LaGrange College is a private college in LaGrange, Georgia. Founded in 1831 as a female educational institution, LaGrange is the oldest private college in Georgia. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers more than 55 academic and pre-professional programs, including graduate degrees in education. History On December 26, 1831, the charter for LaGrange Female Academy was granted by the Georgia Legislature. Most of the Creek Indians had been removed from the LaGrange area six years before, and relocated to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. At the time, the only other college in the state was Franklin College, now the University of Georgia. The college began as a women's academy (high-school level), housed in a large white building down the street from where the current campus was developed. A few years later, in 1851, the institution moved to its present location on "the Hill," the highest geographical point in the city of LaGrange. In 1847, the school was renamed as LaGrange Female Institute, and the charter was amended to allow the school the power to confer degrees. The name was changed to LaGrange Female College in 1851, with the adoption of a four-year curriculum. The Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South took ownership of the college in 1856. Today, it is an institution of the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. As discussions continued about admitting men, LaGrange Female College became LaGrange College in 1934. In 1953, the institution's Board of Trustees officially made it coeducational. The size of the campus doubled in 1992 thanks to the donation of land and facilities from Callaway Foundation, Inc., that included Callaway Auditorium, Callaway Education Building, six tennis courts, two softball fields, sites for Cleaveland Baseball Field and the soccer field, and a swimming pool that was converted into Charles D. Hudson Natatorium in 1995. Academics The college offers more than 55 academic and pre-professional programs. Students may earn a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing. A Master of Arts degree in Teaching, Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction, and Specialist in Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction also are offered. LaGrange operates on the modified (4-1-4) semester system for day classes, which provides for fall and spring semesters, separated by a January Interim Term. There is an evening session during the regular