Bainbridge College is a 2-year, Community College in the University System of Georgia. For more than 30 years, Bainbridge College has provided higher education to the residents of southwest Georgia. The College is among the fastest growing in the State of Georgia, enjoying a 52 percent increase in enrollment since Fall 2001. The college’s campus is located on 173 acres (0.70 km) of land just inside the city limits on U.S. Highway 84 East. The College is a community institution with on-campus residence facilities. A separate campus in Blakely is Bainbridge College Early County (which was built in 1999 as Albany Technical College. The Early County Satellite Center was bought by Bainbridge College in 2006). Students commute from the nearby towns of Attapulgus, Blakely, Brinson, Cairo, Camilla, Climax, Colquitt, Donalsonville, Iron City, Pelham, Thomasville, and Whigham. With the inclusion of Gadsden County to the College's service area, students from neighboring Florida communities also attend the College as in-state students.