, as our counselors will work one-on-one with prospective students and their families to navigate the admissions and financial aid processes. Together, we’ll make sure you know what is required to ensure all your papers are signed, all your qualified funding is secured, and all your questions are answered.

All students are invited to apply for scholarships from the Dalton State Foundation. Last year, the Foundation awarded 154 scholarships totaling more than $250,000. Plus, 58% of our students receive some form of need-based financial support. With our already low tuition and fees, even a modest grant or scholarship can go a long way at Dalton State.

While tuition prices and average student loan debt is skyrocketing at most four-year schools, Dalton State remains committed to offering an outstanding value – a great education at an affordable cost. We believe the most important investment is the one we make in you, not the other way around.

Dalton State College provides a diverse student population with opportunities to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to attain affordable baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees, and certificates and to reach their personal and professional goals. Through challenging academics and rich collegiate experiences, we promote lifelong learning, active leadership, and positive contributions in Northwest Georgia and beyond.

The Department of Health and Wellness provides high quality recreation and wellness activities, fitness, counseling, and health care services to promote personal growth and the lifelong physical and emotional well-being of our students.

The Counseling Center exists to holistically support the individual student and the campus community. The Counseling Center is committed to promote intellectual, emotional, occupational, social, cultural, moral, and professional growth and development. Central to our mission and daily practice is a commitment to confidentiality, upholding ethical behavior, and providing counseling based on current research and proven standards. We also hold a strong commitment to social justice through creating awareness and action in our campus community and beyond.

Services are provided in order to enable students to overcome difficulties, which interfere with learning or interpersonal behavior and development. Counseling often addresses the immediate difficulty, and working on developing a process that enables students to acquire a healthier way of coping with stress and/or problems.

Outreach programming focuses on wellness and the developmental needs of students in order to maximize the potential of all students and to help them reap the most benefit from their academic experience. Focus may also be on raising awareness and promoting action for social justice issues. There may be presentations, workshops, services as requested by classroom instructors, student organizations, and other groups. Issues addressed may include self-understanding, healthy relationships, suicide prevention, etc.

The Counseling Center Staff, as applied behavioral scientists, work with students, faculty, and staff in order to make the environment as beneficial as possible to the intellectual, emotional, social, moral, and physical development of all students and to help them become more informed and able to solve problems of concern to them.