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An education specialist degree also is available. The University offers bachelor's degrees in more than 50 majors - education, business administration and agriculture are particularly popular - as well as master's degrees in education and counseling. About one-third of students live on campus, and 85 percent attend college full-time. The average age is 24 for undergraduates and 33 for graduate students. Ninety-four percent of the student body is African American. The university's 3,000 plus students represent 130 of Georgia's 159 counties, more than 30 states and about 10 international countries. It became Fort Valley State University in June 1996 and has played a great role in Fort Valley's resurgence. The Fort Valley High and Industrial School, chartered in 1895, and the State Teachers and Agricultural College of Forsyth, founded in 1902, were consolidated in 1939 to form Fort Valley State College. Its 1,365-acre campus is the second largest (in acreage) public university in the state. The only 1890 land grant school in Georgia, Fort Valley State University is a comprehensive institution providing an educational experience of exceptional quality.
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