Kennesaw State University, also referred to as KSU, Kennesaw, or Kennesaw State, is a public, coeducational, comprehensive university that is part of the University System of Georgia. The university's main campus is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of Atlanta. KSU also holds classes at the Cobb Galleria Centre, Dalton State College, Appalachian Technical College and Dallas. A current enrollment of 23,452 students makes KSU the third largest university in Georgia, trailing only the University of Georgia and Georgia State University. The university is well known for academic programs in business, education, nursing and Criminal Justice. The university has undergone a number of changes in name (and mission) over its relatively short existence. The university was officially founded on October 9, 1963, when the Georgia Board of Regents approved the establishment of a junior college tentatively to be named Cobb County Junior College. In December 1964, Horace Sturgis was designated to serve as the future college's first president.